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The geometry of legal principles

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We discuss several possible legal principles from the standpoint of Bayesian decision theory. In particular, we show that a compelling legal principle implies compatibility with decisions based on maximizing the expected utility.

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  1. Facultad de Matemáticas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Rolando Chuaqui

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Colorado, 80309, Boulder, Co, USA

    Jerome Malitz

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Chuaqui, R., Malitz, J. The geometry of legal principles. Theor Decis 30, 27–49 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00134635

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