Economic foundations and political relevance of competition law; Antitrust and power in a democratic society; Antitrust law in the United States; Legal sources of EU competition law; Scope of application of EU competition law; Public and private enforcement of EU competition law; EU and national competition law; Notion of undertaking; Market definition: relevant product and geographic market; Application of competition law to the sports sector; Article 101.1 TFEU: scheme and interpretation; The single economic entity doctrine; Restrictive agreements, concerted practices and decisions of associations of undertakings; Object or effect of restrictions; Trade between Member States' requirement; Horizontal and vertical agreements; Agreements of minor importance; Cartels and prohibited collusive practices; Nullity of restrictive agreements; The four exemption conditions under Article 101.3 TFEU; Block exemptions and legitimate cooperation under Article 101.3 TFEU; Block Exemption Regulation no. 330/2010, vertical restraints, exclusive distribution systems and selective distributions systems; Block exemptions on R&D, specialization and technology transfer agreements; Article 102 TFEU: Abuse of dominant position; Notion of dominant position; Notion of abusive exploitation of a dominant position; Refusal to deal and essential facilities; Discriminatory and tying practices; Il Regolamento sulle fusioni

Moritz Lorenz, An Introduction to EU Competition Law, Cambridge University Press, 2013; inoltre, casi e materiali indicati durante le lezioni