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2011

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In The Shadow Of Soft Law: The Handling Of Corporate Social Responsibility Disputes Under The Oecd Guidelines For Multinational Enterprises, Leyla Davarnejad Jul 2011

In The Shadow Of Soft Law: The Handling Of Corporate Social Responsibility Disputes Under The Oecd Guidelines For Multinational Enterprises, Leyla Davarnejad

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This socio-legal study undertakes a comprehensive analysis of the various practices NCPs apply to solve CSR disputes during specific instances. It does so in four parts, starting with an outline of the legal background of the CSR debate and movement in Part II. Part Ill examines the construction and content of the Guidelines. Also, Part III explores the soft law nature debate and how it shapes the NCPs' commitment and implementation of the Guidelines. In Part IV, the empirical findings of this study are presented to illuminate how the soft law nature of the Guidelines shapes the NCPs' commitment and …


Giving A Voice To The Inanimate: The Right Of A Corporation To Political Free Speech, Alex Osterlind Jan 2011

Giving A Voice To The Inanimate: The Right Of A Corporation To Political Free Speech, Alex Osterlind

Missouri Law Review

This Note examines the concept of corporate personhood and whether the state-created corporate entity is contemplated by the First Amendment. To discuss this controversy in relation to federal election laws constraining corporate financing, this Note first explains the particulars giving rise to the Citizens United case. Next, this Note examines the legislative and judicial treatment of corporate financing laws in regard to elections. Building upon this milieu, this Note presents the viewpoints of both those opposed to unrestricted corporate political speech as well as those championing a broad interpretation of the First Amendment that encompasses the corporate entity. Finally, this …