| In his doctoral dissertation, the author—a Mexican attorney by origin with a U.S. and international legal training—has elaborated an appraisal of the (recently turned ten year-old) Mexican competition statute. The approach followed is both theoretical and practical and uses as its guiding-star United States and European law, jurisprudence and doctrine. Hence, the research has somewhat of a comparative-law flavor.; Although the study does not address all the issues competition law touches upon, it is comprehensive. Some of the salient topics discussed are the history and evolution of the Mexican regulatory system, the Mexican take on per se and rule-of-reason condemnation, vertical restraints, anticompetitive practices (such as price fixing, tying, price discrimination, and predatory pricing, inter alia), and concentrations (mergers and acquisitions)—particularly those displaying international ramifications.; The research concludes with the topic of international aspects of Competition Law. The author tackles the (current and prickly) controversy surrounding the issue of whether competition should be regulated in the international arena—and how. A proposal on the matter is advanced which seeks to benefit from the author's personal experience in international dispute resolution, his main field of practice.; In general, the doctoral dissertation of Mr. González de Cossío seeks to appraise the soundness of the Mexican Competition laws as conceived and as implemented. The reader will find that the research is highly influenced by economics—more specifically, industrial organization—and is rich in opinions, cases, examples, and (sometimes harsh!) criticisms. |
