Synopses & Reviews
The second edition of the innovative and well respected EC Competition Law provides a comprehensive guide to the study of EC competition law, combining the strengths of the modern textbook and the traditional materials book. Extracts from key cases and legislation are presented alongside a detailed explanatory text which clearly sets out the bases and objectives of the EC competition rules. Also included is a wide selection of critical writings giving an invaluable overview of the most important perspectives on the subject and illuminating the wider socio-economic context of EC competition law. The book deals comprehensively with recent fundamental reforms.
Synopsis
This text presents a selection of the most relevant EC competition legislation as well as extracts from the leading EC competition cases alongside a helpful explanatory text. Also included is a wide selection of critical writings on EC competition law, giving an invaluable overview of the most important academic perspectives on the subject.
About the Author
Brenda Sufrin is Professor of law at Bristol University.
Alison Jones is Lectuer in Law at Kings College London.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Competition Law and Economics
2. Introduction to the European Community and the European Community Competition Provisions
3. Article 81: The Elements
4. The Relationship Between Article 81 (1) and Article 81 (3)
5. Article 82: The Elements
6. Article 82: Establishing Dominance
7. Article 82: Conduct Constituting Abuse of a Dominant Position
8. Article 86: Competition, the State, and Public Undertakings
9. Vertical Restraints
10. Intellectual Property Rights
11. Cartels and Oligopoly
12. Mergers
13. Joint Ventures and Other Horizontal Agreements
14. Enforcement and Procedure
15. Enforcement by Private Parties
16. The White Paper on Modernization
17. Extraterritoriality and Globalization