Criminalization of Competition Law Enforcement: Economic and Legal Implications for the EU Member StatesK. J. Cseres, Katalin J. Cseres, Maarten-Pieter Schinkel, Floris O. W. Vogelaar Edward Elgar Publishing, 01.01.2006 - 356 Seiten 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 |
Inhalt
| 1 | |
taking stock on the debate | 30 |
the design of remedies | 41 |
4 Is criminalization of EU competition law the answer? | 60 |
5 How strong is the case for criminal sanctions in cartel cases? | 110 |
6 Criminalization of cartels and their internal organization | 133 |
discussion by panel | 150 |
experience and legal puzzles | 161 |
14 Experience with criminal law sanctions for competition law infringements in Germany | 257 |
criminalization and the case for custodial sentences | 270 |
the way from criminal individual punishment to semipenal sanctions in Austria | 290 |
17 Competition policy in Estonia | 307 |
18 Criminal competition law sanctions in the Netherlands | 312 |
discussion by panel | 319 |
20 Closing remarks | 331 |
Relevant legal acts | 337 |
will the combination favourably affect cartel stability? | 176 |
10 The negative interplay between national custodial sanctions and leniency | 196 |
11 Optimal pecuniary sanctions and the US sentencing and EU fining guidelines | 217 |
a United States story and a research program for the world | 239 |
13 The UKs experience with criminal law sanctions | 248 |
Table of cases | 339 |
Name index | 343 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
administrative offences agreements anti-cartel enforcement Antitrust Division Antitrust Law antitrust violations Article 81 EC behaviour benefits bid-rigging Bundeskartellamt Calvani cartel enforcement cartel offence cent collusion Commission’s Competition Act competition authorities competition law enforcement competition policy compliance conduct cooperation corporate actors Corporate Crime costs Court crime criminal antitrust enforcement criminal cartel criminal law criminal offence criminal prosecution criminal sanctions custodial sanctions damages deadweight loss decision Department of Justice deterrent effect director discussion disqualification orders EC Treaty Estonia European Commission European Competition Law example fines on companies firms hard-core cartels harm immunity imposed imprisonment incentives increase introduced investigation jail jurisdictions Kovacic Law Review leniency applications Leniency Notice Leniency Policy leniency programmes managers NCAs OECD participants Posner price-fixing procedure prohibition punishment regime Regulation risk sanctions against individuals Section Shavell Sherman Act Spagnolo Swedish Competition Authority undertakings United Kingdom whistleblowers Wils
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