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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"hard law"”.
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Beyond Short-Termism: Effective Regulatory and Financial Industry Reform for Sustainable Long-Term Investment in Publicly Listed Companies
… as such measures are easier to implement than ‘hard’ law. In the case of regulatory reforms, a ‘light’ touch approach provides scope for flexibility to minimize the many potential harms associated with ‘hard’ law measures. Consequently, this thesis concludes that SMST reform is more likely to …
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The law and Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies in the US and EU
… to address these problems by introducing soft law self-regulation in accordance with the International Organisation of Securities Commissions Code and hard law statutory regulation such as that found in the “Reform Act” and “Dodd-Frank Act” in the US and similar provisions in the EU. This …
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Regulating land-based sources and activities causing pollution of the coastal and marine environment in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria within the context of integrated coastal zone management
… the work examines the international soft and hard law developments as well as regional legal developments, paying particular attention to the two UNEP initiated Conventions in the regions namely the 1985 Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal …
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Law, Autonomy, and Local Government: A Legal History of Municipal Corporations in Canada West/Ontario, 1850-1880
… for low governance. I then consider case-law, focussing on enforcement of municipal duties by mandamus, restriction on municipal action by quashing of by-laws, and the imposition of liability for negligence. Next, I consider the communication of official sources of law to local government …
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Synthetic biology, concerns and risks: looking for a (constitutionally oriented) regulatory framework and a system of governance for a new emerging technology
… relationship between synthetic biology and the law. It aims at elaborating a model of governance and regulation against the risks of synthetic biology, using the "prudent vigilance" approach and the human rights frame. Synthetic biology occupies a relevant position among the new emerging …
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Corporate Governance as a Transformation Tool in Sustaining Nigeria’s Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
… a hybrid enforcement model of balanced soft and hard laws as an approach to improving the managerial skills and access to capital in Nigeria’s SMEs.<br/><br/>The thesis proposes co-regulation, which is a situation whereby the government, together with the SMEs, develops a corporate governance …
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Have the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines influenced the development of domestic legislation for transfer pricing and the outcome of court decisions in selected African states?
… Transfer Pricing Guidelines (TPG) is a soft law instrument that acts as a guide to many multinational entities (MNE) in applying the arm's length principle (ALP). Amongst OECD member states, the OECD TPG is a relevant instrument to provide guidance to MNEs and Tax Administrations on how to …
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IL MERCATO DEL DEBITO SOSTENIBILE NEL DIRITTO INTERNAZIONALE
… convergenza di molteplici iniziative di soft-law e di hard-law ai vari livelli di governance economica. Attraverso l’analisi delle funzioni di standard-setting, compliance monitoring ed enforcement, la tesi ricostruisce la struttura di governance internazionale/transnazionale del mercato ed …
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MULTINAZIONALI E LAVORATORI: UN CONFRONTO DI HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TRA ITALIA E BRASILE
… in the industrial relation field (due to the “hard law” environment) and limited influence in the HRM dynamics at the shop floor. On the contrary, Italian industrial relations institutions present autonomous and self-organized origins, high power in shaping the labour dynamics through central …