Research Handbook on Corporate Legal Responsibility

Contents:

Foreword by Michael S. Baram

Preface by Stephen Tully

Part I: Theories and Concepts of Corporate Responsibility
1. The Theoretical Background: The Nature of the Actors in Corporate Social Responsibility
Nicholas H.D. Foster

2. Comparative Corporate Governance Developments and Key Ongoing Challenges from Anglo-American Perspectives
Bryan Horrigan

3. The Fiduciary Duties of Directors: A Proposal for Improving Corporate Governance in Latin America
Candido Paz-Ares

4. Directors' Duties within the United Kingdom
Rebecca Parry

5. Regulating the Approach of Companies towards Employees: The New Statutory Duties and Reporting Obligations of Directors within the United Kingdom
Simon Goulding and Lilian Miles

6. Protecting Supplier Interests through English Company Law
Christopher Ruane

Part II: Substantive Grounds for Corporate Legal Responsibility
7. 'Never Say Never Jurisprudence': Comparative Approaches to Corporate Responsibility under the Law of Torts
Stephen Tully

8. Corporate Criminal Responsibility
Celia Wells

9. Corporate Criminal Liability in the United States
Joseph F.C. DiMento and Gilbert Geis

10. Moral Indifference and Corporate Manslaughter: Compromising Safety in the Name of Profit?
Simon Pemberton

11. Reforming the Doctrine of Attribution: A Canadian Solution to British Concerns?
Darcy L. MacPherson

12. Sustainable Waste Management: The Challenge for Businesses in Wales
Lorraine B. Frater

Part III: Alternative Accountability Mechanisms
13. In the Dark All Cats are Grey: Corporate Responsibility and Legal Responsibility
John Sabapathy

14. Whistleblowers: The Critical Link in Corporate Accountability
Dana L. Gold

15. The Dutch Corporate Governance Code: Self-Regulation or Interactive Legislation?
Jellienke Stamhuis

16. The Influence of NGOs on the Normative Framework for Business and Human Rights
Rory Sullivan

17. The Interaction between Corporate Codes of Conduct and International Law: A Study of Women and Children in the Textile Industry
Olga Martin-Ortega and Rebecca M.M. Wallace

Part IV: Regional and International Initiatives Towards Corporate Legal Responsibility
18. A Multilateral Contribution to Corporate Standards of Behaviour: The ILO's Declaration on Multinational Enterprises
Kee Beom Kim

19. Corporate Environmental Liability within the European Union
Catherine Wijnants

20. Corporate Responsibility: The UNEP Experience
Monique Barbut and Cornis van der Lugt

21. Corporate Accountability: An NGO Perspective
Craig Bennett and Helen Burley

22. International Aspects of Corporate Liability and Corruption
Gemma Aiolfi and Mark Pieth

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