The Right to Avoid Self-incrimination: Yet Another Elephant in the Automated Competition law Enforcement Room?

I. Introduction. – II. The right to avoid self-incrimination in EU competition law. – II.1. The right to avoid self-incrimination in the Charter of Fundamental Rights: Article 6 ECHR as a starting point. – II.2. A specific right to avoid self-incrimination in EU competition law enforcement? – III. Protection against self-incrimination and automated competition law enforcement. – III.1. Automated competition law enforcement as an emerging reality. – III.2. Three automated enforcement scenarios calling for increased attention to self-incrimination avoidance. – III.3. Future-proofing competition law enforcement requires future-proofing the right to avoid self-incrimination. – IV. Conclusion.