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Anatomy Of A Governance Transformation: The Case Of Daimler-Benz, Dennis E. Logue, James K. Seward
Anatomy Of A Governance Transformation: The Case Of Daimler-Benz, Dennis E. Logue, James K. Seward
Law and Contemporary Problems
Logue and Seward examine the evolutionary transformation in the corporate governance structure of Daimler-Benz AG, the largest German industrial company. Over the last several years, Daimler-Benz has taken numerous steps toward prioritizing shareholder value more intensely than ever before.
The Purposes And Accountability Of The Corporation In Contemporary Society: Corporate Governance At A Crossroads, Michael Bradley, Cindy A. Schipani, Anant K. Sundaram, James P. Walsh
The Purposes And Accountability Of The Corporation In Contemporary Society: Corporate Governance At A Crossroads, Michael Bradley, Cindy A. Schipani, Anant K. Sundaram, James P. Walsh
Law and Contemporary Problems
Little attention has been paid to how the governance structures of public corporations adapt to structural changes in the social, political, economic and legal environments in which they operate. Bradley et al chronicle the recent changes in the conduct of business enterprise and establish the necessary conditions for a system of corporate governance capable of accommodating these changes.
Comment On Dunfee, A. A. Sommer Jr.
Comment On Dunfee, A. A. Sommer Jr.
Law and Contemporary Problems
Sommer comments on the framework provided by Dunfee in which managers can make rational--and rationalized--decisions as to when ethical considerations may supersede shareholder interests.
Preemption And Federalism In Corporate Governance: Protecting Shareholder Rights To Vote, Sell, And Sue, Robert B. Thompson
Preemption And Federalism In Corporate Governance: Protecting Shareholder Rights To Vote, Sell, And Sue, Robert B. Thompson
Law and Contemporary Problems
Thompson examines the changed roles of the state and federal governments since the enactment of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998. He notes that these changes have created a greater dependence on federal law, a greater emphasis on the voting function of shareholders, and the likelihood of additional argument over traditional corporate issues.
The Figure In The Landscape: A Comparative Sketch Of Directors’ Self-Interested Transactions, Deborah A. Demott
The Figure In The Landscape: A Comparative Sketch Of Directors’ Self-Interested Transactions, Deborah A. Demott
Law and Contemporary Problems
Focusing on Part X of the UK's Companies Act 1985, DeMott draws contrasts with corporate law in the US. Part X has a style and feel that is distinctly different from counterpart provisions in the US corporate statutes.
Foreword, Michael Bradley, Cindy A. Schipani, Anant K. Sundaram, James P. Walsh
Foreword, Michael Bradley, Cindy A. Schipani, Anant K. Sundaram, James P. Walsh
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Required Disclosure And Corporate Governance, Merritt B. Fox
Required Disclosure And Corporate Governance, Merritt B. Fox
Law and Contemporary Problems
Little scholarly attention has been paid to the corporate governance effects of required disclosure. In analyzing these effects, Fox concludes that required disclosure can improve corporate governance in important ways.
Banded Contracts, Mediating Institutions, And Corporate Governance: A Naturalist Analysis Of Contractual Theories Of The Firm, Timothy L. Fort, James J. Noone
Banded Contracts, Mediating Institutions, And Corporate Governance: A Naturalist Analysis Of Contractual Theories Of The Firm, Timothy L. Fort, James J. Noone
Law and Contemporary Problems
Fort and Noone relate business ethics to notions of transcendence found in nature and anthropology. They address the notion of contracts within corporate legal theory because contracts are used as a model both by those who advocate minimalist, agency business duties and by others who propound a broad business ethic.
The Scottish Criminal Jury: A Very Peculiar Institution, Peter Duff
The Scottish Criminal Jury: A Very Peculiar Institution, Peter Duff
Law and Contemporary Problems
Duff describes and discusses the Scottish criminal jury. While the exact origins of the Scottish criminal jury are obscure, it is clear that it developed in tandem with, although in a different fashion from, its English counterpart.
Foreword, Neil Vidmar
Decline Of The “Little Parliament”: Juries And Jury Reform In England And Wales, Sally Lloyd-Bostock, Cheryl Thomas
Decline Of The “Little Parliament”: Juries And Jury Reform In England And Wales, Sally Lloyd-Bostock, Cheryl Thomas
Law and Contemporary Problems
Lloyd-Bostock and Thomas take a historical look at the English jury and place the jury and jury reform in the context of the English legal and political system.
The American Criminal Jury, Nancy Jean King
The American Criminal Jury, Nancy Jean King
Law and Contemporary Problems
King describes the American criminal jury, focusing on those aspects of the institution that distinguish it from juries in other parts of the world.
Criminal Trial Juries In Australia: From Penal Colonies To A Federal Democracy, Michael Chesterman
Criminal Trial Juries In Australia: From Penal Colonies To A Federal Democracy, Michael Chesterman
Law and Contemporary Problems
The recent history of juries in Australia reveals an interesting clash between the endeavours of state and territory governments to reduce the costs associated with jury trial by various means and the determination of the High Court of Australia to reassert the traditional values and features of jury trial.
The New Zealand Jury, Neil Cameron, Susan Potter, Warren Young
The New Zealand Jury, Neil Cameron, Susan Potter, Warren Young
Law and Contemporary Problems
In New Zealand, the recent history of the jury has been one of fairly steady decline. This is particularly so of the civil jury, which has become virtually extinct with little realistic prospect of revival.
The Canadian Criminal Jury: Searching For A Middle Ground, Neil Vidmar
The Canadian Criminal Jury: Searching For A Middle Ground, Neil Vidmar
Law and Contemporary Problems
Vidmar discusses the history of the Canadian jury and develops a profile of the Canadian jury today. The law and rationale behind the procedures involved in the "Bernardo" trial are also described.
The Jury System In Contemporary Ireland: In The Shadow Of A Troubled Past, John D. Jackson, Katie Quinn, Tom O'Malley
The Jury System In Contemporary Ireland: In The Shadow Of A Troubled Past, John D. Jackson, Katie Quinn, Tom O'Malley
Law and Contemporary Problems
Jackson et al discuss the distinctive features of criminal trial by jury in Ireland, both north and south, to explain how the jury continues to survive within modern Ireland and how it also has managed to decline in significance.
Europe’S New Jury Systems: The Cases Of Spain And Russia, Stephen C. Thaman
Europe’S New Jury Systems: The Cases Of Spain And Russia, Stephen C. Thaman
Law and Contemporary Problems
Thaman compares the provisions of the 1993 Russian Jury Law with the 1995 Spanish Jury Law, focusing on the effect of their implementation and reintroduction of the classic jury system on current problems.
Reviving The Criminal Jury In Japan, Lester W. Kiss
Reviving The Criminal Jury In Japan, Lester W. Kiss
Law and Contemporary Problems
Kiss analyzes whether the readoption of criminal jury trials in present-day Japan would be feasible from cultural, societal and legal viewpoints in light of Japan's prior experience with a jury system.
The Civil Jury In America, Stephan Landsman
The Civil Jury In America, Stephan Landsman
Law and Contemporary Problems
Landsman explores several questions about the function of the modern civil jury in America, including why juries have been given so important a place in the judicial process and how the jury ought to be constituted to carry ought its work.
“Guardian Of Civil Rights … Medieval Relic”: The Civil Jury In Canada, W. A. Bogart
“Guardian Of Civil Rights … Medieval Relic”: The Civil Jury In Canada, W. A. Bogart
Law and Contemporary Problems
Bogart offers some explanations of why Canadian civil juries exist only at the margins by examining the availability of civil juries, empirical evidence regarding their use and cost in Ontario Canada and academic and policy debates concerning their role.
Putting Law And Politics In The Right Places — Reforming The Independent Counsel Statute, Christopher H. Schroeder
Putting Law And Politics In The Right Places — Reforming The Independent Counsel Statute, Christopher H. Schroeder
Law and Contemporary Problems
The fundamental flaw in the independent counsel statute consists of its attempt to convert a political decision, the decision whether to refer to a case of public corruption to an investigator outside normal prosecutorial offices, into a legal one. When the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994 expires on Jun 30, 1999, it should not be reenacted unless this flaw is eliminated.
Foreword, Christopher H. Schroeder
Foreword, Christopher H. Schroeder
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
The Independent Counsel Statute: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed, Herbert J. Miller Jr., John P. Elwood
The Independent Counsel Statute: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed, Herbert J. Miller Jr., John P. Elwood
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
The Independent Counsel Statute: A Legal History, Benjamin J. Priester, Paul G. Rozelle, Mirah A. Horowitz
The Independent Counsel Statute: A Legal History, Benjamin J. Priester, Paul G. Rozelle, Mirah A. Horowitz
Law and Contemporary Problems
Priester et al provide a comprehensive legal history of the independent counsel statute from its inception in 1978 until its apparent last hurrah in 1999. They also explore the role of the independent counsel in the history and practice of the government's evidentiary privileges.
Can The Independent Counsel Statute Be Saved?, Katy J. Harriger
Can The Independent Counsel Statute Be Saved?, Katy J. Harriger
Law and Contemporary Problems
The independent counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act face an uncertain future. Harriger argues that the statute in its current form meets virtually none of the goals Congress intended in 1978 and that the statute should be substantially revised in an effort to minimize the costs and maximize the benefits.
The Independent Counsel Statute And Questions About Its Future, Orrin G. Hatch
The Independent Counsel Statute And Questions About Its Future, Orrin G. Hatch
Law and Contemporary Problems
Despite the divergence of opinion regarding the Ethics in Government Act, it appears there is a growing public consensus that the Act is genuinely and seriously flawed. Whether these flaws can be corrected is in serious doubt.