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Criminalization of Competition Law Enforcement
Economic and Legal Implications for the EU Member States
9781845426088 Edward Elgar Publishing
This timely book brings together contributions from prominent scholars and practitioners to the ongoing debate on the criminalization of competition law enforcement.
Recognizing that existing remedies and sanctions may be insufficient to deter breaches of competition law, several EU Member States have followed the US example and introduced pecuniary penalties for executives, professional disqualification orders, and even jail sentences. Addressing issues such as unsolved legal puzzles, standard of proof, leniency programs and internal cartel stability, this book is a marker for future policy debate.
Recognizing that existing remedies and sanctions may be insufficient to deter breaches of competition law, several EU Member States have followed the US example and introduced pecuniary penalties for executives, professional disqualification orders, and even jail sentences. Addressing issues such as unsolved legal puzzles, standard of proof, leniency programs and internal cartel stability, this book is a marker for future policy debate.
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This timely book brings together contributions from prominent scholars and practitioners to the ongoing debate on the criminalization of competition law enforcement.
Recognizing that existing remedies and sanctions may be insufficient to deter breaches of competition law, several EU Member States have followed the US example and introduced pecuniary penalties for executives, professional disqualification orders, and even jail sentences. Addressing issues such as unsolved legal puzzles, standard of proof, leniency programs and internal cartel stability, this book is a marker for future policy debate.
With perspectives from an international cast of contributors, Criminalization of Competition Law Enforcement will be of great interest to academics and policy makers as well as students and practitioners in law.
Recognizing that existing remedies and sanctions may be insufficient to deter breaches of competition law, several EU Member States have followed the US example and introduced pecuniary penalties for executives, professional disqualification orders, and even jail sentences. Addressing issues such as unsolved legal puzzles, standard of proof, leniency programs and internal cartel stability, this book is a marker for future policy debate.
With perspectives from an international cast of contributors, Criminalization of Competition Law Enforcement will be of great interest to academics and policy makers as well as students and practitioners in law.
Critical Acclaim
‘. . . the criminalization debate is set to continue and this collection provides a valuable contribution to that debate.’
– Okeoghene Odudu, European Law Review
– Okeoghene Odudu, European Law Review
Contributors
Contributors: T. Calvani, K.J. Cseres, C.-D. Ehlermann, E.M. Fox, M.J. Frese, D. Guy, S. Heinz, P. Kalbfleisch, W.E. Kovacic, P. Lewisch, P. Massey, A. Proos, A.P. Reindl, M.P. Schinkel, D. Schroeder, G. Spagnolo, F.O.W. Vogelaar, C. Vollmer, N. Wehmhörner, W.P.J. Wils
Contents
Contents:
1. Law and Economics of Criminal Antitrust Enforcement: An Introduction
Katalin J. Cseres, Maarten Pieter Schinkel and Floris O.W. Vogelaar
2. Criminal Competition Law Enforcement: Taking Stock on the Debate
Claus-Dieter Ehlermann
PART I: ECONOMIC AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF CRIMINAL COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT
3. Competition Policy and Cartels: The Design of Remedies
William E. Kovacic
4. Is Criminalization of EU Competition Law the Answer?
Wouter P.J. Wils
5. How Strong is the Case for Criminal Sanctions in Cartel Cases?
Andreas P. Reindl
6. Criminalization of Cartels and their Internal Organization
Giancarlo Spagnolo
7. Economic and Legal Implications of Criminal Competition Law Enforcement: Discussion by Panel
Claus-Dieter Ehlermann, William E. Kovacic, Giancarlo Spagnolo, Andres P. Reindl and Wouter P.J. Wils
PART II: CRIMINALIZATION AND LENIENCY
8. Requests for Leniency in the EU: Experience and Legal Puzzles
Dirk Schroeder and Silke Heinz
9. Criminalization and Leniency: Will the Combination Favourably Affect Cartel Stability?
Patrick Massey
10. The Negative Interplay between National Custodial Sanctions and Leniency
Michael J. Frese
PART III: COUNTRY EXPERIENCES WITH CRIMINAL LAW SANCTIONS
11. Optimal Pecuniary Sanctions and the US Sentencing and EU Fining Guidelines
Nonthika Wehmhörner
12. Cartels: A United States Story, and a Research Program for the World
Eleanor M. Fox
13. The UK’s Experience with Criminal Law Sanctions
Diana Guy
14. Experience with Criminal Law Sanctions for Competition Law Infringements in Germany
Christof Vollmer
15. Cartel Penalties and Damages in Ireland: Criminalization and the Case for Custodial Sentences
Terry Calvani
16. Enforcement of Antitrust Law: The Way from Criminal Individual Punishment to Semi-Penal Sanctions in Austria
Peter Lewisch
17. Competition Policy in Estonia
Aini Proos
18. Criminal Competition Law Sanctions in the Netherlands
Pieter Kalbfleisch
19. Country Experiences with Criminal Law Sanctions: Discussion by Panel
Floris O.W. Vogelaar, Patrick Massey, Aini Proos, Dirk Schroeder, Diana Guy, Eleanor M. Fox and Pieter Kalbfleisch
20. Closing Remarks
Floris O.W. Vogelaar
Relevant Legal Acts
Index
1. Law and Economics of Criminal Antitrust Enforcement: An Introduction
Katalin J. Cseres, Maarten Pieter Schinkel and Floris O.W. Vogelaar
2. Criminal Competition Law Enforcement: Taking Stock on the Debate
Claus-Dieter Ehlermann
PART I: ECONOMIC AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF CRIMINAL COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT
3. Competition Policy and Cartels: The Design of Remedies
William E. Kovacic
4. Is Criminalization of EU Competition Law the Answer?
Wouter P.J. Wils
5. How Strong is the Case for Criminal Sanctions in Cartel Cases?
Andreas P. Reindl
6. Criminalization of Cartels and their Internal Organization
Giancarlo Spagnolo
7. Economic and Legal Implications of Criminal Competition Law Enforcement: Discussion by Panel
Claus-Dieter Ehlermann, William E. Kovacic, Giancarlo Spagnolo, Andres P. Reindl and Wouter P.J. Wils
PART II: CRIMINALIZATION AND LENIENCY
8. Requests for Leniency in the EU: Experience and Legal Puzzles
Dirk Schroeder and Silke Heinz
9. Criminalization and Leniency: Will the Combination Favourably Affect Cartel Stability?
Patrick Massey
10. The Negative Interplay between National Custodial Sanctions and Leniency
Michael J. Frese
PART III: COUNTRY EXPERIENCES WITH CRIMINAL LAW SANCTIONS
11. Optimal Pecuniary Sanctions and the US Sentencing and EU Fining Guidelines
Nonthika Wehmhörner
12. Cartels: A United States Story, and a Research Program for the World
Eleanor M. Fox
13. The UK’s Experience with Criminal Law Sanctions
Diana Guy
14. Experience with Criminal Law Sanctions for Competition Law Infringements in Germany
Christof Vollmer
15. Cartel Penalties and Damages in Ireland: Criminalization and the Case for Custodial Sentences
Terry Calvani
16. Enforcement of Antitrust Law: The Way from Criminal Individual Punishment to Semi-Penal Sanctions in Austria
Peter Lewisch
17. Competition Policy in Estonia
Aini Proos
18. Criminal Competition Law Sanctions in the Netherlands
Pieter Kalbfleisch
19. Country Experiences with Criminal Law Sanctions: Discussion by Panel
Floris O.W. Vogelaar, Patrick Massey, Aini Proos, Dirk Schroeder, Diana Guy, Eleanor M. Fox and Pieter Kalbfleisch
20. Closing Remarks
Floris O.W. Vogelaar
Relevant Legal Acts
Index
