PrF:SOC009 Compet.Policy and Compet.Law - Course Information

SOC009 Competition Policy and Competition Law

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. JUDr. Josef Bejček, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. JUDr. Josef Bejček, CSc.
Department of Commercial Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Commercial Law – Faculty of Law

Timetable

Mon 24. 2. to Fri 23. 5. Mon 13:30–15:00 031

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of legal theory and of the concepts of commercial and civil law. Knowledge of basic economic concepts is an advantage.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Multidisciplinary studies (programme CST, KOS)
• Multidisciplinary studies at Faculty of Law (programme CST, KOS)
• Multidisciplinary studies (programme PrF, KOS)

Course objectives

Students will be able to understand basic structure and system of European competition law. They will be familiar with the substance of agreements distorting competition, with the abuse of dominant position and with legal regulation of mergers. Interrelations between European and national antitrust laws will be trained. Soft law will be included and principal case law, too. The students will be ready to discern basic situations potentially detrimental to competition and how to avoid them. They have to prove ability to write an analytical essay on competition law issue.

Syllabus

• 1. Antitrust law, its substance and impact 2. Economics of competition and competition policy 3. European Competition Policy 4. Art. 81/1 of the EC Treaty 5. Art 81/3 of the Treaty, block exemptions 6. Horizontal and vertical agreements restraining competition 7. Abuse of a dominant position - introduction, Art. 82 of the EC Treaty 8. Abuse of dominant position - exclusionary abuses and exploitative abuses 9. Mergers and acquisitions, introduction into the European control of concentration between undertakings 10. Assessment of mergers, substantive test, procedure 11. Czech competition law and competition policy, Czech Act on protection of economic competition 12. Intersection antitrust law / intellectual property law. Hi-tech and network industries and competition law. Globalization, liberalization and competition law.

Literature

required literature
• The EC law of competition. Edited by Jonathan Faull - Ali Nikpay. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007, clxxi, 184. ISBN 9780199269297. info
• JONES, Alison and B. E. SUFRIN. EC competition law : text, cases, and materials. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, cxi, 1303. ISBN 0199269971. info

Teaching methods

Lectures and class discussion on the topics prepared by the students (homework inevitable) Comments of case law of European and Czech courts and antitrust authorities. Practicing some antitrust skills . Semester paper on topical issues selected by the students.

Assessment methods

Lectures are held for a minimum of 5 students. With smaller number of students attending the course, lectures are replaced with tutorials. Reading list will be given by the course co-ordinator at the fist lecture or tutorial. The examination has a written and an oral part. Examination - credit requirements: 1. Semester paper 2. Written test comprising Yes/No(True/False) or multiple choice questions 3. Discussion on the semester paper

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.

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