"Does public service liberalization pose a threat to gender and human rights? Traditionally considered essential services provided by a state to its citizens, public services are often viewed as public goods which embody social values. Subjecting them to market ideology thus raises concerns that...

Introduction / Barnali Choudhury and Martin Petrin -- Four transformations of the corporate form / Reuven S. Avi-Yonah -- Comparative corporate governance : old and new / Martin Gelter -- Corporation's intrinsic attributes / Christopher M. Bruner -- Understanding the modern company through the...

Public interest regulations, whether promulgated in the best interest of the state or in the common interest of mankind, embody deeply embedded democratic values held by a state's populace. The regulations, enacted by democratically elected officials, represent exercises in both sovereignty and...

Despite progress being made in the business and human rights field in defining corporate responsibility for human rights, defining foreign investors' roles vis-a-vis human rights remains mainly stagnant. The idea that businesses have responsibility for human rights is well ensconced in global...

The question of the purpose of the corporation is among the most enduring debates in Anglo-American corporate law. In earlier times, the corporate purpose was clear, but as the corporate entity proliferated and matured – and its power and societal effects became far-reaching – the corporate...

Corporate governance mechanisms are traditionally seen as devices for reducing agency costs between shareholders and managers in the context of private ordering. More recently, however, the UK and other governments have embraced regulations in the field of corporate governance as tools through...

Globally, there is a growing interest in using disclosure rules in corporate and securities law to achieve social policy goals. The blending of corporate law with social issues is a transformation of disclosure obligations, which have traditionally focused on reducing information asymmetries and...

The adoption of the U.N. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights represents a watershed moment in the business and human rights movement. Nevertheless, despite its achievements, the work to align business and human rights issues remains.One approach to furthering the work in this area...