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Economic Analysis of Law - LAWS2335
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LAWS1001, LAWS1011; or LAWS1610; Corequisite: LAWS2311 or LAWS1010.
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

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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