Author : Kai Hüschelrath,Heike Schweitzer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783662439753
Public and Private Enforcement of Competition Law in Europe by Kai Hüschelrath,Heike Schweitzer Pdf
Over the past fifteen years, the optimal enforcement of EU competition law has become a major concern. This book contains a unique collection of articles by lawyers and economists on current issues in the public and private enforcement of competition law. Public enforcement has been strengthened in numerous ways – for example, through the introduction of a leniency programme and a substantial increase in fines for competition law violations. At the same time the EU Commission has been promoting private enforcement – for example, by developing a legal framework that grants victims of EU antitrust law infringements access to compensation. The contributions in this book address a range of topics in the area of competition law enforcement, including the role of fines and leniency programmes in public enforcement; access to evidence and the quantification of damages in private enforcement; and the interaction between public and private enforcement of competition law in Europe.