The design of competition law institutions
Subtitle: global norms, local choices
By: edited by Eleanor M. Fox, Michael J. Trebilcock
Series: Law and global governance series; Law and global governance
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 503
ISBN-13: 9780191648960; 9780191744341; 9781283949460; 9780191648977; 9780199670048
Subjects: LAW; International and municipal law; Antitrust law; Antitrust law (International law); Antitrust
Description: Using case studies to investigate the design of competition law systems, this is a major analysis of the extent to which each national, regional, or international system fulfils global norms including due process rights for litigants, reasonable expedition in adjudication, and knowledgeable decision-making.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Eleanor M. Fox and Michael J. Trebilcock; I. The birth and evolution of the project; II. Themes-A synthesis; III. Summaries of country/jurisdictional studies; IV. Concluding reflections; Appendix: The Template-Outline of Elements Addressed in the Jurisdictional Studies; History; Structure; Mandate and boundaries of the competition authority; Procedural characteristics; Critical evaluation; 1. Introduction: The GAL Competition Project: The Global Convergence of Process Norms; Simon Peart.; title: I. Competition law enforcement and governance: Australia and New ZealandII. Structure; III. Mandate and central substantive provisions; IV. Procedural characteristics; V. Critical evaluation; 2. Australia and New Zealand: Their Competition Law Systems and the Countries' Norms; Edward Iacobucci and Michael J. Trebilcock; I. History; II. Structure; III. Mandate; IV. Procedural characteristics; V. Critical reflections on institutional design issues in Canadian competition policy; VI. Conclusion; 3. Canada: The Competition Law System and the Country's Norms; Francisco Agüero and Santiago Montt.; title: I. IntroductionII. History; III. Structure and procedure; IV. Mandate and boundaries of the Competition Authority; V. Procedural norms; VI. Critical evaluation; Annex; General methodological aspects; Qualitative methodology techniques: Interviews and document analysis; Quantitative methodology technique: Survey; National Economic Prosecutor'sOffice (NEPO); Competition Tribunal; 4. Chile: The Competition Law System and the Country's Norms; Jessica Su and Xiaoye Wang; I. History; II. Structure; III. Mandate and boundaries of the Anti-Monopoly Enforcement Agencies; IV. Procedural characteristics.; title: V. Critical evaluation5. China: The Competition Law System and the Country's Norms; Harry First and Tadashi Shiraishi; I. History of antitrust enforcement; II. Institutional structure; III. Mandate; IV. Procedural characteristics of Japan's enforcement system; V. Evaluation and potential reforms; VI. Conclusion; 6. Japan: The Competition Law System and the Country's Norms; Dennis Davis and Lara Granville; I. History and structure; II. Mandate of the competition authorities; III. Procedural norms; IV. Critical evaluation; 7. South Africa: The Competition Law System and the Country's Norms.; title: Harry First, Eleanor M. Fox, and Daniel E. HemliI. The history of antitrust enforcement; II. Institutional structure; III. Competition mandate; IV. Procedural characteristics of the US enforcement system; V. Evaluation; VI. Conclusion; 8. The United States: The Competition Law System and the Country's Norms; Ioannis Lianos and Arianna Andreangeli; I. Institutional structure and institutional performance norms; II. Mandate; III. Due process norms in case-by-case decision-making; IV. Administrative performance norms; V. Conclusions: suggestions for reform and improvement.; title: 9. The European Union: The Competition Law System and the Union's Norms.