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error correction theory of appeals: a standalone construct

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Law and economics

the view that appeals let litigants signal likely trial-court errors, so an appeals process corrects mistakes more cheaply than making every trial more accurate.

In law and economics, error correction theory of appeals refers to the view that appeals let litigants signal likely trial-court errors, so an appeals process corrects mistakes more cheaply than making every trial more accurate. This meaning comes from Shavell (1995) in The Journal of Legal Studies.[1]

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Shavell, S. (1995). The Appeals Process as a Means of Error Correction. The Journal of Legal Studies, 24(2), 379-426. https://doi.org/10.1086/467963

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