The future of international competition law enforcement : an assessment of the EU's cooperation efforts / by Valerie Demedts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Demedts, Valerie, author.

Series:

Studies in EU external relations ; Volume 14.

Studies in EU external relations ; Volume 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antitrust law (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Summary:

While forces of globalization have created a genuine global marketplace, global rules safeguarding the competitive process in this marketplace have not emerged. International cooperation among national regulators and enforcers is therefore needed to create a competitive global business-environment. The Future of International Competition Law Enforcement , using the variety of legal instruments available to the EU as a point of departure, undertakes an original assessment of the EU's cooperation agreements in the field of competition law The work’s focus is on the bilateral sphere, often labelled as a mere 'interim-solution' awaiting a global agreement; further attention is given to competition provisions in free trade agreements as well as the main multilateral initiatives in this field, in order to determine their relative value.

Contents:

Introduction: Ready, Willing, and Able?

Trial and Error in the Development of International Competition Law Enforcement Cooperation

Need for International Competition Cooperation

Four Axes of International Competition Cooperation

Origins of International Competition Cooperation

Intermediate Conclusion Part 1

An Assessment of the EU’s Dedicated Competition Cooperation Agreements

Benchmarks

First Generation Agreements: A Costly Way to Create and Maintain Momentum

Second Generation Agreements: Ignoring Crucial Issues

Alternatives and Complements: Workable or Not?

Intermediate Conclusion Part 2

Dedicated Agreements versus Integration in a Broader Framework

Substantive Integration: Competition in the Global Trade System—A Cautionary Tale

Geographical Integration: The Multilateral Approach

Intermediate Conclusion Part 3

Conclusion: Ready, but not Willing or Able.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-37296-2

OCLC:

1060605539

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004372962 DOI