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Paying for What You Get—Restitution Recovery for Breach of Contract [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This article begins with a brief discussion of restitution as a remedy for breach of contract under the Restatement (Second) of Contracts. It then discusses the changes the Restatement of Restitution adopts and the reasons for the changes.
Powers, Jean Fleming
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Failure in Motion: A Framework for Capability Erosion and Institutional Dysfunction

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on the literature on capability erosion and institutional dysfunction (ID), this study develops a conceptual framework that sheds new light on how the interaction between capability erosion and ID creates conditions for business failure across borders. By articulating two dimensions of heterogeneous capability and resource erosion (i.e.
Joseph Amankwah‐Amoah   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

POJĘCIE ‘CAUSA’ W ŹRÓDŁACH PRAWA RZYMSKIEGO ODNOSZĄCYCH SIĘ DO BEZPODSTAWNEGO WZBOGACENIA

open access: yesZeszyty Prawnicze, 2016
THE CONCEPT OF ‘CAUSA’ IN THE SOURCES OF ROMAN LAW RELATED TO UNJUSTIFIED ENRICHMENT Summary In this paper I analyze the meaning of causa in the sources of Roman law in fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh title of the twelfth book of Digest’s. The aim of
Marek Sobczyk
doaj   +1 more source

Differentiating Nonsuicidal Self‐Injury (NSSI) From Suicide Attempts in Adolescents: A Pilot Study

open access: yesMedicine Bulletin, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Differentiating between nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) and suicide attempts (SA) in adolescents is crucial due to distinct underlying motivations, treatment needs, and potential outcomes associated with each behavior.
María Posada‐Ayala   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aid, Governance and Public Finance Fraud: Evidence from Angola

open access: yesPoliteja, 2020
This article examines the process of public finance fraud leading to unjust enrichment of ruling elites in Angola, a resource-rich, yet ironically povertytrapped country, owing to decades of rule of José Eduardo dos Santos.
Weronika J. Krawczyk
doaj   +1 more source

Palm tree justice? The role of comparative law in the South Pacific [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Emerging from a colonial past, Pacific island states have legal systems which are patchy and often incoherent. This article examines the role of judges in the field of family law and how, through creative use of comparative legal thinking, they ...
Farran   +4 more
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Populism and policy capacity: Evidence from an opposition municipality in Istanbul

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite achievements in its conceptual rigor, policy capacity still represents a relatively depoliticized concept that fails to sufficiently consider the ways in which politics plays a role in its creation, mobilization, or decay. This article seeks to contribute to this debate by investigating the impact of populism on policy capacity, the ...
Ebru Ertugal, Faik Gür, İnan Sevinç
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling human–wildlife interactions in the context of livestock grazing abandonment and the return of large carnivores, ungulates and vultures: A stakeholder perspective

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Pastoral practices remain a widespread economic activity across European mountain regions. However, the viability of this activity may be threatened by the recovery of large wild vertebrates associated with passive rewilding, leading to the so‐called human–wildlife conflicts.
P. Acebes   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘You shall not pass!’—frequent hikers' acceptance of access restrictions in overcrowded Italian Mountains

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Outdoor recreation is reported to have many positive effects on individuals and communities. However, when recreationists' presence becomes overcrowding, it can cause ecological damage to natural sites while also reducing the benefits of outdoor recreation for recreationists and local communities.
Giacomo Pagot   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Damages and Injunctions in Protecting Proprietary Research Tools [PDF]

open access: yes
We investigate how liability rules and property rules affect the incentives to invest in research tools. We argue that it is hard to deter infringement under any of the enforcement regimes available.
Mark Schankerman, Suzanne Scotchmer
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