Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- Bankruptcy (1)
- Carbon neutral (1)
- Carbon neutrality (1)
- Carbon offset (1)
- Charitable corporation (1)
-
- Corporate Human Rights Violations (1)
- Corporate Social Responsibility (1)
- Corporate Voluntary Initiative (1)
- Corporate governance (1)
- Corporation (1)
- Eminent domain (1)
- Equator principles (1)
- Free-Market Economic (1)
- Hedge funds (1)
- Human Rights Abuse (1)
- Human rights law (1)
- International law (1)
- International regulation (1)
- Investor Monitoring (1)
- Kelo (1)
- Multinational corporations (1)
- Multinational corporations regulation (1)
- Non-Profit organization (1)
- Norewegian government pension fund (1)
- OECD (1)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (1)
- Private Equity Funds (1)
- Private Funds (1)
- Private Non-Delegation Doctrine (1)
- Public Funds (1)
Articles 1 - 7 of 7
Full-Text Articles in Law
Privatizing Eminent Domain: The Delegation Of A Very Public Power To Private, Non-Profit And Charitable Corporations , Asmara Tekle Johnson
Privatizing Eminent Domain: The Delegation Of A Very Public Power To Private, Non-Profit And Charitable Corporations , Asmara Tekle Johnson
American University Law Review
In an age of privatization of many governmental functions such as health care, prison management, and warfare, this Article poses the question as to whether eminent domain should be among them. Unlike other privatized functions, eminent domain is a traditionally governmental and highly coercive power, akin to the government’s power to tax, to arrest individuals, and to license. It is, therefore, a very public power.
In particular, the delegation of this very public power to private, non-profit and charitable corporations has escaped the scrutiny that for-profit private actors have attracted in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in …
Balancing Rights With Responsibilities: Looking For The Global Drivers Of Materiality In Corporate Social Responsibility & The Voluntary Initiatives That Develop And Support Them , Rachel Kyte
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Carbon Offsets: Are Such Credits Effectively Helping Mitigate Climate Change? , Catherine Verdier
Carbon Offsets: Are Such Credits Effectively Helping Mitigate Climate Change? , Catherine Verdier
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
What Hedge Funds Can Teach Corporate America: A Roadmap For Achieving Institutional Investor Oversight, Robert C. Illig
What Hedge Funds Can Teach Corporate America: A Roadmap For Achieving Institutional Investor Oversight, Robert C. Illig
American University Law Review
Hedge funds and other private equity funds are aggressive monitors of corporate America. Their investment strategies are designed to squeeze agency costs and other inefficiencies out of under performing companies. Mutual funds and public pension funds, by contrast, have remained relentlessly passive despite their many resources. Rather than seek to improve the performance of their portfolio companies, they generally prefer to exit any investments that turn sour. Why the difference? In this Article, I compare the business environments and regulatory regimes affecting different types of institutional investors. I conclude that the primary reason that most institutional investors do not better …
Business & Human Rights Law: Diverging Trends In The United States And France, Anna Triponel
Business & Human Rights Law: Diverging Trends In The United States And France, Anna Triponel
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Regulating Multinational Corporations: Towards Principles Of Cross-Border Legal Frameworks In A Globalized World Balancing Rights With Responsibilities, Joseph E. Stiglitz
Regulating Multinational Corporations: Towards Principles Of Cross-Border Legal Frameworks In A Globalized World Balancing Rights With Responsibilities, Joseph E. Stiglitz
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Turn To Ethics: Disinvestment From Multinational Corporations For Human Rights Violations - The Case Of Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund, Simon Chesterman
The Turn To Ethics: Disinvestment From Multinational Corporations For Human Rights Violations - The Case Of Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund, Simon Chesterman
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.