SOC009 Competition Policy and Competition Law

Právnická fakulta
podzim 2014
Rozsah
2/0. 6 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
prof. JUDr. Josef Bejček, CSc. (přednášející)
Garance
prof. JUDr. Josef Bejček, CSc.
Katedra obchodního práva – Právnická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra obchodního práva – Právnická fakulta
Rozvrh
Po 22. 9. až Pá 19. 12. Út 8:00–9:30 031
Předpoklady
Basic knowledge of legal theory and of the concepts of commercial and civil law. Knowledge of basic economic concepts is an advantage.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
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.
Osnova
  • 1. Antitrust law, its substance and impact 2. Economics of competition and competition policy 3. European Competition Policy 4. Art. 101/1 of the TFEU 5. Art 101/3 of the TFEU, block exemptions 6. Horizontal and vertical agreements restraining competition 7. Abuse of a dominant position - introduction, Art. 102 of the TFEU 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.
Literatura
  • Jones/Sufrin: EC Competition Law, Oxford 2004, 2nd Ed.
  • Náhradní obsah: selected parts of: Bellamy/Child: European Community Law of Competition, Oxford 2012; Faull/Nikpay: The EC Law of Competition, Oxford 2014.
  • DABBAH, Maher M. International and comparative competition law. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010, xxxiv, 679. ISBN 9780521736244. info
Výukové metody
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.
Metody hodnocení
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
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Time schedule for the autumn semester 2013: office Nr. 246, Monday at 9:30 . 11:00 o´clock
Další komentáře
Předmět je vyučován každý semestr.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2003, podzim 2003, jaro 2004, podzim 2004, jaro 2005, podzim 2005, jaro 2006, podzim 2006, jaro 2007, podzim 2007, jaro 2008, podzim 2008, jaro 2009, podzim 2009, jaro 2010, podzim 2010, podzim 2011, podzim 2012, podzim 2013, jaro 2014, jaro 2015, podzim 2015, jaro 2016, podzim 2016, jaro 2017, podzim 2017, jaro 2018, podzim 2018, jaro 2019, podzim 2019, jaro 2020, podzim 2020, jaro 2021, podzim 2021, jaro 2022, podzim 2022, jaro 2023, podzim 2023, jaro 2024, podzim 2024, jaro 2025.