This paper explores the role played by indicators in relation to the protection of the environment. It tries to seize the potential they offer to steer global environmental issues. Indeed, indicators are a salient mean to quantify, measure and assess all kind of developments. Designed by either...

The article considers initiatives to regulate disarmament focusing on an indirect component of peace. Taking chosen public international law conventions on disarmament into account, it explores ways to deal with and prevent the risk of adverse impact of business activities on human rights. It...

Socially Responsible Investment - in particular Environmental Social Governance issues (ESG) including human rights - is becoming a crucial issue. Although not a new concept, the integration of ESG and human rights factors into investment decisions remains a challenge. Given recent corporate...

This paper studies the rating activities developed on the Swiss financial market and gives an overview of the agencies operating in Switzerland. It analyses the role and functions exercised by rating agencies and other entities like banks establishing and publishing own ratings on that...

The approval of NASDAQ's SuperMontage was described by the Chairman of the SEC Arthur Levitt in the following manner: In my tenure, there has been no more time-consuming, controversial or divisive proposed rule-change than the SuperMontage. Due to its form and the functionalities it offers,...

The interest in decentralizing governance increases worldwide. In Europe too, a policy of decentralization is being applied. In economic law, in both the cases of competition and financial services law, new rules are in the process of being introduced. In competition law, the Regulation on the...

The interest in decentralizing governance is increasing worldwide. In Europe too, a policy of decentralization is being applied. In economic law, notably in both the cases of competition and financial services law, new rules are in the process of being introduced. In competition law, the...

The purpose of the book is to approach those forms of regulation that are different from state regulation or non-state regulatory regimes. To take the reader through the issues raised by these regimes, the study is cross-disciplinary encompassing various perspectives be they legal, political,...