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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 Jan 2007

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.


The Turn To Ethics: Disinvestment From Multinational Corporations For Human Rights Violations - The Case Of Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund, Simon Chesterman Jan 2007

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.


Emerging Standards For Sustainable Finance Of The Energy Sector, Kirk Herbertson, David Hunter Jan 2007

Emerging Standards For Sustainable Finance Of The Energy Sector, Kirk Herbertson, David Hunter

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Next Level Of Environmental Protection: Business Strategies And Government Policies Converging On Sustainability, Alan D. Hect Jan 2007

The Next Level Of Environmental Protection: Business Strategies And Government Policies Converging On Sustainability, Alan D. Hect

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Preemption, Agency Cost Theory, And Predatory Lending By Banking Agents: Are Federal Regulators Biting Off More Than They Can Chew , Christopher L. Peterson Jan 2007

Preemption, Agency Cost Theory, And Predatory Lending By Banking Agents: Are Federal Regulators Biting Off More Than They Can Chew , Christopher L. Peterson

American University Law Review

A pitched battle is currently being waged for control of the American banking industry. For over a hundred years, the federal and state governments have maintained a complex, but relatively stable truce in their contest for power. At the beginning of our republic, state governments were the primary charterers and regulators of banks. In the wake of the Civil War, the National Bank Act created parity between federal and state banks, cementing the notion of a dual banking system that endured through the twentieth century. But in the past five years, the federal government has increasingly used its powers under …


Regulating Multinational Corporations: Towards Principles Of Cross-Border Legal Frameworks In A Globalized World Balancing Rights With Responsibilities, Joseph E. Stiglitz Jan 2007

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.


Private Finance, Social Responsibility, And Transitional Justice: The Case For South African Reconciliation And Development, Daniel D. Bradlow Jan 2007

Private Finance, Social Responsibility, And Transitional Justice: The Case For South African Reconciliation And Development, Daniel D. Bradlow

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.