International Law of and for Road Safety Bryant Walker Smith Assistant Professor University of South Carolina School of Law and (by courtesy) School of Engineering Affiliate Scholar Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School cyberlaw.stanford.edu/bws
“…promoting the development and safety of international road traffic by establishing certain uniform rules…”
Law • Law is concerned with how we act • Different legal subjects behave differently https://sustainablepenang.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/france-paris-30-kph-sign.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Barrmill_-_traffic_calming.JPG
Rules Independently Dependently optimal optimal
Dependently optimal • Necessity • Efficiency • Expectation http://www.citymetric.com/sites/default/files/bodyimage_201505/left_hand_lotus_bridge.jpg https://www.pexels.com/photo/action-asphalt-auto-automobiles-108160/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecrazyfilmgirl/324828361
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_sign#Sign_variants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_sign#Sign_variants
https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/conventn/Conv_road_signs_2006v_EN.pdf
http://www.wikihow.com/Stop-at-a-STOP-Sign
Norms beyond Conventions • Distraction: Binding obligation (Vienna) • Intoxication: Best practice (Consol. Res.)
Rules Independently Dependently optimal optimal
Down the road • New information New norms? • Enhanced enforcement mechanisms • Key: Balancing uniformity and innovation http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/dagen-h-sweden-1967/
“… promoting the development and safety of international road traffic by establishing certain uniform rules…”
Jacob A. Riis, A Ten Years' War: An Account of the Battle with the Slum in New York (1900), gutenberg.org
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