Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Vanderbilt Law Review
Publication Date
1996
ISSN
0042-2533
Page Number
1407
Keywords
complexity theory, system evolution, Darwinism, environmental law
Disciplines
Environmental Law | Law
Abstract
This article is the second in my series of articles exploring the application of complex adaptive systems (CAS) theory to legal systems. Building on the model outlined in the first installment (in the Duke Law Journal), this work develops an evolutionary theory of legal systems as CAS. It suggests that long-term fitness of the legal system will require use of innovative, adaptive legal institutions and instruments.
Recommended Citation
J.B. Ruhl,
The Fitness of Law: Using Complexity Theory to Describe the Evolution of Law and Society and Its Practical Meaning for Democracy, 49 Vanderbilt Law Review. 1407
(1996)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/faculty-publications/513