UNSW Handbook Course - Economic Analysis of Law

Economic Analysis of Law - LAWS2335


	Faculty: Faculty of Law
	School: Faculty of Law
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 8
	EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 4
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: LAWS1001, LAWS1011; or LAWS1610; Corequisite: LAWS2311 or LAWS1010.
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 3 (more info)

Description

The use of concepts of economics as a means of evaluating the appropriateness of legal rules. The concepts drawn from microeconomic theory and public economics (dealt with at a comparatively elementary level) are used to analyse existing and hypothetical legal rules within selected areas of law, such as property, tort, contract, constitutional law, environmental law, trade practices and business regulation, consumer protection and crime. Prior training in economics is not essential for students taking the course.

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