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Private Enforcement Of Competition Law: A Comparative Perspective, David J. Gerber
Private Enforcement Of Competition Law: A Comparative Perspective, David J. Gerber
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Private enforcement has long been a central part of US antitrust law experience, while it has played minor roles or none at all in European competition law systems. This contrast is fundamental to understanding differences between European and US competition law and to assessing the potential consequences of increasing the role of private enforcement of competition law in Europe. It is also central to decisions about competition law development in much of the world, because in this respect most competition law systems in the world resemble European competition laws rather than US antitrust law.
In this essay, I examine the …