Regulatory Law and Policy Seminar (Wiener)
Faculty
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| Matthew Wiener Lecturer in Law matthew.l.wiener@gmail.com |
Additional Information
Experiential CourseYes
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Team Projects
Expository Writing
Other Professional Skills:
Grading
25% Participation,
75% Paper,
Other (See syllabus for grading details.)
No
Class meets in person.
Meeting Times/Location
W 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Silverman Hall 280
Category
Seminar
Credits
3.0
REGULATORY LAW & POLICY (SPRING 2024) Regulation affects all major aspects of the economy and our daily lives. The most significant legal and policy issues of today—climate change, racial justice, cryptocurrency, immigration, social media, and more—all have key administrative law or regulatory policy dimensions to them. This course provides a unique educational opportunity for anyone interested in such contemporary developments in regulatory law and policy across a variety of issue areas—as well as those who wish to be part of a team working to write about these issues for a general audience. The primary work of the course centers around the production of The Regulatory Review, a daily, student-produced online source of regulatory news, analysis, and opinion, sponsored by the Penn Program on Regulation. The Review is widely read in Washington, D.C., and around the world. Throughout the term, course participants choose their own regulatory policy developments to follow in real time or immerse themselves in some of the most up-to-date research on regulatory issues. The format of weekly class meetings varies. Early lectures on the regulatory process are followed by in-depth discussions of contemporary regulatory issues with regulatory leaders, journalists, and practicing lawyers. Class participants complete short writing assignments approximately every other week which may be selected for revision and publication on The Regulatory Review through a peer editing process. The emphasis of these assignments is on producing high-quality writing of publishable caliber. Participants have the opportunity to focus their writing on the regulatory law and policy issues that interest them the most. This course is only open by permission of the instructor. Space in the Spring Term course is expected to be very limited. Law students wishing to be considered for enrollment in the Spring Term must submit an application by email to regulation@law.upenn.edu by the end of the day on Wednesday, November 8, providing your name, class/year or program, and an explanation of why you would you like to participate in Regulatory Law & Policy. Your overall application need not be long, but you should feel encouraged to share what you see that you would bring to the course that would be distinctive. As the available enrollment in this writing-intensive course is limited, Professor Coglianese seeks students with a serious interest in learning about regulation, improving their writing skills, and contributing to an inclusive, collaborative, and engaged team. By Saturday, November 11, students will be notified whether they have been accepted for enrollment for the Spring Term. If you are selected to be enrolled, the Registrar’s Office will enroll you in the course. You do not need to request this course during advance registration.
Business and Corporate Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of business and corporate law; Perform legal analysis in the context of business and corporate law; Communicate effectively on topics related to business and corporate law; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between the world of business and finance and that of business and corporate law, and how they affect other areas of law and society.
Constitutional Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of constitutional law; Perform legal analysis in the context of constitutional law; Communicate effectively on topics related to constitutional law; Demonstrate an understanding of constitutional law affects other areas of law.
Intellectual Property and Technology Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of intellectual property law; Perform legal analysis in the context of intellectual property law; Communicate effectively on topics related to intellectual property; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between technology and intellectual property, and how they affect other areas of law and society.
Employment Law and Employee Benefits Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of employment law and employee benefits; Perform legal analysis in the context of employment law and employee benefits; Communicate effectively on topics related to employment law and employee benefits; Demonstrate an understanding of how employment law and employee benefits affect other areas of law.
Health Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of health law and policy; Perform legal analysis in the context of health law and policy; Communicate effectively on topics related to health law and policy; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection among health law and policy and issues of access to services, public and private financing of health industries, and the political and economic issues surrounding issues of health law and health services.
Property and Real Estate Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of property and real estate law; Perform legal analysis in the context of property and real estate law; Communicate effectively on topics related to property and real estate law; Demonstrate an understanding of how property and real estate law affect other areas of law.
Environmental Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of environmental law; Perform legal analysis in the context of environmental law; Communicate effectively on topics related to environmental law; Demonstrate an understanding of how environmental law affects other areas of law.
Administrative and Regulatory Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of administrative and regulatory law and the administrative process, including the role of statutory authorization and work of administrative agencies; Perform legal analysis in the context of administrative and regulatory law; Communicate effectively on topics related to administrative and regulatory law; Demonstrate an understanding of the role administrative and regulatory law play in our legal system and in society as a whole.
Textbooks
"The Elements of Style" by William Strunk Jr., E.B. White, and Roger Angell |