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Taking salience seriously: the viability of Ronald Dworkin’s theory of salience in the context of extra-territorial corporate accountability

Glocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics and Innovation, 2015
In his posthumously published article “A New Philosophy for International Law”, Ronald Dworkin advocates for the use of “salience” as means for generating international law. Dworkin argues that the consent-based mechanisms for establishing international
David Brian Dennison
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Inconsistent Transcriptomic Responses to Hexabromocyclododecane in Japanese Quail: A Comparative Analysis of Results From Four Different Study Designs

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, EarlyView.
Abstract Efforts to use transcriptomics for toxicity testing have classically relied on the assumption that chemicals consistently produce characteristic transcriptomic signatures that are reflective of their mechanism of action. However, the degree to which transcriptomic responses are conserved across different test methodologies has seldom been ...
Paul Béziers, Elena Legrand, Emily Boulanger, Niladri Basu, Jessica D. Ewald, Paula Henry, Markus Hecker, Jianguo Xia, Natalie Karouna‐Renier, Doug Crump, Jessica Head   +10 more
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When Rare Is Not Small: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Initiatives and Therapy

Exploration, EarlyView.
In the precision‐medicine era, rare diseases must not be sidelined in translational infrastructure. The Mr. Cai Lei—led “Ice‐Breaking Team” turns an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient community into a sustainable ecosystem, realigning philanthropy, data, and research and development to reshape rare‐disease pipelines and guide precision therapies ...
Yang Liu, Xue Xia, Yingfang Chen, Haoying Yang, Xiaochen Chen, Lei Cai, Bingyang Shi   +6 more
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Determinants of Employee Victory in Telecommuting Labor Disputes: A Configurational Approach

Human Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of telecommuting during the COVID‐19 pandemic created novel disputes over remote‐work conditions that existing laws did not clearly regulate. This study investigates the configurational determinants of employee victory in these disputes. Drawing on resource‐based and institutional theories of litigation outcomes, we propose
Zhenwu Jiang, Yuhua Xie, Mingwei Liu, Yiming Wang   +3 more
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Insolvency‐related foreign judgements in Nigeria: Contextualising English legal influence and comparative analysis of the UNCITRAL regime

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has produced the most robust international insolvency regime applicable to countries around the world. The Model Law on Cross‐Border Insolvency (1997) is widely accepted and already very popular among African countries.
Pontian N. Okoli
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Universal jurisdiction

Revue internationale de droit pénal, 2008
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Material ESG Performance and Bid Premium in Merger and Acquisition Deals

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the firm‐level and country‐level environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance on bid premiums in cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. We document considerable variations in bid premiums. Higher carbon emissions are associated with higher bid premiums, suggesting that acquirers may perceive ...
Ndubuisi Ezenwa, Ibrahim Ayoade Adekunle, Robin Maialeh   +2 more
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Induced abortion in the world: 3. In search of a minimum common ground

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract The rising worldwide trend toward legalization of termination of pregnancy has been accompanied by increased polarization around abortion. Two opposite broad coalitions emerged from this confrontation, generally known as the “pro‐life” and “pro‐choice” movements. The basic issue for pro‐life advocates is that the protection of “innocent, human
Giuseppe Benagiano, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Marwan Habiba, Salvatore Mancuso, Shantha Shantha‐Kumari   +4 more
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Universal Jurisdiction between Unity and Fragmentation of International Criminal Law [PDF]

Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza, 2011
This paper represents the outcome of research fellowship Marie Curie at the Universiteit Leiden -Campud Den Haag Grotius, Centre for International Legal Studies (prof. C. Stahn and prof. Larissa van den Herik, supervisors) on the topic "The Fragmentation
Pasculli Maria Antonella
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Caste as a Social Kind

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender and race have received significant philosophical attention recently; they are the paradigm cases of social kinds in most philosophical accounts. I argue for the inclusion of caste as a social kind because it affects the lives of many people, and because it presents itself as an important test case for philosophers of social kinds.
Ajinkya Deshmukh
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