European Academy for Law and Legislation - Module 'Better Regulation Tools: Legislative Quality and Policy Appraisal'

Module 'Better Regulation Tools: Legislative Quality and Policy Appraisal'

Better Regulation in the Smart Economy

Consultation, alternatives to traditional regulation, soft law, risk approaches to enforcement and impact assessment are fundamental innovations in regulatory management and lawmaking. They have spread quickly throughout Europe. One consequence of this development is that lawmaking and policy appraisal can no longer be seen as distinct activities. This course draws on the best regulatory scholarship to develop benchmarks and substantive know-how of regulatory quality. Specifically, the course enables the participants to manage the concepts, methods, and tools of smart regulation, covering new appraisal instruments as well as the wider strategies for regulatory management.

Topics

- Verities and techniques of smart regulation;
- Regulatory management and lawmaking;
- Regulatory techniques;
- Economic analysis of regulatory options;
- Pre-legislative scrutiny of primary and secondary legislation;
- Multilevel applications of impact assessment;
- Monitoring, evaluation and compliance;
- Impact assessment;
- Regulatory indicators;
- Consultation;
- Quality assurance.

Programme

Day 1 - Regulation in the smart economy
Day 2 - Process, techniques, and analysis
Day 3 - The multi-level dimension
Day 4 - Regulatory management

Participants

Public managers from various academic backgrounds working in lawmaking and regulation in government departments, agencies and international organizations.

Core teaching team

Claudio Radaelli (Professor of Political Science, University of Exeter, course director), Anne Meuwese (Marie Curie Fellow, University of Antwerp), Wim Voermans (Professor of Law, Leiden University). Other experts from academia and policy-making will be added to the team to deal with specialist topics and to share practical insights.

When?

From 13 to 16 October 2009
On-line registration opens: 11 June 2009

Costs

October edition (including 4 nights accommodation, side programme): € 3000,-. Pre-registration price, discounted rate (before 31 July 2009): € 2750,-.