This course is designed to help students understand the relationship between law and regulation, and the nature of regulation and enforcement. This will be achieved through a careful consideration of theoretical and applied debates. In essence the course asks: what can regulation accomplish and what is beyond its reach? The course includes a variety of case studies and workshops.

Through the course participants will

• become familiar with a range of classic and ongoing theories and academic debates on law and regulation
• be able to reflect on the development of past and current regulatory regimes
• be able to evaluate regulatory regimes
• be able to consider future directions of regulatory regimes

• Attendance and participation, 10%
• Literature summaries and in-class presentation, 20%
• Research essay, 70%:

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The course requires attendance at 26 hours of face-to-face classes. In addition time for required readings and asssement tasks is required making a total of approximately 120 hours for the course.

Knowledge of administrative law

Morgan, B., & Yeung, K. (2007) An Introduction to Law and Regulation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Law and Regulation 2012 Course Reader ( this reader will be made digitally available)

Access to the internet required.