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A New Affirmative Defense To The Fcpa For Countries Exiting Major Internal Strife, Chris Rohde
A New Affirmative Defense To The Fcpa For Countries Exiting Major Internal Strife, Chris Rohde
Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business
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The Penumbra Of The United States’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Brazil’S Clean Companies Act And Implications For The Pharmaceutical Industry, Beverley Earle, Anita Cava
The Penumbra Of The United States’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Brazil’S Clean Companies Act And Implications For The Pharmaceutical Industry, Beverley Earle, Anita Cava
Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business
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New Affirmative Defense To The Fcpa For Countries Exiting Major Internal Strife, Chris Rohde
New Affirmative Defense To The Fcpa For Countries Exiting Major Internal Strife, Chris Rohde
Law Student Publications
This paper examines whether the current exception to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), or the affirmative defenses provided by the FCPA, allow American companies to be this positive influence. Part I examines the background of the FCPA, the current exception and affirmative defenses, and the recent increase in enforcement. Part II examines the issue of whether the current exceptions and affirmative defenses permit US companies to invest in countries currently exiting major internal strife. 4 Unfortunately, neither the exception nor the affirmative defenses provide companies the leeway necessary to enter these markets without serious risk of running afoul of …
Universal Anti-Bribery Legislation Can Save International Business: A Comparison Of The Fcpa And The Ukba In An Attempt To Create Universal Legislation To Combat Bribery Around The Globe, Lindsey Hills
Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business
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Corruption, Corporations, And The New Human Right, Andrew B. Spalding
Corruption, Corporations, And The New Human Right, Andrew B. Spalding
Law Faculty Publications
We should no longer expect the Alien Tort Statute to be the principal federal statute that deters overseas corporate rights violations. That distinction rightly belongs to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, an antibribery statute that rests on undisputed principles of corporate liability, contains a clear congressional statement of extraterritorial application, and routinely collects penalties from multinational corporate defendants. Scholars have not associated the FCPA with human rights, owing principally to a thin understanding of rights theory. But freedom from corruption can and should be understood as a human right, one that is as old as social contract theory but new …
Universal Anti-Bribery Legislation Can Save International Business: A Comparison Of The Fcpa And The Ukba In An Attempt To Create Universal Legislation To Combat Bribery Around The Globe, Lindsey Hills
Law Student Publications
In this Article, Part I will compare and contrast the similarities and differences in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the U.K. Bribery Act (UKBA) based on their language, enforcement, and practices. Part II will then discuss the effects these differences in enforcement provisions have had on the international business arena. Lastly, Part III will demonstrate why there is such a vital need for universal legislation regarding anti-bribery, and will propose sample legislation combining the most effective provisions from both acts in an attempt to cohesively universalize the anti-bribery international business realm. This will detail how universal legislation not …