In this course, students will be introduced to important cornerstones of market-based societies: supervision and enforcement of laws regulating companies%E2%80%99 behaviour on a market. The course contains both substantive issues of competition law and institutional issues on how to supervise markets. The course is geared towards a gaining a general understanding of competition law and its role in economy, in particular in the European Union and the People%E2%80%99s Republic of China. The role may differ according to full adherence to the market-model and may also differ between sectors of the economy. Questions that will be explored are: What is the interplay between economic theory and law in relation to markets? Why is competition law important and what are its goals? How is it possible that these can diverge? What are the main elements of a competition law regime? What is the relation between competition law and the regulation of specific markets? How are supervisory bodies formed and what is their role? What is the role of courts in competition and regulatory law? What are the main differences between the competition law regimes of the European Union and China, and how does these effect economic relations between the two?The European Union%E2%80%99s regime of competition and regulatory policy is taken as a starting point for the exploration of this theme. Examples will be taken from both the European Union and its member states, but contrasts with the regime in the USA and China will also be exposed. By combining lectures of a European Competition law expert with leading figures from Chinese academia and business the student will get a comprehensive sense of possible ways of regulating markets. This course is taught at Fudan Univerity (Shanghai) as part of the China Europe International Summer School (CEISS). CEISS is a collaboration between Fudan University (China), Utrecht University (Netherlands), Freie Universit%C3%A4t Berlin (Germany), LUISS School of Business (Italy), Universit%C3%A0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy), University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and Edvance Education International (China), offering summer courses that explore the world's main economic, social and political trends and themes and the way they impact on the economies and societies of Europe and China.This course can be combined with the following CEISS courses:- Law and Economics: Key Issues of Corporate Governance and Mergers & Acquisitions, Utrecht University, 20 - 31 July 2015- Global Challenges - Sustainable Futures, FUBiS, 18 July - 1 August 2015

Course leader
Prof. dr. Anna Gerbrandy (Utrecht University) & Prof. dr. Hou Liyang (Shanghai Jiaotong University)

Target group
Students of social sciences (incl. law, economics, business), sciences and engineering at senior undergraduate or graduate level with an interest in law, governance, commerce and sustainability. A general background in either law or economics is desirable, but no specific expertise in competition law is required.

Course aim
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Fee info
EUR 1645: course fees + course materials + housing + social programme EUR 0: n/a

Scholarships
Not available

China Europe International Summer School
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Postal code: 100102
City: Shanghai, Berlin, Utrecht, Rome
Country: China
Website: http://www.chinaeuropesummerschool.eu
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