LEGISLATION AND REGULATION (3) (REQ150)

Professors Michael Botein, Stephen Ellmann, Brandt Goldstein, Peter Kostant and Frank Munger.

Introduces students to the legislative process and the nature of statutory construction. This course also explores the role of public law: legislation and administrative regulations. The course may include: how Congress creates legislation; the variety of statutes – criminal, remedial and regulatory; how courts construe and apply statutes; understanding the nature and role of administrative agencies; judicial standards of deference in reviewing administrative regulations and agency adjudication.