Regulatory Pluralism and the Cosmopolitan Ideal
8 February 2011
Tuesday 8th February 2011, 1-2pm
Colin Scott RegGov and
Patterns of regulatory pluralism, encompassing diverse regulatory norms, state and non-state regulatory institutions, variations in enforcement practices and regimes at national and transnational levels create a degree of difficulty for those who argue for universal application of particular conceptions of rights to those who are subject to regulation. This paper addresses these tensions head on by contrasting empirical evidence of regulatory pluralism with cosmopolitan theories of law. The paper argues that some degree of reconciliation might be achieved be emphasising common values of self-determination within contemporary regulatory and cosmopolitan theories.