Antitrust Laws

In the United States

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Antitrust laws in the Americas

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Antitrust Laws: Summary

In this entry, Antitrust Laws covers:

• The Sherman Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act
• Exemptions from the Antitrust Laws
• Interpretation of the Antitrust Laws
• Market Definition and Scope
• Conscious Parallelism
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Other Antitrust Laws
• The International Reach of U.S. Antitrust Laws

Other Antitrust Laws Explained

References

See Also

• Business Law (in international or comparative law)
• Antitrust Laws (in international or comparative law)

Antitrust Laws: Main Elements

The coverage of Antitrust Laws includes the following main elements:

The Sherman Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act

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Exemptions from the Antitrust Laws

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Interpretation of the Antitrust Laws

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Market Definition and Scope

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Conscious Parallelism

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Mergers and Acquisitions

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Other Antitrust Laws

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The International Reach of U.S. Antitrust Laws

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References

See Also

• Business Law (in international or comparative law)

Resources

See Also

• Business Law
• Antitrust Laws

Resources

See Also

Further Reading

• Information about Antitrust Laws in the Encyclopedia of World Trade: from Ancient Times to the Present (Cynthia Clark Northrup)

 

Antitrust laws in the Asia-Pacific region

 

Antitrust laws in the Americas

 

Antitrust Laws and the Laws of International Trade

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