This contribution seeks to shed new light onto the classification of legal orders with respect to the domestic effect of international law. Traditional theory distinguishes between monist and dualist systems, those that accept the primacy of international law over domestic law, and those that do...

This book is focused on the concept and functions of corporate charitable donations. Charitable giving practices have always been a feature of society and will continue to be so in the future. In any case, the current and more widespread understanding of what corporate charitable donations are...

Cover -- IBFD Doctoral Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Foreword -- Note to Readers -- List of Abbreviations -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Conundrum -- 1.1. Gifts and donations as a pre-regulatory reality -- 1.2. The subjective benefits of giving -- 1.3....