GMU Law and Economics Center: ‘The Economics and Law of Civil Remedies’: 19 February 2021 from 10:00-3:00

“Blackstone quite famously explained that ‘[I]t is a general and indisputable rule, that where there is a legal right, there is also a legal remedy, by suit or action at law, whenever that right is invaded’: William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 23, 109 (University of Chicago Press 2002) (1765). Of course, it has long been understood that this concept of ubi jus ibi remedium, and the choice of remedies that flow from it, should be shaped and applied against the backdrop of foundational Rule of Law principles and applying sound economic reasoning …” (more)

[TortsProf Blog, 9 February]

First posted 2021-02-09 16:32:22

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