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1 Sep 2019, 4:31 am
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2019)The Coalition for Peace and Ethics BHR Treaty Project is considering Draft of the "Legally Binding Instrument to Regulate, in International Human Rights Law, The Activities Corporations and Other Business Enterprises," released on 16 July 2019 by the open-ended intergovernmental working group (OEIGWG) Chairmanship. [read post]
24 Mar 2016, 8:05 am
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2016) I have been considering the work of a very few of the Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council (see, e.g., here, and here).The special procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. [read post]
14 Oct 2017, 2:38 am
(Pix ©Larry Catá Backer 2017)Now that the United States and Cuba have staked out their (well rehearsed and often deployed routine) positions, the two states have begun the "litigation" phase of their state-to-state conflict in the courts of public opinion. [read post]
22 Oct 2020, 12:51 pm
 For the ASCE Series' next interview, Larry Catá Backer had the great pleasure of speaking with Ngọc Sơn Bùi who is an Assistant Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law where he teaches and researches on constitutional law, comparative constitutional law, and comparative law. [read post]
19 Dec 2013, 10:51 am
This from the California Corporations Section e-Bulletin (Dec. 19, 2013): (Pix (c) Larry Catá Backer 2013) SEC Announces Rule Proposal on Regulation A+ At today’s Open Meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose rules intended to increase access to capital for smaller companies. [read post]
1 Aug 2019, 7:13 pm
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2019)The Coalition for Peace and Ethics BHR Treaty Project is considering Draft of the "Legally Binding Instrument to Regulate, in International Human Rights Law, The Activities Corporations and Other Business Enterprises," released on 16 July 2019 by the open-ended intergovernmental working group (OEIGWG) Chairmanship. [read post]
14 Nov 2015, 1:36 pm
(Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2015)I am happy to report on the International Conference--Rules for the Market and Market for Rules: Corporate Law and the Rule of the Legislature, which was held 13-14 November, 2015. [read post]
25 Apr 2013, 12:32 pm by Larry Catá Backer
 (Pix (c) Larry Catá Backer 2013)These center on the state vainglorious and the replication of the vainglory by those institutions and individuals who derive meaning only in the reflection of or through the application of the disciplinary methodologies of the state. [read post]
31 Aug 2013, 9:28 am by Larry Catá Backer
 The European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) has been at the center of a long term effort to focus research on a variety of aspects of corporate governance among advanced economies. [read post]
23 Sep 2012, 7:36 pm by Larry Catá Backer
 (Pix (c) Larry Catá Backer 2012))She has been particularly interested lately in the rhetorical styles of women in politics. [read post]
25 Jan 2024, 4:30 pm
Participants:Dale Copeland  (University of Virginia)Rohan Mukerjee  (London School of Economics)Audrye Wong  (University of Southern California)Jack Zhang  (University of Kansas)12:30 - 1:30 LunchLunch Briefing: Harboring Global Ambitions: China's Ports Footprint and Implications for Future Overseas Naval BasesSpeaker: Sheng Zhang  (AidData)1:30 - 3:00  US-China Relations in the AI Age Moderator: Margaret Hu  (William & Mary School of… [read post]
22 Nov 2017, 9:32 am
The PPT f my own presentation will follow in another post.International Symposium on The Corporation in a Changing World Shanghai University of Finance and Economics School of Law SUFE Law School Commercial Law Center October 21st – 22nd, 2017 Conference Agenda Day One: Oct 21st (Saturday) Opening Ceremony Moderator: Xiaoyan Song, Professor & Acting Vice Dean, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics School of Law Speakers:Shaohua Zheng, Professor & Assistant to the President,… [read post]
20 Feb 2017, 8:08 am
(Washington Monument Pix © Larry Catá Backer 2016)I recently announced the forthcoming publication by Carolina Academic Press of my Elements of Law and the United States Legal System (ISBN: 978-1-61163-927-8 • e-ISBN: 978-1-61163-984-1).The work made sense as a century of legalization (here and here) and judicialization (here and here) forces more and more people worldwide to bump up against aspects of aspects of the U.S: legal system. [read post]
1 Feb 2020, 12:43 pm
  Foreword: Bannermen and Heralds: The Identity of Flags; the Ensigns of Identity Larry Catá Backer Pennsylvania State University Schools of Law and International Affairs University Park PA 16802 USA Lcb11@psu.eduAbstract: Though flags have been considered from any number of perspectives, it is useful to revisit the notions of flag, community and identity, in the shadow of globalization. [read post]
10 Nov 2017, 8:12 am
(Pix  ©Larry Catá Backer 2017)Even as the new U.S. regulations touching on travel and trade were being announced (see, here), Cuban authorities were ensuring that their narrative was also much in evidence. [read post]