developed trials by jury, while the less peaceful France relied on state-employed judges for both collecting evidence and making … France remained less peaceful than England), and may explain many differences between common and civil law traditions with …

paper reviews both the theory and empirical evidence supporting and refuting the law and …

freer nor more flexible than that in France during this critical period. Not only did U.S. law offer enterprises a more … France to improve the menu of choices. To the contrary, it was not until the late twentieth century that U.S. business …

This article surveys the theory of the public enforcement of law -- the use of public agents (inspectors, tax auditors …, police, prosecutors) to detect and to sanction violators of legal rules. We first present the basic elements of the theory … examine a variety of extensions of the central theory, concerning accidental harms, costs of imposing fines, errors, general …