Coase-Sandor Working Paper Series in Law and Economics
Publication Date
2011
Publication Title
Law & Economics Working Papers
Abstract
Scholars have distinguished career from recognition judiciaries, largely arguing that they reflect different legal cultures and traditions. We start by noting that the career/recognition distinction does not correspond perfectly to the civil law/common law distinction, but rather that there are pockets of each institutional structure within regimes that are dominated by the other type. We discuss the causes and implications of this phenomenon, arguing that institutional structure is better explained through a theory of judicial reputation/legitimacy than through a theory of legal origin or tradition. We provide some preliminary empirical support for our account.
Number
567
Recommended Citation
Nuno Garoupa & Tom Ginsburg, "Hybrid Judicial Career Structures: Reputation v. Legal Tradition" (John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics Working Paper No. 567, 2011).
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