Biased Trials

Goran Dominioni argues that research in behavioral economics, psychology, and neurosciences can offer novel insights on whether court decisions are accurate, non-discriminatory, and maximize social welfare. The author also shows that insights from these areas of research can help to improve trial outcomes if carefully applied to craft trial rules and practices. He covers central themes in behavioral law and economics, such as implicit racial biases, the fundamental attribution error, and gender-related biases.

Contents

• The Behavioral Economics of Accuracy and Discrimination at Trial
• Truth Standards in Behavioral Law and Economics
• The Fundamental Attribution Error and Accuracy in Trial Settings: Judges vs Jurors
• Implicit Racial Biases in Tort Trials
• Gender and Race-Based Statistical Tables in European Tort Trials
• Accuracy and Discrimination at Trial: Putting the Pieces Together

Target Groups

• Researchers and students in the fields of behavioral law and economics, evidence law, tort law, judicial decision making
• Policy-makers, judges, prosecutors, and lawyers

The Author

Goran Dominioni holds a PhD from Bologna University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Hamburg University. He has conducted research at Cornell Law School, Copenhagen University, Hamburg University, and UC Louvain.