The Crime/Tort Puzzle We have two legal systems to do essentially the same job You do something bad,the legal system intervenes,something bad happens to you A reason not to do bad things One,tort,treats offenses as offenses against the victim One,criminal,treats offenses as offenses against the state This raises three questions Is there a good reason to have both?Would we be better off with only one? Is there a good reason to sort offenses as we do? Is there a good reason to bundle legal rules as we do? The Crime/Tort Puzzle • We have two legal systems to do essentially the same job • You do something bad, the legal system intervenes, something bad happens to you • A reason not to do bad things • One, tort, treats offenses as offenses against the victim • One, criminal, treats offenses as offenses against the state • This raises three questions • Is there a good reason to have both? Would we be better off with only one? • Is there a good reason to sort offenses as we do? • Is there a good reason to bundle legal rules as we do?