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Author: Emerson, Blake,

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States, firms, and their legal fictions : attributing identity and responsibility to artificial entities /

"Corporations and states are creatures of law that claim rights, trade roles, and avoid responsibility based on legal concepts in international and domestic law. Using the concept of "attribution" as a touchstone, this cross-disciplinary book explores the law's diverse ways of co...

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Group Author: Durkee, Melissa J. (Editor)
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2024.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: ASIL studies in international legal theory
Subjects:
Government corporations > Law and legislation.
International business enterprises > Law and legislation.
International agencies > Law and legislation.
Juristic persons.
Government liability.
Social responsibility of business > Law and legislation.
International and municipal law.
Corporations > Corrupt practices.
Summary: "Corporations and states are creatures of law that claim rights, trade roles, and avoid responsibility based on legal concepts in international and domestic law. Using the concept of "attribution" as a touchstone, this cross-disciplinary book explores the law's diverse ways of constructing the identities and responsibilities of firms and states"--
Carrier Form: xi, 289 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781009334679
1009334670
Index Number: K1366
CLC: D913.991
Call Number: D913.991/S797
Contents: Introduction: States, firms, and their legal fictions /
Attribution in international law : challenges and evolution /
Between states and firms : attribution and the construction of the shareholder state /
Contractors and hybrid warfare : a pluralist approach to reforming the law of state responsibility /
The enduring charter : corporations, states, and international law /
Transnational blame attribution : the limits of using reputational sanctions to punish corporate misconduct /
Mind the agency gap in corporate social responsibility /
To whom should we attribute a corporation's speech? /
What Is a corporate mind? : mental state attribution /
Who is a corporation? : attributing the moral might of the corporate form /
The juridical person of the state : origins and implications /
Corporate personhood as legal and literary fiction /

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