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Law and finance
- Journal of Political Economy
, 1998
"... This paper examines legal rules covering protection of corporate shareholders and creditors, the origin of these rules, and the qual-ity of their enforcement in 49 countries. The results show that common-law countries generally have the strongest, and French-civil-law countries the weakest, legal pr ..."
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protections of investors, with German- and Scandinavian-civil-law countries located in the mid-dle. We also find that concentration of ownership of shares in the largest public companies is negatively related to investor protec-tions, consistent with the hypothesis that small, diversified share
Asset restructuring and business group affiliation in French civil law countries
- Strategic Management Journal
, 2004
"... We examine the relationship of environmental antecedents to asset restructuring in nine French civil law countries in Latin America and Europe. In these countries, business group affiliation helps member firms to access resources, take advantage of environmental opportunities, and neutralize threats ..."
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We examine the relationship of environmental antecedents to asset restructuring in nine French civil law countries in Latin America and Europe. In these countries, business group affiliation helps member firms to access resources, take advantage of environmental opportunities, and neutralize
THE DUAL SYSTEM OF CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL LAW
"... We are in the habit rf contenting ourselves with a division of law into two categories, the civil and the criminal. The civil we again livide into law and equity, and these further into a number of more or less inter-related subjects. When we commence the study of the laws of Christian nations other ..."
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other than Great Britain, the Scandinavian'countries, Switzerland and ourselves, we find that a large part of the law which we call civil ' and a small part of the criminal have separated themselves off or grown up independently and form a distinct body known as commercial law. In the whole
A Service of zbw Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Law and Finance: Common-law and Civil-law Countries Compared Law and Finance: Common-law and Civil-law Countries Compared Law and Finance: Common-law and Civi
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that there is not much evidence that common law countries protect financial investors better than civil law countries, we find support for the view that investors are treated differently.
On Specific Performance in Civil Law and Enforcement Costs By
"... Abstract: We argue that enforcement costs, ignored in the literature on ‘efficient breach’, are important for the choice of contract breach remedy. Empirically we find that specific performance is almost never claimed in Civil Law countries. It involves forcing a party in breach to perform actions w ..."
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Abstract: We argue that enforcement costs, ignored in the literature on ‘efficient breach’, are important for the choice of contract breach remedy. Empirically we find that specific performance is almost never claimed in Civil Law countries. It involves forcing a party in breach to perform actions
Turning Civil Procedure upside down: From Judges ’ Law to Users ’ Law
"... There are many ways to characterise changes in civil procedure. However, in spite of multiple fine tweaks to European national procedural laws that happen practically on an annual basis, it is difficult to distinguish whether we have in fact undergone a major change of paradigm in the last two centu ..."
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There are many ways to characterise changes in civil procedure. However, in spite of multiple fine tweaks to European national procedural laws that happen practically on an annual basis, it is difficult to distinguish whether we have in fact undergone a major change of paradigm in the last two
RESTORATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS OF A FEDERAL OR MILITARY OFFENSE UNDER THE LAWS OF ANOTHER COUNTRY NOTICE TO APPLICANT
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Please read the application instructions carefully, and complete the application accordingly. Submission of incomplete applications or applications that do not comply with instructions may result in the Board’s Clemency Section soliciting you in writing for the correct documentation. Failure to comply with instructions will delay processing. For your records, make copies of all documentation that you submit to the Board’s Clemency Section. Due to the inability to retain records for extended time periods for incomplete applications, we are advising you NOT to provide originals of personal items, including but not exclusive to photos, transcripts, birth and other certificates, achievement awards, licenses, literature, social security and other identification cards or items, notebooks or binders, and clemency proclamations. You may in lieu of originals provide copies of these documents with your submitted application.
The Francoist Repression in the Catalan Countries
"... This article offers an overview of Francoist repression in the Catalan Countries from the outbreak of the Civil War to the first decade after the establishment of the dictatorship. It covers both physical violence and measures such as economic repression, imprisonment, professional purges and the so ..."
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This article offers an overview of Francoist repression in the Catalan Countries from the outbreak of the Civil War to the first decade after the establishment of the dictatorship. It covers both physical violence and measures such as economic repression, imprisonment, professional purges
ADR Type and Country Characteristics
, 2008
"... Changes in analysts ’ coverage and recommendations on foreign firms following their cross-listing in the United States suggest improvements in their information environment. The improvement, however, is asymmetric depending on the degree of information disclosure requirements of the type of ADRs use ..."
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the cross-listing. There is also a significant reduction in recommendation dispersion that is mainly driven by firms listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ. The improvement in the dispersion is stronger for exchange-listed ADRs that come from emerging markets, originating in countries with civil law tradition
Disability Policy Issues in Developing Countries
- Journal of Disability Policy Studies
, 1992
"... Few developing countries have articulated disability policies, although disability prevalence in developing countries may be higher than in developed countries. This paper presents a definition of disability policy which includes both manifest and latent aspects of policies in the areas of education ..."
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/non-specialized. In economics the issues are sources of money and control over expenditures. Civil rights has not yet received the attention in developing countries that it has begun to receive in developed countries. Disability policy consists of laws, programs, and judicial decisions in at leastl the four areas of education
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