Problems of injury compensation; legal responses in their economic, historical, comparative, philosophical or sociological contexts; definitions of personal injury; objectives and effectiveness of legal intervention; forms of compensation; relation between private law and state regulation. Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202.Lectures three hours a week.
Problems of injury compensation; legal responses in their economic, historical, comparative, philosophical or sociological contexts; definitions of personal injury; objectives and effectiveness of legal intervention; forms of compensation; relation between private law and state regulation. Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit from LAWS 2003 [1.0] (no longer offered), LAWS 2201, LAWS 2202.Lectures three hours a week.