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The Enforcement of Competition Law in Europe

The Enforcement of Competition Law in Europe

Name: The Enforcement of Competition Law in Europe
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521181563
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Author: Thomas Mollers; Andreas Heinemann
ISBN: 9780521181563

Edited by Thomas Mollers · Andreas Heinemann

Cambridge University Press December 2010

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780521181563
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: December 2010
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Europe ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

In the debate on the enforcement of competition law, many take the view that Europe should avoid the traps US law has fallen into by admitting excessive litigation. European law should not pave the way for judicial proceedings which ultimately serve the interests of lawyers or other agents rather than injured parties. This inquiry describes the state of remedies in competition law in fifteen European countries, analyses the underlying determinants, and proposes ways of improving the enforcement of competition law. The International and European legal frameworks are presented, as is the approach of US-American law. It is argued that efforts to strengthen private enforcement of antitrust law should benefit from the rich European experience in unfair competition law. The divergence between the two fields of law is not so huge that a completely different treatment is justified. Thus, a specifically European way of competition law enforcement could be developed.

Contents:: Part I. Remedies in Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection Law:; 1. Setting the basics - the legal framework; 2. Contemporary solutions: the case studies; 3. Results and conclusions for remedies in unfair competition law; 4. Graphics; Part II. Remedies in Antitrust Law:; 5. Introduction; 6. Private enforcement of competition law: a comparative perspective by David J. Gerber; 7. Case studies; 8. Conclusions; 9. Outlook: the link between unfair competition law and antitrust law.