Postgraduate Course: European Competition and Innovation (LAWS11271)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This module examines the principal issues arising from the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU to practices aimed at furthering innovation and investment. It will include a consideration of the following topics:
&· Article 101 TFEU: current approaches to prima facie anti-competitive agreements in general; legal implications of joint venture arrangements and the application of Article 101(3) to individual cases; the current Block Exemption on Technology Transfer Agreements.
&· Article 102 TFEU: current approaches to abuses of dominant position generally$ûthe 2009 Enforcement Priorities&© document; abuse of dominance in innovative industries$ûthe problem of network effects; issues arising from the application of Article 102 to &«industry leaders&ª$ûrefusals to deal and to license.
Specific features of the course:-
EU Competition law is a fast developing subject; for this reason, students are greatly encouraged to complete their recommended reading punctually and to keep abreast with the subject&©s development via the press, the EU Commission and the Office of Fair Trading websites.
Although the module leader endeavours to give reading lists as up-to-date as possible, changes to individual seminars may be possible and indeed necessary to take into account legislative and judicial developments.
Much of the material that will be analysed in the course of each session may be accessed online via the EU website and its repositories, via Westlaw and other electronic resources. In any event, a list of recommended textbooks from which students may choose will be supplied at the start of the course.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students should have regular and reliable access to the Internet. Print consumables are recommended to provide hard copy of some on materials. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. appreciate the general principles guiding the application of the EU competition rules to the most common prima facie unlawful arrangements and unilateral practices;
2. critically analyse the most common arrangements leading to the emergence of new products and technologies in light of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU;
3. to discuss possible implications of the application of Articles 101 and 102 to them to case scenarios and to suggest solutions.
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Assessment Information
| One essay of up to 5,000 words (60%); one piece of assessed work (20%); contribution to online discussions (20%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Arianna Andreangeli
Tel: (0131 6)50 2008
Email: aandrean@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Clare Neilson
Tel:
Email: clare.neilson@ed.ac.uk |
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