...) notes that the legal systems of the Anglo-Saxon countries are primarily based on common law as compared to continental Europe, which is based on civil law. The US legal system primarily relies on a combination of English common law and statutory law[ 1 ]. In the area of financial securities regulation...

... as an alternative to the conventional finance. This created Islamic companies and Islamic financial institutions which operate based on the principles of Shari'ah or Islamic Law. These Islamic corporate bodies, like the conventional corporate bodies do need good governance rules. In other words, they also need...

..., development, law and governance. Findings The main findings suggest that development is best viewed in context of the needs of the relevant country and therefore if corporations through CSR are to engage more meaningfully with the developmental agenda then it must move beyond “self‐interested...

... The paper relates a natural law conception of human rights to global corporate governance. Findings The paper shows that natural law theory gives a basis for integrating human rights into global governance while also making a business case for taking human rights seriously. Originality...

... three areas of reform. First, investor protection may require radical changes to law and the enforcement of such laws. Second, market‐based changes, which do not require legal reform per se. Finally, observes that corporate governance may be enhanced through the use of mid‐1990s techniques of strategic...