Introduction

It is argued that economic law may be defined as the grouping of juridical laws based on economic activity in general, as well as the activity of agents involved in goods & services, financial markets, state regulations, redistribution of wealth, repression of unsavory business practices, & power relations in businesses. Rather than being seen as a new kind of law, economic law represents a way of conceiving juridical rules. Distinctions between economic & commercial law are identified, & how economic law reached its current state is reviewed. Articles in this special journal are briefly summarized. D. Weibel