The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCCb) is currently being scrutinised by both Houses of UK Parliament. The regulatory philosophy underpinning the proposal is very similar to EU Digital Markets Act. The legal mechanic of the DMCCb yet is very different. In the future, both...

This article explores the role of sustainability in EU competition law from the perspective of the theory of legal realism. It addresses the issue by analysing three interrelated themes. It first outlines the main normative and methodological arguments of the protagonists and the opponents of a...

On 22 November 2021 the European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) has voted (almost unanimously) on the long-awaited DMA proposal (Rapporteur: MEP Andreas Schwab). The DMA-IMCO version introduces a number of new elements. Some are rather cosmetic and...

The times when competition policy was perceived as an axiomatic, mathematised, highly technical and pretty much non-controversial area of Law & Economics have gone. Over the last decade, competition has become a great theme again. Full of ideological appeals and statements, mindful of their...

This paper explores the qualitative (deontological) approaches to the phenomenon of economic competition, synthesizing the Ordoliberal and the Austrian perceptions of antitrust economics, policy and law. It critically addresses the main normative motto of the contemporary antitrust, embedded in...

The rapid expansion of economic analysis is visible in many areas of law. In some of them – in antitrust in particular – economic reasoning is already perceived as the dominant discourse. This article is an attempt to contemplate a reverse analysis. Instead of addressing the legal domain...

Introduction -- The evolution of the economic concept of competition -- Doctrinal foundations of competition law -- The normative value of competition -- The mechanics of balancing -- The legal thoretical aspects of competition -- Practical conclusions

The main idea behind this article was to perform a theoretical analysis of the purposes and tools of antitrust policy and law. An ancient dialectical method has been applied to separate different components of competition policy with the following deconstruction of the conflicting essence of...