Competition Law
The aim of the course Competition Law is to examine the legal rules of EU Competition Law taking into account the underlying economic principles and wider policy issues.
Competition Law is given as an elective course within the framework of the law program at the Department of Law, Stockholm University. Exchange students admitted by the department are also given access to the course.
Read more about exchange programmes at the Department of Law
The course concentrates on the foundations for the system of rules, consisting of Articles 101 and 102 of the TFEU and the Merger Regulation, which together are enforced in order to ensure that effective competition prevails on the markets in EU. The course offers, to some extent, both an interdisciplinary (legal and economic) and comparative perspective with the aim of understanding the function and use of competition law in society. It examines the application of the competition rules in certain sectors, such as in media and telecommunications, and in this context, the interplay between competition law and intellectual property law is studied. However, the emphasis is on the basic rules of competition. The course touches the legal development in related areas, such as in EU state aid law and in reference to the EU rules on public procurement. In addition to substantive rules and principles, EU civil procedural rules and principles that ensure the effective impact of EU competition law, are studied. The implications of the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights are covered.
The course also aims to prepare students for their graduate thesis (Master’s thesis), by focusing on academic writing, e.g. on the process of making methodological choices and the selection of research issues. In this course, students will prepare for their graduate thesis by writing an essay where research questions will be identified.
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Course structure
The learning objectives, activities, and examination criteria for the course are outlined in the syllabus. Therefore, the syllabus serves as the foundational document dictating the course's content and structure.
To access the current syllabus, please navigate to the right-hand column and locate the section titled "Syllabus - Legal document." Alternatively, if you are using a mobile device, you can find it towards the end of this page.
In addition to the syllabus, the course director has compiled a course description. The primary aim of this description is to provide a comprehensive overview of the syllabus's structure and components.
Syllabus (160 Kb)
Please be advised that in the event of any inconsistencies between the information provided in the course description or on this course page regarding the course structure, and the content outlined in the current syllabus, the syllabus always supersedes.
Teaching format
The course consists of a series of lectures and seminars.
Assessment
Examination is conducted through active participation in class, the writing and oral presentation of an essay, as well as a written final exam.
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Schedule
The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.
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Course literature
Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.
Course literature is shared with the master's course EU Competition Law (JU674M).
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Course reports
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More information
Learning platform
During the course, registered students will receive additional course information on the Athena learning platform.
https://athena.itslearning.com/
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Contact
Course contact:
compl@juridicum.su.se
Course administrator:
Asnate Maddalo
Course manager:
Björn Lundquist
