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Book SynopsisThe Research Handbook on International Competition Law brings together leading academics, practitioners and competition officials to discuss the most recent developments in international competition law and policy.
Trade Review‘. . . within this collection of essays there are some real gems. . . the volume provides a wide-ranging assessment of many issues raised by the movement towards such a globalised approach.’ -- Niamh Dunne, Cambridge Law Review
‘Some 30 leading scholars, academics and practitioners have contributed 22 formidably thoughtful and readable articles to this scholarly and topical book on competition law. . . this book should be of abiding interest to competition lawyers everywhere as well as scholars, academics and competition officials and policymakers in trading nations. The subject matter is international and so is the book’s utility and appeal.’ -- Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor, The Barrister Magazine
Table of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Setting the Scene: The Scope and Limits of ‘International Competition Law’ Ariel Ezrachi PART II: FROM UNILATERAL ENFORCEMENT TO COOPERATION NETWORKS 2. Competition Law and Extraterritoriality Florian Wagner-von Papp 3. Competition Agency Networks Around the World Imelda Maher and Anestis Papadopoulos 4. Building Global Antitrust Standards: The ICN’s Practicable Approach Hugh M. Hollman, William E. Kovacic and Andrew S. Robertson 5. ‘Jaw-jaw’ not ‘Law-law’ – from Treaties to Meetings: The Increasing Informality and Effectiveness of International Cooperation Philip Marsden 6. The Role of NGOs in Competition Law Enforcement Pradeep S. Mehta, Udai S. Mehta and Cornelius Dube 7. Greater International Convergence and the Behavioural Antitrust Gambit Maurice E. Stucke PART III: ENFORCEMENT CHALLENGES WORLDWIDE 8. Paths to Competition Advocacy Allan Fels and Wendy Ng 9. Competition Law and Developing Economies: Between ‘Informed Divergence’ and International Convergence Kathryn McMahon 10. Private and Public Enforcement: Complements, Substitutes and Conflicts – A Global Perspective Donald I. Baker 11. Criminal Sanctions for Cartels – the Jury is Still Out Caron Beaton-Wells 12. Cartels, Extradition and Concurrent Criminal Prosecution Michael O’Kane PART IV: COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF LAWS AND PROCEDURES 13. Merger Control: Key International Norms and Differences D. Daniel Sokol and William Blumenthal 14. Unilateral Conduct: The Search for Global Standards Giorgio Monti 15. Market Power – the Root of All Evil? A Comparative Analysis of the Concepts of Market Power, Dominance and Monopolisation Hedvig Schmidt 16. Drawing the Boundary between Joint and Unilateral Conduct: Parent–Subsidiary Relationships and Joint Ventures Alison Jones 17. Resale Price Maintenance in Comparative Perspective Ulf Bernitz 18. Innovation, IPRs and EU Competition Law: Cross Currents in the EU/US Debate Steven Anderman 19. Recent US FTC Antitrust–IP Interface Developments Alden F. Abbott and Dina Kallay 20. The Patent–Competition Interface in Asia: A Regional Approach? Thomas K. Cheng 21. Competition Law and Enforcement in the Pharmaceutical Industry Michael A. Carrier 22. The Consumer and Competition Policy: Welfare, Interest and Engagement Phil Evans Index
