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Title: Legal versus Normative Incentives under Judicial Error
Authors: Deffains, Bruno
Fluet, Claude
Keywords: Social interactions
Socio-legal multiplier
Stigma
Judicial error
Evidentiary standard
Issue Date: 2007-07
Series/Report no.: Cahiers du CIRPÉE;07-18
Abstract: We analyze the complementarity between legal incentives (the threat of being held liable for damages) and normative incentives (the fear of social disapproval or stigma) in situations where instances of misbehavior are not perfectly observable. There may be multiple equilibria within a given legal regime, as well as multiple socio-legal equilibria. In particular, there are high stigma-high evidentiary standard regimes versus low stigma-low standard ones. We argue that this may explain some of the differences between common law and civil law regarding the notions of fault or negligence. Our analysis also provides an explanation for trends currently observed in civil-law systems, in particular the weakening of evidentiary requirements in tort cases.
URI: http://132.203.59.36/CIRPEE/cahierscirpee/2007/files/CIRPEE07-18.pdf
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