Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability

Module content and teaching

Principal aims

The aim of this half module is to introduce you to the main principles and policies of Competition Law in the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK). Specific topics will be studied within the general themes of the legal framework, institutions and approaches to the regulation of specific anti-competitive conduct in the two main areas of anti-competitive conduct: Abuse of market power: Article 82 (EU) and Chap II (UK) and anti-competitive agreements: Article 81 (EU) and Chap I (UK).

Principal learning outcomes

By the end of this module you will be expected to be able to: identify the relevant legislation applicable to the areas studied; comment upon the effectiveness of the law and identify any weaknesses; describe and evaluate the economic and political issues which influence UK and EU Competition policy ; contrast UK and EU law and policy and explain their interrelation; apply the law to practical problems.

Timetabled teaching activities

Weekly lectures and seminars

Departmental link

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/current/undergraduate/materials/LA227

Module assessment

Assessment group	Assessment name	Percentage
15 CATS (Module code: LA227-15)
B (Examination only)	Examination - Main Summer Exam Period (weeks 4-9)	100%
	Examination - Main Summer Exam Period (weeks 4-9)	100%
	Examination - Main Summer Exam Period (weeks 4-9)	100%
	Assessed Course Work	100%

Module availability

This module is available on the following courses:

Core

N/A

Optional Core

N/A

Optional

• Undergraduate Law (Year Abroad) (M104) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law (Year Abroad) (M104) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law (3 year) (Qualifying Degree) (M105) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law (3 year) (Qualifying Degree) (M105) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law (4 year) (Qualifying Degree) (M106) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law (4 year) (Qualifying Degree) (M106) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law (4 year) (Qualifying Degree) (M106) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law (European) Qualifying Degree (M107) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law (Year Abroad) QD (M108) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law (Year Abroad) QD (M108) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law (Part-time) (M109) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law (Part-time) (M109) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law (Part-time) (M109) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Law (Part-time) (M109) - Year 6
• Undergraduate Law with French Law (Qualifying Degree) (M10A) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law with German Law (Qualifying Degree) (M10C) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law with Humanities (3 Year) (M110) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law with Humanities (3 Year) (Qualifying Degree) (M111) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law with Humanities (3 Year) (Qualifying Degree) (M111) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law with Humanities (3 Year) (Qualifying Degree) (M111) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law with Humanities (4 Year) (M112) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law with Humanities (4 Year) (M112) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law with Humanities (4 Year) (Qualifying Degree) (M113) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law with Humanities (4 Year) (Qualifying Degree) (M113) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law with Humanities (4 Year) (Qualifying Degree) (M113) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law with Social Sciences (3 Year) (M114) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law with Social Sciences (3 Year) (Qualifying Degree) (M115) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law with Social Sciences (3 Year) (Qualifying Degree) (M115) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law with Social Sciences (4 Year) (M116) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law with Social Sciences (4 Year) (M116) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law with Social Sciences (4 Year) (Qualifying Degree) (M117) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law with Social Sciences (4 Year) (Qualifying Degree) (M117) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law (M300) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law (M300) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law (4 Year) (M301) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law (4 Year) (M301) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law (4 Year) (M301) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law (Part-time) (M303) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law (Part-time) (M303) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Law (Part-time) (M303) - Year 6
• Undergraduate Law (European) (M355) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law and Sociology (ML33) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law and Sociology (ML33) - Year 4
• BA in Law and Sociology (Qualifying Degree) (ML34) - Year 3
• BA in Law and Sociology (Qualifying Degree) (ML34) - Year 4
• BA in Law and Sociology (Qualifying Degree) (with Intercalated year) (ML35) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (MN31) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (MN31) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (MN32) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (MN32) - Year 3
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (MN32) - Year 4
• Law and Business Four Year (Qualifying Degree) (MN34) - Year 2
• Law and Business Four Year (Qualifying Degree) (MN34) - Year 3
• Law and Business Four Year (Qualifying Degree) (MN34) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (3+1) (MN35) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (3+1) (MN35) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (4+1) (MN36) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (4+1) (MN36) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (4+1) (MN36) - Year 5
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (Qualifying Degree) with Intercalated Year (MN37) - Year 2
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (Qualifying Degree) with Intercalated Year (MN37) - Year 4
• Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (Qualifying Degree) with Intercalated Year (MN37) - Year 5