Module code: CCLF002
Credits: 30.0
Semester: SEM2
Contact: Ms Zhirou Li
The course aims at showing the students how economics interacts with the law so they can develop economic based legal argument or develop their own research. The module builds on the Law & Economics module. This module further into other areas of the Law and other concepts in Law and Economics. First, this course looks at the Law and Economics of Property Law and discusses nuisance, externalities, and the Coase theorem. Second, the courses investigates Intellectual Property Law and dives into public good and incentive theory. Third, this course looks at the Law and Economics of Contract Law and the Efficient Contract Theory. Finally, this course looks at the Law and Economics of Corporate Law including the Principal-Agent problem and Evolutionary Law and Economics Theory applying this to Forum Selection.
Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 60.0% Examination, 40.0% Coursework
Level: 7
