| Multinational enterprises and the law |
| Section A: Multinational enterprises in context |
| · Globalisation and the rise of the multinational Enterprise (MNE) |
| · Company and international law |
| · State-MNE-civil society relations |
| · MNEs and the creation and convergence of law |
| · ‘Effective’ legal systems for investment |
| · Culture, foreign investment and the law |
| Section B: National regulation of multinational enterprises |
| · Keeping MNEs out, and drawing them in |
| · Legislating over MNEs |
| · Enforcing law against MNEs |
| · Extending liability to MNEs groups and directors |
| Section C: International regulation and protection of multinational enterprises |
| · Bilateral investment treaties |
| · Multilateral standards for treatment and behaviour of MNEs |
| · Renegotiation and expropriation |
| · Settling disputes between states and MNEs |
| Section D: Fields of concern for multinational enterprises |
| · Corporate governance, accounting and disclosure |
| · Taxation and transfer pricing |
| · Technology transfer and intellectual property rights |
| · Labour standards and human rights |
| · Corruption |
Sequence:
The sections must be attempted in order. |
Textbooks:
Peter T. Muchlinski, Multinational Enterprises and the Law (Oxford: Blackwell, 1999),
ISBN: 9780631216766 |
Philippe Legrain, Open World: The Truth about Globalisation (Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2004),
ISBN: 9781566635479 |
