Academics

The Cross-Disciplinary Legal Studies Program at the University of Alabama School of Law will hold a one-day symposium on decision theory and the law that will take place on Friday, April 13^th, 2012. ( Program Schedule)

The symposium will take place at the University of Alabama School of Law and is part of the Program’s commitment to fostering cutting-edge research that focuses on the interaction and integration of diverse academic disciplines as they relate to law, legal theory, and public policy.

We have a set of great speakers from the fields of philosophy, psychology, economics, and law that includes: Dean José Luis Bermúdez, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University; Professor Keith Hylton, Boston University School of Law; Professor Paul Pecorino, Culverhouse College of Commerce, The University of Alabama; Professor Jeff Rachlinski Cornell University Law School; and Professor Alex Stein, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Each speaker will present an unpublished manuscript on decision theory, and each presentation will be followed by a discussion and questions from the audience.

PDFs of the original unpublished manuscripts are available below:

Negligence, Causation, and Incentives for Care - Professor Keith Hylton

Are People Probabilistically Challenged? - Professor Alex Stein

Introducing Super-Risk - Dean José Luis Bermúdez

An Empirical Analysis of the Signaling and Screening Models of Litigation - Professor Paul Pecorino

Selling Heuristics - Professor Jeff Rachlinski

About the Cross-Disciplinary Legal Studies Program

The Cross-Disciplinary Legal Studies Program at the University of Alabama School of Law sponsors and supports a variety of research and educational opportunities for faculty and students. The Program is committed to fostering cutting-edge research, analysis, and teaching that focus on the interaction and integration of diverse academic disciplines as they relate to law, legal theory, and public policy. These disciplines include, but are not limited to, philosophy, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, anthropology, feminist theory, history, neuroscience, medicine, and statistics.

The Program sponsors lectures, symposia, and a cross-disciplinary workshop series. The Program also provides support to the law school’s joint-degree programs and to courses and student organizations with an interdisciplinary focus.

Co-Directors

Michael Pardo & J. Shahar Dillbary

Board of Directors

William Brewbaker
Grace Lee
Meredith Render
Fred Vars

Affiliated Faculty

Montre Carodine
Heather Elliott
Tony Freyer
Timothy Hoff
Paul Horwitz
Daniel Joyner
Andrew Morriss
Norman Singer