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Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman serves as Professor of Law at the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Business Law. She concurrently holds leadership positions as Vice-President of the Croatian Competition Law and Policy Association, Co-Director of the ASCOLA South-East Europe Chapter, and Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network, while also contributing to editorial boards for the Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies and the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies.
Her research critically examines competition law enforcement mechanisms in European post-socialist states, focusing on judicial interpretation challenges and the detrimental impact of excessively stringent proof standards on legal effectiveness. This work establishes her expertise in Southeastern European legal systems within transitional economies, addressing systemic barriers to antitrust implementation in evolving regulatory landscapes.
Scholarly output trends reveal consistent analysis of judicial practices in competition law through publications in the Journal of Antitrust Enforcement and World Competition Law and Economics Review, emphasizing structural weaknesses in post-socialist legal frameworks and advocating for evidence-based enforcement standards.
Her academic recognition includes:
- Shortlisted for the 2023 Concurrences Antitrust Writing Awards for groundbreaking analysis of proof standards in competition law.
Professor Pecotić Kaufman founded the Šoljan Competition Law and Policy Conference series, fostering regional dialogue on antitrust challenges while advancing policy development through her advisory roles in international competition networks.
