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Author:   Barnali Choudhury (University College London) ,  Martin Petrin (University College London)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.650kg
ISBN:  

9781107146075

ISBN 10:   1107146070
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   20 July 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction Barnali Choudhury and Martin Petrin; Part I. Comparative and Historical Perspectives: 2. The four transformations of the corporate form Reuven S. Avi-Yonah; 3. Comparative corporate governance: old and new Martin Gelter; 4. The corporation's intrinsic attributes Christopher M. Bruner; Part II. The Company: Public or Private?: 5. Understanding the modern company through the lens of quasi-public power Marc T. Moore; 6. Reflections on the nature of the public corporation in an era of shareholder activism and stewardship Dionysia Katelouzou; 7. Regulating for corporate sustainability: why the public-private divide misses the point Beate Sjåfjell; Part III. Rights or Duty Bearer?: 8. The constitutional rights of corporations in the United States Brandon L. Garrett; 9. Understanding corporate criminal liability Ian B. Lee; 10. Human rights and business: expectations, requirements and procedures for the responsible modern company Karin Buhmann; 11. A balancing approach to corporate rights and duties Martin Petrin; Part IV. Governing the Modern Company: 12. Corporate law reform in the era of shareholder empowerment William W. Bratton; 13. Board accountability and the entity maximization and sustainability approach Andrew Keay; 14. The corporation and the question of time Lynn Stout; 15. Epilogue: a look to the future Barnali Choudhury and Martin Petrin.

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Barnali Choudhury is a Senior Lecturer at University College London. She is the author of Public Services and International Trade Liberalization: Human Rights and Gender Implications (Cambridge, 2012) as well as over twenty articles and book chapters. She has delivered lectures internationally and her research has been cited by the UK House of Lords EU Select Committee, arbitral tribunals, and non-governmental organizations. Prior to joining academia she practiced corporate and international investment law. Martin Petrin is a Senior Lecturer at University College London and the Deputy Director of its Centre for Commercial Law. He holds an S.J.D. specializing in corporate law from the University of California, Los Angeles, a Ph.D. from Universität St Gallen, Switzerland, and an LL.M. from Columbia University, New York. Petrin has practiced law with a leading international business law firm and has been admitted to the Bar in New York and Switzerland. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law and Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, Germany. Petrin has published and presented widely on corporate governance topics.

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