20.500.12556/DKUM-99084 The evolution of the understanding of the fundamental rights of undertakings in matters of competition law in the case law of the European Union This article examines the evolution of the fundamental rights of undertakings in the enforcement of European Union competition law. Although European Union antitrust proceedings are formally administrative, the severity and deterrent character of competition fines have led both the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights to recognize their quasi-criminal nature for the purposes of fundamental rights protection. The study analyses how this hybrid character affects the procedural guarantees available to undertakings, particularly in relation to judicial review, the privilege against selfincrimination, and the protection of business premises during inspections. Through a doctrinal and comparative examination of the case law of the CJEU and the ECtHR, the article identifies areas of convergence and divergence between the two legal orders. It argues that while procedural safeguards have progressively strengthened, significant asymmetries persist, reflecting the continuing tension between effective competition enforcement and the protection of fundamental rights within the EU legal order. EU competition law fundamental rights self-incrimination judicial review dawn raids procedural safeguards true false true Angleški jezik Angleški jezik Znanstveno delo 2026-07-30 10:43:19 2026-07-30 10:43:19 2026-07-31 03:06:32 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 str. 267-285 iss. 2 Vol. 16 jun, 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2026-06-05 347.732:341.217(4) 286426627 10.62768/TBJ/2026/16/2/06 2248-0382 RAZ_Bessa_Vilela_Noemia_2026.pdf RAZ_Bessa_Vilela_Noemia_2026.pdf 1 74807FD187AF6AF7DFD4550ED020A173 e00678295487ff77d7a7ad2739537e8aab7b9a961cfaef27413fd3d5c99c8031 b8841947-8bf2-11f1-8b53-00155d0001be https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=208768 RAZ_Bessa_Vilela_Noemia_2026.pdf RAZ_Bessa_Vilela_Noemia_2026.pdf 1 E2D5ED990F1F83429E99163D1D520639 0a4bd5b1f61917d38c8ed99453a49ea86485cc159aa274a0f6d28e748958353a eb7546a1-8bf2-11f1-8b53-00155d0001be https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=208769 Ekonomsko-poslovna fakulteta 0 0 0