Separation of powers and antitrust deal with power and occupy centre stage in our challenging, digital times, but their interactions have not yet been analysed. This timely and ground-breaking book provides an innovative cross-disciplinary analysis of the potential convergence of these two fields. Notably, Vincent Martenet examines the concentration of politico-economic power in the hands of a few digital firms which have adopted private regulation, impacting an entire industry and society at large. He combines doctrinal method with historical developments, case studies, assessment of legislative proposals, and observations on the functioning of digital markets and democracy in the digital era. The book sketches important new axes of the separation of powers and suggests that antitrust may contribute, albeit in a limited way, to greater trust in both society and democracy: 'antitrust for trust', the ultimate apparent antitrust paradox.

An innovative book on the concentration of power which examines the combined perspectives of separation of powers and antitrust in democracy.

About the Author
Vincent Martenet is the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Criminal Sciences and Public Administration at the University of Lausanne where he teaches Swiss and comparative constitutional law, as well as competition law. He has occupied various positions at the Swiss Competition Commission, which he chaired from July 2010 until December 2017, and is currently a Deputy Justice at the Supreme Court of Switzerland. His fields of interest include constitutional law, comparative public law, and competition law.


Book Information
ISBN 9781009357258
Author Vincent Martenet
Format Hardback
Page Count 200
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 500g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 158mm * 20mm