About the Book

"contains a selection of written contributions prepared for the European University Institute (EUI) June 2013 international conference on "The Transformation of Enforcement: European Economic Law in Global Perspective" organised as part of the larger project "European Regulatory Private Law: The Transformation of European Private Law from Autonomy to Functionalism in Competition and Regulation."--ECIP Introduction.

Book Synopsis

This insightful book considers the phenomenon of the transformation of enforcement in European economic law while adopting a distinct global perspective. The editors identify and respond to the need for reflection on transformation processes in the area of enforcement by bringing together the leading international and European scholars in a variety of disciplines to share and compare experiences and learning in different areas of law.

Rooted in a wide and regulatory understanding of enforcement, this book showcases the transformation of enforcement with reference to both European economic law (especially transnational commercial law, competition law, intellectual property law, consumer law) and to the current context of significant global economic challenges. Comparative perspectives facilitate the formation of a holistic perspective on enforcement that reaches beyond distinct theoretical accounts, political agendas, regulatory systems, institutional patterns, particular remedies, industry sectors, and stakeholder perspectives. As the first comprehensive and comparative analysis of the enforcement of European economic law that reaches beyond closely confined areas of law, it constitutes a crucial contribution to the theoretical and policy questions of how to design a coherent European enforcement architecture in accordance with essential principles and objectives of the EU economic order

This unique study will have broad appeal. By exploring enforcement transformations from a legal and a cross-disciplinary perspective, it will be essential reading for scholars, practitioners and policymakers from different disciplines.

About the Author

Hans W Micklitz is Professor of Economic Law at the European University Institute.
Andrea Wechsler is Professor of Economic Law at Pforzheim University.