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The Impact Of China's Antitrust Law And Other Competition Policies On U.S. Companies, Susan Beth Farmer

Journal Articles

This article is based on the author's testimony for part of the hearings on “The Impact of China’s Antitrust Law and Other Competition Policies On U.S. Companies,” held by the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy on July 13, 2010. It describes developments in the enforcement and application of the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law, interpretation and enforcement during the two years since the AML came into effect, with particular attention to merger review. It comments on the organization and staffing of the enforcement agencies and the publication of numerous procedures, guidelines and regulations, which suggests that …

Laker Airways: Recognizing The Need For A United States-United Kingdom Antitrust Treaty, Mark P. Barbolak

Penn State International Law Review

This article analyzes the conflict between the United States and the United Kingdom regarding the extraterritorial application of American antitrust laws. It begins by presenting a history of the dispute and then describes how that dispute culminated in a judicial battle in the Laker Airways litigation.

The article recognizes, however, that the question of extraterritorial application of United States antitrust laws is too political in nature to be determined in the judicial arena. Indeed, recent attempts by United States courts to balance United States and foreign interests have done nothing to assuage Britain's aversion toward American antitrust laws. This article …