Educational offer - University of Padova

Syllabus

Prerequisites:	Students are required to have passed the exam of "Diritto internazionale" Knowledge of EU Law and of International Law is a prerequisite The classes are held in English. Active participation is required Attendance of Legal English classes held by mother tongue teacher is highly recommended
Target skills and knowledge:	The course intends to give participants the tools to understand the main features of International and EU rules on Competition Law, including the rules on decentralized Application of EU Competition Law at National level. The course, supplemented by collateral teaching activities held by a mother tongue specialist in legal English, will as a matter of fact help students in mastering legal terminology of both EU and International Trade Law Participants will gain the capability of applying legal principles studied in the actual case solving activity of an international and EU lawyer
Examination methods:	Students actually attending classes will be required to discuss of the readings assigned during the course. Students not taking part in the classes will be required to discuss the articles and materials collected in B. Cortese, EU Competition Law. Between Public and Private Enforcement, Kluwer Law International, 2013 Moreover, for international competition law, students should read and discuss M. Bode / ., Budzinski, Competing Ways Towards International Antitrust: the WTO versus the ICN, http://www.wiwi.uni-marburg.de/Lehrstuehle/VWL/WIPOL/Fodiskp.htm and E. Fox, The WTO First Antitrust Case - Mexican Telecom, Journal of International Economic Law 2006, 271-292 Bartók, C. and S. Miroudot (2008), “The Interaction amongst Trade, Investment and Competition Policies”, OECD Trade Policy Papers, No. 60, OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/241467172568
Assessment criteria:	Students are expected to understand how different systems of norms interact in setting up the regime of modern competition law Students are moreover required to deal with case law, and to understand how international and EU legal texts are applied in the case in this particular field of law Students are moreover required to explain and discuss with other students and with the teacher the texts assigned as readings
Course unit contents:	A. EU Competition Law, between public an private enforcement B. WTO (sparse) rules affecting competition law C. International cooperation in competition law issues D. Competition Law in Bilateral Investment Treaties and Regional Trade Agreements
Planned learning activities and teaching methods:	Participants will be asked to prepare classes by reading some materials assigned to them week by week, via the e-learning site of the course (to be found in elearning.unipd.it/giurisprudenza). Students will be required to actively participate in the discussion of the readings assigned during the course. Active participation is therefore a prerequisite for successfully attending the classes. Students not taking part in the classes will be required to discuss the articles and materials collected in B. Cortese, EU Competition Law. Between Public and Private Enforcement, Kluwer Law International, 2013 Moreover, for international competition law, students should read and discuss M. Bode / ., Budzinski, Competing Ways Towards International Antitrust: the WTO versus the ICN, http://www.wiwi.uni-marburg.de/Lehrstuehle/VWL/WIPOL/Fodiskp.htm and E. Fox, The WTO First Antitrust Case - Mexican Telecom, Journal of International Economic Law 2006, 271-292 Bartók, C. and S. Miroudot (2008), “The Interaction amongst Trade, Investment and Competition Policies”, OECD Trade Policy Papers, No. 60, OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/241467172568
Additional notes about suggested reading:	Readings will be assigned through the e-learning site of the course (to be found in elearning.unipd.it/giurisprudenza) Students not taking part in the classes will be required to discuss the articles and materials collected in B. Cortese, EU Competition Law. Between Public and Private Enforcement, Kluwer Law International, 2013 Moreover, for international competition law, students should read and discuss M. Bode / ., Budzinski, Competing Ways Towards International Antitrust: the WTO versus the ICN, http://www.wiwi.uni-marburg.de/Lehrstuehle/VWL/WIPOL/Fodiskp.htm and E. Fox, The WTO First Antitrust Case - Mexican Telecom, Journal of International Economic Law 2006, 271-292 Bartók, C. and S. Miroudot (2008), “The Interaction amongst Trade, Investment and Competition Policies”, OECD Trade Policy Papers, No. 60, OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/241467172568
Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings)	B. Cortese, EU Competition Law. Between Public and Private Enforcement. Aalphen an den Rijn: Kluwer Law International, 2014.