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Good-Cause Statutes Revisited: An Empirical Assessment, Adi Ayal, Uri Benoliel
Good-Cause Statutes Revisited: An Empirical Assessment, Adi Ayal, Uri Benoliel
Indiana Law Journal
One of the most vital debates in franchise law focuses on whether state or federal law should adopt “good-cause statutes” (GCSs), which require franchisors to show good cause before terminating contractual relations with a franchisee. The traditional law-and-economics analysis suggests that GCSs are inefficient. This inefficiency argument is based upon one central hypothesis: GCSs increase franchisee free riding since they limit the franchisor’s ability to terminate the franchise contract easily. The free-riding hypothesis has been significantly influential in the development of franchise law, as is evident in state and federal statutory regimes. To date, the majority of states and the …
The Transnational Law Market, Regulatory Competition, And Transnational Corporations, Horst Eidenmuller
The Transnational Law Market, Regulatory Competition, And Transnational Corporations, Horst Eidenmuller
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
In many regions of the world and across various fields, law has become a product. Individuals and companies seek attractive legal regulations, and countries advertise their legal wares globally as they compete for customers. Transnational corporations in particular are prominent actors in the emerging transnational law market. This article investigates the causes of this development and discusses these changes with respect to company law, contract law, the law of dispute resolution, and insolvency law. It assesses the market for legal rules and its practical consequences, and it provides legal policy recommendations for an efficient framework of the transnational law market. …
Contracts By Outsiders To Influence Directors' Action
Contracts By Outsiders To Influence Directors' Action
Indiana Law Journal
Notes and Comments: Corporations