Precedent and Statute

Lawmaking in the Courts versus Lawmaking in Parliament

Orlin Yalnazov (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XI, 345 Seiten

2018
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (Verlag)
978-3-658-24384-5 (ISBN)

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Should laws be made in courts or in parliaments? Orlin Yalnazov proposes a new approach to the problem. He conceptualizes law as an information product, and law-making as an exercise in production. Law-making has inputs and outputs, and technology is used to transform one into the other. Law may, depending on input and technology, take on different forms: it can be vague or it can be certain. The 'technologies' between which we may choose are precedent and statute. Differences between the two being sizeable, our choice has significant repercussions for the cost of the input and the form of the output. The author applies this framework to several problems, including the comparison between the common and the civil law, comparative civil procedure, and EU law. Perhaps most critically, he offers a critique of the 'efficiency of the common law' hypothesis.

Orlin Yalnazov was born in Varna. He holds a PhD in Law & Economics, awarded jointly by Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Universität Hamburg, and Universitá di Bologna, as well as an LLM from the University of Cambridge and an LLB from Durham University. He works at the University of Hull.

Two Types of Legal Uncertainty.- Economics of the Fact-Law Distinction.- Fact, Law, and Legal Change.- Remoteness in Contract.- Metarules versus Metastandards.- Precedent in the Civil and Common Law.

"Precedent and Statute shows that cross-pollination is possible and, more importantly, that it is worthwhile. ... it breaks new ground in the comparative study of legal systems." (Alberto Quintavalla, The Modern Law Review, Vol. 82 (5), 2019)

“Precedent and Statute shows that cross-pollination is possible and, more importantly, that it is worthwhile. … it breaks new ground in the comparative study of legal systems.” (Alberto Quintavalla, The Modern Law Review, Vol. 82 (5), 2019)

Erscheinungsdatum	15.11.2018
Reihe/Serie	Ökonomische Analyse des Rechts
Zusatzinfo	XI, 345 p. 7 illus.
Verlagsort	Wiesbaden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	470 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
Schlagworte	Anglo-American Law • Civil Law • codification • Economic Theory of Law • Precedent • private law • Statute • Theory of Law
ISBN-10	3-658-24384-8 / 3658243848
ISBN-13	978-3-658-24384-5 / 9783658243845
Zustand	Neuware