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Global Issues in Competition Law and Policy - LAWS8203 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description This course provides a comparative overview of the principles underlying competition regulation in Australia, the United States, Europe and New Zealand. The lecturers do not assume students have had any previous exposure to competition law in any of these jurisdictions or to the study of economics. The course looks at the meaning of competition; the rights and obligations of actual or would be competitors; the role that competition law is generally expected to play in society and the nature of markets and markey power. All these issues are examined in a global context since businesses of all sizes are increasingly operating across borders and may be forced to modify their conduct and tailor their marketing and distribution systems to fit quite different competition regimes. The course does not cover consumer protection, price control provisions or industry specific regulations developed for the electricity, telecommunications or other industries.
LLM Specialisations Recommended Prior Knowledge None
Course Objectives At the end of this course you should be able to:
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Assessment Workshop participation, preparation and engagement in class 30%
Take home exam 70% Please note this course will next be taught over summer session 2011/2012 on the following dates - 10 December 2011, 14, 21 and 28 January 2012. Course Texts Prescribed Recommended
Refer to Course Outline provided by lecturer at the beginning of session.
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