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The Effect of Electoral Institutions on Tort Awards [PDF]
Politicians are not neutral maximizers of the public good, they respond to incentives just like other individuals. We apply the same reasoning to those politicians in robes called judges. We argue that elected judges, particularly partisan elected judges,
Eric Helland, Alexander Taberrok
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European networking and training for national competition enforcers entrance for judges 2018 : selected case notes [PDF]
, 2019 This working paper includes a collection of case notes written by those national judges who attended the European Networking and Training for National Competition Enforcers (ENTraNCE Judges 2018).
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Judicial accountability and economic policy outcomes: evidence from employment discrimination charges [PDF]
How and whether judges should be held accountable is a key issue in the design of a legal system. Thirty-seven of the forty-eight continental states use some method of judicial selection which involves a direct role for citizens in selecting or re ...
Abigail Payne, Tim Besley
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Personal Bankruptcy Law, Fresh Starts, and Judicial Practice [PDF]
We explore the ways French judges respond to the possibility of discharging personal debts in exchange for liquidation of debtors’ assets. We present empirical results on the determinants of judicial selection between debtors whose debts are wiped out ...
Eric Langlais +3 more
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Multiple equilibria in a firing game with impartial justice [PDF]
In many European countries, a majority of employees are hired under very protective labor contracts thatrestrict the ability of the employer to dismiss them. In particular, employees can take to courts the firm'slayoff motive.
Radu Vranceanu, Damien Besancenot
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Moonlighting revisited : International Court of Justice judges as adjudicators in investment arbitration [PDF]
This article presents a quantitative analysis of the involvement of judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as adjudicators in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).
GIEMZA, Wojciech
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, 2000 Book synopsis: This title was first published in 2000: In a collection of essays from selected European jurisdictions, the author assesses the legal situation of the offences associated with the criticism of judges and judicial activity.
Bowring, Bill
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Priming Ideology: Why Presidential Elections Affect U.S. Judges [PDF]
, 2016 U.S. Presidential elections polarize U.S. Courts of Appeals judges, doubling their dissents, partisan voting, and lawmaking along partisan lines and increasing their reversal of District Court decisions (Berdejo and Chen 2016).
Chen, Daniel L.
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MEDIATION IN THE NORWEGIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION COURTS
In Norway land consolidation is organized entirely within the judicial system. This paper describes how land consolidation courts work, and examines mediation activities in the courts.
Sky, Per Kare, Rognes, Jorn
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Myths of merit. Judicial diversity and the image of the superhero judge [PDF]
, 2008 This thesis is a critical analysis of reforms of the judicial appointments process which are designed to encourage judicial diversity. It does so by applying the concept of myth to law, and argues that because the judge is understood as a superhero, the ...
Dellow-Perry, Emma
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