Policy and Pragmatism in the Conflict of Laws |
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Author:
| Whincop, Michael J. Keyes, Mary |
ISBN: | 978-1-84014-753-7 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2001 |
Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing, Limited
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Imprint: | Dartmouth Publishing Company |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $134.95 |
Book Description:
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Transcending the divide between the English pragmatic tradition and the circularity of American policy-based theory, Michael Whincop and Mary Keyes argue that the laws governing multistage conflicts can minimize the social costs of litigation, increase the extent of co-ordination, facilitate private ordering and limit regulatory monopolies and cross-border spillovers. Pragmatic in outlook and economic in methodology, they pursue these themes across a broad range of doctrinal issues and...
More DescriptionTranscending the divide between the English pragmatic tradition and the circularity of American policy-based theory, Michael Whincop and Mary Keyes argue that the laws governing multistage conflicts can minimize the social costs of litigation, increase the extent of co-ordination, facilitate private ordering and limit regulatory monopolies and cross-border spillovers. Pragmatic in outlook and economic in methodology, they pursue these themes across a broad range of doctrinal issues and offer valuable links to parallel analyses in domestic contexts.