Browsing Harvard Law School by Keyword "Standards; Regulation; Liability; Negligence"

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    • Do Excessive Legal Standards Discourage Desirable Activity? 

      Shavell, Steven (Elsevier, 2007)
      Overly strict legal standards are commonly thought to discourage parties from engaging in socially desirable activities. It is explained here, however, that excessive legal standards cannot lead to undesirable curtailment ...