Introduction - II. The economic covenant and economic, social, and cultural rights in the united states - A. Origins - B. The State’s Obligations - 1. Self-Determination (Article 1) - 2. General Provisions (Articles 2-5) - 3. Substantive Obligations (Articles 6-15) - 4. Monitoring (Articles 16-25) - 5. Ratification - C. Why the United States Should Ratify the Economic Covenant - 1. Ratification Is Practical - 2. Ratification Is the Right Thing to Do - D. Obstacles to Ratification - III. The economic covenant should be ratified as a congressional-executive agreement - A. The United States’ History Regarding Human Rights - B. Why a Congressional-Executive Agreement? - C. A National Floor for Economic Rights - D. Economic Rights Are Justiciable - IV. Conclusion
This article examines the federal government's growing use of 18 USC § 1346 to prosecute public company executives for breaching their fiduciary duties. Section 1346 is a controversial but under-examined statute making it a felony to engage in a scheme "to deprive another of the intangible right of honest services." Although enacted by Congress over twenty years ago, the Supreme Court repeatedly declined to review the statute, until now. The questions before the Supreme Court are of particular interest to public company executives and their professional advisors. Traditionally, Delaware law has governed the content and enforcement of executives' legal duties, largely protecting public company fiduciaries from civil liability. Now, with the emergence of honest services fraud as a weapon ...
... of contract, or even breach of the covenant of good faith inherent in contractual relationship...
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... for damages for breach of a restrictive covenant directed against African Americans-and therefore a...
... with provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights ("ICESCR"...
... litigation, the UAW had breached a covenant not to sue contained in the VEBA agreement. CNH al...
... Rights--and the subsequent International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Inte...
On paper, the restrictive covenant law in Mexico looks a bit like California, but on ...
... of a church and cemetery together with a covenant for quiet enjoyment, later passed a by-law forbidd...
.... 4. Releases From Future Liability . Covenant Not To Sue. Another major stumbling block to the s...
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