LAW7314

The regulatory process ( 6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Mr Rex Deighton-Smith

Offered:
City First semester 2006 (On-campus)

Synopsis: This unit will contribute to achievement of a clear understanding of regulatory processes, regulatory design, regulatory style, regulatory problems and regulatory reform in a mixed economy. It will encompass a wide range of relevant regulatory cases. The unit will enable students to achieve a more advanced and detailed knowledge of regulatory process from an interdisciplinary perspective. This subject is intended to provide a foundation for the understanding of the regulatory process. It focuses on regulatory design: how to identify regulatory problems, how to respond to them, legally, economically and politically and how to assess them in legal, political and social terms.

Objectives: Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to: * Explain the role of government in regulation * Understand the politics of regulation * Evaluate the role of regulatory institutions in the choice of regulatory method and the nature and effectiveness of regulatory process and in regulatory politics * Critique the main values against which regulatory methods and process might or should be assessed.

Assessment: 1500 word essay three weeks after completion of subject (worth 20%) and 6000 word essay due approximately 8 weeks thereafter (worth 80%).

Contact Hours: 24 hours total per semester, either intensive or semi-intensive