Expressive law and the Americans with Disabilities Act

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Geisinger, Alex C.
Stein, Michael Ashley

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Michigan Law Review

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The question of why people follow the law has long been a subject of scholarly consideration. Prevailing accounts of how law changes behavior coalesce around two major themes: legitimacy and deterrence. Advocates of legitimacy argue that law is obeyed when it is created through a legitimate process and its substance comports with community mores. Others emphasize deterrence, particularly those who subscribe to law-and-economics theories. These scholars argue that law makes certain socially undesirable behaviors more costly, and thus individuals are less likely to undertake them.

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Expressive law, Americans with Disabilities Act, Americans with Disabilities Act

Sustainable Development Goals

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Alex C. Geisinger & Michael A. Stein, Expressive Law and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 114 Mich. L. Rev. 1061 (2016).