Default Rules in the Law: Toward a Theoretical Framework

Default rules are ubiquitous structures in multiple areas of law. Whereas these types of rules have been studied in contract law, beyond this area, default rules have not attracted much interest from civil law doctrine. Although this doctrine has repeatedly held that default rules preserve per se a...

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Autor Principal: Monroy Cely, Daniel Alejandro
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Lenguaje:Español (Spanish)
Publicado: Departamento de Derecho Civil 2020
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uexternado.edu.co/index.php/derpri/article/view/6920
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spelling ojs-article-69202021-10-07T05:13:17Z Default Rules in the Law: Toward a Theoretical Framework Las reglas predeterminadas de decisión en el derecho. Bases para una reflexión teórica Monroy Cely, Daniel Alejandro default rules; active choice; civil law doctrine; individual autonomy; freedom of choice reglas predeterminadas; elección activa; doctrina del derecho civil; autonomía individual; libertad de decisión Default rules are ubiquitous structures in multiple areas of law. Whereas these types of rules have been studied in contract law, beyond this area, default rules have not attracted much interest from civil law doctrine. Although this doctrine has repeatedly held that default rules preserve per se a continuum in the freedom of choice of their addressees, this paper contests this thesis and argues that these rules produce a deep but unnoticed impact on autonomy and individual freedom of choice. In this order, the paper reflects about why in certain areas of law and why certain contents of the default rules can be qualified as ethically inadmissible. The paper also suggests some preliminary criteria to determine “how” the content of the default rules should be designed. Las “reglas u opciones predeterminadas” son estructuras ubicuas en múltiples áreas del derecho. Aunque este tipo de reglas se han estudiado en el derecho de los contratos, más allá de este ámbito no han suscitado mayor interés en la doctrina jurídica de tradición civilista. Si bien esta doctrina ha sostenido reiteradamente que las reglas predeterminadas preservan per se un continuum en la libertad de decisión de sus destinatarios, este artículo refuta esta tesis y argumenta que estas reglas producen una profunda pero inadvertida afectación a la autonomía individual y la libertad de decisión individual. En esta perspectiva, el artículo reflexiona en torno a por qué en algunas áreas del derecho ciertos contenidos de las reglas predeterminadas pueden calificarse como éticamente inadmisibles. El artículo además sugiere algunos criterios preliminares para determinar “cómo” debiera diseñarse el contenido de las reglas predeterminadas. Departamento de Derecho Civil 2020-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/xml text/html https://revistas.uexternado.edu.co/index.php/derpri/article/view/6920 Revista de Derecho Privado; No. 40 (2021): Enero-Junio; 87-118 Revista de Derecho Privado; Núm. 40 (2021): Enero-Junio; 87-118 2346-2442 0123-4366 spa https://revistas.uexternado.edu.co/index.php/derpri/article/view/6920/9487 https://revistas.uexternado.edu.co/index.php/derpri/article/view/6920/9696 https://revistas.uexternado.edu.co/index.php/derpri/article/view/6920/10106 Derechos de autor 2020 Daniel Alejandro Monroy Cely
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description Default rules are ubiquitous structures in multiple areas of law. Whereas these types of rules have been studied in contract law, beyond this area, default rules have not attracted much interest from civil law doctrine. Although this doctrine has repeatedly held that default rules preserve per se a continuum in the freedom of choice of their addressees, this paper contests this thesis and argues that these rules produce a deep but unnoticed impact on autonomy and individual freedom of choice. In this order, the paper reflects about why in certain areas of law and why certain contents of the default rules can be qualified as ethically inadmissible. The paper also suggests some preliminary criteria to determine “how” the content of the default rules should be designed.
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