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Shareholders’ Agreements In Public Corporations In Chile: What Are We Missing Out?, Gonzalo Islas, Osvaldo Lagos, Iván Cerda May 2024

Shareholders’ Agreements In Public Corporations In Chile: What Are We Missing Out?, Gonzalo Islas, Osvaldo Lagos, Iván Cerda

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

Shareholders’ agreements are quite common in many jurisdictions. Theory and empirical evidence suggest that they may have a positive or a negative impact on corporate governance structures depending on companies’ characteristics and on the goals that these contracts pursue. Shareholders’ agreements may be used as Control Enhancement Mechanisms (CEM) allowing controllers to circumvent rules that favor minority investors. However, comparing to other CEM, in many countries information regarding them is scarce. Is it necessary that shareholders’ agreements in public corporations be fully informed?

We examine the case of Chile (a country that only requires to inform that a shareholder agreement …


Constitutional Anomalies: When Canada's Proportionality And The U.S.'S Categorization Just Don't Fit The Bill, Zakarij N. Laux Apr 2010

Constitutional Anomalies: When Canada's Proportionality And The U.S.'S Categorization Just Don't Fit The Bill, Zakarij N. Laux

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Forfeiture And Money Laundering: Undue Deference To Legal Fictions And The Canadian Crossroads, Max M. Nelson Oct 2009

Federal Forfeiture And Money Laundering: Undue Deference To Legal Fictions And The Canadian Crossroads, Max M. Nelson

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No abstract provided.


Informal Land Subdivision And Real Estate Regularization: A Comparative Study Between Colombia And Brazil, Alexandre Dos Santos Cunha Jan 2009

Informal Land Subdivision And Real Estate Regularization: A Comparative Study Between Colombia And Brazil, Alexandre Dos Santos Cunha

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No abstract provided.


Proportionality In The Criminal Law: The Differing American Versus Canadian Approaches To Punishment, Roozbeh (Rudy) B. Baker Jul 2008

Proportionality In The Criminal Law: The Differing American Versus Canadian Approaches To Punishment, Roozbeh (Rudy) B. Baker

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Executive Fraud And Canada's Regulation Of Executive Compensation, Bo James Howell Oct 2007

Executive Fraud And Canada's Regulation Of Executive Compensation, Bo James Howell

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No abstract provided.


Wong Kim Ark And Sentencia Que Declara Constitucional La Ley General De Migración 285-04 In Comparative Perspective: Constitutional Interpretation, Jus Soli Principles, And Political Morality, Patrick J. Glen Oct 2007

Wong Kim Ark And Sentencia Que Declara Constitucional La Ley General De Migración 285-04 In Comparative Perspective: Constitutional Interpretation, Jus Soli Principles, And Political Morality, Patrick J. Glen

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No abstract provided.


Official Language A, B, Cs: Why The Canadian Experience With Official Languages Does Not Support Arguments To Declare English The Official Language Of The United States, Marla B. Somerstein Oct 2006

Official Language A, B, Cs: Why The Canadian Experience With Official Languages Does Not Support Arguments To Declare English The Official Language Of The United States, Marla B. Somerstein

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Forum Non Conveniens: "Availability" And "Adequacy" Of Latin American Fora From A Comparative Perspective, Alejandro M. Garro Jan 2004

Forum Non Conveniens: "Availability" And "Adequacy" Of Latin American Fora From A Comparative Perspective, Alejandro M. Garro

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.