Efficiency and Justice in European Antitrust Enforcement (Hardcover)

Wouter Wils

ISBN 10: 1841130176 / ISBN 13: 9781841130170

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Oxford, 2008

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Hardcover. In the last few years, the public enforcement of Articles 81 and 82 EC has been thoroughly transformed: the competition authorities of the EU Member States have become active enforcers within the European Competition Network, the European Commission has imposed more and higher fines than ever before, leniency has become a major instrument of cartel detection, and some Member States have introduced criminal penalties. The overall trend towards more and stronger enforcement of Articles 81 and 82 EC has also rekindled discussion on the old question of how to strike the right balance between efficient enforcement and adequate protection of the rights of the defence. This book brings together six essays which analyse from both a legal and an economic perspective the powers of investigation of the European Commission and the competition authorities of the Member States, and the corresponding procedural rights and guarantees, the use of settlements, the theory and practice of fines and of leniency, and the criminalization of European antitrust enforcement. This book analyses the powers of investigation of the European Commission and competition authorities of the Member States from various perspectives. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781841130170

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Title: Efficiency and Justice in European Antitrust...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Oxford

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: new

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Synopsis:

In the last few years, the public enforcement of Articles 81 and 82 EC has been thoroughly transformed: the competition authorities of the EU Member States have become active enforcers within the European Competition Network, the European Commission has imposed more and higher fines than ever before, leniency has become a major instrument of cartel detection, and some Member States have introduced criminal penalties. The overall trend towards more and stronger enforcement of Articles 81 and 82 EC has also rekindled discussion on the old question of how to strike the right balance between efficient enforcement and adequate protection of the rights of the defence. This book brings together six essays which analyse from both a legal and an economic perspective the powers of investigation of the European Commission and the competition authorities of the Member States, and the corresponding procedural rights and guarantees, the use of settlements, the theory and practice of fines and of leniency, and the criminalization of European antitrust enforcement.

About the Author:

Prof. Dr. Wouter P.J. Wils is a Member of the Legal Service of the European Commission and a Visiting Professor at King's College London. He is widely regarded as a leading authority on the law and economics of antitrust enforcement. His previous collection of essays Principles of European Antitrust Enforcement was published by Hart in 2005.