The British Airways Case: an example of systemic and teological interpretation of art. 82 ect at the dawn of a crucial moment for competition policy

• Autores: Leonardo Borlini-Paola Magrini
• Localización: Diritto del commercio internazionale: pratica internazionale e diritto, ISSN 1593-2605, Vol. 22, Nº. 3-4, 2008, págs. 551-586
• Idioma: italiano
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  • Introduction. - 1. The British Airways case. - 1.1. The Commission's Decision. - 1.2. The CFI's Judgement. - 1.3. The Appeal to the ECJ. - 2. Legal Appraisal and Criticism. - 2.1. Preliminary considerations. - 2.1.1. The respective roles of the ECJ and the CFI. - 2.1.2. Some theoretical misconceptions. - 2.1.3. The different outcome in the US. - 2.2. On the ECJ's Reading of the 'Protection of competition' Aim and its Alleged Excessively Approach. - 2.2.1. The Protection of the Competitive Structure. - 2.2.2. A truly Excessively Formalistic Approach?. - 2.3. What does the EC Treaty protect? - 3. Conclusions.