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Author : Marco Darmon
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (847 download)
Download or read book Un an d'actualité du droit de la concurrence written by Marco Darmon and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrée Puttemans
Publisher : Emile Bruylant
ISBN 13 : 9782802723905
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (239 download)
Download or read book Actualité du droit de la concurrence written by Andrée Puttemans and published by Emile Bruylant. This book was released on 2007 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: L'entrée en vigueur, en 1993, de la première loi belge sur la concurrence avait fait naître de grandes attentes auprès des praticiens, des entreprises et des consommateurs. Ces attentes ont, jusqu'ici, été déçues. Dans un premier (long) temps, en raison d'un manque cruel de moyens mis à la disposition du Conseil de la concurrence créé par cette loi. Puis, comme le constate un récent et accablant rapport de la Cour des comptes, à cause d'un défaut d'organisation dans le traitement des dossiers et d'une mauvaise détermination des priorités. Le législateur belge a, une nouvelle fois, remis l'ouvrage sur le métier. La loi sur la protection de la concurrence économique, coordonnée le 15 septembre 2006, crée un nouveau paysage institutionnel en droit belge de la concurrence, modifie quelque peu le droit matériel et plus profondément le droit processuel et aligne le droit belge sur le droit européen, modernisé en 2004. L'Unité de droit économique de l'ULB, qui s'était déjà associée en 2005 avec le Barreau de Bruxelles pour organiser un module de conférences relatives à la modernisation du droit européen de la concurrence, se devait de rendre compte de cette récente réforme du droit belge et d'en évaluer les mérites et les lacunes. L'occasion a été saisie également de faire le point sur les évolutions de la jurisprudence quant à la notion d'entreprise. Cette notion, centrale en droit de la concurrence, est d'une appréhension particulièrement délicate dans certains secteurs, comme celui des assurances sociales. Vous trouverez, dans le présent ouvrage, le texte écrit des orateurs de la conférence UB3, organisée à l'ULB le 12 mars 2007 : Le nouveau droit belge de la concurrence est-il vraiment arrivé?, par Andrée Puttemans, professeur et directrice de l'Unité de droit économique de l'Université libre de Bruxelles, avocate au barreau de Bruxelles ; Questions actuelles de procédure en droit de la concurrence. À la recherche d'un système cohérent entre l'autorité de concurrence et l'ordre judiciaire, par Christine Schurmans, conseiller à la cour d'appel de Bruxelles et Xavier Taton, avocat au barreau de Bruxelles et chercheur à l'Unité de droit économique de l'Université libre de Bruxelles ; La notion d'entreprise en droit européen de la concurrence: retour sur un concept clé pour déterminer la sphère d'application de l'ordre concurrentiel, par Alexia Autenne, chargée de recherches du FNRS, professeur à l'ULB et chargée de cours invitée à l'UCL. Le texte de la loi coordonnée de 2006 est reproduit en annexe.
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ISBN 13 : 9782711103836
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Concurrence et distribution written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Contentieux du droit de la concurrence de l'Union européenne written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Assimakis Komninos
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1847314082
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)
Download or read book EC Private Antitrust Enforcement written by Assimakis Komninos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-02-22 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, written by an academic-cum-practitioner with substantial experience in the field of antitrust enforcement, presents the rise of private enforcement of competition law in Europe, especially in the context of the recent modernisation and decentralisation of EC competition law enforcement. In particular, the study examines the role of courts in the application of the EC competition rules and views that role in the broader system of antitrust enforcement. The author starts from the premise of private enforcement's independence of public enforcement and after examining the new institutional position of national courts and their relationship with the Court of Justice, the Commission, and public enforcement in general, proceeds to deal with the detailed substantive and procedural law framework of private antitrust actions in Europe. The author describes the current post-decentralisation state of affairs but also refers to the latest proposals to enhance private antitrust enforcement in Europe both at the Community level, where reference is made to the December 2005 Commission Green Paper on Damages Actions and its aftermath, and at the national level, where reference is made to recent and forthcoming relevant initiatives.
Author : Gert Straetmans
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030180549
Total Pages : 565 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Information Obligations and Disinformation of Consumers written by Gert Straetmans and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on recent developments in consumer law, specifically addressing mandatory disclosures and the topical problem of information overload. It provides a comparative analysis based on national reports from countries with common law and civil law traditions in Asia, America and Europe, and presents the reports in the form of chapters that have been drafted on the basis of a questionnaire, and which use the same structure as the questionnaire to allow them to be easily compared. The book starts with an analysis of the basic assumptions underlying the current consumer protection models and examines whether and how consumer models adapt to the new market conditions. The second part addresses the information obligations themselves, first highlighting the differences in the reported countries before narrowing the analysis down to countries with a general pre-contractual information duty, particularly the transparency requirements that often come with such a duty. The next part examines recent developments in the law on food labelling, commercial practices and unfair contract terms in order to identify whether similar traits can be found in European and non-European jurisdictions. The fourth part of the book focuses on specific information obligations in the financial services and e-commerce sectors, discussing the fact that legislators are experimenting with different forms of summary disclosures in these sectors. The final part provides a critical appraisal of the recent developments in consumer information obligations, addressing the question of whether the multiple criticisms from behavioural sciences necessitate abandonment or refinement of current consumer information models in favour of new, more adequate forms of consumer protection, and providing suggestions.
Author : Andreas Scordamaglia-Tousis
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041147616
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (411 download)
Download or read book EU Cartel Enforcement written by Andreas Scordamaglia-Tousis and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has a been a long-standing debate on the compatibility of EU competition law with fundamental rights protection, particularly as the latter is enshrined in the due process requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). This book, a signal contribution to that debate, assesses two questions of paramount concern: first, whether the current level of fundamental rights protection in cartel enforcement falls within the accepted ECHR standards; and second, how the often conflicting objectives of effectiveness and adequate protection of fundamental rights could optimally be achieved. Following a detailed survey of relevant EU institutional, substantive, and procedural law rules, the author offers a set of persuasive normative responses to both questions. Proceeding from an in-depth analysis of the pertinent rights and legal nature of competition proceedings under EU and ECHR law, the author goes on to examine such elements of the perceived incompatibility as the following: investigatory powers vested in competition authorities; the privilege against self-incrimination; right to privacy; “fair trial” probatory requirements; degree of use of presumptions in EU practice; Article 6 ECHR guarantees pertaining to the presumption of innocence; proving coordination of competitive behaviour; proving restriction of competition; admissibility of evidence before EU Courts and the Commission; assessment of the attribution of liability rules; EU fining rules; judicial review of cartel decisions by EU Courts; and national sanctioning rules. The author’s extraordinarily thorough presentation is rounded off with a remarkably comprehensive bibliography that lists (in addition to books and articles) newspaper articles, EU regulations and directives, soft-law guidelines and “best practices”, EU and ECtHR case law, EU Advocate General opinions, European Commission decisions, and European Ombudsman decisions. General conclusions stress the necessity of introducing further reforms to enhance the effectiveness and legitimacy of fundamental rights in the context of competition proceedings. Few books have taken such a thorough and far-reaching approach to the reconciliation of “effective public enforcement” and “fundamental rights”, or of “effective deterrence” with the principles of legality, non-retroactivity, presumption of innocence, and ne bis in idem. In the depth of its appraisal of the entire spectrum of enforcement components from a fundamental rights perspective, the book is without peers. It will be warmly welcomed by any parties interested in the intersection of competition law and human rights.
Author : Jürgen Basedow
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041188355
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (411 download)
Download or read book Private Enforcement of EC Competition Law written by Jürgen Basedow and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2007-03-15 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Commission’s recent Green Paper on damages actions for breach of EC antitrust rules stirred a debate across Europe on the need for legal reform that would encourage private plaintiffs to claim compensation for losses suffered as a result of anticompetitive conduct. Prominent in the wake of that initiative was the international conference convened by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg in April 2006, the papers and proceedings of which are presented in this important book. Among the topics and issues raised and discussed here are the following: – the 2001 Courage judgment of the European Court of Justice, in which the court decided that everyone who suffers losses from a violation of arts. 81 or 82 EC is entitled to compensation; – relevance of the case law that contributes to general principles of European tort law; – comparative analysis from the more comprehensive experience of national laws in the United States, Germany, France, and Italy; – calculation of damages; – passing-on of losses sustained in an upstream market to customers in a downstream market; – procedural devices which may help to overcome the lack of implementation; – duties of disclosure and the burden of proof; – collective actions that may help to overcome the rational abstention of individuals; – pitfalls of leniency programmes implemented by national competition authorities; and – issues of jurisdiction and choice of law. The lively debates that followed the presentations at the conference are also recorded here. Although more discussion will be needed before a viable legal framework in this area begins to emerge, these ground-breaking contributions by lawyers of various disciplines, jurists, economists, academics, and European policymakers take a giant step forward. For lawyers, academics, and officials engaged with this important area of international law, this book clearly improves our understanding of the economic need and legal particularities which could generate an effective European system of private antitrust litigation.
Author : Michel Bénichou
Publisher : Bruylant
ISBN 13 : 2802758454
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Innovation and Future of the Legal Profession in Europe / L'innovation et l'avenir de la profession d'avocat en Europe written by Michel Bénichou and published by Bruylant. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En octobre 2016, le Conseil des barreaux européens (CCBE) a organisé un colloque sur « L’innovation et l’avenir de la profession d’avocat ». Le colloque a abordé des questions telles que : comment la profession d’avocat évolue-t-elle ou se réinvente-t-elle pour occuper une place essentielle dans son avenir ? Est-il possible de respecter les valeurs fondamentales de la profession tout en relevant ces défis ? Quels sont les acteurs clés de l’innovation et du positionnement de la profession d’avocat dans un environnement en constante évolution ? Comment les avocats européens répondent-ils à ces questions ? Le livre du CCBE est le fruit de la rencontre d’experts exposant leurs idées et leurs réflexions sur leur sujet respectif dans des articles constructifs. ****************** In October 2016, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) organised a conference on “Innovation and the Future of the Legal Profession”. The conference addressed such questions as: how will the legal profession evolve or reinvent itself to be an essential part of its future? Can the profession’s core values be upheld whilst adapting to these challenges? Who are the key players innovating and positioning the legal profession in an ever-changing environment? How are European lawyers responding to these questions? This CCBE book is the resulting collection of essays by the expert speakers, elaborating their ideas and thoughts on their respective topics into compelling articles.
Author : René Barents
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9403511141
Total Pages : 1050 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Remedies and Procedures Before the EU Courts written by René Barents and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 1050 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ongoing reform in the organisation of the European Union courts makes an updated edition of this indispensable resource essential. Following the book established easy-to-use structure, the second edition offers a reliable, thorough guide to the renewed rules of procedure of the Court of Justice and the General Court as well as updated provisions and practice directions, including the relevant case law, together with a focus on the extensive treatment of remedies available in these courts and how to secure them. With the expert guidance of one of Europe foremost jurists, the book clearly explains which rules apply and how to proceed in the course of any kind of case and any situation likely to arise. From foundations and principles to specific issues regarding the assignment of cases, preliminary rulings, rules on evidence, annulment, illegality, failure to act, pleas, judgments and orders, appeal and much more, the book covers all essential elements of Court of Justice of the European Union procedure, including the following: division of competences between the Union courts; admissibility; rules regarding anonymity; service of documents; setting and extension of time limits, hearings, witnesses and experts; deposit and recovery of sums; application of competition rules, rules on state aid and rules on trade protection; rules in cases concerning intellectual property rights; rules in actions brought on the basis of an arbitration agreement; rules governing access to documents; languages; legal aid; interim measures; damages; expedited procedures; and scope of the rules on costs. Any lawyer seeking appropriate remedies in any case before the European Union courts will benefit enormously from this book, whether used as a hands-on manual in particular cases or absorbed over time. It is sure to serve as an essential resource for many years to come.
Author : Antigoni Alexandropoulou
Publisher : Bruylant
ISBN 13 : 2802770233
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Modernisation of European Company Law written by Antigoni Alexandropoulou and published by Bruylant. This book was released on 2022-12-31 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collective volume of studies on the recent legislative developments in European Company Law as well as on topical legal issues that affect companies but which have not been harmonized yet. The Mobility Directive has introduced important amendments to the cross border operations of companies while the Directive on the Digitalisation of Company Law has brought about changes in the setting up of businesses and the use of digital tools and processes throughout the lifecycle of companies. The authors present and thoroughly analyses in their studies the important aspects of these new provisions and the challenges they present in their implementation. The book further explores the future of EU Company Law in particular regarding sustainable corporate governance, director’s duties, letterbox companies and the possible harmonization of the rules regulating groups of companies in the EU. All legal issues are presented very comprehensively and the authors who are academics and legal practitioners are shedding light on complicated legal questions in a very clear way.
Author : Rafael Amaro
Publisher : Bruylant
ISBN 13 : 2802770292
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Private Enforcement of Competition Law in Europe written by Rafael Amaro and published by Bruylant. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the reader to key legal provisions and case-law related to the procedural and substantive issues that may arise in damages litigation for breach of anti-competitive agreements and abuses of a dominant position prohibitions. For the past decade, academic publications have focused on the proposal for a Directive on damages actions, then the Directive 2014/104/EU of 26 November 2014 itself, and finally the transposition texts. However, this understandable interest should not lead to overlook the fact that the Directive has been applied very little until now. This is mainly due to its application ratione temporis. In addition to the fact that Member States only transposed the Directive between the end of 2016 and 2018, Article 22 of the Directive provides that the substantive rules contained in the Directive cannot be applied to infringements subsequent to the national laws transposing them, while the procedural rules of the Directive apply to proceedings commenced on or after 26 December 2014. Thus, it is prior domestic law that continues to govern the vast majority of cases before national courts in the “Pre-Directive era.” In addition, a number of issues of the utmost importance have not been addressed by the Directive, such as questions of international jurisdiction or the quantification of “interests.” For these reasons, it seemed necessary not to limit this book to commenting on the Directive, important as it is, but to go beyond it. Directed by Rafael Amaro, this book contains the contributions from leading academics, attorneys, jurists and economists in the field of the private enforcement of competition law. It is composed of thematic chapters dealing with matters such as applicable law in international litigation, limitation, quantification of damages, from both a European Union and a national perspective, as well as national chapters presenting the state of play in several European States.
Author : Ronan Le Bouc
Publisher : Bruylant
ISBN 13 : 2802765272
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Practical Handbook on European Financial Passports written by Ronan Le Bouc and published by Bruylant. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the creation of the European market, EU financial regulators have set up a unique model of different passports for financial products and services. The EU concept of the financial passport has been a real innovation in the realm of international finance. This advanced legal tool is becoming more and more important in the world fund industry. This book is the first to address this topic. It is a unique reference work that gives a holistic view of the development of the financial passport inside and outside the EU. As a concise handbook, it offers a clear idea of the concept and reviews all financial passports throughout the world. It also assists the reader in using the relevant passports by providing quick access to various legal references. In addition, it offers a historical overview of different financial passports and describes the evolution of the operational processing and its impact on the value chain. Moreover, this version contains a specific part dedicated to third countries, including paths that might be used after the Brexit. The book is intended for lawyers, students and those wishing to expand their knowledge. The author is a senior consultant to a major European banking group. As part of business management studies in Paris and New York, he developed a forwardlooking vision for financial passports and has notably supported South American financial regulatory authorities. He established, among others, a dedicated global passport service with a capacity of more than five hundred administrated financial vehicles. In line with regulatory developments, particularly in the EU, he is supporting founders of important funds who are interested in using passports to gain a competitive advantage and grow faster.
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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004519351
Total Pages : 847 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)
Download or read book The Idea of Economic Constitution in Europe written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-06-08 with total page 847 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind the controversies that have marked the history of the idea of Economic Constitution emerges the highly political issue of the room for manoeuvre left to public authorities in the economic sphere. The notion thus encapsulates a fundamental tension: between democracy and rule of law, which model of legal ordering of the economy should prevail? From physiocrats to neo-liberals, from the Weimar Republic to European integration, from national constitutions to Global Governance, this collective book invites us to explore the genealogy of the controversial concept of Economic Constitution. The result of this interdisciplinary dialogue is a comprehensive reflection on the legal and political issues at stake in the current constitutionalization of the market order in Europe. Contributors are: Philippe Steiner, Guillaume Grégoire, Hugues Rabault, Peter C. Caldwell, Thomas Biebricher, Werner Bonefeld, Serge Audier, Vincent Valentin, Pieter van Cleynenbreugel, Xavier Miny, Frédéric Marty, Claire Mongouachon, Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz, Francesco Martucci, Michael Wilkinson, Hjalte Lokdam, Susanna Maria Cafaro, Peter Lindseth, Cristina Fasone, Pierre Nihoul, François Colly, Peter-Christian Müller-Graff, Tony Prosser, Damien Piron, Mahmoud Mohamed Salah, Stephen Gill, Thibault Biscahie, Sebastien Adalid, and Christian Joerges. Derrière les controverses qui jalonnent l’histoire de l’idée de Constitution économique émerge la question éminemment politique de la marge de manœuvre laissée aux autorités publiques dans la sphère économique. La notion cristallise ainsi une tension fondamentale : entre démocratie et État de droit, quel doit être modèle d’organisation et d’ordonnancement juridique de l’économie? Des physiocrates aux néolibéraux, de la République de Weimar à l’intégration européenne, des constitutions nationales à la Global Governance, cet ouvrage collectif nous invite dès lors à explorer la généalogie du concept polémique de Constitution économique. Les auteurs ouvrent alors, à travers un dialogue interdisciplinaire constant, une réflexion globale autour des enjeux juridiques et politiques du processus actuel de constitutionnalisation de l’ordre de marché en Europe.
Author : Nuno Pires de Carvalho
Publisher : Université de Genève
ISBN 13 : 3725585148
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (255 download)
Download or read book Défis du droit de la concurrence déloyale / Challenges of unfair competition law written by Nuno Pires de Carvalho and published by Université de Genève. This book was released on 2014 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cet ouvrage constitue le septième volume de la collection propriété intellectuelle – intellectual property (www.pi-ip.ch) éditée à la Faculté de droit de l’Université de Genève (par le Prof. Jacques de Werra). Il rassemble les contributions (présentées ci-dessous) qui ont été rédigées à l’occasion de la Journée de Droit de la Propriété Intellectuelle (www.jdpi.ch) organisée le 14 février 2014 à l’Université de Genève sur le thème « Défis du droit de la concurrence déloyale / Challenges of Unfair Competition Law ».
Author : Luca Prete
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9403535458
Total Pages : 1148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Regulation 1/2003 and EU Antitrust Enforcement written by Luca Prete and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 1148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly twenty years, EU antitrust enforcement has been governed by Regulation 1/2003, which ushered in a sweeping reform of the procedures for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU. This systematic article-by-article expert commentary on the Regulation, with additional perspectives and critical views by particularly experienced and qualified authors, provides an in-depth examination of the Regulation’s legal achievements, implications, and promise for the future. Analysis of each of the Regulation’s articles covers such aspects as: legislative history; rationale and context; practice of the Commission and, where relevant, of the national competition authorities; case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union; international aspects; and outstanding and problematic issues. Along with many of the article commentaries, ‘boxes’ have been added on specific issues of particular salience. The critical reflections of the book’s second part include perspectives from members and staff of the Court of Justice of the European Union and of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition and Legal Service, heads of national competition authorities and of national courts, counsel, economists, consumer organisations, and academics. There are also comparisons with various aspects of antitrust enforcement in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States. With this unparalleled book, practitioners and in-house counsel, as well as case-handlers and policymakers, will approach any competition case before the Commission with full awareness of the applicable procedural rules. They will gain a clear understanding of the enforcer’s powers and duties, as well as of the various options available to the undertakings involved in antitrust proceedings and their rights.
Author : A. K. von Moltke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192873067
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)
Download or read book Antitrust and Upstream Platform Power Plays written by A. K. von Moltke and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large digital platforms have been in the doghouse of antitrust decision-makers worldwide in recent years. Antitrust regulators agree, urgent intervention is needed. Interestingly, it is the plight of victimized suppliers—of merchants, app developers, publishers, platform labourers, and the like, who are upstream in the value chain—that has topped the policy agenda, prompting scrutiny of an almost unprecedented intensity. Amid such anxieties, Antitrust and Upstream Platform Power Plays asks a somewhat provocative question: Are upstream platform power plays really 'competition problems', and ones for antitrust, at that? The apparently obvious answer—'yes'—is deceptively simple for a number of reasons. Firstly, it contradicts contemporary antitrust's single-minded focus on consumers, which has all but erased supplier exploitation in the brick-and-mortar economy from the policy's radar. Secondly, the wider antitrust community remains bitterly divided when it comes to judging platform practices. In addition, if any consensus could be had, it would almost certainly confirm the longstanding tenet that antitrust cannot be about supplier welfare, as such. These paradoxes call for a policy introspection-precisely what this book provides. The analysis offered in Antitrust and Upstream Platform Power Plays is altogether normative, theoretical, and practical. Normative because it engages in a supplier-mindful soul-searching exercise, which advances our understanding of antitrust's foundations; theoretical as it sheds multidisciplinary insights on upstream effects in the platform economy and develops new frameworks for rationalizing them; and practical since it takes a deep dive into the complex antitrust machinery whilst staying attuned to other available levers of public action. Answering a compelling question with an equally compelling answer, this work will appeal to scholars and policymakers worldwide with a particular interest in platform regulation, antitrust, and powerful digital platforms.
