@article{schneider2017from author = {Henrique Schneider}, title = {From Deontology to Pragmatism:}, journal = {European Competition and Regulatory Law Review}, volume = {1}, number = {3}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This article discusses the dynamic adaptation of the goals of competition law in the European Union. After an introduction, it develops an analytic framework in form of a morphological table with different goals, their theoretical underpinnings and the rule-source for them. Then, the case practice of the EU is reviewed using this morphological table. In the case law, as well as in the communications of the European Commission, a variety of goals come to light. Also, it does not seem that any goal trumps the others. Rather, the goals of competition law in the EU are adapted pragmatically on a case-by-case basis. This article concludes by saying that this finding is not a surprise but the very practice might be problematic. Too much pragmatism might lead to arbitrariness.}, url = {https://doi.org/10.21552/core/2017/3/11} doi = {10.21552/core/2017/3/11} }