An Introduction to Law and Regulation

An Introduction to Law and Regulation: Text and Materials, 2nd Edition, is a comprehensive textbook that provides a critical introduction to the theories, concepts, and mechanisms of regulatory governance. Published by Cambridge University Press, the work examines how regulatory systems operate and shape contemporary social and economic life.

The text explores foundational regulatory models, policy instruments, and techniques alongside the governance of risk. It investigates regulatory dynamics across both national and transnational contexts, considering how public institutions respond to complex societal challenges.

Designed for students, academics, policymakers, and legal practitioners, the volume integrates extracts from multidisciplinary scholarship with explanatory commentary and discussion questions to encourage critical inquiry into modern regulation.