Title:Punishment, (Neo)Liberalism and Social Democracy
Author(s):LACEY, NicolaDate:2012Type of Publication:OtherSeries/Report no.:EUI MWP LSAbstract:In this lecture, I address recent attempts to understand the relevance of political forces and institutions in shaping the practice and the social meaning of punishment. I focus on one argument about the relevance of the ...
Title:A Purely Formal Theory of Law – The Deontic Network
Author(s):QUIRICO, OttavioDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:From the analytical viewpoint a norm can formally be regarded as a right-duty (or claim-obligation) relation (1) that regulates behaviour (action/inaction) (2) among subjects (3) in definite space (4) and time (5). ...
Title:Putting All One's Eggs in One Basket: Relational Contracts and the Provision of Local Public Services
Author(s):DESRIEUX, Claudine; CHONG, Eshien; SAUSSIER, StéphaneDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:The provision of local public services is increasingly being contracted out to private companies. We observe that local governments regularly choose the same private operator for a range of different services, and develop ...