European Competition Law (9695) |
| Credits: 6,0 | | Study load hours: 162 | Period: semester 2 (6sp)  |
| Language of instruction: English | | Exam contract: not possible |
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Advising sequentiality bound on the level of programme components
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Following programme components are advised to also be included in your study programme up till now.
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International and European Law (1880)
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12.0 stptn | |
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A basic knowledge of substantive and institutional EU law is a prerequisite to follow the course.
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This course offers an overview of the main areas of EU competition law sensu lato, that is including State aid and liberalization measures. The importance of this area of EU law cannot be overstated. It sets out to create a level playing field between economic operators in one of the biggest economies of the world. In addition, the application of its principles has important consequences for the interplay, and respective roles, of the market and the state in providing certain services and products meant to promote welfare. Finally, EU competition law may be considered a ‘laboratory’ of EU law at large, especially as regards judicial protection. Developments in public as well as private enforcement often originate in competition law and are then extended to other areas of EU law.
The course covers the substantive and procedural domains of all five branches of EU competition law: cartels, abuse of dominant position, concentration control, state aid, and liberalisation and public services. Theory and practice are held to be equally important. From a theoretical perspective, the course aims to structure what might otherwise appear as a chaotic multitude of regulations and cases. From a practical viewpoint, it is built upon the study of real-life or hypothetical cases.
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| Compulsory coursebooks (printed by bookshop) |
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Course book 1:
Subtitle: W. Devroe, European Competition Law. Part I: Regulation
Extra info:
Course book 2:
Subtitle: W. Devroe, European Competition Law, Part II: Decisions and Judgements
Extra info: |
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| Compulsory course material |
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All other relevant course materials will be posted on Blackboard. |
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| Recommended reading |
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Course book 1:
EU Law. Text, Cases and Materials, P. Craig and G. de Búrca, most recent edition, Oxford University Press
Course book 2:
Competition Law, R. Whish and D. Bailey, most recent edition, Oxford University Press |
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Lecture ✔
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Tutorial group ✔
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Semester 2 (6,00sp)
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| Use of study material during evaluation | ✔ |
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| Explanation (English) | W. Devroe, European Competition Law. Part I: Regulation
W. Devroe, European Competition Law, Part II: Decisions and Judgements |
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| Additional information | Students will have a brief written preparation for the oral exam. The exam is closed-book, but the readers Part I and II can be used.
In consultation with the Education Management Team and the Student Administration, the lecturer determines the schedule and the examination format for a possible catch-up exam. The examination format may deviate from the examination format used during the regular examination period. The schedule and examination format will be communicated to the student after the request for a catch-up exam has been approved. |
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Second examination period
| Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt | |
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| Explanation (English) | Depending on the number of participants, the evaluation form can be
changed at the second chance |
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Learning outcomes | EC = learning outcomes DC = partial outcomes BC = evaluation criteria |
Master of Laws
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| EC02 - A graduate of the Master of Laws programme has specialised academic knowledge of and insight into the doctrines and systematics of those branches of law relevant to the elective subjects in the master’s programme, including from a European and comparative law perspective. They are able to apply that knowledge and those insights, including from a European and comparative law perspective. (academic, specifically legal, skills and knowledge) | | | - DC
| The student is able to demonstrate knowledge of the following five parts of European competition law: restrictive practices, abuse of dominance, concentration control, State aid, and liberalisation and public services. | - EC
| EC03 - A graduate of the Master of Laws programme has insight into the recent societal developments and the academic research in the sector. (academic, specifically legal, skills and knowledge) | | | - DC
| The student is able to identify, discuss and evaluate new developments in EU regulation, the case law of the EU courts or national courts applying EU law, and the administrative practice of the European Commission and national competition authorities applying EU law. | - EC
| EC05 - A graduate of the Master of Laws programme has insight into the continuous interaction between national, supranational and international law. (academic, specifically legal, skills and knowledge) | | | - DC
| The student is able to reflect on the relationship between the different parts of EU competition law, between EU competition law and EU internal market law, and is able to contextualise and situate European competition law in EU law more generally. | | | - DC
| The student is able to understand how and to what extent the legal framework shapes the conduct of economic operators within the EU and impacts on the behaviour of Member States. | - EC
| EC07 - A graduate of the Master of Laws programme is able to analyse, process and make responsible use of legislation, case law, legal doctrine and other legal sources. (general academic research competences) | | | - DC
| The student is able to use the primary legal sources: Treaty provisions, secondary law, case law of the General Court of the EU and the Court of Justice of the EU, and the administrative practice of the European Commission. | - EC
| EC09 - A graduate of the Master of Laws programme is able to detect the different elements and the relevant legal rules in a complex problem and subsequently to select one or more adequate solution strategies, to support the selected solution strategy(s), and to apply the chosen solution strategy(s). (general competence) | | | - DC
| The student is able to apply theoretical knowledge and primary sources of law to concrete legal problems. | - EC
| EC10 - A graduate of the Master of Laws programme is able to identify the various stakeholders and their specific interests in a complex problem and to integrate those in their own reasoning and approach. (general competency) | | | - DC
| The student knows and is able to apply the division of competences between EU actors, and between EU and national actors. | - EC
| EC11 - A graduate of the Master of Laws programme is able to adequately communicate and present their own ideas, positions and solutions in various contexts, both orally or in writing, using the Dutch, English and French (legal) language. (general competency) | | | - DC
| The student is able to suggest and defend, orally and in writing, options for change after critical assessment of a problem. | - EC
| EC15 - A graduate of the Master of Laws programme demonstrates a critical attitude, and is able to gain overview of a variety of legal positions, to assess them critically and to arrive at one's own, substantiated legal opinion. (general competency) | | | - DC
| The student is able to suggest and defend, orally and in writing, options for change after critical assessment of a problem. |
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| Included in these programmes | Tolerance3 |
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Y
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choice master for corporate (UH)
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Y
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choice master for private (UH)
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Y
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Exchange Programme Laws
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Y
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Master of Laws Government and Law
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Y
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1 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.12.2, section 2. |
| 2 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.15.1, section 3. |
3 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.16.9, section 2.
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