This edited collection is an interdisciplinary and international collaborative book that critically investigates the growing phenomenon of Indigenous-industry agreements - agreements that are formed between Indigenous peoples and companies involved in the extractive natural resource industry.
A unique and invaluable aid to corporate counsel, and other legal advisors, to guide corporate response and decision making, presented with ease of accessibility and a practical, pragmatic focus.
Insolvency law reform has become a subject of public urgency in many countries in the past two decades and particularly in much of Asia over the last ten years.
While the concept and domain of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are not new-its beginnings can be tracked back to the 1960s-its scope, urgency, and relevance have shifted dramatically in recent years.
This book provides a critical examination of modern English corporate insolvency law, in particular the procedures under the Insolvency Act 1986, from both conceptual and functional points of view.
The book offers a theoretically justified and pragmatic concept of the so-called 'lex mercatoria' contributing to the debate concerning the existence of this law as an autonomous, a-national and universal legal system established by trade practice.
Construction Adjudication and Payments Handbook provides a user-friendly and practical guide to adjudication and payments under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 and subsequent legislation.
Business Negotiations and the Law: The Protection of Weak Professional Parties in Standard Form Contracting aims to explore the issues surrounding contract negotiations between entrepreneurs and other professionals when one of the parties does not have the same level of bargaining power as the other.
The Investment Advisors Compliance Guide, 3rd Editiondelivers a concise yet comprehensive explanation of the rules and how they affect the work you do on a daily basis-no matter where youre registered.
Since the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 the role of the company in society, especially the role of publicly traded companies, has acquired a political salience that was largely absent in the decades before the crisis.
Gute Kenntnisse im Immobilienrecht gehören nicht nur für Rechtsanwälte und Juristen in der Ausbildung zum unverzichtbaren Handwerkzeug, sondern auch für solche Berufsgruppen, die sich regelmäßig mit rechtlichen Fragestellungen rund um die Immobilie auseinandersetzen müssen.
Die aktuelle gesellschaftsrechtliche Rechtsprechung des BGH (Manfred Born) Defizite des Kapitalerhöhungsrechts als Hemmschuh der Unternehmensfinanzierung (Prof.
Mountains are the home of significant ecological resources - wildlife habitat, higher elevation plant systems, steep slopes, delicate soils and water systems.
This book gathers selected peer-reviewed papers from the 16th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM), held in Seville from 5-7 October 2022.
When the law of a foreign country is selected or pleaded by a claimant or defendant, a question arises as to whether the issue pertains to substance, in which case it may be resolved by foreign law, or procedure, in which case it will be governed by the law of forum.
Die nach acht Jahren vorzunehmende Neubearbeitung dieses Werks ist vor allem dadurch notwendig geworden, dass sich in der Praxis des Garantiegeschäfts die Anwendung der von der Internationalen Handelskammer (ICC) herausgegebenen "Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees" (URDG 758) immer mehr durchsetzt.
The principle of solidarity is particularly important now because it is in juxtaposition to some current self-centered trends in politics: the crises that have upset the world in recent years, such as migrations, hegemonic aspirations, pandemics, and wars, have made self-evident the inadequacy of such selfish politics.
This book explores the intersection of two emergent and vibrant fields of study in international human rights law: transitional justice and corporate accountability for human rights abuses.
This book forms part of a unique, highly practical and time-saving three volume presentation of the Building Regulations, each book covering all the regulations relating to specific building usage.
Die Verfasserin setzt sich mit der Bedeutung der Landwirtschaft im Kontext der aktuellen Umweltschutzdebatte auseinander und erkennt den Umweltschutz als Schicksalsfrage kommender Jahrzehnte.
