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Bans and obligations: a last resort?

The law can be an important, but often overlooked, factor in our day-to-day choices. But how effective are legal bans and obligations really?

A decision whether or not to do something is almost always made on the basis of one of two types of judgement: does it deliver a benefit (or avoid harm), or is it the…