Module LAWM087 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM087: Competition Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module's precise content may vary, it is envisaged that the syllabus will include all/some of the following topics, which will be covered in this order.
- Competition and its economic justification
- Article 101 TFEU
- Article 102 TFEU: The abuse of dominance
- Competition enforcement powers
- European Merger Control Regulation 139/2004
- Articles 107-109 TFEU State Aids Policy
- International dimensions of competition law
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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30 | 270 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled learning & teaching activities | 30 | 10 x 3 hour Lecturer-led seminars |
Guided independent study | 150 | Preparation for seminars |
Guided independent study | 120 | Preparation and writing of summative essay assessment |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
See in particular the Web pages of the European Commission on:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/index_en.html
Case law of the European Court of Justice available at: http://curia.eu
Other Learning Resources
Westlaw, Lexis, EURLex
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Essay | 2,500 words | 1-7 | Written/oral |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Coursework | 100 | 5,000 words | 1-7 | Written/oral |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Coursework | Coursework (5,000 words) | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
R. Whish & D. Bailey, Competition law, (9th ed. OUP, 2018)
A. Jones & B. Sufrin, EU Competition law, (7th ed. OUP, 2019)
A. Ezrachi, EU Competition Law, An Analytical Guide to the Leading Cases (3rd ed, Hart 2012)