This volume brings together leading research articles in to the theory, research findings and applications of modern dispute resolution. The articles relate to a wide variety of settings and cover the primary processes of negotiation, mediation and arbitration, as well as exploring combinations and hybridization of those processes. Also included are articles on the search for 'value-added' or 'pie-expanding' creative solutions; the choosing of strategies, based on game theory, economics and social and cognitive psychology; how foundational theories have been altered or modified, depending on contexts, and numbers of parties and issues; and what issues are raised by the 'privatization of justice'. The articles span both the 'science' and 'art' of dispute resolution, consider the relationship of peace to justice and include both empirical (descriptive) and normative (prescriptive) assessments of how these processes of dispute resolution function.

Die Harmonisierung der Rechnungslegungsvorschriften in den Staaten der Europaischen Gemeinschaft zahlt zu den wichtigsten okonomisch-juristi schen Aufgaben der Gemeinschaft am Beginn der achtziger Jahre. Mit der Verabschiedung der 4. Richtlinie und dem Entwurf der 7. Richtlinie ist die EG der Realisierung des gesteckten Vorhabens - bei allen strittigen und offe nen Fragen - ein wesentliches Stuck naher gerudn. Die Umsetzung der nach intensiven Vorarbeiten, Vorschlagen und Erorterungen entstandenen Richt linien in nationales Recht wirft eine Fulle von alten und neuen Grundsatz und Detailfragen auf; diese werden Gesetzgeber und Unternehmen, oko nomen und Juristen in Wissenschaft und Praxis bis zur Verabschiedung eines Gesetzes zur Umsetzung in nationales Recht lebhaft beschaftigen. Forum fur die Erorterung und Klarung dieser Probleme sollten zwei Veranstaltungen im Jahre 1979 sein, deren Beitrage in dem vorliegenden Band wiedergegeben werden. Am 2. und 3. Mai 1979 fand in Schloss Gracht ein Symposion unter dem Thema "Rechnungslegung aufgrund der 4. EG-Richt linie" statt, ausgerichtet vom Institut fur Unternehmungsfuhrung und Un ternehmensforschung der Ruhr-Universitat Bochum. Die Jahrestagung 1979 der Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft - Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Betriebswirt schaft e. V. am 31. 5. 1979 in Dusseldorf galt ebenfalls neuen Entwicklun gen in der Rechnungslegung, speziell den Auswirkungen der 4. und 7. EG Richtlinie. In beiden Veranstalrungen wurden kontroverse Auffassungen zu den fur eine Neuregelung anstehenden Kernfragen der Rechnungslegung herausgestellt und zahlreiche Anregungen fur Losungsansatze gegeben."

This book considers, and offers solutions to, the problems faced by local communities and the environment with respect to global mining. The author explores the idea of grievance mechanisms in the home states of the major mining conglomerates. These grievance mechanisms should be functional, pragmatic and effective at resolving disputes between mining enterprises and impacted communities. The key to this provocative solution is twofold: the proposal harnesses the power of industry-sponsored dispute mechanisms to reduce the costs and other burdens on home state governments and judicial systems. Critically, civil society actors will be given a role as both advocates and mediators in order to achieve a fair result for those impacted abroad by extractive enterprises. Compelling, engaging and timely, this book presents an innovative approach for regulating the foreign conduct of the extractive sector.

This report assesses the corporate governance performance of 582 top publicly listed companies in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam using the revised ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS). The mean total score of top publicly listed companies rated increased by 12% in 2019 compared to 2017, showing improvement in corporate governance practices. The revised ACGS comprises five parts based on the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development's principles: shareholders' rights, equitable treatment of shareholders, stakeholders' role, disclosure and transparency, and board responsibilities.

This new edition is the only work solely dedicated to the law of company meetings of solvent public and private companies that are registered and incorporated under the Companies Act 2006 and its predecessors. As before, the new edition is written by an author team of great authority who have specialized in company law throughout their careers. The third edition addresses the use of technology in company meetings, and in particular, considers whether it is lawful for a company registered under the Companies Act 2006 to hold a meeting of shareholders by electronic means only. The practical, as well as the legal issues are considered with regard to this issue. The changes brought in by the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018, with regard to the role of the Chair and the board at meetings of listed companies, is covered along with other developments relating to the duties and activities of the Chair such as in Re Dee Valley Group plc 2017. Other important new case law is also covered such as Sharp v Blank 2015 concerning the duty of directors to provide sufficient information to shareholders to enable them to make informed decisions. Amendments made by the Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to the Companies Act 2006 regarding approval by shareholders of director remuneration policy are duly considered. The Rt. Hon Lord Justice David Richards has written a foreword to the third edition, This book is the leading authority on the law of company meetings and resolutions and all practitioners advising on this subject will find this an invaluable tool for desk research as well as a handy companion at company meetings.