Research handbook on corporate legal responsibility
Research handbook on corporate legal responsibility
edited by, Tully, Stephen
- Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005.
- xxii, 430 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Theories and Concepts of Corporate Responsibility. 1. The theoretical background: the nature of the actors in corporate social responsibility / Nicholas H. D. Foster
2. Comparative corporate governance developments and key ongoing challenges from Anglo-American perspectives / Bryan Horrigan
3. The fiduciary duties of directors: a proposal for improving corporate governance in Latin America / Cándido Paz-Ares
4. Directors' duties within the United Kingdom / Rebecca Parry
5. Regulating the approach of companies towards employees: the new statutory duties and reporting obligations of directors within the United Kingdom / Simon Goulding and Lilian Miles
6. Protecting supplier interests through English company law / Christopher Ruane. Part II: Substantive Grounds for Corporate Legal Responsibility. 7. 'Never say never jurisprudence': comparative approaches to corporate responsibility under the law of torts / Stephen Tully
8. Corporate criminal responsibility / Celia Wells
9. Corporate criminal lliability in the United States / Joseph F. C. DiMento and Gilbert Geis
10. Moral indifference and corporate manslaughter: compromising safety in the name of profit? / Simon Pemberton
11. Reforming the doctrine of attribution; a Canadian solution to British concerns? / Darcy L. MacPherson
12. Sustainable waste management: the challenge for busineses in Wales / Lorraine B. Frater. Part III: Alternative Accountability Mechanisms. 13. In the dark all cats are grey: corporate responsibility and legal responsibility / John Sabapathy
14. Whistleblowers: the critical link in corporate accountability / Dana L. Gold
15. The Dutch Corporate Governance Code: self-regulation or interactive legislation? / Jellienke Stamhuis
16. The influence of NGOs on the normative framework for business and human rights / Rory Sullivan
17. The interaction between corporate codes of conduct and international law: a study of women and children in the textile industry / Olga Martin-Ortega and Rebecca M. M. Wallace. Part IV: Regional and International Initiatives Towards Corporate Legal Responsibility. 18. A multilateral contribution to corporate standards of behaviour: the ILO's declaration on multinational enterprises / Kee Beom Kimn
19. Corporate environmental liability within the European Union / Catherine Wijnants
20. Corporate responsibility: the UNEP experience / Monique Barbut and Cornis van der Lugt
21. Corporate accountability: an NGO perspective / Craig Bennett and Helen Burley
22. International aspects of corporate liability and corruption / Gemma Aiolfi and Mark Pieth.
"The ever-important topic of corporate legal responsibility is deconstructed into many multifaceted components in this Handbook, which systematically examines each in turn and describes the contemporary legal position." "The Research Handbook on Corporate Legal Responsibility considers general theory and basic concepts such as corporate legal personality, the doctrine of attribution, corporate governance and directors' duties, and reviews the range of individuals to which corporations may be held responsible, particularly employees, suppliers, shareholders, 'stakeholders' and women."--BOOK JACKET.
9781847206176
Liability (Law)
Social responsibility of business.
346.0664 / TUL.R
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Theories and Concepts of Corporate Responsibility. 1. The theoretical background: the nature of the actors in corporate social responsibility / Nicholas H. D. Foster
2. Comparative corporate governance developments and key ongoing challenges from Anglo-American perspectives / Bryan Horrigan
3. The fiduciary duties of directors: a proposal for improving corporate governance in Latin America / Cándido Paz-Ares
4. Directors' duties within the United Kingdom / Rebecca Parry
5. Regulating the approach of companies towards employees: the new statutory duties and reporting obligations of directors within the United Kingdom / Simon Goulding and Lilian Miles
6. Protecting supplier interests through English company law / Christopher Ruane. Part II: Substantive Grounds for Corporate Legal Responsibility. 7. 'Never say never jurisprudence': comparative approaches to corporate responsibility under the law of torts / Stephen Tully
8. Corporate criminal responsibility / Celia Wells
9. Corporate criminal lliability in the United States / Joseph F. C. DiMento and Gilbert Geis
10. Moral indifference and corporate manslaughter: compromising safety in the name of profit? / Simon Pemberton
11. Reforming the doctrine of attribution; a Canadian solution to British concerns? / Darcy L. MacPherson
12. Sustainable waste management: the challenge for busineses in Wales / Lorraine B. Frater. Part III: Alternative Accountability Mechanisms. 13. In the dark all cats are grey: corporate responsibility and legal responsibility / John Sabapathy
14. Whistleblowers: the critical link in corporate accountability / Dana L. Gold
15. The Dutch Corporate Governance Code: self-regulation or interactive legislation? / Jellienke Stamhuis
16. The influence of NGOs on the normative framework for business and human rights / Rory Sullivan
17. The interaction between corporate codes of conduct and international law: a study of women and children in the textile industry / Olga Martin-Ortega and Rebecca M. M. Wallace. Part IV: Regional and International Initiatives Towards Corporate Legal Responsibility. 18. A multilateral contribution to corporate standards of behaviour: the ILO's declaration on multinational enterprises / Kee Beom Kimn
19. Corporate environmental liability within the European Union / Catherine Wijnants
20. Corporate responsibility: the UNEP experience / Monique Barbut and Cornis van der Lugt
21. Corporate accountability: an NGO perspective / Craig Bennett and Helen Burley
22. International aspects of corporate liability and corruption / Gemma Aiolfi and Mark Pieth.
"The ever-important topic of corporate legal responsibility is deconstructed into many multifaceted components in this Handbook, which systematically examines each in turn and describes the contemporary legal position." "The Research Handbook on Corporate Legal Responsibility considers general theory and basic concepts such as corporate legal personality, the doctrine of attribution, corporate governance and directors' duties, and reviews the range of individuals to which corporations may be held responsible, particularly employees, suppliers, shareholders, 'stakeholders' and women."--BOOK JACKET.
9781847206176
Liability (Law)
Social responsibility of business.
346.0664 / TUL.R
