Background and structure -- Cosmopolitanism, nationalism, and universalism : questions of priority and coherence -- On human rights -- On global economic justice -- On liberal democratic foreign policy.

This paper looks at the current status and role of specific commercial contract law within a setting of international and European contract law reform projects. It recapitulates the value and necessity of a special contract law for merchants and discusses critically the terminology and doctrine...

What are the effects of international human rights regimes on foreign direct investment (FDI)? The literature generally shows a negative relationship between human rights violations and FDI, and that international regimes can have effects beyond the parties in the agreement. However, it is not...

The consequences of multinational corporations (MNCs) for human rights protection are poorly understood. We propose that the motives and behaviour of MNCs vary across industries. Extractive firms go where the resources are, which creates a status quo bias among them when it comes to supporting...

The deepening and widening of European integration has led to an increase in transborder crime. Concurrent prosecution and sanctioning by several Member States is not only a problem in inter-state relations and an obstacle in the European integration process, but also a violation of the ne bis...

Transnational Corporations are often accused by non-governmental organisations of ignoring fundamental democratic rights, such as civil liberties and political rights, in the countries of their investments. This paper attempts to explore empirically the complex relationship between foreign...