International Antitrust Analysis

Anti - monopoly law is important to maintain the market economy. Anti ?monopoly is called as "economic constitution" in western countries. Economic activities crossing frontier become popular, at the same time, monopoly cases become popular in the world. Monopoly of Multinational companies (MNCs) affects the economic order in the world. More and more countries realize the importance of international anti - monopoly law. International organizations also pay attention to international anti - monopoly. It is the reason why I give this article. There are five parts in the article.Part one analyses general anti - monopoly law. Gives reasons why monopoly creats, asset the effect of monopoly, determines objection of anti - monopoly . Anti - monopoly law must acclimatizes itself to economic globality and information times.Part two recites practice of international anti - monopoly. Although there is no an effective international anti - monopoly law in the world till now, international organizations and regional organizations do many efforts. in <>, international trade organization prescribes restrictive business practices. United nations Economic and Social council do many efforts in this aspect. <> is a successful result. GATT drafted <>. The objective of the code is to secure conditions for the establishment and undistorted development of such dynamic process, including but not limited to free market entry and access to resources necessary for engaging in competitive activities. EU competition law is the first successful law of regional competition policy. Anti - monopoly cooperation between countries is also successful. For example, <>between US and EU.Part three analyses the need for and the feasibility of an international anti - monopoly law. The globalization of basic economic concerns, including a worldwide increase of trade and commerce, is largely what determines the need for an international anti - monopoly law. GATT has successfully reduced tariffs that impede the exchange of goods and has developed principles of free trade around the world. But private restrictive business practices impaired the international competition rules, including export cartels, import cartels and MNCs' s monopoly. So it is important to establish an international anti - monopoly law. But there are many difficulties in doing so in short term. It is feasibility to do so in the long term.Part four gives the future of international anti - monopoly. Under the framework of WTO, trade policy and competition policy are equally important to world economic order. International law must abide by certain principles. Because there are many difficulties in establishing international anti - monopoly law, it has to reach unanimous in very finite scope.Part five I explore our country's anti - monopoly law. Monopoly becomes more and more with the entering WTO in our country. We must establish an effective anti - monopoly law to maintain our market economic order, guarantee the safety of our economy. Our anti monopoly law must adapt to the international rules.