Università Roma Tre

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 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.
More in detail, it will cover:
The objectives of competition law;
Essentials of US antitrust law;
The role of competition rules in the EU;
Market power, market definition and barriers to entry;
Article 101 TFEU; Section 1 Sherman Act;
Article 102 TFEU; Section 2 Sherman Act;
Competition law and regulation;
Public and private enforcement;
Mergers (essentials)

R. Whish – D. Bailey, Competition Law, Oxford University Press 2024 (capitoli selezionati: 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.

Per gli studenti frequentanti, saranno indicati a lezione materiali aggiuntivi/sostitutivi, sentenze e slides.