Research handbook on corporate legal responsiblity / edited by Stephen Tully.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tully, Stephen.

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Series:

Elgar original reference.

Elgar original reference

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tort liability of corporations.

Criminal liability of juristic persons.

Social responsibility of business.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (452 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The topic of corporate legal responsibility is deconstructed into many multifaceted components in this handbook, which systematically examines each in turn and describes the contemporary legal position.

Contents:

Contents; Figures, tables and boxes; Contributors; Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1: The theoretical background: the nature of the actors in corporate social responsibility; Chapter 2: Comparative corporate governance developments and key ongoing challenges from Anglo-American perspectives; Chapter 3: The fiduciary duties of directors: a proposal for improving corporate governance in Latin America; Chapter 4: Directors' duties within the U nited Kingdom

Chapter 5: Regulating the approach of companies towards employees: the new statutory duties and reporting obligations of directors within the United KingdomChapter 6: Protecting supplier interests through English company law; Chapter 7: 'Never say never jurisprudence': comparative approaches to corporate responsibility under the law of torts; Chapter 8: Corporate criminal responsi bility; Chapter 9: Corporate criminal liability in the United States; Chapter 10: Moral indifference and corporate manslaughter: compromising safety in the name of profit?

Chapter 11: Reforming the doctrine of attribution: a Canadian solution to British concerns?Chapter 12: Sustainable waste management: the challenge for businesses in Wales; Chapter 13: In the dark all cats are grey: corporate responsibility and legal responsibility; Chapter 14: Whistleblowers: the critical link in corporate accountability; Chapter 15: The Dutch Corporate Governance Code: self-regualtion or interactive legislation?; Chapter 16: The influence of NGOs on the normative framework for business and human rights

Chapter 17: The interaction between corporate codes of conduct and international law: a study of women and children in the textile industryChapter 18: A multilateral contribution to corporate standards of behaviour: the ILO's declaration on multinational enterprises; Chapter 19: Corporate environmental liability within the European Union; Chapter 20: Corporate responsibility: the UNEP experience; Chapter 21: Corporate accountability: an NGO perspective; Chapter 22: International aspects of corporate liability and corruption; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-53364-9

9786612533648

1-84542-828-5

OCLC:

475955241