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This course introduces students to one of the most dynamic and widely debated areas of law today: global competition law. It takes a comparative, cross-jurisdictional approach to the core pillars of antitrust — anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominance, and merger control — while also examining how competition law is evolving to address digital markets and international enforcement.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Competition law and policy are essential tools for curbing market abuses and protecting consumers, but enforcing them across borders is far from straightforward. Rather than focusing on a single jurisdiction, this course looks at the global spread of competition law by comparing regulatory frameworks from multiple countries side by side.
Students will explore the three foundational pillars of antitrust — anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominance, and merger regulation — and gain critical insight into how these frameworks are being applied and tested in fast-moving digital markets, as well as how enforcement plays out on the international stage.
Designed with a strongly practical orientation, the course is especially valuable for students aspiring to careers in private practice, in-house counsel roles, or governmental and regulatory positions — anywhere navigating the overlapping complexities of international markets is part of the job.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
The feedback will be provided in written form and in accordance with the Common Grading Scale. The feedback will be provided within three weeks as of submission, in accordance with the School’s and University’s policies. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | To acquire knowledge and understanding of the concepts and institutions of competition law as a foundation for further specialisation and study in preparation for future careers. |
| Procedural | Apply | To apply the theoretical concepts to concrete case scenarios and critically analyse the case law |
| Reflection | Analyse | Develop their understanding of the relevance of certain concepts in the theory, doctrine, method and goals of Competition Law |
| Reflection | Create | Develop problem-solving skills and the ability to generate ideas for the solution of legal problems |
| Reflection | Evaluate | To evaluate and consider the implications of abuses in global (digital) markets and localised antitrust enforcement |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
The feedback will be provided in written form and in accordance with the Common Grading Scale. The feedback will be provided within three weeks as of submission, in accordance with the School’s and University’s policies. |
Word Count | 2000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | To acquire knowledge and understanding of the concepts and institutions of competition law as a foundation for further specialisation and study in preparation for future careers. |
| Procedural | Apply | To apply the theoretical concepts to concrete case scenarios and critically analyse the case law |
| Reflection | Create | Develop problem-solving skills and the ability to generate ideas for the solution of legal problems |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Re-submission of failed element in re-sit diet; the failed course will be capped at grade 09 (D3). |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Create | Develop problem-solving skills and the ability to generate ideas for the solution of legal problems |
| Reflection | Evaluate | To evaluate and consider the implications of abuses in global (digital) markets and localised antitrust enforcement |
| Conceptual | Understand | To acquire knowledge and understanding of the concepts and institutions of competition law as a foundation for further specialisation and study in preparation for future careers. |
| Reflection | Analyse | Develop their understanding of the relevance of certain concepts in the theory, doctrine, method and goals of Competition Law |
| Procedural | Apply | To apply the theoretical concepts to concrete case scenarios and critically analyse the case law |
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