Chapter 1 Themes and Structure of the Course

Outline of the Course

Robert Rizzi,

Charles E. Borden

This course has four modules

“Building blocks” of government ethics, including history, themes, players, statutory, regulatory and enforcement framework
Rules that apply when entering government service
Rules that apply while in government service
Rules that apply after leaving government service

Course has descriptive and normative elements

Descriptive: what is the law of government ethics
Normative: what should we regulate and how should we do so

The scope and nature of government ethics regulation is now an “open” issue. Recent events show that many issues in the field are not settled.

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