Government Regulation of Business

1.00 credits · Undergraduate

This course concentrates on an examination of the legal aspects of the government regulation of business. Topics discussed include the evolution of regulatory law, the relation between regulatory law, private law, and business risk management, types of regulatory law, constitutional division of powers, issues and Charter of Rights and Freedoms aspects, licences, regulatory offences and defences, inspections and investigations, and sentences. Selected cases are examined.