Foreign Statutory Response to Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Antitrust Laws

This comment will outline the international response to extraterritorial application of United States antitrust law, focusing primarily on foreign statutory enactments. Following a brief review of United States antitrust legislation, American case law will be analyzed. The next section of the inquiry will consist of an examination of the so-called blocking statutes of eight major United States trading partners. Finally, alternative solutions to the conflict will be outlined