The Nexus Between Corruption and Human Trafficking Brittany Barnett While Congress substantially expanded corporate liability under the FCPA in recent years,[1] many corporations remain unaware of the potential liability risks associated with corruption and human trafficking in employment chains.[2] Many anti-corruption compliance efforts tend to leave the employment chain largely unchecked for human trafficking. This … [Read more…]
By: Amir H. Khoury For many years now, various international agreements and national laws have provided ways in which to determine the liability of cargo loss damage and delay. Yet, in a multimodal reality these systems still lack a clear mechanism for assessing the liability amongst the various multimodal carriers that are generally involved in the … [Read more…]
By: Catherine Elkemann & Oliver C. Ruppel China is now the second largest economy in the world after the United States of America and is deemed to be the most influential member of the group of leading emerging economies, the so called BRICS partnership consisting of Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa. … [Read more…]
By: Martijn W. Scheltema One might take many angles on the effectiveness of international private regulation. These turn on the method of assessing effectiveness. This method might involve a legal perspective. However, one may acknowledge the importance of other scientific disciplines to assess the effectiveness of international private regulation too. In this respect an economic, … [Read more…]
In conjunction with the International Law Society, Global is proud to host Professor Álvaro Pereira, who will be lecturing in the Moot Courtroom on April 14 at noon. Prof. Pereira comes to us from the Universidad de los Andes Law School, where he teaches The Law of Multinational Corporations and Foreign Direct Investment, promoting an … [Read more…]