LGLS 2020 - Introduction to Law and Risk: Using Law to Manage Risks

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: None.
Description
This course is an introduction to law and risk. It will focus on the understanding, quantifying and developing strategies for managing the legal risks faced by individuals, households, organizations and society. The law plays a significant role in managing and reducing risk. To thrive in the 21st century, individuals, households, organizations and society must know, understand and strategically use the law to both minimize risk and add security and value. This course introduces you the legal system and sources of laws to teach students to identify risks and gain knowledge of the law, while also providing you with an overview of interrelationship of law and risk.