This timely book addresses the contemporary complexities within competition law, questioning whether the founding principles of competition law still hold true today. It explores three main present-day challenges for competition law: the impact of the digital economy and innovative sectors, the challenges facing emerging countries, and current institutional issues.

Written in a clear and concise way, with an emphasis on current trends and practices, this book explores recurring key questions such as what are the impacts of the economic characteristics of a market on legal assumptions and the limits of antitrust. Chapters address topics such as merger control regimes, the creation of specialised competition tribunals, and competition clauses in trade agreements. Challenges to Assumptions in Competition Law takes a fresh look at these important issues for competition law in the digital age, incorporating insights from China, Latin America, Europe and the US.

This insightful book will be a useful resource for academics and researchers in competition and commercial law, whilst also providing an informative foundation for lawyers and economists working in the field.

About the Author
Edited by David Bosco, Professor, Aix-Marseille Universite, France and Michal S. Gal, Professor and Director, Center for Law and Technology, University of Haifa, Israel

Reviews
'This is an impressive book, featuring contributions from all over the world and organized around a critical, under-examined theme: What assumptions are relied on in competition law analysis, and are they fit for the purpose as applied to globalized and digitalized markets? The reader will find some new voices and fresh thinking, as typically assembled and provoked by ASCOLA, the international academic society of competition law researchers.' -- Eleanor Fox, New York University, US



Book Information
ISBN 9781839109065
Author David Bosco
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd