Strategic Use of Ad Hoc Commissions for Blame Avoidance: Evidence From Chile
ABSTRACT Ad hoc commissions are well known in policymaking, yet their strategic deployment during crises remains less understood. This study examines how governments rely on expert commissions to manage blame and political risk in response to critical events.
Carla Cisternas
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The international climate change regime and general principles of law
Abstract The Climate Change Advisory Opinion (AO) by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) demonstrates the growing prominence of general principles of law in international law. The Climate Change AO was handed down at the end of the International Law Commission's project on general principles of law with the adoption of its Draft Conclusions.
Renatus Otto Franz Derler, Mads Andenas
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ABSTRACT In various regulatory settings, firms receive feedback (i.e., firm‐specific private advice) from authorities on how to improve compliance. Although the literature sheds light on the authorities' decision of when to provide feedback, less is known about firms' decisions on how to respond.
Sanne R. van Duin +3 more
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ABSTRACT Risk‐based approaches to regulatory governance are ubiquitous. One aspect of such approaches suggests regulators direct their attention towards companies that have already violated regulations. However, such approaches have made little use of available data to explore these companies, especially compared to companies that do not transgress ...
Ben Hunter
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Retained surgical objects: preventable "never events" and the case for mandatory technology adoption. [PDF]
Afrooghe A, Ahmadi E.
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The Price of Prosperity? A Historical Account of Regulating Industrial Pollution in the Netherlands
ABSTRACT Regulatory governance and state‐corporate crime studies link persistent industrial pollution to long‐term regulatory–industry interactions, yet little is known about how these interactions evolve and become entrenched. This article examines two enduring cases of industrial pollution in the Netherlands—Hoogovens/Tata Steel and DuPont de Nemours/
Karin van Wingerde +3 more
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The living will system in mainland China: legislative status quo, dilemmas and prospects. [PDF]
Tian L.
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A Survey of Federal Tax Collection Procedure: Rights and Remedies of Taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service [PDF]
Matthews, Thomas A., Wilkens, James K.
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Grounds for Accountability: Preparedness for Supply Chain Due Diligence Legislation in Canada
ABSTRACT Canada is under growing pressure to adopt mandatory supply chain due diligence legislation to hold corporations accountable for environmental and social harms embedded in global supply chains. In response, the Government of Canada is exploring policy options for stricter supply chain regulations, including legislative measures such as the ...
Emma L. Bowick +3 more
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Exploring the implementation of a new voluntary occupational health and safety program in Ontario, Canada: a thematic analysis. [PDF]
Sharpe K +4 more
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