This article argues that how the United Nations conceptualizes legitimacy is not only a matter of legalism or power politics. The UN’s conception of legitimacy also utilizes concepts, language, and symbolism from the religious realm. Understanding the constitutional entanglement between...

In a corporate world preoccupied with takeover attempts, attention naturally gravitates to the defensive tactics employed by target corporations attempting to fend off exchange or tender offers. The Williams Act, the federal statute governing takeover bids, was enacted over a decade ago. The...

Despite the insights gained from this research stream, the role of CSR in firms attempting to gain legitimacy remains under-examined. Legitimacy refers to ‘‘a generalized perception or assumption that the actions of an entity are desirable, proper, or appropriate. Under conditions of...

Pacta sunt servanda is a key principle in international law, which ensures order, stability and legal security in international relations. It renders commitments in international law generally binding unless a country decides to withdraw from them. This paper argues that the protection of market...

This article analyses the new challenges that the ECB faces in implementing its monetary policy and asks to what extent judicial review can help address these. The ECB mandate provides no clear guidance for many of the ECB’s recent challenges, which include a sovereign bond market panic,...

Foreign aid, the altruistic act of sovereign fund transfer, is thought to be a panacea for economic prosperity, along with a myriad of other socio-economic benefits, in developing and underdeveloped economies. The historical narrative of foreign aid as an indispensable tool for economic...

Security is one of the widest and open-ended concepts. Each discipline focuses only on its particular aspects. Global constitutionalism recognizes security as a public aim that justifies interference with constitutional freedoms. At the same time security is a basis for broad discretion of...

Meeting on the second anniversary of the Paris Agreement signing in 2017, the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat founded the Climate Chain Coalition (CCC). Backed by a number of multi-stakeholder groups like the Blockchain for Climate Foundation, the Ottawa-based CCC promotes the...

The Austrian Government reacted fast and successful to the COVID-19 Crisis in March 2020. The following paper analysis the legal and structural challenges of this response. As a state of emergency was not declared officially the Austrian Constitution had to be fully applied. Not only questions...

Purpose - The aim of this paper is to measure the effects of universities' ethical management and positive impact on society affect the faculty engagement through the mediating effect of organizational legitimacy. Design/methodology/approach - Engaged employees are characterized by better...