Legal Studies 319 - Law and the Regulatory State
Fall
2017
01
4.00
Leila Kawar
TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
31253
Modern governance is carried out by specialized administrators who are invested
with substantial discretion to implement legislative directives. Yet most constitutions say little about how rights-based limits on official power should co- exist with administrative mandates such as social-democratic consultation, promotion of effective public service, and cost-benefit analysis. In this course, we will explore the place of lawyers, legal institutions, and legal knowledge in regulatory governance, looking at national as well as international contexts. The course is organized (roughly) chronologically, beginning at the turn of the 20th century with debates about the legality of economic regulation and finishing with contemporary debates over rights-based and new governance approaches to regulation.
with substantial discretion to implement legislative directives. Yet most constitutions say little about how rights-based limits on official power should co- exist with administrative mandates such as social-democratic consultation, promotion of effective public service, and cost-benefit analysis. In this course, we will explore the place of lawyers, legal institutions, and legal knowledge in regulatory governance, looking at national as well as international contexts. The course is organized (roughly) chronologically, beginning at the turn of the 20th century with debates about the legality of economic regulation and finishing with contemporary debates over rights-based and new governance approaches to regulation.
Open to Senior and Junior Legal Studies majors only. Pre Req: LEGAL 250 Students that have taken Legal 391LE will not be able to take this course for credit.