Legislation and Regulation (2) (REQ 150)

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

Introduces students to 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 statutues - 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.