Asian Competition Law - LAWS8073
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210 or 5740.
Excluded: JURD7473
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
LLM Specialisation
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Course Objectives
• understand the theoretical background to competition law and the political and economic context of the chosen jurisdictions
• understand any relevant exemptions, and particularly the treatment of government and its businesses within a jurisdiction
• distinguish between the way the individual jurisdictions deal with the common areas of antitrust prohibition
• be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the enforcement methodologies of the various jurisdictions
• know the remedies available to those affected by the illegal conduct
Main Topics
- competition policy
- economics of competition law
- political and legal background to the laws in the region’
- arrangements between competitors and other
- abuse of the dominance and the like
- mergers and acquisitions
- enforcement and remedies
- state and local monopolies
- application of the law to government and government businesses
- economic nationalism and national security
Assessment
10% essay plan
70% essay