The design of competition law institutions : global norms, local choices / edited by Eleanor M. Fox, Michael J. Trebilcock.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fox, Eleanor M.

Trebilcock, M. J.

Series:

Law and global governance.

Law and global governance series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antitrust law (International law).

Antitrust law.

International and municipal law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1213 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Competition (or antitrust) law is national law. More than 120 jurisdictions have adopted their own competition law. Is there a need for convergence of the competition law systems of the world? Much effort has been devoted to nudging substantive law convergence in the absence of an international law of competition. But it is widely acknowledged that institutions play as great a role as substantive principles in the harmonious - or dissonant - application of the law. This book provides the first in depth study of the institutions of antitrust. It does so through a particular inquiry: Do the comp

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Eleanor M. Fox and Michael J. Trebilcock; I. The birth and evolution of the project; II. Themes-A synthesis; III. Summaries of country/jurisdictional studies; IV. Concluding reflections; Appendix: The Template-Outline of Elements Addressed in the Jurisdictional Studies; History; Structure; Mandate and boundaries of the competition authority; Procedural characteristics; Critical evaluation; 1. Introduction: The GAL Competition Project: The Global Convergence of Process Norms; Simon Peart

I. Competition law enforcement and governance: Australia and New ZealandII. Structure; III. Mandate and central substantive provisions; IV. Procedural characteristics; V. Critical evaluation; 2. Australia and New Zealand: Their Competition Law Systems and the Countries' Norms; Edward Iacobucci and Michael J. Trebilcock; I. History; II. Structure; III. Mandate; IV. Procedural characteristics; V. Critical reflections on institutional design issues in Canadian competition policy; VI. Conclusion; 3. Canada: The Competition Law System and the Country's Norms; Francisco Agüero and Santiago Montt

I. IntroductionII. History; III. Structure and procedure; IV. Mandate and boundaries of the Competition Authority; V. Procedural norms; VI. Critical evaluation; Annex; General methodological aspects; Qualitative methodology techniques: Interviews and document analysis; Quantitative methodology technique: Survey; National Economic Prosecutor'sOffice (NEPO); Competition Tribunal; 4. Chile: The Competition Law System and the Country's Norms; Jessica Su and Xiaoye Wang; I. History; II. Structure; III. Mandate and boundaries of the Anti-Monopoly Enforcement Agencies; IV. Procedural characteristics

V. Critical evaluation5. China: The Competition Law System and the Country's Norms; Harry First and Tadashi Shiraishi; I. History of antitrust enforcement; II. Institutional structure; III. Mandate; IV. Procedural characteristics of Japan's enforcement system; V. Evaluation and potential reforms; VI. Conclusion; 6. Japan: The Competition Law System and the Country's Norms; Dennis Davis and Lara Granville; I. History and structure; II. Mandate of the competition authorities; III. Procedural norms; IV. Critical evaluation; 7. South Africa: The Competition Law System and the Country's Norms

Harry First, Eleanor M. Fox, and Daniel E. HemliI. The history of antitrust enforcement; II. Institutional structure; III. Competition mandate; IV. Procedural characteristics of the US enforcement system; V. Evaluation; VI. Conclusion; 8. The United States: The Competition Law System and the Country's Norms; Ioannis Lianos and Arianna Andreangeli; I. Institutional structure and institutional performance norms; II. Mandate; III. Due process norms in case-by-case decision-making; IV. Administrative performance norms; V. Conclusions: suggestions for reform and improvement

9. The European Union: The Competition Law System and the Union's Norms

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Jan. 7, 2013).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-174434-4

1-283-94946-6

0-19-164896-5

0-19-164897-3

OCLC:

827210160