Efficiency, Sustainability, and Justice to Future Generations

By Klaus Mathis

Book Overview

Preface.- Authors.- Introduction.- Part I: Law and Economics.- Consequentialism in Law; Klaus Mathis.- Consequence-based Arguments in Legal Reasoning: a Jurisprudential Preface to Law and Economics; P?ter Cserne.- Is the Rationality of Judicial Judgements Jeopardized by Cognitive Biases and Empathy? Klaus Mathis and Fabian Diriw?chter.- Part II: Law and Sustainability.- Our Responsibility towards Future Generations; Paolo Becchi.- Future Generations in John Rawls' Theory of Justice; Klaus Mathis.- What Is It Like to Be Unborn? Our Common Fate with Future Generations; Malte-Christian Gruber.- Cultural Heritage Preservation and Socio-environmental Sustainability: Sustainable Development, Human Rights and Citizenship Milena Petters Melo.- Part III: Law, Economics, and Sustainability.- Discounting the Future? Cost-Benefit Analysis and Sustainability; Klaus Mathis.- A Critical Review of "Efficiency Ethics" the Case of Climate Economics; Felix Ekardt.- Valuing the Invaluable? Valuation of Human Life in Cost-Efficiency Assessments of Regulatory Interventions; Balz Hammer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400737688
• ISBN13: 9789400737686
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"