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| Module Availability |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Weighting Towards Module
Mark (%)
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| 2 hour Examination |
70
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| Coursework 1 |
10
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| Coursework 2 |
20
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Qualifying Condition(s)
A weighted aggregated mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
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| Module Overview |
| This module introduces students tot he ways in which economic analysis can help us to understand and evaluate the law. It combines topics on civil and criminal law. It will draw on material from a number of jurisdictions. it does not assume any prior knowledg of law but does make use of economic theory (especially micro), diagrams, maths, (calculus and algebra that has been encountered in Level 2) and interpreting empirical analyses |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| None |
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| Module Aims |
- to introduce student to major areas of the criminal and civil law
- to provide opportunities to apply tools from microeconomic theory to the study and evaluation of law and policy towards the law
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this module, studetns have taken it seriously should be able to:-
- evaluate the operation of key aspects of the UK legal system
- understand the efficiency and distrutional goals and impacts of the legal system
- describe and evaluate liability laws, civil litigation, ways of funding litigation, access to justice, determinants of crime rates and deterrence policies, the UK legal profession
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| Module Content |
Indicative module content will be as follows:-
- civil law, criminal law and their objectives
- the legal profession
- liability rules (strict, negligence, contributory, no-fault)
- civil litigation (outcomes, funding, compensation culture)
- contracts and efficient remedies
- policing, prisons and deterrence
- access to justice
- crime rates
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
| Lectures (11) |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
| R. Cooter and T. Ulen: Law and Economics, 5th edition, Pearson |
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| Last Updated |
10 March 2011 |
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