An Introduction to Law and Regulation

Karen Yeung is the University of Birmingham's first interdisciplinary professor, based at Birmingham Law School and School of Computer Science, following previous appointments at King's College London and the University of Oxford. She is recognised worldwide as a leading scholar in the law and governance of emerging technologies, including the regulation of AI and regulation by algorithm. She is extensively involved in AI policy in Europe and elsewhere, including membership of the EU's High Level Expert Group on AI. Sofia Ranchordas is Professor of Administrative Law at Tilburg University and LUISS (Rome) and an Affiliated Fellow at the Yale Information Society Project. She is a leading scholar in regulation and technology. Ranchordas has earned multiple grants for her work on regulation and vulnerability (e.g., NWO-Vidi, WASP-HS). She has served as visiting professor at the Universities of Pennsylvania and Virginia. Her advisory work and research on regulation and technological change, experimental regulations and regulatory sandboxes have prompted legislative changes.

Introduction; Part I. Foundations: 1. Introduction to Economics of Regulation; 2. The Rise of Risk in Regulatory Governance; 3. Technological Innovation; Part II. Design, Dynamics and Implementation: 4. Theories of Regulation; 5. Regulatory Policy; 6. Regulatory Modalities; 7. Hybrid Instruments and Experimental Regulations; 8. Regulatory Rules; 9. Regulatory Compliance, Public Enforcement and Certification; 10. Private Enforcement and Redress; Part III. Evaluation: 11. Regulatory Legitimacy; 12. Regulatory Accountability; Conclusion.