Efficiency of the ecuadorian criminal law: economic analysis of misdemeanors

This paper develops and indicates the economic analysis of criminal law, specifically misdemeanors in Ecuador. It focuses on a theoretical study of the circumstances that motivate the offender to commit unlawful acts and incur the commission of minor offenses, the penalties referred to as a sanction...

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Main Author: Michelle Estefaní­a Cárdenas Vargas
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador 2018-06-01
Series:Revista Facultad de Jurisprudencia
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Online Access:http://www.revistarfjpuce.edu.ec/index.php/rfj/article/view/34
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description This paper develops and indicates the economic analysis of criminal law, specifically misdemeanors in Ecuador. It focuses on a theoretical study of the circumstances that motivate the offender to commit unlawful acts and incur the commission of minor offenses, the penalties referred to as a sanction for these acts and the cost to the state. The document is focus on a study of law based on microeconomics science to indicate the responsibility of the subject who commits minor offenses, how the country responses to these actions and the way it tries to avoid offenses improving public policies.
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spelling doaj.art-c9605dac76284b48b82cb8f283fa213b2022-12-21T22:42:48ZspaPontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorRevista Facultad de Jurisprudencia2588-08372588-08372018-06-011N ° 3: Journal Faculty of Jurisprudence2951https://doi.org/10.26807/rfj.v0i3.34Efficiency of the ecuadorian criminal law: economic analysis of misdemeanorsMichelle Estefaní­a Cárdenas Vargas0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2374-426X Investigadora Jurí­dica Fernández & Sáncez AbogadosThis paper develops and indicates the economic analysis of criminal law, specifically misdemeanors in Ecuador. It focuses on a theoretical study of the circumstances that motivate the offender to commit unlawful acts and incur the commission of minor offenses, the penalties referred to as a sanction for these acts and the cost to the state. The document is focus on a study of law based on microeconomics science to indicate the responsibility of the subject who commits minor offenses, how the country responses to these actions and the way it tries to avoid offenses improving public policies.http://www.revistarfjpuce.edu.ec/index.php/rfj/article/view/34criminal lawminor offencescontraventionscost-benefitincentives.
spellingShingle Michelle Estefaní­a Cárdenas Vargas
Efficiency of the ecuadorian criminal law: economic analysis of misdemeanors
Revista Facultad de Jurisprudencia
criminal law
minor offences
contraventions
cost-benefit
incentives.
title Efficiency of the ecuadorian criminal law: economic analysis of misdemeanors
title_full Efficiency of the ecuadorian criminal law: economic analysis of misdemeanors
title_fullStr Efficiency of the ecuadorian criminal law: economic analysis of misdemeanors
title_full_unstemmed Efficiency of the ecuadorian criminal law: economic analysis of misdemeanors
title_short Efficiency of the ecuadorian criminal law: economic analysis of misdemeanors
title_sort efficiency of the ecuadorian criminal law economic analysis of misdemeanors
topic criminal law
minor offences
contraventions
cost-benefit
incentives.
url http://www.revistarfjpuce.edu.ec/index.php/rfj/article/view/34
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