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

Accounting &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, Rina Datt, Qingliang Tang, Abdullah Bugshan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caste criminalisation in South India and permanent migration to Fiji, 1903–1927

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Does the official criminalisation of a group lead to permanent out‐migration? In the early 20th century, British officials in south India designated multiple castes as inherently criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act (CTA). The CTA required police registration and could force entire groups into special settlements.
Alexander Persaud
wiley   +1 more source

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

American 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

Defiant pride: Origins and consequences of ethnic voting

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Why do voters often remain loyal to ethnic parties despite receiving little in terms of material welfare? I develop a theory focused on the role of dignity concerns in explaining within‐group variation in ethnic party loyalty. Group members who face discrimination from state agencies dominated by outgroups respond with defiant pride, which ...
Mashail Malik
wiley   +1 more source

Rulers on the road: Itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire, AD 919–1519

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Itinerant rule, rule exercised through traveling, was a common yet insufficiently researched, premodern form of governance. Studying the determinants of ruler itineraries in the Holy Roman Empire, AD 919–1519, we argue that rulers' visits targeted “marginal” elites.
Carl Müller‐Crepon, Clara Neupert‐Wentz, Andrej Kokkonen, Jørgen Møller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quia interest nostra potius non solvere quam solutum repetere. A Case Study on the Limits of compensatio in Roman Law and Austrian Civil Law

Journal on European History of Law
In certain legal situations, the defendant (the debtor) has a counterclaim against the plaintiff (the creditor). However, not every counterclaim enables the defendant to successfully raise an objection (exceptio).
Michael Binder
doaj   +2 more sources

Nomen [non] est omen? On the arbitrary nature of the so-called actio arbitraria

Journal on European History of Law
If a creditor wants to sue for a certum at a location that differs from the agreed place of performance, a special legal remedy comes into play: the actio de eo quod certo loco (dari oportet).
Stefan Schmatzberger
doaj  

A theory of political divergence and gradual institutional change

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Why do some societies succeed in breaking away from historical traditions while others remain trapped? This paper proposes a formal theory to investigate the interaction between short‐run and long‐run political dynamics, highlighting a co‐evolution of political institutions and social structures.
Clair Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Substitution of subjects in the Roman law of obligations and according to contemporary Croatian law

Sažetak U diplomskom radu analiziraju se pravni mehanizmi za prijenos obveza i prava u rimskom pravu te se uspoređuju sa suvremenim hrvatskim pravnim sustavom, kako je navedeno područje regulirano Zakonom o obveznim odnosima (ZOO).
Herceg, Nikola
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Abortion—A brief description of the evolution of methods

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Termination of pregnancy is not a “modern” societal issue, but one that has been afforded to women, albeit with varying degrees of success, over many centuries. Methods have evolved which have increased the availability, effectiveness, and safety of abortion, while substantially reducing associated morbidity.
Laura Slade, Andrea Deussen, Jodie Dodd
wiley   +1 more source