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The Effects of Space and Geography on Regulation
Last Updated Date:   8 June 2023


5 Units,  Semester 1

Course Description:
This seminar explores how the efficacy of any particular regulatory scheme can be shaped by the nature of the geographical space in which it operates. Simply put, regulatory schemes that are effective in one kind of geography can be ineffective in some other kind of geography. The seminar will look that this phenomena from a diversity of geographical perspectives, including economic geography, political geography, urban geography, cultural geography, and affective geography (i.e., geographies of belonging). As we shall see, each of these kinds of geographies can take on a diversity of configurations. For example, a particular economic geography can be primarily industrial (see, e.g., Singapore) or it can be primarily rural (see, e.g., Sumatra or Gansu). Regulatory schemes that work well in Singapore may not work so well in Sumatra or Gansu. For the latter geographies, different regulatory strategies are required.

Course Convenor: A/P Michael William Dowdle

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4243V / LL5243V / LL6243V / LLJ5243V

Contact Hours: 3 hr weekly seminar

Workload: 3 hours

Mode of Assessment: Class Performance - 20%; Response Papers - 20%; Research Paper - 60% [Due: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 (9am)]

Preclusions: LL4243/LL5243/LLJ5243/LL6243 The Effects of Space and Geography on Regulation

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.
For Non-Law students: Open to students from FASS (Global Studies) who have completed 80 MCs with a minimum of 28 MCs in their major with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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