The regulation of social meaning
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Government efforts to regulate personal behavior, such as tobacco smoking and safe sex, demonstrate that laws are not developed independent of social construction. In First Amendment case law, it has been asserted that government does not intrude on matters of politics and opinion. In fact, law and the government have developed complex methods of affecting behavior through a complex interplay of law and social meaning. The social construction techniques studied include ambiguation, tying, inhibition and ritual.
Publication Name: University of Chicago Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0041-9494
Year: 1995
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Economic regulation and democratic government
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The author examines the reasons behind the failure of government economic regulations, with examples taken from securities law and pension plans. Instances of successful economic regulation are covered, along with suggestions about the proper role of government in setting regulations.
Publication Name: The Journal of Corporation Law
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0360-795X
Year: 2000
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The law of the horse: what cyberlaw might teach
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Government regulation of cyberspace is the focus of this article in which the author explores the physical and normative peculiarities of cyberspace and the efficacy of regulation, with a concentration on issues of transparency and narrow tailoring.
Publication Name: Harvard Law Review
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0017-811X
Year: 1999
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