DECIDING TOGETHER

Authors

  • Lewis A. Kornhauser New York University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21783/rei.v1i1.10

Keywords:

Collective Action, Decision-Making, Seriatim Courts, Per Curiam Court, Majoritarian Courts

Abstract

What protocol should participants in a collective decision making institution follow? Analysts often implicitly assume that each participant should decide as if she were deciding alone. This essay argues that, in many institutional contexts, the normatively appropriate protocol for deciding together differs from the protocol of deciding alone. The argument is developed through the analysis of two prominent collective decision institutions: the jury and the appellate court.

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Author Biography

Lewis A. Kornhauser, New York University

Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law, New York University, USA.

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REI - Revista Estudos Institucionais, Vol. 1, nº 1, 2015

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Published

2016-01-31

How to Cite

Kornhauser, L. A. (2016). DECIDING TOGETHER. JOURNAL OF INSTITUTIONAL STUDIES, 1(1), 38–61. https://doi.org/10.21783/rei.v1i1.10

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2015)

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