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In the absence of global antitrust law: looking to “bricks and mortar” institutions and agency networks
Journal of International Trade Law and Policy Pub Date : 2021-08-11 , DOI: 10.1108/jitlp-04-2021-0023
Mary Catherine Lucey 1
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Purpose

This paper aims to draw attention to a broad range of experimental institutional initiatives which operate in the absence of a global antitrust regime. The purpose of this paper is to offer food for thought to scholars in other fields of international trade law facing challenges from divergent national regimes.

Design/methodology/approach

Taking inspiration from political science literature on institutions, this paper crafts a broad analytical lens which captures various organisational forms (including networks), codes (including soft law) and culture (including epistemic communities). The strength and shortcomings of traditional “bricks and mortar” institutions such as the European Union (EU) and General Agreement Tariffs and Trade/World Trade Organisation are first examined. Then, the innovative global network of International Competition Network (ICN) is analysed.

Findings

It highlights the value of the global antitrust epistemic community in providing a conducive environment for extensive recourse to “soft law”. Examples from the EU and the ICN include measures which find expression in enforcement tools and networks. These initiatives can be seen as experimental responses to the challenges of divergent national antitrust regimes.

Research limitations/implications

It is desktop research rather than empirical field work.

Practical implications

To raise awareness outside the antitrust scholarly community of the variety of experimental institutional initiatives which have evolved, often on a soft law basis, in response to the challenges experienced by national enforcement agencies and businesses operating in the absence of a global antitrust regime.

Originality/value

It offers some personal reflections on the ICN from the author’s experience as a non-governmental advisor. It draws attention to the ICN’s underappreciated range of educational materials which are freely available on its website to everyone. It submits that the ICN template offers interesting ideas for other fields of international trade law where a global regime is unrealisable. The ICN is a voluntary virtual network of agencies collaborating to agree ways to reduce clashes among national regimes. Its goal of voluntary convergence is portrayed as standardisation rather than as absolute congruence. Even if standardisation of norms/processes is too ambitious a goal in other fields of international trade law, the ICN model still offers inspiration as an epistemic community within an inclusive and dynamic forum for encouraging debate and creating a culture of learning opportunities where familiarity and trust is fostered.



中文翻译:

在缺乏全球反垄断法的情况下:寻找“实体”机构和代理网络

目的

本文旨在引起人们对在缺乏全球反垄断制度的情况下运作的广泛的实验性制度举措的关注。本文旨在为面临来自不同国家制度的挑战的国际贸易法其他领域的学者提供思考的食粮。

设计/方法/方法

本文从关于制度的政治科学文献中汲取灵感,构建了一个广泛的分析视角,涵盖了各种组织形式(包括网络)、规范(包括软法)和文化(包括认知社区)。首先考察欧盟 (EU) 和关税与贸易总协定/世界贸易组织等传统“实体”机构的优势和劣势。然后,分析了国际竞争网络(ICN)的创新全球网络。

发现

它强调了全球反垄断认识共同体在为广泛诉诸“软法”提供有利环境方面的价值。欧盟和 ICN 的例子包括在执法工具和网络中体现的措施。这些举措可以被视为对不同国家反垄断制度挑战的实验性回应。

研究限制/影响

这是桌面研究,而不是实证实地工作。

实际影响

在反垄断学术界之外提高对各种实验性制度举措的认识,这些举措通常是在软法律基础上发展起来的,以应对在缺乏全球反垄断制度的情况下运营的国家执法机构和企业所遇到的挑战。

原创性/价值

它提供了作者作为非政府顾问的经历对 ICN 的一些个人反思。它提请注意 ICN 被低估的一系列教育材料,这些材料在其网站上免费提供给所有人。它提出,ICN 模板为无法实现全球制度的其他国际贸易法领域提供了有趣的想法。ICN 是一个自愿的虚拟网络机构,它们合作商定减少国家政权之间冲突的方法。其自愿收敛的目标被描述为标准化而不是绝对一致。即使规范/程序的标准化在国际贸易法的其他领域过于雄心勃勃,

更新日期:2021-10-15
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