Adjudication as a Private Good: A Comment

Is Adjudication a Public Good? “overcrowded Courts” and the Private Sector Alternative of Arbitration

Courts are underfunded, dockets are crowded, and litigation is slow. These observations lead many lawyers and judges to call for increased court funding. While I would like to see a significantly higher percentage of government spending go to courts, I do not believe that is likely to happen. So I suggest we think about “underfunded” courts differently. Courts provide a service—binding adjudica...

The Public Nature of Private Adjudication

Private Money, Settlement, and Discount: a Comment

Temzelides and Williamson present a model of private currency issuance to study the effect of clearing arrangements on the prices at which private currencies trade, on the volume of exchange, and on welfare. Their findings hinge on three factors: the location of the issuers relative to the area in which their currencies circulate, whether there is an arrangement for clearing nonlocally issued c...

WTO Adjudication as a Tool for Conflict Management

The effect of courts arises through process and precedent. First, the process of selecting cases to escalate in the legal venue reveals information about the preferences of defendant and complainant. A third party arbitrator and multilateral membership adds international obligation and reputation as new leverage for compliance. Second, a formal dispute mechanism may have broader impact if the a...

ترجمه بخشی از کتاب translation as a profession (حرفه ترجمه)

دانیل گوداک در این کتاب فوق العاده خواندنی درباره دومین حرفه در جهان آشکارا سخن می گوید و معتقد است که گرچه گاهی اوقات بیان واقعیت زیان آور است، اما در عین حال چشم انداز روشن و امیدوارکننده ای از حرفه ترجمه را ترسیم می نماید. مزیت و برتری اصلی کتاب در کامل بودنش است. گوداک دید عمیقی از حرفه ترجمه را ارائه می دهد که برای تشویق مترجمان و همچنین برای مترجمان واقعی که درباره شغل شان تجدیدنظر و تف...