General information
Course type | AMUPIE |
Module title | Competition And Market Law In Europe |
Language | English |
Module lecturer | Dr. iur. Igor B. Nestoruk, MJC (Bonn) nestoruk@amu.edu.pl |
Lecturer's email | nestoruk@amu.edu.pl |
Lecturer position | adiunkt |
Faculty | Faculty of Law and Administration |
Semester | 2021/2022 (summer) |
Duration | 20 |
ECTS | 6 |
USOS code | 10-FEUCL-w-erasm |
Timetable
Tuesday 10:00-11:30; room 4.14
Collegium Iuridicum Novum. Address: Al. Niepodległości 53, Poznań
Module aim (aims)
• providing the students with basic knowledge necessary to understand the present role of competition law within the market integration in the European Union
• providing the students with basic knowledge necessary to understand the scope of the application of the selected provisions of the European (national and EU) competition law
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
Students attending the course are expected to be familiar with basic legal (civil and public law) and economic concepts.
Syllabus
Week 1: Basic definitions and concepts (e.g. “competition”, “market”)
Week 2: Market integration: forms and examples
Week 3: History of EU and selected national competition law(s)
Week 4: Goals of EU competition law and EU competition policy
Week 5: System of sources of EU competition law / case law
Week 6: Rules on competition applying to undertakings (anti-competitive agreements between undertakings / abuse of dominance / merger control)
Week 7: Rules on competition applying to states (aids granted by States / state monopolies of a commercial character)
Week 8: Institutional aspects
Week 9: Enforcement and procedures
Week 10: Member states and EU competition law
Reading list
Chalmers D., Davies G., Monti G., European Union Law. Cases and Materials, 2nd ed., Cambridge 2010
Monti G., EC Competition Law, 2007
Wish R., Competition Law, 6th ed. 2008
Gerber, D. J., Law and Competition in Twentieth Century Europe, Oxford 2001
Goyder J., Albors-Llorens, A., Goyder's EC Competition Law, 5th ed., 2009
Competition Policy Newsletter (European Commission)
European Courts Judgements (Eur-Lex)