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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      03 December 2009
      31 May 2007
      ISBN:
      9780511611155
      9780521873741
      9780521695466
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511611155
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.607kg, 300 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.49kg, 300 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Economics, Microeconomics, Law and Economics, Law
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    Economics, Microeconomics, Law and Economics, Law
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    Economic Principles of Law, first published in 2007, applies economics to the doctrines, rules and remedies of the common law. In plain English and using non-technical analysis, it offers an introduction and exposition of the 'economic approach' to law - one of the most exciting and vibrant fields of legal scholarship and applied economics. Beginning with a brief history of the field, it sets out the basic economic concepts useful to lawyers, and applies these to assess the core areas of the common law - property, contract, tort and crime - with particular emphasis on their doctrinal structure and remedies. This is done using leading cases drawn from the birthplace of the common law (England & Wales) and other common law jurisdictions. The book serves as a primer to the wider use of economics which has become increasingly important for law students, lawyers, legislators, regulators and those concerned with our legal system generally.

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    'Particular reference is paid to leading English cases, which serves to distinguish the book from many others in the field, which is dominated by economic analysis of American Laws.'

    Source: Modern Law Review

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