Law
Law, Politics and Economics of Regulation (Aut)
Module code: M5023
Level 6
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Lecture, Workshop
Assessment modes: Essay, Project
Regulation is the use of legal measures to solve public problems. This includes issues in environmental pollution, financial fraud, and the power of big industries.
On this module, you’ll explore ideas about regulations in law, politics, and political science and sociology literature.
You’ll examine:
- how regulation begins and how it reforms
- challenges in making and enforcing rules
- how regulatory systems are designed, including the roles of public and private actors.
Although mainly focusing on theory, you’ll also learn practical skills that can be applied in government or industry.
Module learning outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and ability to criticise some of the dominant theories and doctrines in regulation.
- Analyse common regulatory strategies and challenges in designing and enforcing rules with a view to solving public problems
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding, and ability to criticise common explanations for patterns of regulatory growth and development
- Formulate policy advice to regulators, regulates and/or other policymakers on one or more of: the design, implementation, compliance with and reform of regulatory regimes