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Holding U.S. Corporations Accountable: Toward A Convergence Of U.S. International Tax Policy And International Human Rights, Jacqueline Laínez Flanagan Sep 2018

Holding U.S. Corporations Accountable: Toward A Convergence Of U.S. International Tax Policy And International Human Rights, Jacqueline Laínez Flanagan

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International human rights litigation underscores the inverse relationship between corporate power and corporate accountability, with recent Supreme Court decisions demonstrating increased judicial protections of corporate rights and decreased corporate accountability. This article explores these recent decisions through a tax justice framework and argues that the convergence of international human rights law and U.S. international tax policy affords alternate methods to hold corporations accountable for violations of international law norms. This article specifically proposes higher scrutiny of foreign tax credits and an anti-deferral regime targeting the international activity of U.S. corporations that use subsidiaries to shelter income and decrease taxation while …


Application Of The Active Business Requirement To The Tax-Free Spin-Off Of Corporate Real Estate , Richard J. Albrecht May 2013

Application Of The Active Business Requirement To The Tax-Free Spin-Off Of Corporate Real Estate , Richard J. Albrecht

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First Bank Of Boston V. Bellottii, Corporations Right To Political Speech, Paul J. Zwier Feb 2013

First Bank Of Boston V. Bellottii, Corporations Right To Political Speech, Paul J. Zwier

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New California Nonprofit Corporation Law: A Unique Approach , William T. Fryer Iii, David R. Haglund Feb 2013

New California Nonprofit Corporation Law: A Unique Approach , William T. Fryer Iii, David R. Haglund

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International Law Of Outer Space And Its Effect On Commercial Space Activity, James J. Trimble Feb 2013

International Law Of Outer Space And Its Effect On Commercial Space Activity, James J. Trimble

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The United Nations, through a series of five treaties, has created a body of international space law which controls the activities in space of states, international organizations, and private interests. Corporations planning an investment in commercial space ventures must consider the restrictions and obligations which space law will impose on their activities. This article discusses the substantive principles of the law of outer space and focuses on those provisions which will affect commercial space activities.


Striking The Wrong Balance: Constituency Statutes And Corporate Governance , Edward D. Rogers Nov 2012

Striking The Wrong Balance: Constituency Statutes And Corporate Governance , Edward D. Rogers

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Shareholder Demands For Higher Corporate Earnings Have Their Price: How Courts Allow Employers To Fire Older Employees For Their Achievements, Kester Spindler Oct 2012

Shareholder Demands For Higher Corporate Earnings Have Their Price: How Courts Allow Employers To Fire Older Employees For Their Achievements, Kester Spindler

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Federalism And Preemption In October Term 1999, Jonathan D. Varat Oct 2012

Federalism And Preemption In October Term 1999, Jonathan D. Varat

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No abstract provided.


The Roberts Court Gets Down To Business: The Business Cases, Kenneth W. Starr Mar 2012

The Roberts Court Gets Down To Business: The Business Cases, Kenneth W. Starr

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No abstract provided.