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Antitrust and Trade Regulation

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

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Rome Treaty

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Comity And Computers In The Common Market: The Ibm Case, Terrance L. Bessey Jan 1982

Comity And Computers In The Common Market: The Ibm Case, Terrance L. Bessey

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

This note will surey the law of the Community and its member states, United States law, and international law. The factual aspects of the EEC case against IBM which highlight the tensions underlying the comity question in international antitrust will also be explored. Before turning to these issues, however, the historical and theoretical context of the comity question in international antitrust will be examined.


United Brands Company V. Commission Of The European Communities: Window To Price Discrimination Law In The European Economic Community, Margaret H. Fitzpatrick Jan 1979

United Brands Company V. Commission Of The European Communities: Window To Price Discrimination Law In The European Economic Community, Margaret H. Fitzpatrick

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

Enterprises operating within the European Economic Community have long faced the difficult task of ascertaining whether they are subject to the price discrimination restrictions of the Treaty of Rome. The difficulty stems from the ambiguity present in the Treaty provisions and is exacerbated by the lack of authoritative interpretation of their restrictions. However, a recent opinion of the European Communities' Court of Justice, United Brands Co. v. Commission of the European Communities, has brought the contours of the price discrimination prohibition into sharper focus.