Regulierungsrecht

Edited by Jens-Peter Schneider Edited by Michael Fehling

Book cover: Regulierungsrecht

Extent: 1216 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: German Studies

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(September 2026)

ISBN: 9783162006516

6.69 x 9.49 inches

Price: $344.00

On back order

Regulatory law has undergone considerable differentiation and development in recent years. This new edition, now edited by Michael Fehling and Jens-Peter Schneider, reflects that remarkable dynamism and addresses both classic topics and new regulatory issues, such as those related to digital platforms and intermediary services.


Over the years since the first edition, regulatory law has continued to develop and differentiate itself as a distinct field of legal scholarship. The new edition, in which Jens-Peter Schneider has succeeded Matthias Ruffert as co-editor, reflects this remarkable dynamism. All contributions dealing with individual regulatory sectors have been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current legislation, case law, and academic debate. In addition, a new chapter on digital platforms and intermediary services introduces a sector of considerable societal and scholarly relevance.
Among the most significant innovations are the extensively updated and, in some cases, substantially revised or expanded cross-sectoral chapters in Parts I and III. Section 1, on regulatory law in the United States, provides a comprehensive analysis of recent U.S. Supreme Court case law that calls into question key elements of the doctrine of independent regulatory agencies. Building on this discussion, the newly added chapter in organizational law examines the independence of regulatory administration under European and national law (§ 17). In Section 3, on regulation and freedom, the discussion of civil liberty as political liberty has been considerably expanded and further developed conceptually. Following a change of authorship, Section 4, dealing with the concept of regulatory law, has been completely restructured and given a fresh perspective. Finally, the dynamic nature of regulatory law becomes particularly evident in the comprehensively revised chapter on its instruments and procedures (§ 16).

Michael Fehling (Herausgegeben von)
is Professor of Public Law with Comparative Law at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg.
Jens-Peter Schneider (Herausgegeben von)
is Professor of Public Law, European Administrative Law, Information Law and Environmental Law, and Director of the Institute of Media and Information Law at the University of Freiburg.

  • Edited by Jens-Peter Schneider
  • Edited by Michael Fehling