Delegation is one of the main determinants of coordination, joint activity and collaboration within the context of organizations. In particular, delegation is the fundamental aspect for the redistribution and for the transfer of tasks within the context of an organization, and it is responsible for making organizations dynamic. We present in this paper a conceptual and formal analysis of delega...

Allen presented "Using Structural Constraints for Speech Act Interpretation" by Allen and Hinkleman. The paper discusses ways to distinguish an indirect speech act such as "Can you pass the salt?" from a direct yes-no question. It is important that a speech understanding system be able to distinguish the two; given an indirect question such as "Can you tell me how many ships are in the Bering S...

Abstract This article investigates the legislation on unfair contract terms in Thailand – Unfair Contract Terms Act, B.E. 2540 (1997) (Thai ucta ). It provides critical discussion of fundamental provisions and legal concepts this Act comparison with, where relevant, American statutory unconscionability doctrine, 1977 United Kingdom (UK ) Directive Consumer Contracts 1993 European Union. As dome...

The title actually assigned to me for discussion on this occasion had a slightly more academic ring than the one I have chosen. I see no reason why, even before this group, a “spade” need be defined as “an elongated instrument by which perspiration and energy are applied to the movement of loose material from one place to another”; let’s just call it a “spade.” Let’s recognize that the Public U...

By means of the Directive 2014/95/EU, EU established new requirements regarding disclosure non-financial information (NFI). The Spanish Act 11/2018 expands these requirements, imposing mandatory external assurance on NFI. This is a pioneering study in Spain, since it was conducted during first year which mandatory. aim this paper to analyse whether listed companies fulfil requirement and compar...

An employment practice which has a disproportionate impact on women and cannot be ‘justified’ amounts to indirect sex discrimination under s 1(1)(b), Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA). It may also be unlawful under European Community law, in particular A 141 (equal pay) and the Equal Treatment Directive (76/207). The same formula is used to define indirect racial discrimination in s 1(1)(b), Ra...

The problems that the great developments in digital information and the Internet are creating for copyright may be partly solved through new legislation as well as through the implementation of technological systems (generically known as ECMS) that help protect it. These two approaches ± legal and technological ± interact, as the new copyright laws protect these electronic measures through the ...

For the first time since publication of Court Justice European Union’s (CJEU’s) decision in Skandia America, a Spanish administrative authority has spoken out explicitly about impact such judgment on Spain. With its resolution, reopened closed debate when pointing that it would be totally inadmissible to reject application America case legal system only as result particular manner Article 11 VA...