LAW42010

Financial Regulation explores the principles of regulation which protect the safety and soundness of the financial system and which protect consumers. Topics include the regulatory toolkit, the role of the Central Bank of Ireland, the regulatory architecture in the EU, and the role of the Federal Reserve Bank in the USA. The course also explores ethical practice in financial regulation, exploring the emergence of an emphasis on organisational culture as a regulatory tool, the meaning and significance of ethics and culture, the root causes of ethical failure, and potential governance antidotes which may prevent regulatory contraventions.

Co-located at the law schools in UCD and at the University of Minnesota, this module draws on faculty at both institutions, representatives from regulatory agencies, and practitioners, to provide a thematic analysis of the contemporary regulatory challenges in this field.

Each student will be required to give one in-class presentation based on one written paper. Students should write short outlines or precis describing their presentations, due one week before the presentation, and prepare presentation materials for distribution to their classmates, due at the presentation itself.