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Applies the methods of economics to the analysis of the structure of the common law, legal process, legal institutions, and statutory regulations and considers the impact of law on the behavior of individuals, groups, and the economy. Topics include the nature of economic reasoning and the economic approach to law; property rights in economics and law; torts and tort liability; legal processes; crime and punishment; and variable topics subject to instructor and student interest.
Will give students the opportunity to work under the direction of a lawyer, judge, or lawmaker by doing research, assisting in the preparation of legal documents, and taking part in other law-related work. Students will also experience the routine activity of lawyers and assist in the operation of a law office or that of other law-related practitioners or an organization dedicated to human life issues.
Treats in-depth an area of the law, legal issues, a law-related topic, legal thinker, or school of jurisprudential thought which sometimes will be done in relation to human life issues. This course may be repeated for credit if the topic is different from when previously taken.