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Foreign & International Antitrust Law Research Guide

Introduction

This guide is intended to assist you with researching foreign and international antitrust issues. It covers electronic sources for antitrust law, treatises and specialized journals.

Researchers may want to consult another one of our guides, Foreign and Comparative Law, for more assistance with foreign research methods, and general foreign legislation and caselaw research. Other related resources are the International Trade Law and European Union research guides.

Remember, words to describe antitrust law vary among foreign jurisdictions. For example, unfair competition, restraint of trade and monopolies are common words to describe antitrust activities in other countries. Also, make sure that you understand the structure of the foreign legal system. To quickly determine the type of legal system, see the World Legal Systems site at the University of Ottawa.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Wolff Library reference desk at 202-662-4195 or by email: intlref@law.georgetown.edu. You may also submit your question via this online form.

Electronic Resources for Antitrust Law

Below is a collection of electronic resources related to antitrust law. Most are freely available on the Internet, some are available only to the GULC community and are labeled "GULC only". These sites provide a variety of current information, documents, and links to other relevant sites. No list of links can ever be complete; use these sites to start your research on the Internet.

  • Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report - GULC only
    Federal, state, and international coverage of competition and deceptive trade practices law. Coverage: 1996 – present. Also available on Westlaw [BNA-ATRR].
  • Antitrust Sites Worldwide
    This is a list of foreign government websites and other antitrust associations, many of which have their laws, policies and regulations in English.
  • APEC Competition Policy & Law Database
  • Canadian Competition Policy Page
  • European Commission DG on Competition
    This site is a great place to start your research on antitrust and competition law in the EU. It includes links to treaty provisions, legislation and caselaw relating to competition as well as background materials.
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • Lexis- GULC only
    • Antitrust Report
      Provides in-depth analysis and comments on the development of antitrust law in the U.S. In addition, the Report now affirmatively focuses on the evolution of antitrust law throughout the world. [Legal > Area of Law, by Topic > Antitrust & Trade > Treatises & Analytical Materials > Matthew Bender > Antitrust Report ]
    • Competition Law of the European Community
      [Legal > Area of Law, by Topic > Antitrust & Trade > Treatises & Analytical Materials > Matthew Bender > Competition Law of the European Community]
    • European Competition Laws: A Guide to the EC and Its Member States
      [Legal > Area of Law, by Topic > Antitrust & Trade > Treatises & Analytical Materials > Matthew Bender > European Competition Laws]
    • European Merger Control Law
      [Legal > Area of Law, by Topic > Antitrust & Trade > Treatises & Analytical Materials > Matthew Bender > European Merger Control Law]
  • OECD Competition Page
  • SourceOECD - GULC only

Selected Treatises

Treatises often summarize, quote, reprint or cite legislation, as well as provide commentary and analysis on countries and legal topics. The selected treatises below are available in the law library. In addition to commentary, many of these sources offer bibliographic references for further research. This list is not complete any many more resources may be found by searching the library catalog.

Periodical Literature

Want to find out if you can get electronic access to a journal article through the library? Check the E-Journal Finder! From the library homepage, it's the first link under Quick Links. The E-Journal Finder even tells you if a journal is available on Lexis and Westlaw. To use the E-Journal Finder, type in the name of the journal, and see what sources will give you full-text electronic access. If we don't have the journal electronically, check the library catalog for a print version or request the article through interlibrary loan.

Indexes & Periodicals Databases

Periodical literature is a good way to obtain background information, locate the text of a foreign law, a citation, or locate information about a subject. To obtain the best results, use periodical indexes to locate relevant citations.

Below are listed a few of the most commonly used journal indexes. See our journal indexes page for a complete list. If you are new to using indexes to find articles, have a look at these two guides: Locating Journal Articles: Foreign & International and Using Articles for Legal and Non-Legal Research.

Full text of articles are available in the Cambridge, Oxford and Kluwer databases listed below.

Selected Specialized Journals

Revised April 2007 (aeb)

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