Module code: LAW7007-B
This module aims to examine the goals pursued by international competition authorities in general, critically assess the major aspects of competition law and to conduct a comparative analysis of the regulatory frameworks and to consider their influences on sound and economic market sustainability
Goals of competition law - the theoretical justification of interference, and its limits.
Institutions involved in the administration of EU competition law.
Institutions involved in the administration of US anti-trust law.
Oligopolistic and monopolistic activity with its regulation - including price fixing, horizontal/vertical competition constraints and the operation of cartels.
Merger control in the US and the EU.
The module will also provide education for sustainable development in relation to international competition law, in particular it will provide and understanding of economic and social considerations to ensure an open and sustainable global business market.