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RIBL 687: International Business: Understanding & Managing Legal Risks Report a Broken Link

Many companies seek to set up branches or invest in projects in foreign countries without realizing the potential legal risks of such activities. This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of international law in order to support decisions that both understand and minimize legal risk of doing business in various global contexts.

Students will explore international law practices and enforcement through a series of topics including, but not limited to: understanding the legal risks of foreign investment, minimizing risks by investing in countries that have bilateral investment treaties with their home country, and using commercial arbitration to settle disputes that may result in awards enforceable against the assets of the foreign government.

Recommended Pre-course Reading

Alvarez, J. E. Introduction: The U.S. contribution to international investment law. In Alvarez, J. E. (Ed.), American classics in international law, Volume: 2 (pp. 1-47). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill/Nijhoff.

Required Readings

Week 1

Reading 1: Franklin, A. (2017, June 5). Rule of law: foreign investment and development. Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2981399

Reading 2: Bekefi, T., & Epstein, M. J. (2006). Management accounting guideline: Integrating social and political risk into management decision-making. Mississauga, ON: The Society of Management Accountants of Canada and The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Retrieved from http://www.cimaglobal.com/Documents/ImportedDocuments/Tech_MAG_Integrating_Social_Political_Risks_Sept06.pdf

Reading 3: Franklin, A. (2018, April 12). International investment law concepts for foreign investors: Part 1 Basics of international law. Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3161820

Reading 4: Koh, H. H.(2015). Legal theory: From international to transnational law [Video]. Retrieved from the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law Lecture Series: http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Koh_IL.html

Week 2

Reading 5: Deming, S. H.(2014). Canada's Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act and secret commissions offense. American University International Law Review, 29(2), 369-398.

Reading 6: Franklin, A. (2016, April 13). Foreign corruption: Differentiating illegal acts from legal acts. Retrieved from SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2759972

Reading 7: Franklin, A. (2018, April 12). International investment law concepts for foreign investors: Part 2 International law and treaties – A primer for international investors. Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3161845

Reading 8: Steele Global. (2018, April 20). Anti-corruption in Latin America: The New Landscape. Retrieved from https://steeleglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Anti-Corruption-in-Latin-America-The-New-Landscape.pdf

Reading 9: Athabasca University. (2016, June). Canada’s corporate social responsibility approach with Alexandra Lamont, Deputy Director of Global Affairs Canada [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/HGxu6q0Iq1E

Reading 10: Franklin, A. (2016, March). Effective programmes to combat corruption vs programmes intended primarily to satisfy SEC, DOJ or SFO. Retrieved from https://www.oecd.org/cleangovbiz/Integrity-Forum-16-Alan-S-Franklin.pdf

Reading 11: Franklin, A. (2017, June 17). Business reasons for developing a robust anti-corruption program. Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2988322

Week 3

Reading 12: Franklin, A. (2018, April 12). International investment law for foreign investors: Part 3 Customary international law a primer for international investors. Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3161826

Reading 13: OECD. (2004). “Indirect expropriation” and the “right to regulate” in international investment law [OECD Working Papers on International Investment, 2004/04]. Paris: OECD Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/investment-policy/WP-2004_4.pdf

Reading 14: United Nations. (2012). Expropriation: A sequel (UNCTAD series on issues in international investment agreements II). New York: Author. Retrieved from http://unctad.org/en/Docs/unctaddiaeia2011d7_en.pdf

Reading 15: Franklin, A. (2017, March 31). Customary international law, treaty law, BITS and international investment: Why understanding these issues is important to foreign investors. Retrieved from SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2943552

Reading 16: United Nations. (2016, June). Investor-state dispute settlement: Review of developments since 2012 (UNCTAD International Investment Agreements [IIA] Issues Note No. 2, pp. 19-28). Zurich: Author. Retrieved from http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/webdiaepcb2016d4_en.pdf Note to students: You need only read the pages noted this week, which also cover the reading from this articles next week (Reading 19). However, you need to read the entire article for Week 5 (Reading 27).

Week 4

Reading 17: Agreement between the government of Canada and the government of Romania for the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments. (2009, May 8). Canada Treaty Series 2011 No. 26 (Entered into force November 11, 2011). Retrieved from http://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.aspx?id=105170

Reading 18: Alvarez, J. E.(2014). An introduction to the evolving international investment regime – Part I: Introduction [Video]. Retrieved from the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law Lecture Series: http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Alvarez_IEL.html

Reading 19: United Nations. (2016, June). Investor-state dispute settlement: Review of developments since 2012 (UNCTAD International Investment Agreements [IIA] Issues Note No. 2, pp. 22-24). Zurich: Author. Retrieved from http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/webdiaepcb2016d4_en.pdf

Reading 20: Franklin, A. (2018, April 22). Legitimate expectations - Lessons from recent energy arbitration cases on renewable energy relationship of fair and equitable treatment standard to indirect expropriation. Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3167034

Reading 21: Franklin, A. (2017, June 29). Rule of law as it relates to international investment agreements (IIAs). Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2995723

Week 5

Reading 22: Franklin, A. (2018, April 17). Why understanding the world of investor-state arbitration and keeping abreast of recent cases on ISDS is important for international investors. Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3164432

Reading 23: Thomson, C. R., & Finn, A. K. (2005). Managing an international arbitration. Dispute Resolution Journal, 60(2), 74-81. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=url,ip,uid&db=bth&AN=17594757&site=ehost-live

Reading 24: Alvarez, J. E. (Speaker). (2014). An introduction to the evolving international investment regime – Part II: Comparing dispute settlement mechanisms [Video]. Retrieved from the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law Lecture Series: http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Alvarez_IEL.html

Reading 25: Blane, A. (2009). Sovereign immunity as a bar to the execution of international arbitral awards. New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, 41(2), 453-505. Retrieved from http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1522244

Reading 26: Aston, P. (2014, September). The importance of the link between mediation and arbitration. International Arbitration Quarterly Bulletin, 4-6. Retrieved from http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2ff2fb49-0819-45b1-b34d-d6119ecf666b

Reading 27: United Nations. (2016, June). Investor-state dispute settlement: Review of developments since 2012 (UNCTAD International Investment Agreements [IIA] Issues Note No. 2). Zurich: Author. Retrieved from http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/webdiaepcb2016d4_en.pdf

Week 6

Reading 28: United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. (2011). Guiding principles on business and human rights: Implementing the United Nations ‘protect, respect and remedy’ framework. New York: Author. Retrieved from http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf

Reading 29: Ruggie, J. G. (2015). Life in the global public domain: Response to commentaries on the UN guiding principles and the proposed treaty on business and human rights. Unpublished manuscript, Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved from Social Science Research Network: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2554726

Reading 30: Bader, C. (2014, December 12). TED talk: The evolution of a corporate idealist [Video]. Retrieved from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: http://business-humanrights.org/en/ted-talk-the-evolution-of-a-corporate-idealist-by-christine-bader

Reading 31: Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. (2015). Canada’s enhanced corporate social responsibility strategy to strengthen Canada’s extractive sector abroad. Retrieved from http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/topics-domaines/other-autre/csr-strat-rse.aspx?lang=eng

Note to students: Please review Reading 9 (audio recording) from Week 2.

Reading 32: Bauer, J. (2014, December 17). The problem with corporate social responsibility. Retrieved from https://www.opendemocracy.net/joanne-bauer/problem-with-corporate-social-responsibility

Reading 33: Fox, S., & Sutton, T. (2015, May). Ground rules: Cultivating investments through free, prior, and informed consent. Retrieved from http://veracityworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Ground-Rules-----Cultivating-Investments-Through-Free-Prior-and-Informed-Consent.pdf

Reading 34: Franklin, A. (2018, April). To bribe or not to bribe: human rights issues that should factor into decision making process. Jindal Global Law Review. Retrieved from https://0-link-springer-com.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/article/10.1007/s41020-018-0056-4

Reading 35: Franklin, A. (2018, April 19). Problems that companies have faced regarding corruption and human rights issues: Why there is little information on how they were dealt with. Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3165822

Reading 36: Athabasca University Faculty of Business. (2017, July 27). Business and human rights webinar for RIBL-687: International Business - Understanding and Managing Legal Risk [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Y8EUWsjrjPY

Reading 37: Athabasca University Faculty of Business. (2018, April 20). Canadian businesses & human rights issues webinar for RIBL-687: International Business - Understanding and Managing Legal Risk [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Q7_JvdnVAL8

Reading 38: Franklin, A. (2018, April 30). Human rights and business: Best practices and potential approaches. Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3170789

Week 7

Reading 39: Wagner, D. (2002). Political risk insurance in Asia: Who purchases it, where, and why. Retrieved from IRMI website: http://www.irmi.com/expert/articles/2002/wagner07.aspx

Reading 40: Roberts, I., & Kilner, V. (2014, June 2). Protection against sovereign risk: Political risk insurance vs bilateral investment treaties. Retrieved from http://www.clydeco.com/insight/article/protection-against-sovereign-risk-political-risk-insurance-vs-bilateral-inv

Reading 41: Gordon, K. (2008). Investment guarantees and political risk insurance: Institutions, incentives and development. In OECD Investment Policy Perspectives (pp. 91-122). Paris: OECD Publications. Retrieved from https://www.oecd.org/finance/insurance/44230805.pdf

Reading 42: On Common Ground Consultants Inc. & Robert Boutilier and Associates. (2014). What is the social license? Retrieved from http://socialicense.com/definition.html

Reading 43: Pabon-Agudelo, C. (2017, June 5). Use of economics in international arbitrations. Retrieved from Kluwer Arbitration Blog at http://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2017/06/05/use-economics-international-arbitrations/

Reading 44: Franklin, A. (2018, April 21). Political risk insurance – A primer for foreign investors. Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3166703

Week 8

There are no readings this week.

Week 9

Reading 45: Nelivigi, N., & McNallen, B. (2008, March 4). India: International investment gateways to India. Retrieved from the Mondaq website: http://www.mondaq.com/india/x/57758/offshore+financial+centres/International+Investment+Gateways+To+India

Reading 46: Ropes & Gray. (2014, July 21). Ropes & Gray private investment fund update: July 2014 – European Commission decision implicates the parental liability of private equity funds. Retrieved from https://www.ropesgray.com/en/newsroom/alerts/2014/July/Ropes-Gray-Private-Investment-Fund-Update-July-2014

Reading 47: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. (n. d.). Bangladesh: Lidl supplier, BEO Apparel, accused of intimidating, beating & firing union members who complained about health & safety. Retrieved from http://business-humanrights.org/en/bangladesh-lidl-supplier-beo-apparel-accused-of-intimidating-beating-firing-union-members-who-complained-about-health-safety

Reading 48: Nelivigi, N., Olier, J., Ray, A., & Sabharwal, D. (2014, November 17). Navigating India: Lessons for foreign investors. Retrieved from https://www.whitecase.com/publications/insight/navigating-india-lessons-foreign-investors

Reading 49: Knottnerus, R., & Van Os, R. (2012, January 12). The Netherlands: A gateway to ‘treaty shopping’ for investment protection. Investment Treaty News. Retrieved from https://www.iisd.org/itn/2012/01/12/the-netherlands-treaty-shopping/

Reading 50: Conyers Dill & Pearman. (n. d.). Mauritius: An international finance centre. Cybercity, Ebene, Mauritius: Author.

Reading 51: Shearman & Sterling. (2017, January). Recent trends and patterns in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). FCPA Digest. New York: Author. Retrieved from http://www.shearman.com/en/newsinsights/publications/2017/01/~/media/484F7D387B4145BBB0181D2C10561F05.ashx

Reading 52: Pletcher, F., Williams, R., & Glass, R. (2017, February 23). British Columbia Court of Appeal rules on corporate veil case: Garcia v. Tahoe Resources Inc. Retrieved from http://blg.com/en/News-And-Publications/Publication_4839#

Reading 53: Bildfell, C. (2017). P3 infrastructure projects: A recipe for corruption, or an antidote? Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/WKhru4TaUUqhKQ3g2GCq/full

Reading 54: Franklin, A. (2016, April 13). Public private partnerships: Legal risks that need to be considered. Retrieved from SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2943179

Reading 55: Franklin, A. (2018, April 12). Treaty shopping and denial of benefits clauses - What investors should know. Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3161829

Week 10

Reading 56: Triponel, A. (2016, January). What do human rights have to do with mergers and acquisitions? Retrieved from Shift at https://www.shiftproject.org/media/resources/docs/Shift_M&Aarticle_Jan2016.pdf

Reading 57: Hogen Lovells. (2017). Steering the course: Navigating bribery and corruption risk in M&A. Retrieved from http://stc.hoganlovellsabc.com/_uploads/downloads/11799_D3_Steeringthecourse-Part3_NL_V7.pdf

Reading 58: Franklin, A. (2017, March 17). Due diligence in mergers and acquisitions with international components. Retrieved from SSRN:  https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2933873

Reading 59: Franklin, A. (2017, March 17). Twenty valuation issues related to international M & A transactions. Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3171802

Reading 60: U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, & U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement Division. (2012). A resource guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Washington: Authors. Retrieved from https://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa/guidance/guide.pdf Note to students: Please read pages 27 - 33

Reading 61: Shearman & Sterling. (2009, March). What you don’t know can hurt you: Successor liability resulting from inadequate FCPA due diligence in M&A transactions. New York: Author. Retrieved from http://www.shearman.com/en/newsinsights/publications/2009/03/what-you-dont-know-can-hurt-you-successor-liabil

Reading 62: Dickens, J. (2015, July 16). United States: Vendor due diligence reports: A tale of two markets. Retrieved from http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/412674/Securities/Vendor+Due

Reading 63: Kruse, D., & Toor, N. (2016, June 23). Canada: Legal vendor due diligence: staging a successful sale. Retrieved from http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/503302/real+estate/Legal+Vendor+Due+Diligence+Staging+A+Successful+Sale

Reading 64: Norton Rose Fulbright. (2015, July). Buy-side warranty and indemnity insurance. Retrieved from http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/knowledge/publications/133972/buy-side-warranty-and-indemnity-insurance

Reading 65: Bradt, G. (2015, June 29). The root cause of every merger's success or failure: Culture. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgebradt/2015/06/29/the-root-cause-of-every-mergers-success-or-failure-culture/#3fcc1947d305

Reading 66: PwC. (2013). Measuring and managing total impact: A new language for business decisions. London, UK: Author. Retrieved from https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/sustainability/publications/total-impact-measurement-management/assets/pwc-timm-report.pdf

Reading 67: International Finance Corporation. (2017). Financial valuation tool. Retrieved from https://www.fvtool.com/

Supplementary Readings

Week 1 Supp. Rdgs.

Davis, R., & Franks, D. M. (2014). Costs of company-community conflict in the extractive sector. Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative Report No. 66 (p. 27). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved from http://www.hks.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/CSRI/research/Costs%20of%20Conflict_Davis%20%20Franks.pdf

Franklin, A. (2017, April 12). So you want to be a compliance or risk assessment officer? Retrieved from SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2943218

Week 2 Supp. Rdgs.

Alvarez, J. E. (Speaker). (2014). Foreign investment: An introduction to the evolving international investment regime,  Parts I-III [Video]. Retrieved from the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law Lecture Series: http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Alvarez_IEL.html

EYGM Ltd. (2018). Integrity in the spotlight: The future of compliance. 15th Global Fraud Survey 2018. Retrieved from https://fraudsurveys.ey.com/media/1540/ey-global-fraud-survey-2018-final-singles.pdf

Franklin, A. (2017, April 12). Corruption and contracts with states or state owned enterprises: Effects on enforcement of the contract in arbitration decisions. Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3162467

Franklin, A. (Speaker). (n. d.). Taking corporate anti-corruption programs off the shelf, Part 1 [Video]. Retrieved from http://ethixbase.com/podcast-taking-corporate-anti-corruption-programs-off-shelf-part-1/  Please note: This site requires sign in but access to the podcast is free.

Franklin, A., & Minty, K. (Speakers). (n. d.). Taking corporate anti-corruption programs off the shelf, Part 2 [Video]. Retrieved from http://ethixbase.com/podcast-taking-corporate-anti-corruption-programs-off-shelf-part-2/ Please note: This site requires sign in but access to the podcast is free.

Gürkaynak, G., Kama, O., & Ergün, B. (2015, January 21). Turkey: Mitigating anti-corruption risks in emerging markets. Retrieved from the Mondaq website: http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=368006&email_access=on

Korenchuk, K., Witten, S., Luk, A., Kelly, C., & Soto, P. (2015). Anti-corruption compliance in emerging markets: A resource guide – Chapter 1, Compliance challenges in emerging markets. Retrieved from Arnold & Porter website: http://www.apks.com/~/media/files/perspectives/publications/2015/11/anticorruption_resource_guide_web-chapter1.pdf

Owen, J., & Jain, K. (2014). Grey Practices: Fuelling fraud and corruption in the Indian business environment. London: Control Risks. Retrieved from http://exportbritain.org.uk/media/downloads/2014-05-06-Grey-Practices-WEB.pdf

Paulsson, J. (Speaker). (2014). Foreign investment: A state’s power to make meaningful promises to foreigners [Video]. Retrieved from the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law Lecture Series: http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Paulsson_IEL.html

Transparency International. (2015, November 24). U4 expert answer – How to reduce levels of corruption at country level: Lessons learned. Retrieved from https://www.transparency.org/files/content/corruptionqas/How_to_reduce_levels_of_corruption_at_country_level_Lessons_learned_2015.pdf

Week 3 Supp. Rdgs

Leader, S. (2006). Human rights, risks, and new strategies for global investment. Journal of International Economic Law, 9(3), 657-705. Retrieved from http://0-jiel.oxfordjournals.org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/content/9/3/657.full.pdf+html

Onuma, Y. (Speaker). (2014). International law: Legal theory [Video]. Retrieved from the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law Lecture Series: http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Onuma_IL.html

Steele Global. (2017). The rising global tide of ABAC enforcement: Is your compliance program ready for a multipolar world? Retrieved from https://steeleglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/The-Rising-Global-Tide-of-ABAC-Enforcement.pdf

Week 4 Supp. Rdgs.

Mbengue, M. M. (Speaker). (2014). International economic law: World Trade Organization (WTO): The principle of non-discrimination in international trade law (GATT perspective) [Video]. Retrieved from the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law Lecture Series: http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Mbengue_IEL.html

Reisman, W. M., & Sloane, R. D. (2004). Indirect expropriation and its valuation in the BIT generation. Yale Faculty Scholarship Series Paper 1002. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2043&context=fss_papers

Salacuse, J. W., & Sullivan, N. P. (2005). Do BITs really work? An evaluation of bilateral investment treaties and their grand bargain. Harvard International Law Journal, 46(1), 67-130. Retrieved from http://0-www.heinonline.org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/HOL/PrintRequest?collection=fijournals&handle=hein.journals/hilj46&id=73&print=section&div=7&ext=.pdf&format=PDFsearchable&submit=Print%2FDownload

Week 5 Supp. Rdgs.

Cardosi, J. M. (2013). Precluding the treasure hunt: How the World Bank Group can help investors circumnavigate sovereign immunity obstacles to ICSID award execution. Pepperdine Law Review, 41(1), 117-156. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2329&context=plr

Hafner-Burton, E., Puig, S., & Victor, D. (2016, January). Against international settlement? Secrecy, adjudication and the transformation of international law (ILAR Working Paper #26). Retrieved from University of California San Diego, School of Global Policy & Strategy – Research, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation (ILAR) website: http://pages.ucsd.edu/~ehafner/pdfs/ILAR_Working_Paper_26.pdf

Lavranos, N. (2015, June 8). Countering anti-ISDS propaganda with facts: An uphill battle. Message posted to http://kluwerarbitrationblog.com/blog/2015/06/08/countering-anti-isds-propaganda-with-facts-an-uphill-battle/

Lovells, H. (Host). (2015, February 12). ICSID lecture: The next generation of investment treaties and their impact on investor-state dispute settlement [Video]. Washington, DC: Hogan Lovells/The University of Notre Dame. Retrieved from http://livestream.com/HLovells/events/3760591/videos/76925497

MIGA. (2014). World investment and political risk 2013. Washington: The World Bank. Retrieved from https://www.miga.org/documents/WIPR13.pdf

Samuel, M. (2017, February 21). Confidentiality in international commercial arbitration: Bedrock or window-dressing? Retrieved from http://kluwerarbitrationblog.com/2017/02/21/confidentiality-international-commercial-arbitration-bedrock-window-dressing/

Stimakovits (Schoenherr), M. (2017, April 17). Rome wasn’t built in a day: Progress report on the creation of a UNCITRAL convention on enforcement of conciliated settlement agreements. Retrieved from http://kluwerarbitrationblog.com/2017/04/17/rome-wasnt-built-in-a-day-progress-report-on-the-creation-of-a-uncitral-convention-on-enforcement-of-conciliated-settlement-agreements/

Week 6 Supp. Rdgs.

Ramasastry, A. (2015). Corporate social responsibility versus business and human rights: Bridging the gap between responsibility and accountability. Retrieved from SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2705675

Reisman, W. M. (Speaker). (2014). International economic law: foreign investment, economic development and national sovereignty [Video]. Retrieved from the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law Lecture Series: http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Reisman_IEL.html

See Davis and Franks (2014) reading from Week 1 Supplementary Readings and Alvarez (2014) video from Week 2 Supplementary Readings

Week 7 Supp. Rdgs.

Willets, P. (2006). What is a non-governmental organization? Retrieved from http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/p.willetts/CS-NTWKS/NGO-ART.HTM

Week 8: There are no readings this week.

Week 9 Supp. Rdgs.

European Coalition for Corporate Justice. (2017, February 21). France adopts corporate duty of vigilance law: a first historic step towards better human rights and environmental protection. Retrieved from http://corporatejustice.org/news/393-france-adopts-corporate-duty-of-vigilance-law-a-first-historic-step-towards-better-human-rights-and-environmental-protection

Maldonado, M. (2014, July 8). Mining for the truth in Guatemala. Maclean’s (Digital Edition). Retrieved from http://www.macleans.ca/news/world/mining-for-the-truth-in-guatemala/

Neville, S. (2014, December 1). Starbucks completes £20 million tax payment as coffee chain seeks to put scandal behind. The Independent [Digital version]. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/starbucks-completes-20-million-tax-payment-as-coffee-chain-seeks-to-put-scandal-behind-9896360.html

Tekin, Z. (2017, April). International investment law and treaty shopping through corporate nationality structuring. Retrieved from the 2017 University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law Online Symposium: International Investment Law: http://pennjil.com/international-investment-law-and-treaty-shopping-through-corporate-nationality-structuring/

Week 10 Supp. Rdgs.

BSR. (2016, October). Human rights impact assessments and responsible divestment plan for business region Eurasia: Summary project report for Telia Company. New York: Author. Retrieved from https://www.teliacompany.com/globalassets/telia-company/documents/about-telia-company/bsr-telia-company-hria-summary.pdf

Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and Global Business Initiative on Human Rights (GBI). (2012).  Chapter Six: Respect for human rights in merger, acquisition and disposal relationships. In Wachenfeld, M., Hodge, M., et al., State of play the corporate responsibility to respect human rights in business relationships (pp. 83-92).  London and East Sussex, UK: Authors. Retrieved from https://www.ihrb.org/pdf/state-of-play/State-of-Play-Full-Report.pdf

Muninarayanappa, Dr. & Amaladas, A. (2013, June). Mergers and acquisitions: A review of episode, failure and success new mantra. European Scientific Journal, June Special Edition No. 1, 317-324. Retrieved from http://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/download/1263/1272