Competition laws have been adopted in around 120 countries around the world over the last thirty years, and have become of great significance to international firms wishing to successfully merge or avoid costly punishment for anti-competitive conduct. This module is designed to allow an understanding of the core concepts of competition and the substantive law and procedure of competition law, in particular of the European Union, but also of other jurisdictions as relevant. Seminars will be built around the legal provisions and case law on each topic. Classes will investigate the means by which competition laws tackle such problems as cartels and anti-competitive agreements among undertakings, monopolies and the abuse of dominant positions, vertical agreements, merger control and state aid. Broader issues ' such as remedies and enforcement strategies and wider questions of policy and regulatory design ' will also be reviewed.