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  • Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: 2003 Editionby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2003; US$ 67.00

    The Guidelines are recommendations to multinational enterprises on their conduct in such areas as labour, environment, consumer protection and the fight against corruption. The recommendations are made by the adhering governments and, although they are not binding, governments are committed to promoting their observance. more...

  • International Documents on Corporate Responsibilityby S. Tully

    Edward Elgar Publishing 2005; US$ 40.00

    The social expectations of corporations within a globalised economic environment is challenging our traditional conception of the proper commercial function. This text delimits their emergent roles and responsibilities under international law. more...

  • Research Handbook on Corporate Legal Responsibilityby S. Tully

    Edward Elgar Publishing 2005; US$ 60.00

    The topic of corporate legal responsibility is deconstructed into many multifaceted components in this handbook, which systematically examines each in turn and describes the contemporary legal position. more...

  • Governing the Corporationby Justin O'Brien

    John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2005; US$ 85.00

    Governing the Corporation is a unique forum combining the insights of some of the most influential minds involved in the governance of global financial markets with internationally recognised academics and practitioners. Divided into three sections, the book first examines changes to the regulation of markets and assesses the global implications of the export of Sarbanes-Oxley for financial sector governance. The second section examines the challenges facing the professions with critical analysis from leading lawyers and accountants. The final section calculates the effectiveness of state and self-regulatory policy and posits the importance of institutionalising an ethical framework tied to incentives.   Each section of the book... more...

  • International Corporate Law, Volume 2by Fiona Macmillan

    Hart 2003; US$ 180.00

    The International Corporate Law Series is dedicated to the publication of scholarly writing on issues in the area of international and comparative corporate law. This volume includes contributions from the following:. Dr Adedeji Adekunle of the University of Lagos writing on Nigerian corporate regulation;. Professor Stephen Bottomley of the Australian National University writing on corporate governance;. Professor John Braithwaite of the Australian National University and Dr Peter Drahos of the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute writing on the globalisation of corporate regulation;. Professor Yves Chaput of the Université de Paris I writing on developments in French corporate law;. Rasiah Gengatharen of the University of Western... more...

  • International Corporate Law, Volume 1by Fiona Macmillan

    Hart 2000; US$ 235.20

    The International Corporate Law series is dedicated to the publication of scholarly writing on issues in the area of internaional and comparaticve corporate law. Each volume is dividedinto two parts. The first part contains essays focusing on theoretical issues in corporate law,comparative corporate law topics, or supranational issues in corporate law. The second part of the volume contains selected short coountry reports. This the inaugual volume in the series, contains contributions fromm scholars in Australia, Japan, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States, writing on a wide range of subjects. Contributors: Fiona Ellett, Keith E. Engel, Ameze Guobadia, Jennifer Hill, D.R.Macdonald, Fiona Macmillan, Gregory A. Mark, C.O. Okonkwo,... more...

  • The Trajectory of (Corporate Law) Scholarshipby Brian R. Cheffins

    Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 14.00

    This lecture examines how legal scholarship evolves. It identifies five potential trajectories, revolving around concepts such as 'progress', 'paradigms', the marketplace for ideas, intellectual cycles, and fads and fashions. Cheffins summarises each trajectory and then tests the propositions advanced by means of a case study on corporate law. more...

  • Transnational Corporations and Human Rightsby Olivier DeSchutter

    Hart 2006; US$ 175.20

    This volume offers a systematic overview of the different tools through which the human rights accountability of transnational corporations may be improved. It first examines the responsibility of States in controlling transnational corporations, emphasizing both the limits imposed by the protection of the rights of investors under investment treaties and the potential of the US Alien Tort Claims Act and other similar extra-territorial legislations. It then turns to self-regulation by transnational corporations, through the use of codes of conduct or international framework agreements. It then discusses recent attempts at the global level to improve the human rights accountability of corporations by the direct imposition on corporations of... more...

  • After Enronby JosephA. McCahery; John Armour

    Hart 2006; US$ 158.40

    At the end of the twentieth century it was thought by many that the Anglo-American system of corporate governance was performing effectively and some observers claimed to see an international trend towards convergence around this model. There can be no denying that the recent corporate governance crisis in the US has caused many to question their faith in this view. This collection of essays provides a comprehensive attempt to answer the following questions: firstly, what went wrong - when and why do markets misprice the value of firms, and what was wrong with the incentives set by Enron? Secondly, what has been done in response, and how well will it work - including essays on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the US, UK company law reform and European... more...

  • Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises - 2006 Editionby OECD Publishing

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 91.00

    The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are recommendations to international business for conduct in such areas as labour, environment, consumer protection and the fight against corruption.  The recommendations are made by the adhering governments and, although not binding, governments are committed to promoting their observance.  This Annual Report provides an account of the actions the 39 adhering governments have taken over the 12 months to June 2006 to enhance the contribution of the Guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy.  In six years, the Guidelines have consolidated their position as one of the world's principal corporate responsibility instruments. One highlight of this reporting... more...