Law and Social Norms in Contractual Relationships

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    Law is important – but not as important as many lawyers believe. Evidence
    from different countries demonstrates that businessmen rely more on social norms
    than on legal rights and duties. Sometimes law is even deliberately avoided.
    Social norms and informal practices can also be enforced through a variety of
    non-legal sanctions. Law is still relevant, especially in non-continuous relationships
    and so-called end-game situations. But legal norms are most relevant and
    efficient when they are well-aligned with social norms.
    Originalspråkengelska
    TidskriftHelsinki Law Review
    Volym3
    Nummer1
    Sidor (från-till)49-67
    ISSN1797-6251
    StatusPublicerad - 2009
    MoE-publikationstypA1 Tidskriftsartikel-refererad

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