Comparative Competition Law

Codice: 20110476

Scheda insegnamento

Anno Accademico di erogazione
2026/2027
Periodo di erogazione
Primo semestre
CFU
7 CFU
Lingua
Italiano
SSD
IUS/02

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Programma, testi adottati e modalità d’esame sono quelli pubblicati dai docenti per l’anno accademico 2026/2027.

Curriculum
Law and Finance
Anno di corso
2
Periodo
Primo semestre
Ore
56
CUIN
260002165

Programma

This course focuses on competition law from a comparative perspective (with particular reference to the European Union and the United States). It aims to provide students with the tools for understanding antitrust policies and their concrete implementation through the study of EU and US legislation, case law and enforcement practice. The course also includes an in-depth analysis of specific topics related to sectors of interest (including digital markets) and the intersections between competition law and other areas of law, such as intellectual property law.
In detail, it will cover:
• The objectives of competition law;
• Essentials of US antitrust law;
• The role of competition rules in the EU;
• Article 101 TFEU; Section 1 Sherman Act;
• Article 102 TFEU; Section 2 Sherman Act;
• Competition law and regulation;
• Public and private enforcement;
• Mergers (essentials).

Testi adottati

For students attending the course, materials, cases and slides will be provided in class.

Textbook:

R. Whish – D. Bailey, Competition Law, Oxford University Press 2024- as follows: Chapter 1; Chapter 2 sections 1, 2, 4; Chapters 3, 4, 5, 7; Chapter 8, sections 1, 2; Chapter 13; Chapter 14, excluding section 6; Chapter 15, section 3; Chapter 16, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; Chapter 17; Chapter 18.

Modalità di valutazione

For students attending the course (at least 2/3) evaluation will be based on class work and class participation (i.e. interactive participation in the discussion of cases and materials in class and group oral presentations given during the semester) and a final written open book exam.

Prove previste

  • Prova scritta
  • Prove intermedie

Esplora gli obiettivi dell’insegnamento

Ambito disciplinare: Discipline storico-giuridiche, internazionalistiche, comparatistiche e politiche

This course, taught in English, focuses on competition law from a comparative perspective (with particular reference to the European Union and the United States). It aims to provide students with the tools for understanding antitrust policies and their concrete implementation through the study of EU and U.S. legislation, case law and enforcement practice. In addition to dealing with individual cases, the course includes in-depth study of specific topics related to sectors of interest (including digital markets) and the intersections between competition law and other areas of law, such as intellectual property law. In addition, the course provides for the active participation of students in the analysis and discussion of relevant case law and in the simulation of trials.

Risultati di apprendimento attesi

The course intends to introduce students in an extremely important area of law. In particular, it is aimed to allowing students to be able to: i) deal with the primary sources of EU competition law (legislation, Commission decisions, CJEU/GC rulings); ii) demonstrate knowledge of competition law, taking a critical look at competition policies in the EU and US; iii) carry out a presentation and a discussion on a competition law topic.

Informazioni utili

Per questo insegnamento non sono pubblicate informazioni aggiuntive. Materiale didattico e documenti si trovano sulla piattaforma del corso.

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