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Ozymandias As Community Project: Managerial/Corporate Social Responsibility And The Failure Of Transparency, Claire Moore Dickerson Apr 2003

Ozymandias As Community Project: Managerial/Corporate Social Responsibility And The Failure Of Transparency, Claire Moore Dickerson

Claire Moore Dickerson

Transparency is ineffectual as a contraint when the relevant society accepts what it sees. Far from encouraging compliance with international norms, national governments reflect a short-term perception of national interest.


The Provisional Director Remedy For Corporate Deadlock: A Proposed Model Statute, Susanna Ripken Jan 2003

The Provisional Director Remedy For Corporate Deadlock: A Proposed Model Statute, Susanna Ripken

Susanna K. Ripken

The article discusses a unique remedy for shareholder and director deadlock within corporations: the appointment of provisional directors to corporate boards. Provisional directors are neutral third parties who are appointed by courts to act temporarily as tie-breaking directors in corporations paralyzed by deadlock. Provisional directors possess the same rights and powers of ordinary directors to vote at meetings. The provisional director remedy is a valuable dispute resolution mechanism that shares similarities with other alternative forms of dispute resolution, including arbitration, mediation, and a hybrid form called mediation-arbitration.

The appointment of a provisional director raises concerns about both the autonomy rights …


Premiums In Stock-For-Stock Mergers And Some Consequences In The Law Of Director Fiduciary Duties, Lawrence A. Hamermesh Jan 2003

Premiums In Stock-For-Stock Mergers And Some Consequences In The Law Of Director Fiduciary Duties, Lawrence A. Hamermesh

Lawrence A. Hamermesh

No abstract provided.


The Aba Task Force On Corporate Responsibility And The 2003 Changes To The Model Rules Of Professional Conduct, Lawrence Hamermesh Dec 2002

The Aba Task Force On Corporate Responsibility And The 2003 Changes To The Model Rules Of Professional Conduct, Lawrence Hamermesh

Lawrence A. Hamermesh

No abstract provided.


Report Of The American Bar Association Task Force On Corporate Responsibility, Lawrence Hamermesh Dec 2002

Report Of The American Bar Association Task Force On Corporate Responsibility, Lawrence Hamermesh

Lawrence A. Hamermesh

No abstract provided.


The Albright Decision - Why An Smllc Is Not An Appropriate Asset Protection Vehicle, Thomas Geu, Thomas Rutledge Dec 2002

The Albright Decision - Why An Smllc Is Not An Appropriate Asset Protection Vehicle, Thomas Geu, Thomas Rutledge

Thomas E. Geu

No abstract provided.