# kaal:claim:4957318-003

**Claim.** Codification is self defeating at scale: although a specific statute is individually cheaper to understand than a vague standard, the sheer volume of statutory law generates information costs that make the legal landscape more complex rather than simpler.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** evidenced

**Holds when.**

- systems that have shifted from common law adjudication to comprehensive codification
- where the volume of new legislation grows continuously

**Source quote.**

> While a specific statute might appear easier and cheaper to understand than a vague standard, the sheer volume of new legislation creates significant "information costs."7 These costs arise from the need to navigate and interpret an ever-growing body of statutory law,

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *The Future of Law - Dynamic Web3 Governance* (2024), Growth of Law, page 5

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, The Future of Law - Dynamic Web3 Governance (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4957318

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**Topics.** law-and-legal-systems

**Keywords.** codification, information-costs, hyperlexis, rules-versus-standards, legal-complexity

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