Bibliographie sélective OHADA

La protection juridique des associés minoritaires se justifie en droit des sociétés et en droit OHADA par l’absence directe de la gestion des sociétés commerciales par ces derniers. De ce fait, les deux ordres juridiques mettent en œuvre plusieurs mécanismes afin de protéger les intérêts des minoritaires. Ces mécanismes sont de plusieurs natures à savoir des règles juridiques favorisant un traitement égalitaire de tous les associés ou des droits exclusifs aux associés minoritaires favorisant un équilibre de pouvoirs dans la gestion de la société mais également la coexistence d’acteurs capables de réguler le bon fonctionnement de la société, notamment le juge, les associations de défenses d’intérêts des associés minoritaires.Dans les sociétés où les enjeux économiques sont très importants comme les sociétés faisant appel public à l’épargne, les législateurs français et OHADA, soucieux de protéger les associés minoritaires, ajoutent au droit commun, l’intervention du droit des marchés financiers qui vient renforcer la protection des minoritaires, notamment dans l’exercice de leur droit de cession. Ainsi, l’on remarque que le droit des sociétés français et le droit OHADA utilisent quasiment les mêmes fondements juridiques pour protéger les associés minoritaires. Il existe plus de similitudes que des différences dans les deux ordres juridiques puis que le législateurs OHADA a entrepris une réforme en 2014 afin de renforcer considérablement les compétences des associés minoritaires dans la gestion de la société. Cette réforme du droit OHADA s’est quasiment rapprochée du droit de société.Toutefois, malgré les efforts du droit des sociétés français et du droit OHADA de protéger les intérêts des associés minoritaires, subsiste une précarité du statut des minoritaires. La loi de la majorité fait obstacle à ce que l’on puisse objectiver que la protection apportée aux associés minoritaires est absolument efficace. Pour en arriver à une protection efficace certains droits devraient être généralisés pour contrôler sereinement la gestion sociale et leurs intérêts. The legal protection of minority shareholders is justified in company law and in OHADA law by the direct absence of management of commercial companies by the latter. As a result, both legal systems implement several mechanisms to protect the interests of minority shareholders. These mechanisms are of several kinds, i.e. legal rules favouring equal treatment of all partners or exclusive rights for minority partners favouring a balance of power in the management of the company, but also the coexistence of actors capable of regulating the proper functioning of the company, in particular the judge, and associations defending the interests of minority partners.In companies where the economic stakes are very high, such as companies making public offerings, the French and OHADA legislators, anxious to protect minority shareholders, add to common law the intervention of financial market law, which reinforces the protection of minority shareholders, particularly in the exercise of their right to sell. Thus, it can be seen that French company law and OHADA law use almost the same legal basis to protect minority shareholders. There are more similarities than differences in the two legal orders since the OHADA legislators undertook a reform in 2014 in order to considerably strengthen the powers of minority shareholders in the management of the company. This reform of OHADA law has almost come close to company law.However, despite the efforts of French company law and OHADA law to protect the interests of minority shareholders, the status of minority shareholders remains precarious. The law of the majority prevents the protection of minority shareholders from being absolutely effective. To achieve effective protection, certain rights should be generalised in order to control the management of the company and their interests.

Aprende-se que o progresso científico é inerentemente bom, que melhorou as condições de vida de todos os seres humanos e que a revolução digital está progressivamente ajudando a nivelar as condições de competir para todos. Mas as evidências empíricas contam outra história, quando o assunto são os efeitos das rupturas tecnológicas sobre as condições de vida das minorias. As mudanças tecnológicas sempre tiveram como inspiração um determinado perfil de consumidor, identificado como o cidadão padrão. Tecnologia, política, saúde e quase tudo o mais que se possa consumir foi criado, ou adaptado por e para se adequar ao interesse particular de um determinado perfil de indivíduo que controla a vida econômica, independentemente do quão estatisticamente relevantes sejam as minorias sociais. Como consequência, quanto mais distante alguém se encontrar do perfil do cidadão padrão, menos se sente contemplado por decisões empresariais, ou por políticas públicas que não a/o tiveram como público-alvo. Trazendo evidências doutrinárias inclusive fazendo amplo uso dos recursos tecnológicos mais avançados de comunicação, como podcasts, blogues e ensino a distância em canais na rede de computadores e estudos de casos que relatam como o passado, o presente e o futuro foram, ou estão sendo projetados para perpetuar o hiato que separa as minorias do cidadão padrão, esta tese coloca em evidência como a política antitruste também foi vítima de uma interpretação enviesada do consumidor e de como esse erro tem afetado as decisões em casos antitrustes. Finalmente, a partir desses achados, propõe as adaptações necessárias para corrigir a abordagem enviesada do consumidor e para criar tomadas de decisão inclusivas na seara concorrencial. We learn that scientific progress is inherently good, that it has improved the living conditions of all humans and that the digital revolution is progressively helping level the playing field for all. But empirical evidence related to the effects of technological disruptions on the living conditions of minorities tells another story. Technological changes have always addressed a certain profile of consumer, identified as the standard model citizen. Technology, politics, healthcare and almost everything else one can consume has been created or adapted by and to fit the particular interest of a certain profile that controls the economic life, regardless of how statistically representative minorities are in society. Because of bias, the more distant one falls from the tree of the standard model citizen, the less one feels contemplated by corporate decisions and public policies. Bringing compelling bibliographical evidence including wide use of the most advanced technological communication resources, like podcasts, blogs and distance learning channels on the Internet and case studies showing that the past, the present and the future have been or are being designed to perpetuate the minority gap, I show how antitrust policy has been affected by a biased understanding of the consumer and how that mistake has affected decisions in antitrust cases. Finally, I suggest adaptations that might be needed to correct the biased consumer approach and create inclusive decision-making in antitrust.

Protéger la famille semble aujourd’hui constituer une finalité ignorée par le droit pénal contemporain. Ce dernier ne protège que des membres de la famille et non la famille elle-même. Si cela est confirmé dans le droit français par sa vision universelle des droits de l’homme, plaçant l’individu au centre du droit. Le droit algérien ne semble pas, a priori, partager cette même vision philosophique et juridique au regard de sa culture propre et de l’influence secondaire que joue le droit musulman sur ce dernier. Cette étude vise donc à vérifier cet apriori et à s’interroger sur l’existence d’une protection pénale commune de la famille dans les droits français et algérien ; qui pourrait par la même occasion aider à mesurer l’existence d’un phénomène de mondialisation du droit pénal. Cette étude comparée se focalise ainsi sur une double dimension, individuelle et institutionnelle en étudiant l'aspect critique de l'intérêt porté à la famille par le droit pénal. L'équilibre recherché entre les droits individuels et la protection de l'institution familiale en tant que groupe sera interrogé selon la méthode de recherche dynamique, qui porte sur l'universalisme de la protection pénale de la famille.

Si on eut un temps pu s'interroger sur la nécessité de régir les défaillances bancaires, l'intérêt de telles dispositions a été réaffirmé depuis les années 2000. Dans ce contexte, le législateur européen, désireux d'assurer la stabilité financière, a mis en place une véritable Union bancaire, dont le second pilier est composé d'un Mécanisme de résolution unique destiné à prévenir et à traiter les défaillances bancaires. Ont ainsi été conçus différentes procédures et instruments dits de résolution, pouvant être mis en œuvre par des autorités administratives spécialisées. Or, la notion de résolution bancaire est une notion qui semblait jusqu'alors inconnue. Pourtant, les dispositions qui la gouvernent ne semblent pas véritablement la définir, et lui octroient la nature de Mécanisme, qui parait inadaptée. En effet, en observant l'ensemble des éléments qui compose ce Mécanisme, il ne fait nul doute que le législateur ne s'est pas contenté de créer un dispositif de gestion des défaillances bancaires, mais est allé plus loin en élaborant un véritable droit sui generis. L'existence de ce droit doit être affirmée pour permettre à celui-ci d'être pleinement efficient. Il produit par ailleurs des effets considérables tant sur les sujets de droit qu'il gouverne, que sur les acteurs avec qui ceux-ci interagissent. Ces effets originaux participent à l'efficacité de la prévention et du traitement des défaillances bancaires. S'ils peuvent en ce sens être salués, certains risques doivent néanmoins être relevés, notamment à l'aune des droits fondamentaux. La jurisprudence naissante en la matière - mais déjà très instructive -, laisse présager un droit en évolution et aux enjeux multiples, qui fera sans nul doute l'objet d'un intérêt grandissant.

Le droit de visite et de saisie de documents de l'article L. 16 B du LPF constitue entre les mains de l'Administration fiscale une mesure d'enquête coercitive portant atteinte à l'inviolabilité du domicile. Validé par le Conseil constitutionnel, et par la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, qui ont toujours considéré que les nécessités de la répression des infractions fiscales et de la fraude fiscale justifiaient l'attribution de telles prérogatives à l'Administration fiscale, le régime des visites fiscales se caractérise par les fortes garanties procédurales dont dépend la protection du domicile. Au premier rang de ces garanties se trouve le contrôle du juge judiciaire. L'ensemble des garanties en question a été particulièrement renforcé après l'arrêt Ravon de la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, qui a subordonné le contentieux des visites fiscales au droit à un procès équitable. Leur aptitude à répondre aux exigences d'un équilibre subtil est la clé de la prépondérance des garanties procédurales en la matière. Celles-ci permettent, d'une part, de tempérer un déséquilibre structurel au stade d'autorisation et d'exécution des visites fiscales, qui se caractérisent par leur nature unilatérale et qui mettent sous pression le respect du domicile, tandis que, d'autre part, elles stimulent l'équilibre déjà présent après la visite fiscale, moment auquel la personne bénéficie du droit à un recours juridictionnel. A côté de ces garanties, les lacunes, tout aussi procédurales, du régime n'ont pas permis de davantage promouvoir cette difficile conciliation et de mieux protéger le domicile. A travers leurs effets négatifs, le renforcement des garanties procédurales réapparaît comme la condition indispensable d'amélioration de cette protection. Cette prépondérance des garanties procédurales se retrouve au sein du contrôle des visites fiscales par le juge judiciaire. Ce contrôle est réel et sérieux et peut ainsi être qualifié d'effectif. Pour autant, sa structure ne se calque pas pleinement sur les garanties de procès équitable. Ainsi, l'efficacité du contrôle du juge judiciaire est réduite. La prise en compte des garanties procédurales résurgit comme la condition indispensable de protection du domicile. Parallèlement avec le juge judiciaire civil, ad hoc compétent en matière de visites fiscales, le juge pénal renonce à contrôler cette mesure, bien que son contrôle soit une garantie indispensable et de nature à consolider les garanties procédurales et à mieux préserver le domicile. Son contrôle se caractérise également par une méconnaissance des garanties nécessaires pour assurer le caractère équitable du procès pénal.Le dénominateur commun de l'ensemble du régime des visites fiscales est la force des garanties procédurales, afin de protéger le domicile. Par ailleurs, ce régime a fonctionné comme un point de départ de leur extension, notamment en matière de perquisitions pénales. Un fond commun de garanties procédurales, assurant la protection du domicile, a priori et a posteriori, se forge progressivement et donne les garanties entourant les visites fiscales demeurent le noyau.

Globalisation has created a need for an international accounting language to facilitate the smooth flow of trade across countries. In 2003, in an effort to establish a global financial reporting language, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) developed a single set of high-quality accounting principles known as the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Over the last decade, several African countries have adopted IFRS, and Africa has become the second-largest adopting continent after Europe. IFRS promotes improved quality of disclosure of accounting transactions, reduces information asymmetry between preparers and users of financial information, lowers the cost of investing, and breaks down information barriers to cross-border investment. Researchers suggest many benefits of IFRS adoption for macroeconomic indicators such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The reduction in information acquisition and processing costs which translates into the reduction in investment costs, has been cited by most researchers. Researchers have argued, however, that the economic benefits of IFRS in Africa depend on the strength of the institutional environment. They also argue that the Western environment in which the IFRS was developed differs from the African environment. Thus, the universal approach of the IASB may not be appropriate due to the historical, social, economic and political context of African countries. The impact of the adoption of IFRS by African countries requires further examination, particularly as a weak institutional environment confronts many African countries. Three research questions are designed for this study; (1) Is there a significant change in FDI inflows for IFRS adopters in selected African countries after the adoption? (2) Is there a significant change in FDI inflows due to the institutional environment? (3) Does the institutional environment in IFRS-adopting countries moderate the effect of IFRS on FDI in selected African countries? The present study is underpinned by the new institutional theory, the information asymmetry theory, the eclectic theory and the signalling theory, each of which provide reasons why African countries have adopted IFRS. Nine hypotheses are developed, based on the research questions, and tested using the Systems General Method of Moments and the Difference-in-Difference method. The study uses data from 26 African countries, 15 adopting and 11 non-adopting countries, over the period 1996 - 2018. First, the study establishes that the adoption of IFRS positively and significantly affects FDI inflows into the selected sample of African countries. Second, the study concludes that legal enforcement, accounting and auditing standards enforcement, and language origin positively and significantly impact FDI inflows into these countries. Legal origin, however, has a positive but insignificant association with FDI inflows. Third, legal enforcement, historical ties, accounting and auditing enforcement and the quality of the institutional environment are found to moderate the effect of IFRS adoption on FDI inflows. These results indicate that IFRS is a crucial determinant of FDI inflows into African countries, but a supportive institutional environment is needed for African countries to attract FDI inflows after adoption. The results contribute to the accounting and finance literature on FDI into African countries, and may assist the investment community to assess the institutional risk associated with investing in IFRS adopting African countries.

Legal harmonisation is an integral aspect of regional integration and the desire to promote regional and sub-regional economic integration in Africa is exemplified by the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in 2018. The 2012 decision of the AU to create the CFTA by 2017 was reiterated in Aspiration two of Agenda 2063. The legal harmonisation of non-tariff barriers has been a vital instrument in the achievement of EU economic integration and the Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Laws in Africa (OHADA). The study seeks to critically examine the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of regional integration and legal harmonisation of non-tariff barriers by the AU and RECs. It also analyses the current political, economic, and legal reinforcements to regionalism in Africa and practices needed to advance intra-regional trade within the framework of Agenda 2063. This was done by evaluating the key legal frameworks of the AU (the Abuja Treaty, the Constitutive Act of AU, 2007 Protocol on relations between AU and RECs and Agenda 2063) with the aim of identifying best practices, gaps and impediments pertinent to strengthening Agenda 2063 CFTA. At the end of the study, the abilities of three selected RECs (SADC, COMESA and EAC) were assessed to drive home the AfCFTA. This was done by identifying flaws in existing treaties of RECs, while advancing a model of legal harmonisation of NTBs between them. It was found out that the AU and RECs have not vigorously considered the significance of legal harmonisation in their integration agendas. This resulted in the lack of unambiguous and concrete provisions for the legal harmonisation of NTBs in their guiding policies. Where some attempts are evident, such as in the EAC, they have been implemented unsatisfactorily with lack of a compliance mechanism. This study contended that if legal barriers to free trade are not eliminated, even if all other barriers were to be removed, the effective realisation of the AfCFTA would still be hindered. Hence, this study recommends the principles of direct applicability and direct effects of regional laws to addressing the legal harmonisation challenge underscored. Iqoqa Ukuvumelanisa okusemthethweni kwezithiyo ezingakhokhiswa intela kuyisici esibalulekile sokudidiyelwa kwesifunda kanye nesifiso sokugqugquzela ukuhlanganiswa komnotho wesifunda kanye nesifunda esincane e-Afrikha sibonakala ngokusungulwa kweNdawo Yezwekazi Lase-Afrikha Yokuhweba Ngokukhululekile (i-AfCFTA) ngowezi-2018. Isinqumo sowezi-2012 se-AU sokwakha i-CFTA ngowezi-2017 saphindwa Esifisweni Sesibili soHlelo- 2063. I-CFTA iphinde ibe wuhlelo olubalulekile oHlelweni-2063 futhi impumelelo yayo ibalulekile. Ucwaningo luhlose ukuhlola ngokujulile izisekelo zethiyori nezomqondo zokuhlanganiswa kwesifunda kanye nokuvunyelaniswa kwezomthetho kwezithiyo ezingakhokhisi yi-AU kanye nama-REC. Iphinde ihlaziye ukuqiniswa kwamanje kwezepolitiki, ezomnotho, kanye nezomthetho kuzwelonke e-Afrikha kanye nezinqubo ezidingekayo ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuhwebelana kwangaphakathi kwesifunda ngaphakathi kohlaka loHlelo-2063. Lokhu kwenziwa ngokuhlola izinhlaka zomthetho ezibalulekile ze-AU (iSivumelwano sase-Abuja, UMthetho-sisekelo we-AU, 2007 Protocol on relationship between AU and RECs and Agenda 2063) ngenhloso yokuhlonza izindlela ezingcono kakhulu, amagebe kanye nezithiyo ezihambisana nokuqinisa uHlelo-2063 CFTA. Ekupheleni kocwaningo, amakhono ama-REC amathathu akhethiwe (i-SADC, i-COMESA kanye ne-EAC) ahlolwa ukuze aqhubekisele phambili i-AfCFTA. Lokhu kwenziwa ngokuhlonza amaphutha ezivumelwaneni ezikhona zama-RECs, ngenkathi kuthuthukiswa imodeli yokuvumelana okusemthethweni kwama-NTB phakathi kwawo. Kwatholakala ukuthi osopolitiki base-Afrikha abazange bayicabange indlela eqinile yokuhlanganisa umnotho wesifunda, nakuba indlela enjalo yaphakanyiswa abasunguli besifunda sase-Afrikha. I-AU kanye nama-REC awazange acabangele ngamandla ukubaluleka kokuvumelana kwezomthetho ezinhlelweni zawo zokuhlanganisa. Lokhu kuholele ekuntulekeni kwezinhlinzeko ezicacile nezibambekayo zokuvumelana ngokusemthethweni kwama-NTB kuzinqubomgomo eziqondisayo. Lolu cwaningo lwagomela ngokuthi uma izithiyo ezingokomthetho zokuhwebelana ngokukhululeka zingaqedwa, ngisho noma zonke ezinye izithiyo zizosuswa, ukufezeka ngempumelelo kwe-AfCFTA kusazothikamezwa. Ngaphakathi kwalokhu kwangemuva, lolu cwaningo luncoma izimiso zokusebenziseka okuqondile kanye nemiphumela eqondile yemithetho yesifunda ukuze kubhekwane nenselele yokuvumelana kwezomthetho egcizelelwe.

The exploration, production and shipment of crude oil and gas by multinational corporations (MNCs), involved in bilateral treaties in Nigeria has perpetrated environmental disasters upon host communities. This has been as a result of oil and gas leaks from MNCs facility into the air, land, water, marine habitat, and cultural life of host communities are heavily polluted. International law has attempted to regulate the activities of MNCs particularly in the protection of the environment in which they operate through four main treaties: Universal Declaration of Human Rights,1International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), 2 Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm Declaration)3and Declaration of the United Nations on Environment and Development (Rio Declaration). In addition, the demand for environmental protection is foregrounded under the right to life recognized in article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). However, a major criticism of international law is its inapplicability to non-State actors such as corporations. This creates a lacuna in the legal framework of protections which has been exploited by opportunistic MNC’s. International soft law such as the Global Compact, Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and United Nations Guiding Principles (UNGPs) on Business and Human Rights encourages corporations to respect environmental rights and creates substantive standards for States to hold corporations accountable for environmental and human rights violations. The challenge remains that these international laws having soft law status are not binding on corporations. Also, a further problem is that several developing state governments may be complicit in the environmental abuses perpetrated by MNCs for the purpose of boosting economic development. Therefore, this research proposes the regulation of MNCs under national legislation and bilateral investment treaties. It recommends certain preventive and mitigation measures against the adverse environmental effect of their activities in the exploration of natural resources, waste disposal and other connected operations in developing communities in Nigeria. Some of these preventive measures include environmental impact assessment (EIA), mandatory reporting and disclosures, community stakeholder participation, environmental management and safety practices, with activity, temporal and spatial management as mitigation measures. Also, clean-up and compensation by MNCs are effective remedies for environmental abuses. Furthermore, fines, blacklisting, withdrawal of license and criminal charges are recommended for the enforcement of environmental protection of host communities.

6750 sayılı Ticari İşlemlerde Taşınır Rehni Kanunu (TİTRK) 01.01.2017 tarihi itibariyle yürürlüğe girmiştir. TİTRK'de de ticari işletme, üzerinde rehin kurulabilecek taşınır varlıklardan biri olarak düzenlenmiştir. Hukuki niteliği itibariyle taşınır olarak kabul edilmeyen ticari işletmenin, taşınır varlıkların rehninin düzenlendiği bir Kanun'da kapsamlıca düzenlenemediği ilk bakışta görülmektedir. Bu nedenle ticari işletme rehninin kuruluşu tez konusu olarak seçilmiştir. Çalışmamızda TİTRK ile yapılan değişiklikler ve yenilikler ticari işletme rehninin kuruluşu özelinde incelenmiştir. Bu kapsamda ticari işletme rehninin kuruluşu konusu, TİTRK ve ikincil mevzuat, yeri geldikçe mülga TİRK ve TİTRK'nin mehazı olduğunu düşündüğümüz Uncitral Secured Transactions Model Law ile karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Ticari işletme rehninin kuruluşu, ticaret hukuku, medeni hukuk ve borçlar hukukunun ilgili düzenlemelerinin bir bütün olarak incelenmesini gerekli kıldığından yeri geldikçe, TTK, TMK ve TBK'nın ilgili düzenlemeleri, tez konumuz özelinde incelenmiştir. The Law Numbered 6750 "The Law On Pledge Over Movable Assets In Commercial Transactions (TITRK)", which is a regulation that allows not only commercial enterprises but also many movable assets to be pledged without delivery entered into force as of 01.01.2017. In TITRK, a commercial enterprise is regulated as one of the movable assets that can be pledged too. However, it can be seen at first glance that the commercial enterprise, which is not considered as movable due to its legal nature, cannot be comprehensively regulated in the Law that regulates the pledge of movable assets. For this reason, the establishment of the commercial enterprise pledge has been chosen as the thesis topic. In our study, the changes and innovations made with TITRK were examined in terms of the establishment of the commercial enterprise pledge. In this context, the establishment of the commercial enterprise pledge have been examined in comparison with TITRK, its secondary legislation, mulga TIRK and Uncitral Secured Transactions Model Law, which we think is the basis of TITRK. Since the establishment of the commercial enterprise pledge requires the examination of the relevant regulations of the commercial law, civil law and law of obligations as a whole, the relevant regulations of the Turkish Commercial Code, Turkish Civil Code and Turkish Code of Obligations have been examined specifically for our thesis topic. In this section the secured transactions arrangements in comparative law will be discussed too.

Phoenix activity involves conduct whereby a failing company (the old company) is replaced by a second company (the new company) in the operation of the same or a similar business and that involves the same or similar company controllers. Transactions of this nature can be legal and even be beneficial to society, since entrepreneurs who pursue a viable business may, if the new company succeeds, benefit the economy and many other stakeholders. These transactions are referred to as legal phoenix activity. Problems arise however when phoenix activity is engaged in with the goal of evading the debt of the old company, known as illegal phoenix activity. In other cases, even well-intentioned company controllers can cause significant harm by resurrecting a fundamentally flawed business. This conduct, although not illegal, is unduly prejudicial to stakeholders and is known as problematic phoenix activity. While this thesis focuses on illegal phoenix activity, several measures identified should also curb problematic phoenix activity. This study identifies the elements and common characteristics of illegal phoenix activity. It then analyses regulation pertaining to those elements and common characteristics with the aim of finding effective solutions to the problem. This includes evaluating measures that reverse prejudicial transactions that occur during illegal phoenix activity as well as holding complicit parties, such as company controllers and the new company, accountable for their actions. Regulation aimed at preventing and investigating illegal phoenix activity is also considered. This thesis uses the comparative legal approach to analyse regulatory responses to illegal phoenix activity. Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America are examined. Several reported cases in South Africa involving what appear to be illegal phoenix activity are explored, along with the existing measures that are applicable to illegal phoenix activity in South Africa. A single anti-phoenix provision is undesirable as it has the potential to unjustifiably infringe on legal phoenix activity. This thesis proposes a multi-pronged approach, which involves a combination of better enforcement of existing laws and the introduction of smaller targeted amendments to legislation aimed at reducing the incidence illegal phoenix activity.

Globally, companies pursue profitability; they want lower prices for the goods they buy and for the services they use. To gain profit and keep their prices low, they contribute to human rights violations and/or the devastation of the environment. The UNGP is the UN unanimously endorsed instrument that encourages states to pass legislation to compel companies to exercise human rights due diligence and to report on their efforts. The United Nations Guiding Principles (UNGP) impose a duty on companies to conduct human rights due diligence that apprises them of possible human rights or environmental risk exposure in their international operations. States have a responsibility to assist those harmed by a company’s activities to seek judicial relief. The UNGP is a soft law instrument but has had a major effect in the field of business and human rights. Though a voluntary obligation, the UNGP has become the reference document and is used by Civil Society Organisations (CSO) to pressure states into passing regulations on business and human rights. In 2016 Germany passed a National Action Plan (NAP) and the Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtgesetz (Supply Chain Due Diligence Act) in 2021. France passed a Vigilance Law (Loi de Vigilance) in 2017. Additionally, a UN resolution has initiated a treaty-making process, which might lead to an internationally legally binding instrument that will articulate companies’ responsibilities to avoid, mitigate and remedy human rights violations that their activities cause. The South African government’s response to the UNGP has focused on negotiating a legally binding instrument at an intergovernmental level. This research examines three countries’ varying responses to the UNGP, a soft law instrument. In February 2022 the EU Commission published a proposed directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. The proposed EU legislation aims to advance respect for human rights and environmental protection. The goal is to create a level playing field within the European Union which leads to the exploration of the role China plays in a globalised world. China aims to be more than the world's factory and to become a leader in innovation and high-end manufacturing.

Anonim şirketler hukukunda alacaklılar, şirketlerin dış finansman kaynaklarının merkezini oluşturmakta ve bu nedenle de son derece önemli bir menfaat grubunu teşkil etmektedirler. Bu durum şirket alacaklılarının çıkarlarının etkin bir biçimde gözetilmesi ve korunmasını gerekli kılmaktadır. Zira alacaklıların alacaklarına kavuşabilmeleri için müracaat edebilecekleri tek kaynak şirketin malvarlığıdır. Dolayısıyla anonim şirketin mali durumunun bozulması sonucu malvarlığının kayba uğraması veya uğrama tehlikesi altında olması, alacaklıların menfaatlerini zedeleyici niteliktedir. Bu durum mali durumu bozulan anonim şirketlerde, alacaklıların menfaatlerinin gözetilmesini ve özellikle de öncül (ex-ante) koruma imkânlarıyla bu risk gerçekleşmeden önce bu konuda tedbirler alınmasını gerektirmektedir. Kurumsal yönetim anlayışı, anonim şirketlerde menfaat grupları arasındaki çıkar çatışmalarının en iyi, en adil şekilde dengelenmesini hedeflemektedir. Bu itibarla bu tez çalışmasında söz konusu menfaat çatışmaları özelinde kurumsal yönetimin şeffaflık, adillik, hesap verilebilirlik ve sorumluluk ilkeleri çerçevesinde bir menfaat grubu olarak şirket alacaklılarının menfaatlerinin, mali durumu bozulan veya bozulma tehlikesi altında olan anonim şirketlerde nasıl gözetilmesi ve korunması gerektiği hususunda bir bakış açısı sunulması hedeflenmektedir. Bu bakış açısından hareketle sermaye kaybı yaşayan, borca batık hale gelen anonim şirketlerin mali durumlarının iyileştirilmesi maksadıyla sermayenin korunması esası benimsenerek öngörülen TTK m.376 hükmü ile bu hükmün uygulanmasına ilişkin Tebliğ kapsamında öngörülen düzenlemelerin, alacaklıların menfaatlerinin korunması bakımından etkileri tartışılmaktadır. Ayrıca ilgili hükümlerin, şirketlerin mali yapılarının güçlendirilmesi bakımından yeterlilikleri ve yerindelikleri, karşılaştırmalı hukuk düzenlemeleri de göz önünde bulundurularak eleştirel bir bakış açıyla ayrıntılı şekilde incelenmektedir. Creditors are the key to external financing sources for companies under the statute of joint stock companies, and hence represent an important figure interest group. This situation needs the effective supervision and protection of the company's creditors' interests. This is because the company's assets are the only source to which creditors can turn to acquire receivables. Hence, the loss or threatened loss of the joint stock company's assets because of its worsening financial situation is detrimental to the creditors' interests. This circumstance necessitates that the interests of the creditors of companies with a worsening financial situation be considered and that steps be taken in this respect prior to the realization of this danger, particularly with ex-ante protection opportunities. The corporate governance method strives to achieve the most equitable resolution of conflicts of interest between interest groups in joint stock companies. This thesis aims to provide a perspective on how the interests of company creditors, as an interest group, should be observed and protected in joint stock companies whose financial situation deteriorates or is at risk of deterioration, within the framework of the principles of transparency, fairness, accountability, and responsibility of corporate governance. From this perspective, to improve the financial situation of companies that have capital loss and become over-indebted, the effects of the provisions of TCC art.376 and the Communiqué, which are envisioned based on the principle of capital maintenance, are discussed in terms of protecting the interests of creditors. In addition, the adequacy and suitability of the relevant rules in terms of strengthening the financial structures of corporations are analysed in depth from a critical standpoint, considering the norms of comparative law.

Günümüzde ticaretin globalleşmesi ile birlikte tahkim, uluslararası uyuşmazlıkların çözümünde devlet mahkemelerine nazaran kişiler, şirketler ve devletler tarafından daha çok tercih edilir hale gelmiştir. Bu tercihin en önemli sebeplerinden biri tahkim yargılaması sonucunda verilen hakem kararlarının tıpkı mahkeme kararlarında olduğu gibi kesin ve bağlayıcı olmasıdır. Ancak aleyhine karar verilen taraf, ilgili hakem kararının adalete uygun olmadığını düşünebilir. Bu bağlamda hakem kararlarının devlet mahkemeleri tarafından denetlenebilmesi için neredeyse tüm milli hukuk sistemlerinde hakem kararlarına karşı denetim yolu olarak "iptal davası" öngörülmüştür. İptal talebinde bulunan taraf belirli sebeplerin olması halinde tahkim yeri mahkemesinde iptal davası açabilecektir. Hakem kararına karşı iptal talebinde bulunan tarafın amacı, kararın bir kısmını ya da tamamını geçersiz hale getirmek ve icrasını engellemektir. UNCITRAL Model Kanun ve ulusal hukuk sistemlerinde iptal sebepleri sınırlı şekilde sayılmıştır. Ancak bazen bu iptal sebeplerinin faklı şekillerde yorumlandığı görülmüştür. İptal sebeplerinin geniş yorumlanması hakem kararlarının iptal olasılığını orantısız şekilde arttıracaktır. Bu durum alternatif uyuşmazlık çözüm yolu olan tahkimin güvenirliğine zarar verdiği gibi uzun, meşakkatli ve masraflı tahkim yargılama sürecini de boşa çıkaracaktır. Ancak, iptal sebeplerin adaletsizliğe yol açacak şekilde çok dar yorumlanması da keyfiliğe, tutarsızlığa ve tarafların istemediği sonuçlara yol açacaktır. Bu çerçevede Türk kanunları dahil çeşitli ülkelerdeki kanunları ve mahkeme uygulamalarını dikkate alarak kanımızca iptal sebepleri bakımından doğru yaklaşımları ortaya koymaya çalışacağız. Çalışmamız üç bölümden oluşmaktadır. İlk bölümde milletlerarası tahkime ilişkin genel bilgiler, yabancı hakem kararlarının tabiiyetinin belirlenmesi ve iptal davasına konu olabilecek yabancı hakem kararlarının türleri yer almaktadır. Bunun devamında, ikinci bölümde, çeşitli ülkelerin tahkime ilişkin kanunları, tahkime ilişkin milletlerarası literatürde kabul gören hukuki metinleri de dikkate alınarak iptal sebepleri ortaya konulacaktır. Aynı zamanda, konu ile ilgili doktrindeki görüşlere yer verilerek çeşitli ülkelerde verilen mahkeme kararları çerçevesinde iptal sebeplerine ilişkin yaklaşımlara ver verilecektir. Çalışmamızın üçüncü ve son bölümünde ise iptal davasının tarafları, iptal davasında görevli ve yetkili mahkeme ve iptal davasından feragat konuları Türk hukuku ve karşılaştırmalı hukuk bakımından incelenmeye çalışılmaktadır. Along with the globalization of trade, arbitration has become more preferred by individuals, companies and states than state courts in resolving international disputes. One of the most important reasons for this preference is that the arbitral awards given after the arbitration proceedings are final and binding, just as the court decisions. However, the party rendered against the award may consider it unjust. In this context, in order for the arbitral awards to be audited by the state courts, "annulment case" is designed as a legal remedy in almost all national legal systems. The party requesting annulment may file an action for annulment in the court of the place of arbitration if there are certain reasons. The purpose of the party requesting annulment against the arbitral award is to invalidate some or all of the decision and to prevent its execution. Although the reasons for annulment are limited and similar in many legal systems, the interpretation of these reasons is of great importance. A broad interpretation of the grounds for annulment will disproportionately increase the possibility of annulment of arbitral awards. This situation will not only harm the reliability of arbitration, which is an alternative dispute resolution method, but will also nullify the long, laboursome and costly arbitration proceedings. On the other hand, much narrower interpretation of the grounds for annulment in a way that leads to injustice may lead to arbitrariness and inconsistency, as well as result in undesirable results by the parties. Considering these, we will try to put forward approaches that can be consistent in terms of the grounds for annulment, taking into account the laws and court practices in various countries, including Turkish laws. This study consists of three parts. In the first part, general information about international arbitration, determination of the nationality of foreign arbitral awards and types of foreign arbitral awards that may be subject to annulment proceedings are included. Following this, in the second part, the reasons for annulment will be presented considering the arbitration laws of various countries and the internationally accepted legal texts on arbitration. At the same time, we try to put forward the approaches regarding the reasons for annulment within the framework of the court decisions given in various countries by giving place to the opinions in the doctrine on the subject. In the third and final part of our study, the parties of the annulment case, the competent court in charge of the annulment case and the waiver of the annulment case are to be examined in terms of Turkish law and comparative law.

6102 sayılı Türk Ticaret Kanunu (TTK) ile Türk Ticaret Hukuku'nda özellikle anonim şirketler hukukunda yapılan değişiklikler arasında imtiyazlı paylarla ilgili düzenlemeler de bulunmaktadır. Mülga 6762 sayılı Türk Ticaret Kanunundaki (eTK) hükümlere benzerlik gösteren yönleri olsa da imtiyazlı paylarla ilgili daha ayrıntılı, yenilikler getiren ve önceki Kanun döneminde karşılaşılan sorunları gidermeye çalışan düzenlemelerin yapıldığı görülmektedir. TTK'daki imtiyazlı paylarla ilgili düzenlemelerin eTK döneminde ortaya çıkan sorunları giderip gidermediğinin ya da yeni sorunlara, belirsizliklere ve tartışmalara yol açıp açmadığının tespit edilerek değerlendirilmesi amacı bu tezin yazılmasına sebep oluşturmaktadır. Birinci bölümde önce genel olarak pay kavramı, imtiyazlı payın tanınması koşulları, imtiyaz kavramının terminolojik yönü ve mevzuatımızda konuyla ilgili düzenlemelerle hukuk sistemimize esin kaynağı olan yabancı hukuk sistemlerindeki düzenlemeler incelenmiştir. Ardından, imtiyaz tanınan hakların, eşitlik ilkesi, müktesep hak ve vazgeçilmez hak ile olan ilişkilerine değinilmiş ve imtiyazlı pay kavramının nasıl tanımlanması gerektiği üzerinde durulmuştur. Tezin asıl omurgasını oluşturan ikinci bölümde, imtiyaza konu haklar, malvarlığı hakları ve yönetim hakları olarak iki asıl eksen üzerinde incelenmiştir. İkinci bölüm için en fazla tartışılmış bulunan konu, yönetim haklarında imtiyaza ilişkindir. Yönetim haklarında imtiyazı oluşturan iki alt başlık, oy hakkında imtiyaz ve yönetim kurulunda temsilde imtiyaz ayrıntılı bir şekilde incelenmeye çalışılmış, imtiyazın kanundan kaynaklanan nedenlerle engellenmesinden bahsedilmiş ve diğer haklarda imtiyaza değinilmiştir. Tezin üçüncü bölümü imtiyazların korunması konusuna ayrılmıştır. Bu bölümde imtiyazlı pay sahipleri özel kurulunun (İPSÖK) yapısı, niteliği ve toplanması ile özel kurulun onayına bağlı kararlar halka açık olan ve olmayan şirketler dikkate alınarak açıklanmıştır. Üçüncü bölümde ayrıca İPSÖK kararlarına karşı açılacak iptal davalarıyla ilgili değerlendirmeler yapılmıştır. It is observed that although there are some similarities with the previous one, the new Turkish Commercial Code, Law No: 6102, introduces more detailed and innovative arrangements which is intended to provide an answer to the problems experienced during the abrogated code was in force in relation to preference shares. It is easily can be said that, by and large, the topic "preference shares" is the one of the most radically altered topic in the new code. The main purpose of this thesis is to shed light whether these innovative arrangements in the new code actually solving the problems that is intended to solve or, rather opposite, causing new problems and ambiguities. For this purpose, the first section of this thesis is allocated to analyse the concept of "share" in general and under which conditions the preference shares are granted first and then the meaning of the concept of "preference" is investigated. It is followed by subsections devised to identify the current domestic law, and comprative law that inspried the law makers in this area. In the following subsections it is attempted to explain where preference shares stand with respect to principle of equality, vested interests and inalienable rights, and how the concept of preference shares should be defined. In the second section, which constitutes the backbone of this thesis, the rights that are being subject of the preference shares are examined on the axis of the assest rights and the administrative rights. The topic of the administrative rights attached to preference shares is the most debated topic in this section. In this context under the head of the administrative rights, the issues related to priveleges in votes and the representation on the executive board are examined seperately in two separate subsections. Also in this subsection the issues of statutory basis of the prevention of preferences and the preferences in relation to other rights are grappled. The third section of the thesis is completely devised to the issues related to the protection of the preference shares. In this section the structure, qualifications, gathering of the board of preference shares owners and the decisions subject to approval of this board are explained in the context of private and public companies. In this section the suits that could be brought for the annulment of this board decision is evaluated briefly.

Ticarî işletme, kendisine özgülenen malvarlığı unsurlarının tamamı ile kapsamlı bir organizasyon niteliğini haiz olup, ticarî ve ekonomik bir bütünlük arz etmektedir. Ticarî işletme, ticarî bir amaca özgülenen ve bütünlük arz eden yapısı gereği, tacire ait malvarlığı unsurlarından belki de en değerlisidir. Bu yapısı gereği ticarî işletme, cebri icra hukukunda alacaklıların ilk müracaat edeceği malvarlığı unsurudur. Alacaklıların borçluya ait mal veya hakların paraya çevrilmesi sonucu tatmin edilmesi, cebri icra hukukuna hâkim olan genel bir ilkedir. Ticarî işletmenin cebri icra hukukunda paraya çevrilmesi, kapsamında bulunan mal veya hakların niteliği ve çeşitliliği gözetildiğinde ayrı bir önem taşımaktadır. Ticarî işletmeye özgülenen mal veya hakların ayrı ayrı paraya çevrilmesi, bu mal veya hakların parçalanmasına sebep olacağından, işletme faaliyetinin sona ermesine yol açar. Ticarî işletme faaliyetinin devamlılığının zedelenmesi, alacaklı ve borçlu menfaatlerini doğrudan etkilediği gibi ekonomik, sosyal ve toplumsal bir kısım olumsuz etkileri de beraberinde getirir. Bu nedenle, cebri icra prosedürleri içerisinde ticarî işletme bütünlüğünün bozulmaması büyük önem arz eder. Ticarî işletmenin cebri icra yoluyla bir bütün hâlinde paraya çevrilmesi, işletmeye özgülenen mal veya hakların bütünlüğünün bozulmasının önüne geçerek, faaliyetin devamlılığını sağlayan bir paraya çevirme şekli olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bunun yanında, ticarî işletmenin bir bütün hâlinde paraya çevrilmesi ile ayrı ayrı paraya çevirmeye nazaran daha yüksek gelir elde edilir. Çalışmamızda, öncelikle, ticarî işletmenin bir bütün hâlinde paraya çevrilmesi açısından karşılaştırmalı hukuk sistemlerinde yer alan bazı düzenlemeler incelenmiştir. Daha sonra, ticarî işletmenin bir bütün hâlinde paraya çevrilmesinin İcra ve İflâs Kanunu'nda yer alan her bir paraya çevirme türü açısından durumu ve ticarî işletmenin bir bütün hâlinde paraya çevrilmesinin yerine getirilme usulü ile paraya çevirmenin etki ve sonuçları ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır. A commercial enterprise has the character of a comprehensive organization with all the elements of assets specific to it, and it offers a commercial and economic integrity. A commercial enterprise, due to its structure that is specific to a commercial purpose and offers integrity, is perhaps the most valuable of the elements of the merchant's assets. Due to this structure, a commercial enterprise is the first asset element that creditors will apply for in forced execution law. The satisfaction of creditors as a result of the conversion of the debtor's goods or rights into money is a general principle that dominates the enforcement law. The conversion of a commercial enterprise into money in compulsory enforcement law is of particular importance when the nature and diversity of the goods or rights covered by it are taken into account. The conversion of goods or rights specific to the commercial enterprise into money separately leads to the termination of the business activity, as this will lead to the fragmentation of these goods or rights. Damage to the continuity of commercial business activity directly affects the interests of creditors and debtors, as well as brings with it some negative economic, social and social effects. For this reason, it is of great importance that the integrity of the commercial enterprise is not disrupted within the forced execution procedures. The conversion of a commercial enterprise into money as a whole through forced execution appears as a form of conversion into money that ensures the continuity of activity by preventing the deterioration of the integrity of the goods or rights specific to the enterprise. In addition, a higher income is obtained by converting the commercial enterprise into money as a whole than by converting it into money separately. In our study, first of all, some regulations in comparative legal systems have been examined in terms of the conversion of commercial enterprise into money as a whole. Subsequently, the situation of the conversion of the commercial enterprise into money as a whole in terms of each type of conversion contained in the Execution and Bankruptcy Code, as well as the procedure for performing the conversion of the commercial enterprise into money as a whole, as well as the effects and consequences of the conversion into money have been tried to be revealed.

Arabuluculuk tarafların tarafsız bir üçüncü bir kişinin yardımı ile ihtilaflarını çözmeye yardımcı olması olarak tanımlanabilir. Türkiye'de özel hukuktan doğan ve tarafların üzerinde serbestçe tasarruf edebilecekleri uyuşmazlıkların arabuluculuk ile çözümüne ilişkin 6325 sayılı Hukuk Uyuşmazlıklarında Arabuluculuk Kanunu'nun 2013 yılında kabulü ile arabuluculuk uygulamasına geçilmiştir. 7036 sayılı İş Mahkemeleri Kanunu ile 2018 yılı itibariyle dava şartı arabuluculuk kavramı Türk hukuk literatürüne girmiştir. 7036 sayılı İş Mahkemeleri Kanunu md.3 uyarınca kanuna, bireysel iş sözleşmesine, toplu iş sözleşmesine dayanan alacak, tazminat veya işe iade talebi ile açılan davalarda arabuluculuğa başvurulması dava şartıdır. İtalya, Almanya ve ABD'nin bazı eyaletlerinde iş hukukunda dava şartı arabuluculuk uygulaması yoktur. İngiltere'de iş mahkemelerine başvurmak için önce ACAS isimli kuruma başvurmak gerekir. ABD 'de ise iş ilişkilerindeki ayrımcılık iddiaları öncelikle EEOC'de görülmektedir. Bireysel İş Hukukunda Arabuluculuk başlıklı doktora tezi çalışmamız dört bölümden oluşmaktadır. Çalışmanın birinci bölümünde alternatif uyuşmazlık çözüm yöntemleri kavramı ve belli başlı alternatif uyuşmazlık yöntemleri irdelenerek incelenmiş, ikinci bölümde arabuluculuk kurumu, amacı, prensipleri, türleri, arabulucunun hak ve yükümlülükleri, arabulucu ve arabuluculuk sözleşmelerinin hukuki mahiyeti ve arabuluculuk etiği gibi konular çalışılmıştır. Mukayeseli İş Hukukunda Arabuluculuk başlıklı üçüncü bölümde, arabuluculuğun anavatanı olan Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Birleşik Krallık gibi Anglo Sakson sistemindeki devletlerde, İtalya, Almanya, Fransa gibi Roma Cermen sistemindeki devletlerde ve Avrupa Birliği müktesabatında arabuluculuğun nasıl düzenlendiği ve son olarak dördüncü bölüm olan Türk İş Hukukunda Arabuluculuk başlığı altında, dava şartı arabuluculuk kavramına ilişkin konular yargı kararları da işlenerek ayrıntılı olarak irdelenmiştir. Mediation can be defined as helping parties resolve their disputes with the help of a third party. With the adoption of the Law No. 6325 on Mediation in Civil Disputes in 2013, mediation has been implemented regarding the resolution of disputes arising from private law and on which the parties can freely dispose of. As of 2018, with the adoption of the Labor Courts Law numbered 7036 the concept of mediation as a cause of action in employment disputes litigation introduced in our legal literature. Pursuant to Article 3 of Labor Courts Law numbered 7036, lawsuits filed with the demand for receivables, compensation or reemployment based on the law, individual employment contract, collective bargaining agreement are subject to mediation as a cause of action. In Italy and Germany mediation in employment disputes does not exist. In England, in order to apply to the labor courts, firstly it must be applied to ACAS. In the United States of America, for discriminatory allegations in the employment relation firstly EEOC must be addressed. The doctoral thesis titled Mediation in Individual Employment Law consists of four parts. In the first part of the study, the concept of the alternative dispute resolution methods is investigated by examining the main alternative dispute methods, in the second part, the mediation institution, its purpose, principles, types, rights and responsibilities of the mediator, the legal nature of the mediator and mediation agreemets and mediation ethics are studied. In the third part titled Mediation in Comparative Employment Law, the Anglo-Saxon countries such as the United States of America and the United Kingdom, which are the homeland of mediation, in the Roman Germanic system states such as Italy, Germany France and in European Union legal system are explained and lastly under the title of Mediation in Turkish Employment Law, which is the fourth part, the issues related to the concept of mediation as a cause of action are also discussed in detail adding judicial decisions.

International law is a robust system designed to unite world governments in an effort to, inter alia, cease human rights violations and hold those who commit them accountable. As it currently stands, and by its own design, the international human rights legal regime focuses on and applies only to state actors, meaning that violations committed by non-state actors, such as multinational corporations (MNCs), are seemingly conducted with impunity inside this space. Multinational corporations are powerful international players that have undoubtably fostered a significant role in reducing global barriers. By their very nature, they are far more mobile than states, allowing them to evade domestic power and regulatory schemes by detaching from their home state and relocating to a host state with weaker oversight and/or enforcement powers. Simply stated: even though MNCs have better financing, heightened mobility, and a disproportionate amount of influence when compared to world states, they operate with less global accountability. Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is a fundamental violation of children’s rights. It consists of sexual abuse by the adult and remuneration in cash or kind to the child or a third person or persons. The child is treated as a sexual object and as a commercial object. Multinational corporations have been implicated in CSEC through acts of omission and commission. And despite the fact that much international law has been drafted to protect children around the world from CSEC—most notably the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols—the numbers of children who have been emotionally and physically harmed by and through MNC conduct has only increased in the past decade. There have been numerous efforts by international organizations to address the challenges when regulating and monitoring human rights violations by MNCs. States, civil society organizations, and the private sector itself have also attempted to address these human rights violations through domestic law, modifying international law principles, and with civil regulation. Obstacles exist in the effectiveness of each of these approaches, leaving children at risk with no single effective strategy to combat and address rights violations by MNCs. The dissertation conducts a review of the current landscape of child law, through the lens of corporate accountability for CSEC. Then, it suggests a new alternative, putting forward an international solution to an international problem.

Le bail à usage professionnel est un contrat nommé de l'Organisation pour l'Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires (OHADA). Ce contrat est une figure apparentée au bail commercial dont il portait d'ailleurs le nom avant la réforme de 2010. Le bail commercial lui-même s'est historiquement détaché du contrat de louage des choses prévu dans le Code civil de 1804 pour répondre aux exigences des mutations sociales et économiques du premier quart du XXᵉ siècle en Europe. Le bail à usage professionnel se pose donc comme une forme d'arrangement contractuel entre une tradition assumée et une modernité voulue. C'est de cet arrangement qu'a surgi le besoin de s'interroger sur la logique qui le sous-tend pour découvrir s'il existe un objectif poursuivi par le législateur et s'il existe, dans quelle mesure l'ensemble de la règlementation et l'interprétation qu'en fait le juge sont cohérents avec l'objectif visé. Le postulat qui préside à cette étude c'est que les règles de droit ont une raison d'être et une histoire qui obéissent idéalement à la finalité impulsée par ceux qui les appellent à l'existence. Pour les fins d'une telle investigation, l'analyse économique du droit (AED) et le pragmatisme juridique ont permis de dégager un double objectif au bail à usage professionnel. Il correspond à la fois à un ratio legis, c'est-à-dire à la politique juridique du législateur et à un ratio juris, c'est-à-dire à une justice désirable inhérente à l'esprit du contrat. L'étude pose que l'un des objectifs poursuivis par le bail est la protection, non pas tant d'une partie faible ni même d'un fonds de commerce, mais de toute activité économique qu'abrite le local loué. Ce projet permet de rendre compte des règles qui régissent le bail comme des mécanismes de sécurisation de l'espace et du temps de jouissance donnés au locataire. À la lumière de cette finalité, il apparaît que la valorisation économique voulue est restée inachevée avec le traitement partial réservé à l'activité de l'entreprenant. Si le premier objectif du bail consiste en la protection de l'activité économique, le second concerne la protection des acteurs économiques eux-mêmes. Après avoir établi que le bail correspond à ce que la littérature économique appelle actif spécifique, il apparait que la formation et l'exécution de ce contrat constituent une occasion propice aux comportements opportunistes des parties prenantes. La thèse propose une synthèse de la notion d'opportunisme et suggère une lecture de la seconde partie des règles sur le bail comme autant de mécanismes de prévention et de sanctions de comportements opportunistes.

Anonim şirketlerde yönetim veya temsil yetkisi kural olarak yönetim kurulu tarafından kullanılmakla birlikte, özellikle halka açık veya büyük ölçekli ortaklıklarda söz konusu yetkilerin tamamının yönetim kurulu tarafından bizzat yerine getirilmesi uygulamada sık rastlanan bir durum değildir. Bu nedenle kanunda, yönetim kuruluna, yönetim veya temsil yetkisinin 6102 sayılı Türk Ticaret Kanunu' nun 367/I ve 370/II hükümlerinde yer alan şartlara uygun olarak, mevcut yönetim kurulu üyelerinden bir veya birkaçına yahut üçüncü kişilere devretmek suretiyle, şirketin yönetim teşkilatını belirleme yetkisi tanınmıştır. Şirket yönetimi konusunda uzmanlaşmış ve yeterli mesleki tecrübeye sahip olan kişilere yetkilerin devredilmesi, bir yandan şirkette profesyonelleşmeyi sağlamakta, diğer yandan kural olarak, devredilen yetkilerle birlikte bu kapsamda ortaya çıkabilecek hukuki sorumluluk da devredilmiş sayılacağından, yönetim kurulu üyelerinin hukuki sorumluluğunu sınırlandırmaktadır. Yönetim veya temsil yetkilerinin geçerli bir şekilde devredilmesi halinde, devredilen yetkilerle ilgili olarak yönetim kurulu üyelerinin hukuki sorumluluğu; murahhasların seçiminde, onlara verilecek talimatlarda ve murahhasların üst gözetiminde göstermeleri gereken makul derecede özen yükümlülüğü ile sınırlı olarak devam eder. Çalışmamızda, geçerli ve geçersiz yetki devri hallerinde, yönetim kurulu üyelerinin hukuki sorumluluğunun ne şekilde ortaya çıkacağı meselesi, mehaz İsviçre hukukundaki görüş ve yargı kararlarına yer verilmek suretiyle, detaylı bir şekilde incelenmiştir. Although the management or representation authority in joint stock companies is used by the board of directors as a rule, it is not common in practice that all of the said authorities are personally exercised by the board of directors, especially in publicly held or large-scale partnerships. For this reason, in the law, the board of directors is authorized to determine the management organization of the company by delegating the management or representation authority to one or more of the existing board members or to third parties in accordance with the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code numbered 6102, 367/I and 370/II has been recognized. Delegation of powers to people who are specialized in company management and have sufficient professional experience, on the one hand, ensures professionalization in the company, and on the other hand, as a rule, legal responsibility that may arise in this context together with the delegated powers will be deemed to have been transferred, thus limiting the legal liability of the members of the board of directors. In case of a valid transfer of management or representation powers, the legal responsibility of the members of the board of directors regarding the delegated powers; limited to the reasonable care obligation that they must show in the selection of the executive directors, in the instructions to be given to them and under the supervision of the executive directors. In our study, the issue of how the legal responsibility of the members of the board of directors will arise in cases of valid and invalid delegation of authority has been examined in detail by including the opinions and judicial decisions in the Swiss law.

This research study seeks to understand interested parties’ perspectives on Cameroon's existing land tenure systems, the 1974 land law, and ongoing efforts to reform this land law. It identifies both concerns and specific recommendations from these parties on the formulation and implementation of future reforms. In the decades following the achievement of independence from European colonizers, most governments in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have adopted new national land tenure policies to meet their countries’ needs and aspirations. In some parts of SSA, however, this process of land tenure formalization has negatively impacted the land rights of people observing customary land tenure. This has been a result of government interventions such as compulsory land acquisitions, which while technically legal, are ethically questionable. In the face of this challenge, efforts to reform post-colonial land laws have become a matter of urgency. A national land reform process for Cameroon, announced in 2011 has adopted a multistakeholder approach. My study seeks to understand interested parties’ perspectives on Cameroon’s existing land tenure systems, the 1974 land law, and ongoing efforts to reform the land law. This study applied a case study methodological approach and a convergent mixed-method design. Evidence from this study shows that interested parties in Cameroon are in agreement on 1) the reform of the 1974 land law, 2) the recognition of customary land tenure, 3) the continued use of multistakeholder participation in land law reform, and 4) the promulgation of the new land law through mass sensitization and information dissemination.