In the year 2016, the European Patent Organisation (EPOrg) implemented reforms which have brought a number of changes in the organisation and functioning of the (Enlarged) Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office (EPO). The reforms have attracted significant attention by legal...

A substantial number of cartels in the European Union are detected and enforced by the national competition authorities (NCAs). The effectiveness of domestic enforcement has been subject to extensive review and debates, which have recently culminated and resulted in the proposal for the ECN+...

This paper analyzes the influence of political and institutional factors on the enactment of sentencing guidelines and truth-in-sentencing legislation by US states. First, we develop a model of strategic interaction among the judiciary, parole boards and state legislators, to analyze the...

The aim of this paper is to review the role that representative worker participation can play in contributing to better health and safety performance in small enterprises. The relevance of representative participation to health and safety in small enterprises is addressed and the challenges that...

1. Introduction -- 2. Risk-based governance and analytical framework -- 3. Diffusion of the risk management model in the U.S. coal mining industry -- 4. Barriers to modeling the risk management approach in the American coal mining industry -- 5. Modeling risk-based system regulation in Australia...

Purpose: We illustrate the development of corporate governance issues in the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and analyse if codes based on directives or standards are better for these economies. Design/Approach: A chapter about corporate governance codes and the...

Shareholder stewardship is a prominent topic in the field of corporate governance that has been high on the agenda of academics and policymakers for about a decade now. It is viewed by many as a necessary component to robust corporate governance and as a tool for long-term profitability....