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The Scope of Autonomy in International Contracts And its Relation to Economic Regulation and Development
The Scope of Autonomy in International Contracts And its Relation to Economic Regulation and Development The Scope of Autonomy in International Contracts And its Relation to Economic Regulation and Development Description: The Scope of Autonomy in International Contracts And its Relation to Economic Regulation and Development Philip J. McConnaughay* Few principles are as widely recognized…
Information Technology and Broad-Based Development Preliminary Lessons from North India
Information Technology and Broad-Based Development Preliminary Lessons from North India Information Technology and Broad-Based Development Preliminary Lessons from North India Description: This paper examines two ongoing projects that aim to provide IT-based services to rural populations in India. 1. Introduction The success of India’s export-oriented software industry is well known.1 Indian software exports since the…
Disclosure, Corporate Governance, and the Cost of Equity Capital: Evidence from Asia’s Emerging Markets
Disclosure, Corporate Governance, and the Cost of Equity Capital: Evidence from Asia’s Emerging Markets Disclosure, Corporate Governance, and the Cost of Equity Capital: Evidence from Asia’s Emerging Markets Description: The effects of disclosure and other corporate governance mechanisms on the cost of equity capital using two newly released surveys by CLSA on the quality of…
INSIDER TRADING REGULATION IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES
INSIDER TRADING REGULATION IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES INSIDER TRADING REGULATION IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES Description: This paper gives overview of the different philosophical approaches that may be taken toward insider trading, then reviews the basic theoretical and empirical literature on insider trading in an attempt to differentiate good insider trading from bad insider trading. ABSTRACT Insider trading…
THE STORY OF KELLOGG CO. v. NATIONAL BISCUIT CO
THE STORY OF KELLOGG CO. v. NATIONAL BISCUIT CO THE STORY OF KELLOGG CO. v. NATIONAL BISCUIT CO BREAKFAST WITH BRANDEIS Description: The Story Of Kellogg Company Verses National Biscuit Company Graeme B. Dinwoodie Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.1 may be the Supreme Court’s most versatile and influential trademark decision. Justice Brandeis’ ten-page opinion…
The European Union Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment: a study in Trans-Atlantic Zealotry
The European Union Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment: a study in Trans-Atlantic Zealotry The European Union Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment: a study in Trans-Atlantic Zealotry Description: European Union Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment I. INTRODUCTION II. EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC ON WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT A. Scope…
Legal advice given over the Internet and Intranet: how does this practice affect the lawyer-client relationship
Legal advice given over the Internet and Intranet: how does this practice affect the lawyer-client relationship Legal advice given over the Internet and Intranet: how does this practice affect the lawyer-client relationship Description: Lawyers of the Internet and Intranets will be discussed in the context of the overall effect such uses may have on attorney-client…
Pandemics and panaceas: the World Trade Organization’s efforts to balance pharmaceutical patents and access to AIDS drugs
Pandemics and panaceas: the World Trade Organization’s efforts to balance pharmaceutical patents and access to AIDS drugs Pandemics and panaceas: the World Trade Organization’s efforts to balance pharmaceutical patents and access to AIDS drugs Description: The year 2001 marked the twentieth anniversary of the AIDS pandemic. On June 5, 1981, the United States Centers for…
Survey of international commercial law developments: 2000-2001
Survey of international commercial law developments: 2000-2001 Survey of international commercial law developments: 2000-2001 Description: Significant developments on the international front, with several inter-governmental and private organizations The past year has seen significant developments on the international front, with several inter-governmental and private organizations contributing to the effort to advance international commercial law doctrine. Important…
2004 Developments in motor vehicle leasing
2004 Developments in motor vehicle leasing 2004 Developments in motor vehicle leasing Description: Developments in motor vehicle leasing INTRODUCTION In 1965, approximately fourteen percent of the vehicles produced were leased with twenty percent of those being leased to individuals. (1) By 1995, however, leases accounted for nearly thirty-three percent of all vehicle deliveries to individual…