Convergence of Legal Rules: Comparing Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Processes

Crettez, Bertrand, Deffains, Bruno ORCID: 0000-0001-9822-5272 and Musy, Olivier (2016) Convergence of Legal Rules: Comparing Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Processes. Review of Law & Economics, 12 (1). pp. 13-35.

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Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Legal scholars distinguish two modes of international legal cooperation: minimum legal harmonization and full harmonization (<jats:italic>i.e</jats:italic>. legal unification). These cooperative choices imply more or less stringent requirements and are opposed to non cooperative, unilateral legal changes. This paper is an attempt to model these alternative modes of legal adjustments and to compare their properties regarding legal convergence. We show that all arrangements can lead to legal uniformity. We also show that decentralized processes can be better than more centralized arrangements.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	03 Mar 2017 08:26
Last Modified:	03 Apr 2023 08:17
DOI:	10.1515/rle-2014-0016
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3006175