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Capturing The Transplant: U.S. Antitrust Law In The European Union, Silvia Beltrametti
Capturing The Transplant: U.S. Antitrust Law In The European Union, Silvia Beltrametti
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The scholarly literature on the movement of legal norms focuses almost exclusively on transfers from one jurisdiction to another. It largely ignores transfers into new regulatory regimes. Drawing on a case study of the transplantation of U.S. antitrust law into the nascent entity that was to become the European Community, and analyzing its evolution from a public choice perspective, this Article suggests that transfers into new regulatory regimes are more likely to be effective when the lack of established institutions creates opportunities for stakeholders. The endorsement of a new law will enable stakeholders to influence its application and to capture …
A New Look At The European Economic Community Directive On Insider Trading, Amy E. Stutz
A New Look At The European Economic Community Directive On Insider Trading, Amy E. Stutz
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
On 13 November 1989, the European Council passed a directive on the regulation of insider trading. This legislation is designed to coordinate the various laws of the European Economic Community states and to encourage investor confidence in their securities markets. In analyzing the directive, the author proposes the United States experience in the regulation of insider trading as a model for the efforts of the EEC. Considering both the strengths and weaknesses of the United States experience, the author describes the United States shift in emphasis from the regulation of individuals to the regulation of institutions. This shift reflects the …