scholarly journals The transformation of European corporate governance: a case of Germany and France

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 252-267
Author(s):  
Frederick V. Perry ◽  
Scheherazade S. Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The Political ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Institutional Economic ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
European Corporate Governance ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The U.S ◽  
The Eu

This paper provides insight into the evolving EU-wide corporate governance systems and discusses these changes within the context of the political-institutional, economic, legal and social features. In doing so, asking where are they, and where might they be headed? Specific attention is given to the comparison of the German and French system to the U.S. system. Moreover, this article also examines the evidence that varying legal and social traditions and rule of law directly impact corporate governance styles and efficiency. It is our contention that during the 1990s the EU nations experienced strong pressures to develop more effective corporate governance systems, tending toward the Anglo-Saxon model as applied in the U.S. and that this trends continues today especially among the large global multinationals.

A Tale about Poland – Introduction to the Situation in Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 600-606
Author(s):  
Peter Oliver Loew
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Cultural Discourse ◽  
The Political ◽  
Liberal Politics ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Eu

This article provides an in-depth insight into the “Polish peculiarities” that substantially continue to affect the current situation in the country - a country where the rule of law is in danger, where politics and society are dramatically divided, and where images of existent or invented enemies seem to dominate the political and cultural discourse. The article concludes that many questions remain open regarding the respect for the rule of law. The “tale of Poland” is not yet finished: there are several possible scenarios for Poland, ranging from progressing radicalization, to maneuvering of the government in order to satisfy the EU as well as the domestic national-Catholics, to the destruction of the government camp and the return of a majority of the electorate towards pro-European, liberal politics.

Hungarian Fidesz illiberalism will defy EU criticism

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Political System ◽  
The Political ◽  
Member States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
To Come ◽  
Systematic Response ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Theory Lead

Significance The EP vote could in theory lead to sanctions under Article 7 of the EU Treaty (TEU). An 'illiberal state' has emerged in Hungary since 2010, profoundly and durably modifying the functioning of the political system, entrenching the power of the ruling Fidesz party and weakening the opposition. Impacts Fidesz will renew its strong majority in the 2018 elections and further consolidate its power in years to come. Member states are unlikely to agree on the deep reform of EU rule of law procedures that would allow a systematic response. Neighbouring states and candidate countries are likely to drift increasingly away from the liberal model.

Bangladesh in 2012

Asian Survey ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahrar Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
War Crimes ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
War Crimes Trial ◽  
The U.S

The year 2012 began well for Bangladesh. Economic performance was impressive, and there were some notable political developments, such as the starting of the War Crimes Trial. However, corruption remained a pressing issue, the rule of law and human rights in the country became increasingly tenuous, and the political environment continued to be turbulent and uncertain. Moreover, issues regarding the country’s relationship with both India and the U.S. were poorly resolved.

scholarly journals Review of "Uniunea Europeană – un trend în derivă? O analiză a discursului mediatic și a perspectivei tinerilor" (The European Union – a Drifting Trend? An Analysis of Media Discourse and Youth Perspectives) by Oana Ștefăniță, Comunicare.ro, 2017

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Georgiana Udrea
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
The Political ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Public ◽  
Southern States ◽  
The Future ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Eu

In recent times, the European Union has been confronted with huge challenges and crises, which, in the absence of prompt and effective measures, call into question the future of the European project itself. The political incongruities, the disintegrating tendencies culminating with Brexit, the divisions between northern and southern states over economic crisis and austerity measures, the refugee waves and their poor integration into society, the rise of populist and extremist currents, etc. have caused anger, confusion and fear among Europeans, influencing the relations between member states and public perceptions. In this unstable context, studying people’s opinion on the EU and its subtle mechanisms becomes an important and pragmatic effort, as the public has the means to pursue action based on its feelings of support or opposition towards the community block. Oana Ștefăniță’s book, Uniunea Europeană – un trend în derivă? proposes such an insight into the world of young European citizens, investigating their interest in European issues, the EU’s place on the agenda of interpersonal conversations, the way they understand and experience the feeling of European belonging, and their perspectives on the future of the Union.

scholarly journals Law’s Wars, Law’s Trials The Fate of the Rule of Law in the U.S. ‘War on Terror’

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Richard L. Abel
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
War On Terror ◽  
State Power ◽  
Social Protest ◽  
The Political ◽  
Liberal State ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Political Spectrum ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Broad Consensus

The rule of law is a foundation of the liberal state. There is broad consensus about its core, extending across the political spectrum. Our own experience tragically teaches that the rule of law is most endangered when those exercising state power feel threatened: during and after wars and in response to social protest.      

scholarly journals Contextual Analysis of Judicial Governance in Slovenia

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 1901-1930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matej Avbelj
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Political Context ◽  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
Real Character ◽  
Legal Scholarship ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Eu

AbstractWhat is a real character of judicial (self)-government in Slovenia? Does it live up to the standards established in a well-ordered society, based on the established rule of law and consolidated democracy? This certainly is an impression that an external critical, but uniformed, observer develops when he or she approaches the legal regulation of judicial (self)-government in Slovenia. This also is an impression that has been perpetuated in academic and professional circles prior and after the enlargement of the EU. The article dispels this myth. It does so by providing a comprehensive assessment of all the bodies and processes involved in the judicial (self)-government in Slovenia. Contrary to the prevalent formalistic legal approach, which dominates the legal scholarship concerned with judicial governance and the courts more generally, the article relies on a socio-legal methodological approach. It therefore situates the system of judicial self-government in the Slovenian socio-political context in order to provide an insight into how the judicial self-government really works and to what an extent it falls short of the normative ideals prescribed by the Slovenian positive law.

scholarly journals Qualitative Insight into the Characteristics of Digital Enterprise, Content and the State of Digital Transformation in Croatia

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-134
Author(s):  
Saša Poljanec-Borić
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Strategic Change ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
The Political ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Research Participants ◽  
Discursive Analysis ◽  
Digital Enterprise ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Eu

The paper analyses the attitudes towards digital enterprises and digital transformation in Croatia. The research was conducted in two steps by using semi-structured interviews (N = 17) and focus group (N = 17) qualitative methods. All the research participants had agreed to the recording of the interviews and the focus group. The recorded material was literally transcribed. The discursive analysis of transcripts showed that research participants connected digitalization with modernization and the creation of real, digitally born enterprises. Research participants suggested that the process of digital transformation was perceived as irreversible evolutionary change and that Croatia was lagging behind within the EU and globally. Research participants suggested that Croatia needed a strategic turnaround and the main barriers for this strategic change were embedded in the political and public sectors.

scholarly journals An Insight into Operational Urban Development in Hungary in the Light of Regulation-Based Urban Development

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-64
Author(s):  
László Bajnai ◽  
Attila Józsa
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Coherent System ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Democratic Rule ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Eu

Abstract An operational urban development relying on the structured cooperation of the public and private sectors is indispensable to purposefully address the challenges posed by sustainable development. Its evolution in Hungary may serve as inspiration for other countries as well. In the period preceding the regime change, it underwent a much more significant disruption as compared to regulation-based urban development. Afterwards, its methods, procedures, and instruments suitable for use in a democratic rule-of-law state and under market economy conditions had to be rebuilt from scratch. For this to happen, two external factors provided assistance: the French–Hungarian urban development cooperation and the EU. As a result, we could witness the successful development of the methods as well as of the conceptual, strategic, and operational planning tools forming a coherent system of operational urban development planning carried through with the public sector’s physical intervention into the urban tissue.

scholarly journals ARTICLE 7 PROCESS AND DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING OF HUNGARY AND POLAND. DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW

2020 ◽  
pp. 57-85
Author(s):  
Łukasz ZAMĘCKI ◽  
Viktor GLIED
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The Political ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Checks And Balances ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
History Of ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Eu

This paper examines developments in Poland following the 2015 elections and in Hungary since 2010, which included the gradual destruction of democratic institutions, challenges to the rule of law, as well as to the system of checks and balances. The authors consider the Ziblatt–Levitsky model (2018) as a meaningful framework for the analysis of the way in which the power structure was reshaped and have based their research on the classification set out in this model. Our objective is to present the political changes that took place in the two Central-Eastern-European countries during the last decade that resulted in the process under Article 7 being used for the first time in the history of the EU. The paper conclusion is that the path of de-democratization of Hungary and Poland is seen from the perspective of the EU and Council of Europe, as similar one. In actions taken toward both countries, the EU concerns mostly the principle of the rule of law.

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