Game theory is often considered a subfield within the subject of law and economics this unit is aimed at providing an overview of law and economics and then refining that understanding with an expansive examination of game theory topics in this unit will include but are not limited to the impact of bicameral v tricameral systems upon judicial decisions international agreements . Game theory and the law 1 harvard law school harvard university cambridgeusa 2 project on law and mind sciencesharvard law school cambridgeusa 3 school of lawuniversity of colorado bouldercolorado. An introduction to game theory and the law 5 this is a game in which each prisoner has a strictly dominant strategy each is better off confessing regardless of what the other does one can solve the game by recognizing that each prisoner is likely to reason in the following way if the other prisoner has de. Game theory and the law law and society review 31 3 613 29 o 30 3 eric a posner 2000 agency models in law and economies in eric a posner ed chicago lectures in law and economics chapter 12 new york foundation press 225 2 47 4 franklin m fisher 1989 games economists play a noncooperative view rand journal of economics 20 1 spring 113 24 65 part ii