Describing the Psychological Biases That Affect Judicial Decisions and Proposing Policies to Minimise Their Negative Impact using Behavioural Economics

Authors

  • Isheekka Kedia  Student, Kolkata, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST52310573

Keywords:

Judicial Decisions, Intuitive Processing,

Abstract

The purpose of this research paper is to examine the different psychological biases that affect judicial decisions as well as briefly a potential reason behind why this happens. It also discusses how biases in the courtroom can be minimized.

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2023-10-30

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Volume 10, Issue 5, September-October-2023

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Isheekka Kedia "Describing the Psychological Biases That Affect Judicial Decisions and Proposing Policies to Minimise Their Negative Impact using Behavioural Economics" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 10, Issue 5, pp.526-531, September-October-2023. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST52310573