Complexity Theory as a Paradigm for the Dynamical Law-and-Society System: A Wake-up Call for Legal Reductionism and the Modern Administrative State

Authors

J.B. Ruhl

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Duke Law Journal

Publication Date

1996

ISSN

0012-7086

Page Number

849

Keywords

complexity theory, modern administrative state, free will

Disciplines

Administrative Law | Law

Abstract

This article is the first in my series of articles exploring the application of complex adaptive systems (CAS) theory to legal systems. It builds the basic model of CAS and maps it onto legal systems, offering some suggestions for what it means in terms of legal institution and instrument design.

Recommended Citation

J.B. Ruhl, Complexity Theory as a Paradigm for the Dynamical Law-and-Society System: A Wake-up Call for Legal Reductionism and the Modern Administrative State, 45 Duke Law Journal. 849 (1996)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/faculty-publications/461