The tools of law and economics can help to identify problems with the system of criminal justice as it is administered in the United States and to suggest reforms. The Judicial Symposium on Using the Law and Economics to Reform the System of Criminal Justice: Theory, Empirical Evidence, and Some Applications, covered such questions as … Continue reading “Judicial Symposium on Using the Law and Economics to Reform the System of Criminal Justice: Theory, Empirical Evidence, and Some Applications”

Law professors and judges frequently invoke the Rule of Law as an important principle but rarely define what the Rule of Law is or why it matters. The LEC Workshop for Law Professors on the Rule of Law considered the historical context and meaning of the rule of law and the relationship between the Rule … Continue reading “LEC Workshop for Law Professors on the Economics of the Rule of Law”