Cognitive Illiberalism and Institutional Debiasing Strategies

Authors

Paul M. Secunda

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Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article investigates institutional debiasing strategies that may work to further minimize conflict in society over labor and employment law decisions. In this vein, Part II seeks to distill the essentials of culturally motivated cognition and how it relates to, yet differs from, other earlier studies on the role that values and assumptions play in labor and employment law cases. Part III then comprehensively explores a spectrum of debiasing strategies for legal decisionmakers, from opinion-writing debiasing strategies to institutional strategies involving specialized courts and judges. Finally, Part IV considers the arguments against such institutions, and finally, the promise of opacity in the judicial selection process.

Recommended Citation

Paul M. Secunda, Cognitive Illiberalism and Institutional Debiasing Strategies, 49 San Diego L. Rev. 373 (2012).
Available at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol49/iss2/3