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    Overview

    A study of selected issues in the philosophy and sociology of law.

    This paper explores the concepts and principles that are considered to be the philosophical foundations of the criminal law, tort law, contract law, and property law.

    In this paper we ask theoretical questions about these areas of law, such as: What are the distinctions between a criminal wrong, a tortious wrong, a contractual breach, and an infringement of a property right that demarcate them as separate branches of law? Do they share similar or differing notions of intention, vitiation, foresight, responsibility, care, and loss? To what extent can these areas of law be explained in terms of moral precepts, conceptions of justice, or goals of economic efficiency? What assumptions about morality and the nature of persons are necessary to make sense of criminal law, tort law, contract law, and property law?

    About this paper

    Paper title Legal Theory
    Subject Law
    EFTS 0.1
    Points 15 points
    Teaching period Not offered in 2024 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $730.20
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    LAWS 302 and 66 further LAWS points
    Pre or Corequisite
    Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
    Limited to
    LLB, LLB(Hons)
    Notes
    Not all optional papers will be available in any given year.
    Contact
    law@otago.ac.nz
    Teaching staff

    To be confirmed when paper next offered.

    Textbooks
    Course materials are provided by the Faculty.
    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
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    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete this paper will have:

    • The ability to undertake critical legal analysis of topics within property theory

    Timetable

    Not offered in 2024

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard
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