THE U.S. FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
... officers, directors, employees, or any stockholders acting on their behalf, from paying money or anything of value to a foreign official in order to influence any act or decision of such official in violation of his lawful duty. This includes such tactics as “Entertainment” expenses and “Consulting” ...
... officers, directors, employees, or any stockholders acting on their behalf, from paying money or anything of value to a foreign official in order to influence any act or decision of such official in violation of his lawful duty. This includes such tactics as “Entertainment” expenses and “Consulting” ...
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
... mandates, which were traditionally left to state corporate law and were not part of the federal securities regime” (Romano, 2004). Although many companies flourished in the 20th Century, the accounting scandals of these firms influenced the establishment of the SOX in order to make sure investors we ...
... mandates, which were traditionally left to state corporate law and were not part of the federal securities regime” (Romano, 2004). Although many companies flourished in the 20th Century, the accounting scandals of these firms influenced the establishment of the SOX in order to make sure investors we ...
Labour and the Shifting Power Equation
... as private equity funds and the likes are less concerned about long term issues and more inclined to challenge existing norms, procedures and structures, including those related to workers and unions, they are also more difficult to deal with for their employees. There is not much scope for partners ...
... as private equity funds and the likes are less concerned about long term issues and more inclined to challenge existing norms, procedures and structures, including those related to workers and unions, they are also more difficult to deal with for their employees. There is not much scope for partners ...
Globalization and Mercy A Challenge for the 21st
... (WTO) to oversee compliance with GATT trade rules. The WTO opened its doors in Geneva in 1995. In addition to setting up a permanent administrative structure, the Uruguay Round also extended GATT jurisdiction to new areas that can now be challenged as impediments to free trade. Under the new trade r ...
... (WTO) to oversee compliance with GATT trade rules. The WTO opened its doors in Geneva in 1995. In addition to setting up a permanent administrative structure, the Uruguay Round also extended GATT jurisdiction to new areas that can now be challenged as impediments to free trade. Under the new trade r ...
Land grabbing
Land grabbing is the contentious issue of large-scale land acquisitions: the buying or leasing of large pieces of land in developing countries, by domestic and transnational companies, governments, and individuals. While used broadly throughout history, land grabbing as used in the 21-st century primarily refers to large-scale land acquisitions following the 2007-2008 world food price crisis. Obtaining water resources is usually critical to the land acquisitions, so it has also led to an associated trend of water grabbing. By prompting food security fears within the developed world and new found economic opportunities for agricultural investors, the food price crisis caused a dramatic spike in large-scale agricultural investments, primarily foreign, in the Global South for the purpose of industrial food and biofuels production. Although hailed by investors, economists and some developing countries as a new pathway towards agricultural development, investment in land in the 21-st century has been criticized by some non-governmental organizations and commentators as having a negative impacts on local communities. International law is implicated when attempting to regulate these transactions.