Front Matter
Editorial Staff

The Law and Economics of Public Policy: A Plea to the Scholars
George J. Stigler

When Does the Rule of Liability Matter?
Harold Demsetz

A Theory of Negligence
Richard A. Posner

The Medium Is the Message: Firearm Caliber as a Determinant of Death from Assault
Franklin E. Zimring

Toward a Theory of "Stare Decisis"
Martin Shapiro

Lay Judges in the German Criminal Courts
Gerhard Casper and Hans Zeisel

Urban Politics and Judicial Behavior
Martin A. Levin