University of Wisconsin Law School Law In Action

Especially since privatisation became popular and took management of services away from public law, private companies doing the jobs previously controlled by government have been bound by varying degrees of social responsibility. Energy, gas, telecomms and water are regulated industries in most OECD countries. Significant to the practice of law in the common law tradition is the legal research to determine the current state of the law.

For an analysis of the role of law in the administration of government, see administrative law. For an exposition of social restrictions and their enforcement, … Read More