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Two Calls for Papers From Karin Buhmann (Copenhagen Business School) on Issues in Business and Human Rights
6 May 2017, 8:08 am
(Pix  © Larry Catá Backer 2017)My friend Karin Buhmann, Professor, Dr.scient.adm. [read post]
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Comparative and Interdisciplinary Analysis From the May Edition of Cuba CounterPoints: (1)When Women Leave, Who Cares for the Elderly?; (2) The North Korean Missile Crisis; (3) On Being a Lukumi Patient; and (4) From Viñales to Varadero
5 May 2017, 6:55 am
By LARRY CATÁ BACKER.Re-posting of the four essays follows below. [read post]
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Know your Rights, An Information Guide to the Basics of New York State Legal System 了解您的权益，纽约州法律制度基础信息指南 A Coalition for Peace & Ethics Project
2 May 2017, 5:46 am
The research and drafting of this booklet is supervised and supported by Larry Catá Backer (白 轲) a director of the Coalition for Peace & Ethics (“CPE”), an independent organization founded in 2006, which engages and promotes the production and dissemination of knowledge that is meant to empower people to take control of their lives for personal and societal betterment in ways that are respectful to individuals and the… [read post]
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Submission of Foundation for Law and International Affairs (FLIA) and Coalition for Peace & Ethics (CPE) Responding to Call for inputs - Report of High Commissioner - "Civil society space in multilateral institutions"
1 May 2017, 1:00 pm
(Pix  Larry Catá Backer 2017)By  Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council  (A/HRC/RES/32/31 (20 July 2016) E F S A C R) the High Commissioner was requested to prepare a Report:. . . [read post]
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Summary of My Presentation, "The Privatization of Governance: Emerging Trends and Actors," for Conference: New International Trade and Rules Between Globalization and Anti-Globalization
29 Apr 2017, 6:34 pm
Larry Catá Backer  Globalization has proven to be a double-edged sword. [read post]
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Reflections on Shen Wei: "One Belt One Road Initiative and Beyond in the Context of (Anti-) Globalization"
25 Apr 2017, 2:27 pm
Those reflections are followed by a bio of Dean Shen Wei.Reflections on Shen Wei: "One Belt One Road Initiative and Beyond in the Context of (Anti-) Globalization" Larry Catá Backer (白 轲)Dean Shen Wei first noted that what seemed like a straightforward question, on the OBOR initiative, actually serves as a nexus point for a more complex series of issues around which China is shaping its macro-economic policies. [read post]
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Closing Remarks: International Conference: New International Trade and Investment Rules between Globalization and Anti-Globalization. Penn State University
23 Apr 2017, 8:41 am
Penn State University, University Park, PA April 21, 2017.Larry Catá Backer (Professor, Penn State University)I have been tasked with the great responsibility of closing this excellent conference. [read post]
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Upcoming Conference at Penn State: "New International Trade and Rules Between Globalization and Anti-Globalization"
19 Apr 2017, 2:33 pm
Moderator: Larry Catá BackerCoffee Break (3:20-3:35pm)Panel 3 (3:35-5:35pm)The Rise of New Societal Orders and Global Supply Chains, Labor and Investment MarketsPanelists:Larry Catá Backer(Professor, Penn State University): The Privatization of GovernanceNichlas Rowland (Professor, Penn State University) & Matthew Jon Spaniol (Professor, Roskilde University):Futures for China: Results from Pre-conference Scenario Planning… [read post]
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Preliminary Draft Posted: "The Corporate Social Responsibilities of Financial Institutions for the Conduct of their Borrowers: The View from International Law and Standards"
17 Apr 2017, 1:26 pm
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2017)I have just posted a preliminary draft of an article that is currently entitled The Corporate Social Responsibilities of Financial Institutions for the Conduct of their Borrowers: The View from International Law and Standards. [read post]
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Comparative and Interdisciplinary Analysis From Cuba Counterpoints: (1) If Betsy DeVos met Ena Elsa Velázquez; (2) Cuban Travelogues into the Future’s Past; (3) Havana City of the Dead; and (4) Afro-Cuban Religion's "New Man"
17 Apr 2017, 5:27 am
Velázquez: Ms. [read post]
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Corporate Social Responsibility Law--A Tentative Syllabus
11 Apr 2017, 3:01 pm
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2016) I will be teaching a course on Corporate Social Responsibility. [read post]
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Just Published: "Central Planning Versus Markets Marxism: Their Differences and Consequences for the International Ordering of State, Law, Politics, and Economy"
5 Apr 2017, 7:47 am
  Central Planning Versus Markets Marxism: Their Differences and Consequences for the International Ordering of State, Law, Politics, and Economy Larry Catá Backer ABSTRACT Two theories of Marxist state organization have been developing recently, each pointing in quite distinct ways to the organization of society, the state, government and the role of the vanguard Party. [read post]
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中国将取代美国在国际贸易中的地位 ——白轲教授采访 (Interview With Mehr News (Iran): "China Will Replace the U.S. in Global Trade" )
4 Apr 2017, 6:54 am
--> 中国将取代美国在国际贸易中的地位——白轲教授采访 受访者：Larry Catá… [read post]
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Cuba Beyond the Cusp of Change (Executive Summary of the Progarm): Reflections on a Week Long Penn State Graduate Course in Cuba
3 Apr 2017, 2:46 pm
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2015)It is my great privilege to have been encouraged to design and hold a week long embedded course program through Pennsylvania State University. [read post]
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Cuba Beyond the Cusp of Change (Day 8): Reflections on a Week Long Penn State Graduate Course in Cuba
2 Apr 2017, 8:49 pm
(Pix  Larry Catñá Backer 2017) Our time in Cuba ended on Sunday, 12 March, when the group returned home to the U.S. [read post]
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Just Published: "A Lex Mercatoria for Corporate Social Responsibility Codes Without the State?: A Critique of Legalization Within the State Under the Premises of Globalization"
1 Apr 2017, 11:52 am
A Critiqueof Legalization Within the State Under the Premises of Globalization Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, Vol. 24, No.1, 2017 Larry Catá Backer Abstract Recent efforts have sought to theorize the legalization of the social and economic sphere that is undiminished by time. [read post]
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Presentation at Western Ontario Law School's Mining Finance and Law Speaker Series: "The Responsibilities of Banks, Sovereign Wealth Funds and Other Financial Institutions to Respect Human Rights: The Example of the Extractives Sector Financing"
30 Mar 2017, 9:44 am
Financial Sector Responsibility for Human Rights Conduct of Borrowers: Lessons from the Extractives Sector The Responsibilities of Banks, Sovereign Wealth Funds and Other Financial Institutions to Respect Human Rights: The Example of the Extractives Sector Financing (March 2017) Larry Catá Backer W. [read post]
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Call for inputs - Report of High Commissioner - "Civil society space in multilateral institutions" - Deadline 1 May 2017
28 Mar 2017, 8:45 am
(Pix  Larry Catá Backer 2017)For those who might find this sort of engagement interesting, I pass along a "Call for Inputs" for the Human Rights High Commissioner's forthcoming report on civil society space. [read post]
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Posting Preliminary Conference Draft,"Sovereign Wealth Funds, Capacity Building, Development, and Governance" for the Conference "The Future of Sovereign Wealth Funds" March 24, 2017 Wake Forest Law School
23 Mar 2017, 1:59 pm
   --> Sovereign Wealth Funds, Capacity Building, Development, and Governance  Larry Catá BackerAbstract:  Though operating in some form or another for over half a century, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) did not become an object of general attention until the early part of the 21st century when a combination of the need of developed states for investment and the growing acceptability of state investment in private markets abroad made… [read post]
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Cuba Beyond the Cusp of Change (Day 7): Reflections on a Week Long Penn State Graduate Course in Cuba
21 Mar 2017, 8:36 am
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2017)The Varadero beaches are a crown jewels of Cuban visions for a vibrant and profitable tourist sector. [read post]
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