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Corporate Carbon Management System Quality and Voluntary Carbon Assurance: The Moderating Effect of Institutional Setting

open access: yesAccounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between voluntary carbon assurance (VCA) and carbon management system quality (CMSQ). Using a sample representing more than 40 countries over the period 2011–2018, we show empirically that firms with superior CMSQ tend to adopt VCA to show their commitment to a green transition to a decarbonised business ...
Jibriel Elsayih   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Roman Law on the Law of Obligations according to ABGB – the Comparison of Selected Contract Types

open access: yesJournal on European History of Law, 2011
The article analyses an influence of Roman Law on modern civil law codifications. A Roman classification is studied in details. The present paper compares an influence of selected Roman law institutes on law of obligation according to ABGB.
Miroslav Frýdek
doaj   +2 more sources

Bonds, Bounds, and Borders: Crafting Hospitality with Unauthorized Migrants in Southern France

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes the everyday politics of migrant hospitality in rural Southern France. Drawing on four years of fieldwork alongside benevolent residents hosting unauthorized migrants at their home or volunteering in migrant shelters, I consider how residents attempted to make up for the state's abandonment of migrant lives, the ethical ...
Céline Eschenbrenner
wiley   +1 more source

REFLECTIONS ON THE ROLE OF ROMAN LAW AND COMPARATIVE LAW IN THE PROCESS OF HARMONIZATION AND UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE (CIVIL) LAW IN EUROPE - DOI: 10.12818/P.0304-2340.2015v67p279

open access: yesRevista da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2016
The private (civil) law of European countries is closely connected to Roman law which is in no contradiction that these countries have different historical and legal traditions.
Gábor Hamza
doaj   +4 more sources

Digital Crime, Dirty Money and the State: Southeast Asia's Illicit Political Economy and the Rise of Cybercrime

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past decade, cyber scamming has expanded rapidly across Southeast Asia. These operations cluster in compounds within business parks, casinos, industrial zones and other real estate developments. Although organized crime is often assumed to thrive where states are weak, this article offers a politically grounded explanation for why ...
Neil Loughlin
wiley   +1 more source

The Chinese Civil Code and ‘Fascination’ with Roman Law. A Conversation with Oliviero Diliberto [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China came into force on 1 January 2021 following a long and complex gestation lasting decades and involving many failed attempts at different times in Chinese history.The main focus of this short interview is
Oliviero Diliberto
core  

Arbitration in Roman Law

open access: yes
Ovaj rad sadrži pregled rimskih arbitraža. Prikazat će se njihove glavne karakteristike, s naglaskom na najznačajnije arbitraže: ex compromisso i bonus vir. Poseban naglasak bit će na karakteristikama arbitra tog doba.
Grego, Jelena
core   +2 more sources

The Impact of the Intention Theory and Expression Theory in the German Doctrine of Juridical Acts on the European Civil Law Doctrine and Codifications, with special Consideration of Serbian Law

open access: yesJournal on European History of Law, 2016
The author analyses the intention theory and expression theory emerged in the German doctrine of civil law in the first, and second half of the 19th century, and their impact on the European doctrine and codifications of civil law.
József Szalma
doaj   +1 more source

A brief overview of Malta, a roman-civil law country, with common law adoption as rules of civil evidence [PDF]

open access: yesDigital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review, 2014
Conference paper by Dr Patrick J Galea. Patrick J Galea is an Advocate and Lectures in Civil Law and procedure at the University of Malta, and is currently a Member of the Senate of the University. He is also a Member of the Editorial Board that publishes the Superior Court Judgments of the Courts of Malta.
openaire   +1 more source

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