Dr Pablo Ibanez Colomo, NAB 7.18.

For LLM, MSc Regulation and MSc Regulation (Research).  MSc Politics and Government in the European Union students must seek approval of the course convenor.

The course is a comprehensive study of the main features of competition law. While the focus is on EU competition law, reference will be made to the laws of other jurisdictions (e.g. the United States and the UK) when these offer relevant points for comparison. The first part of the course examines the history and aims of competition law. It considers the role of economic analysis and its limitations in the light of non-economic considerations. The second part is a review of the major substantive fields: restrictive practices; the regulation of monopolies and dominant positions; distribution and cooperation agreements and merger control.. The third part addresses the public and private enforcement of competition law and the final section considers its interface with economic regulation.

One two-hour seminar each week.

Students are asked to submit two 2,000 word essays.

Whish, Competition Law (6th edn, 2008); Jones & Sufrin, EC Competition Law: Cases and Materials 3rd ed (2008); Monti, EC Competition Law (2007); Korah, An Introductory Guide to EC Competition Law and Practice (9th edn, 2007); Goyder, EC Competition Law (5th edn, 2009); Geradin & Elhauge, Global Competition Law and Economics (2007); Bellamy & Child European Community Law of Competition (6th edn, 2007); Faull & Nikpay, The EC Law of Competition (2007).

A full reading list is distributed at the beginning of the course and each seminar sheet will contain references to relevant literature.

A three-hour examination in the ST (100%).