Globalisierung des Wettbewerbsrechts

Dietmar Baetge deals with the internationalization of competition policy, its causes and consequences as well as its theoretical background. He describes the various attempts at a global regulation of competition that have been made up to now. Other solutions that might serve as alternatives to the globalization of competition law are dealt with in great detail, such as for example unilateral measures by national governments, crossborder cooperation between competition authorities and competition rules within regional trade agreements. The final chapter is dedicated to reform projects that seek to improve the status quo. In his own proposal, the author favors a global competition regime within the regulatory framework of the World Trade Organization based on a 'constitutional' model.