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The Economics of Rights: Does the Right to Counsel Increase Crime?

 An Evening with Dr. Yehonatan Givati of Hebrew University Law School on Legal Reform in Israel

Currently, close to 80 percent of the world’s constitutions provide the indigent with the right to counsel.  But do the costs of providing this right outweigh its benefits? A recent empirical analysis of a legal reform in Israel suggests that extending the right to counsel to the indigent immediately upon arrest (rather than after being charged) may increase crime.  Dr. Yehonatan Givati, Associate Professor at Hebrew University Law School, will discuss the findings of his research, explain its implications on Israel’s criminal justice system and Israeli society, and attempt to draw some general conclusions from Israel’s experience.

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When: Wed., Apr. 20, 2016 at 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Where: New York Law School
185 West Broadway

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 An Evening with Dr. Yehonatan Givati of Hebrew University Law School on Legal Reform in Israel

Currently, close to 80 percent of the world’s constitutions provide the indigent with the right to counsel.  But do the costs of providing this right outweigh its benefits? A recent empirical analysis of a legal reform in Israel suggests that extending the right to counsel to the indigent immediately upon arrest (rather than after being charged) may increase crime.  Dr. Yehonatan Givati, Associate Professor at Hebrew University Law School, will discuss the findings of his research, explain its implications on Israel’s criminal justice system and Israeli society, and attempt to draw some general conclusions from Israel’s experience.

Registration required.

 

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