Law and Economics in Europe and the U.S.: The Legacy of Juergen Backhaus

1. The Transatlantic Roots of Law and Economics.- 2. Jürgen Backhaus on States and Constitutions: Thinking outside the Box.- 3. Economic Efficiency and the Law: Scientific Hypothesis or Pre-scientific Metaphysics.- 4. Updating the Law and Economics of Legal Parochialism.- 5. Hobbesian and Contractarian Constitutions.- 5. Bootleggers and Baptists in the Garden of Good and Evil: Understanding America's Entangled Economy.- 6. The Secrets of the Zimmermann Telegram.- 7. Networks of Regulatory Agencies in the EU.- 8. Fiscal Governance Reform in the European Union: Assessments from Law and Economics Perspective.- 9. Misconceptions about Emissions Trading in Europe.- 10. Access to Lawyers: Obstacles in Lawyer - Client Relationships.- 11. The objectives of judges : where do we stand.- 12. Open Source Software as A Catalyst for Political Revolution.