| Course Name | Law and Economics |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| LAW 290 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | To connect basic concepts of economy and law and to analyse economic causes of the legal events. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Basic notions of economy will be explained. Property, tortious act, contract, crime and punishment and economic and legal analysis of the litigation and judicial procedures will be assessed. In this way an economic analysis of law will be reached. |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Relation between law and economics | Cooter R., and Ulen T."Law and Economics" (2016), s. 1- 10 |
| 2 | Basic notions of Microeconomics - I | Cooter R., and Ulen T."Law and Economics” (2016) s. 11- 54 |
| 3 | Basic notions of Microeconomics - II | Cooter R., and Ulen T."Law and Economics" (2016) s. 11- 54 |
| 4 | Basic notions of law and courts | Cooter R., and Ulen T."Law and Economics" (2016) s. 55- 69 |
| 5 | Property law - I | Cooter R., and Ulen T."Law and Economics" (2016) s. 70- 111 |
| 6 | Property law - II | Cooter R., and Ulen T."Law and Economics" (2016). s. 70- 111 |
| 7 | Exclusive issues of property law | Cooter R., and Ulen T."Law and Economics" (2016). s. 112-186 |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Tortious act - I | Cooter R., and Ulen T."Law and Economics" (2016). s. 187-229 |
| 10 | Tortious act - II | Cooter R., and Ulen T."Law and Economics" (2016). s. 187-229 |
| 11 | Law of contracts - I | Cooter R., and Ulen T."Law and Economics" (2016). s. 276-306 |
| 12 | Law of contracts - II | Cooter R., and Ulen T."Law and Economics" (2016). s. 276-306 |
| 13 | Crime and punishment | Cooter R., and Ulen T."Law and Economics" (2016). s. 454-484 |
| 14 | Litigation and judicial process | Cooter R., and Ulen T."Law and Economics" (2016). s. 382-418 |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Cooter, Robert and Ulen, Thomas, "Law and Economics, 6th edition" (2016). Berkeley Law Book |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Devlin Alan, Fundamental Principles of Law and Economics, 2015, Routledge, London, New York VELJANOVSKI CENTO, “The Economics of Law Second Edition”, (2006), Great Britain, The Institute of Economic Affairs |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 25 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 40 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 30 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 40 | |
| Total | 173 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles. | X | ||||
| 2 | Solves the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. | X | ||||
| 3 | Evaluates the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. | X | ||||
| 4 | Evaluates the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. | X | ||||
| 5 | Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. | X | ||||
| 6 | Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | X | ||||
| 7 | Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to interpret the legal norms with a sense of justice respectful to human rights and in the light of principles of democratic, secular and social state of law. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. | X | ||||
| 10 | Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. | X | ||||
| 11 | Monitors the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1). | X | ||||
| 12 | Uses the information and communication technology together with the computer programs in a level required by the area of law (“European Computer Driving Licence, Advanced Level”). | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
