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European Competition Law

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Course ID:	10-ECL-w-Erasm
Erasmus code / ISCED:	10.0 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0421) Law The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	European Competition Law
Name in Polish:	European Competition Law
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Law and Administration
Course groups:	(in Polish) Moodle - przedmioty Szkoły Nauk Społecznych AMU-PIE offer, summer semester
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	0 OR 6.00 (depends on study program) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Short description:	The course aims to provide the students with solid basic knowledge necessary to understand the present role of competition law and scope of its application in European Union.Students will get familiar with history and emergence of basic sources of EU competition law. Starting with provisions of the Treaties (primary legislation), throughout secondary legislation (especially regulations) and finally non-binding instruments the course shall present the overview of the current structure of EU competition law and its fundamental principles.The application of particular provisions shall be illustrated by a number of the most representative judgements of the Court of Justice and decisions of European Commission (case study).
Full description:	The course aims to provide the students with solid basic knowledge necessary to understand the present role of competition law and scope of its application in European Union.Students will get familiar with history and emergence of basic sources of EU competition law. Starting with provisions of the Treaties (primary legislation), throughout secondary legislation (especially regulations) and finally non-binding instruments the course shall present the overview of the current structure of EU competition law and its fundamental principles.The application of particular provisions shall be illustrated by a number of the most representative judgements of the Court of Justice and decisions of European Commission (case study). Week 1 Basic definitions and concepts (e.g. “competition”, “market”). Week 2 Scope of competition law Week 3 History of EU competition law Week 4 Goals of EU competition law and EU competition policy Week 5 System of sources of EU competition law (I) Week 6 System of sources of EU competition law (II) Week 7 Anti-competitive agreements between undertakings (I) Week 8 Anti-competitive agreements between undertakings (II) Week 9 Abuse of dominance (I) Week 10 Abuse of dominance (II) Week 11 Merger control Week 12 Particular sectors (e.g. media, sports, agriculture) Week 13 Enforcement and procedures Week 14 Sanctions and leniency programme Week 15 Member states and EU competition law
Bibliography:	Monti, G., EC Competition Law, 2007 Wish R., Competition Law, 6th ed. 2008 Gerber, D. J., Law and Competition in Twentieth Century Europe, Oxford 2001 Goyder J., Albors-Llorens, A. Goyder's EC Competition Law, 5th ed., 2009 Competition Policy Newsletter (European Commission) European Courts Judgements (Eur-Lex)
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Seminar (in class discussion based on readings, short lecture).Active class participation and a written paper or an oral presentation. Students are expected to take part in all classes, one absence without an excuse note is permitted. Students are expected to read texts for classes and discuss it. Students are required to write a paper (1 page) with summary / analysis / questions concerning each reading. Students will be evaluated according to active involvement in class discussions (50%), paper or an oral presentation (50%).

Classes in period "Academic year 2023/2024, summer semester" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-26 - 2024-09-30	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W WYK TH FR
Type of class:	lecture, 20 hours more information
Coordinators:	(unknown)
Group instructors:	Miłosz Malaga
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Graded credit lecture - Graded credit

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