Judges as satisficers: a law and economics perspective on judicial liability
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Keywords
Bounded rationality; Judicial errors; Civil; disciplinary and penal liability; Political accountability; Criteria for decision-making under risk and uncertainty; K13; K40; J41; D8;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- K13 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Tort Law and Product Liability; Forensic Economics
- K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
- J41 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Labor Contracts
- D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
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