Benjamin Van Rooij is a Professor of Law and Society at the University of Amsterdam School of Law and the Director of the Center for Law and Behavior. He studies and teaches about the interaction between law and behavior. His current research focuses on individual differences in compliance, toxic corporate culture, and assumptions about behavioral change.
by Adam Fine, Benjamin Van Rooij
Compendium
May 15, 2022Our laws, including the intricate rules that govern the financial sector, are mostly made and operated by lawyers. These professionals have deep expertise in what the rules are, how they should be interpreted, and how to apply these rules to different sorts of fact patterns. However, legal training, both in academia and in practice, does little to prepare lawyers to ensure that the rules they design and operate are effective in guiding human behavior and ... (cont)