Law and Economics in Europe Foundations and Applications
This anthology illustrates how law and economics is developing in Europe and what opportunities and problems – both in general and specific legal fields – are associated with this approach within the legal traditions of European countries. The first part illuminates the differences in the developmen...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2014, 2014
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014 |
| Series: | Economic Analysis of Law in European Legal Scholarship
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Table of contents
- About the Authors
- Part I: Civil Law versus Common Law
- Never the Twain Shall Meet?; Kai Purnhagen
- To What Extent Is the Opposition Between Civil Law and Common Law Relevant for Law and Economics?; Régis Lanneau
- Comparative Study of Legal Reasoning in Swiss and UK Courts; Lynn Watkins
- Part II: Economic and Legal Thinking
- Homo Economicus versus Homo Iuridicus; Mariusz J. Golecki
- Three Realistic Strategies for Explaining and Predicting Judicial Decisions; Diego Moreno-Cruz
- Some Thoughts on Economic Reasoning in Appellate Courts and Legal Scholar-ship; Endre Stavang
- Cultures of Administrative Law in Europe: From Weberian Bureaucracy to ‘Law and Economics’; Klaus Mathis
- Part III: The Limits of Legal Transplants
- The “Hand Rule” as a Standard of Care in Swiss Tort Law?; Balz Hammer and Sandra Duss
- Efficiency and Swiss Contract Law; Ariane Morin
- Class Action Lawsuits in Europe: A Comparative and Economic Analysis; Ricardo Dawidowicz
- Crown Witnesses in Switzerland?; Zinon Koumbarakis
- Part IV: Economic Analysis in EU Law
- The Case for a Principled Approach to Law and Economics: Efficiency Analysis and General Principles of EU Law; Aurélien Portuese
- Homo Economicus, Behavioural Sciences, and Economic Regulation: On the Concept of Man in Internal Market Regulation and its Normative Basis; Jens-Uwe Franck and Kai Purnhagen
- Economic Principles in Antitrust Law in the Aftermath of the More Economic Approach; Claudia Seitz
- Index