| Multinational enterprises and
the law |
| Section A: Multinational
enterprises in context |
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Globalisation and the rise of the multinational
Enterprise (MNE) |
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Company and international law |
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State-MNE-civil society relations |
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MNEs and the creation and convergence of law |
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‘Effective’ legal systems for investment |
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Culture, foreign investment and the law |
| Section B: National
regulation of multinational enterprises |
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Keeping MNEs out, and drawing them in |
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Legislating over MNEs |
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Enforcing law against MNEs |
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Extending liability to MNEs groups and directors |
| Section C: International
regulation and protection of multinational enterprises |
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Bilateral investment treaties |
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Multilateral standards for treatment and behaviour
of MNEs |
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Renegotiation and expropriation |
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Settling disputes between states and MNEs |
| Section D: Fields of
concern for multinational enterprises |
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Corporate governance, accounting and disclosure |
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Taxation and transfer pricing |
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Technology transfer and intellectual property
rights |
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Labour standards and human rights |
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Corruption |
Sequence:
The sections must be attempted in order. |
Textbooks:
Peter T. Muchlinski,
Multinational Enterprises and the Law (Oxford:
Blackwell, 1999),
ISBN: 9780631216766
Philippe Legrain, Open World: The Truth about Globalisation
(Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2004),
ISBN: 9781566635479 |
