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The concept of the social market economy serves as the economic constitution of the European Union, providing a framework that justifies broadening the goals of competition law beyond economic efficiency while maintaining the primacy of freedom of competition. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To establish an axiological framework for evaluating non-economic objectives in EU competition law using the Freiburg School's concept of an economic constitution.

September 3, 2026European Competition JournalOpen Access

Non-economic goals of competition law in the light of the European Union's economic constitution: in search for the axiological framework

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To establish an axiological framework for evaluating non-economic objectives in EU competition law using the Freiburg School's concept of an economic constitution.
Interpreted the Lisbon Treaty's social market economy objective through the ordoliberal lens of the Freiburg School.
Analyzed legal scholarship and EU case law regarding the expansion of competition law beyond pure economic efficiency.
Assessed the constitutional boundaries imposed by market freedoms and principles of non-discretionary legal application.
Identified substantial gaps in current legal doctrine and judicial decisions regarding the constitutional alignment of economic policy with EU market principles.
Demonstrated that expanding competition law to incorporate non-economic goals is constrained by the primacy of competitive freedom and non-discretionary enforcement.

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Conceptual analysis demonstrates how EU social market economy principles regulate non-economic competition law goals, highlighting legal boundaries like non-discretionary enforcement.

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Piotr Oliński (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9934cf636c6408cfa7c8a6 https://doi.org/10.1080/17441056.2026.2716463

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Conceptual analysis demonstrates how EU social market economy principles regulate non-economic competition law goals, highlighting legal boundaries like non-discretionary enforcement.

Non-economic goals of competition law in the light of the European Union's economic constitution: in search for the axiological framework

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Non-economic goals of competition law in the light of the European Union's economic constitution: in search for the axiological framework

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