Bibliographie sélective OHADA

Transfer pricing manipulation is a worldwide problem which results in a massive loss of revenue which is meant to finance government socio-economic programmes. South Africa is not immune to this problem. South Africa is losing billions of Rands in tax revenue due to this scourge. This research is an attempt to find ways and means which can be employed to combat or control the problem. In order to find the envisaged solutions, this research investigates the causes of the problem by analysing the weaknesses and the strong points of the arm’s length principle which is the basis of transfer pricing practice in South Africa and elsewhere. The research also investigates and analyses the corporate reasons for Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) to engage in transfer pricing with a view to demonstrating that transfer pricing is a neutral tax avoidance concept if it is applied for genuine business considerations. The investigation also entails analysing the legal framework of transfer pricing in South Africa which is embodied in section 31 of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962. The research analyses the efficacy of section 31 in dealing with the sophisticated transfer pricing manipulation schemes. In addition, an extensive reference to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Transfer Pricing Guidelines is made as South Africa relies heavily on the guidelines. A comparative analysis of selected topics is also conducted with the United States (US) and India with a view to drawing lessons from those jurisdictions. Based on the outcome of the analysis and the lessons drawn from the comparative analysis, findings are presented followed by legislative proposals or recommendations which will help to eradicate the problem. It is hoped that implementation of the recommendations taking into account the socio-economic conditions of South Africa will help to deal with the problem.

Transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) originate from the idea of conservation across international boundaries. Within the SADC region, they are defined as areas or components of large ecological regions that straddle the boundaries of two or more countries, encompassing one or more protected areas, as well as multiple resource use areas. While the objectives of TFCAs are manifold, key among these are biodiversity conservation, improvement of livelihoods - poverty alleviation and economic development. Within SADC, tourism is identified as a key driver of these objectives. To explore this further, the study embarks on a case study of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA), the oldest and second largest TFCA in the region, involving South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. From the GLTFCA, it is established that challenges exist with the manner in which tourism development is undertaken. However, it is further established that these challenges do not necessarily stem from the tourism development itself but from the weaknesses in the governance structures of this TFCA. In particular, the exclusion of local communities as key governance actors in the GLTFCA is seen to be detrimental to conservation and perpetuates poverty. Superimposed on these weaknesses, the tourism development therefore fails to adequately promote biodiversity conservation, improvement of livelihoods - poverty alleviation and economic development in the GLTFCA. To resolve these challenges, the study explores the concept of sustainable tourism development from a legal perspective guided by the question: what is the legal framework necessary, at domestic level – in TFCA participating countries to ensure that sustainable tourism development promotes the key SADC TFCA objectives? Through the aims or policy implications of sustainable tourism development, the study determines a legal framework comprising of the relevant TFCA governance actors as well as the governance-based tools that are necessary to promote the TFCA objectives. The domestic legal frameworks of the GLTFCA participating countries are measured against this legal framework to establish whether they promote sustainable toruism development. It is established that the domestic legal frameworks of South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, individually and as a whole, neither provide effectively for all relevant TFCA governance actors, especially local communities; nor for the tools that promote biodiversity conservation, the improvement of livelihoods-alleviation of poverty and economic development in the GLTFCA. Thus, the legal framework of the GLTFCA does not provide for sustainable tourism development as it should. For this reason, the study’s principal recommendation is the adoption, by all SADC TFCA participating countries, of a domestic legal framework for sustainable tourism development with specific elements which provides for the key TFCA governance actors as well as the relevant governance-based tools.

Interrogation proceedings in insolvency circumstances have always been a thorny issue in South Africa, even prior to the advent of the new constitutional democracy. After the adoption of the new Constitution in 1993, a number of court cases seeking adjudication on constitutional compliance came before our courts. The insolvency of both natural and juristic persons necessitates the employment of specified proceedings such as insolvency interrogations. The latter is done to enable an efficient and effective collection and collation of information that would assist in the administration, sequestration and winding-up of the affairs of the affected person. These proceedings are intended to benefit creditors of an insolvent (natural and juristic). The matters of Ferreira v Levin; Vryenhoek v Powell 1996 (1) SA 984 (CC) (1996) (1); Bernstein and Others v Bester 1996 (2) SA 751 (CC); Harksen v Lane 1998 (1) SA 300 (CC; De Lange v Smuts 1998 (1) SA 736 (C) are still leading cases in relation to the constitutionality of interrogations in insolvency circumstances. The Constitutional Court has on a number of occasions, declared the interrogation proceedings in insolvency matters constitutional, with minor amendments on a case-by-case basis. The effect of these judgements is that, in every case in which an insolvent debtor has to undergo an interrogation process, the presiding officer must ensure that compliance with the constitutional requirements are in place. The current position in which the sequestration of insolvent estates and the winding-up of insolvent companies are respectively regulated by two statutes, is a matter for concern. This situation has led to duplication and contradictions in the two statutes. Further, the absence of specialist tribunals or officers dedicated to the administration of insolvency related matters is a further hurdle to the effective and efficient finalisation of the affairs of insolvent estates or insolvent companies’ affairs. The matter of Leong comes to mind. In this case, the Master of the High Court issued a warrant of arrest for a witness who was subpoenaed to appear at the meeting of creditors in his insolvent estate. This was the case, despite the fact that Leong had previously submitted a medical certificate to the effect that he was unable to attend the meeting due to illness. This case is a clear indication of a lack of proper guidelines to deal with insolvency related matters - for non-judicial officers (such as the Master of the High Court). This incident took place in 2016, long after the decision in De Lange v Smuts 1998 (1) SA 736 (CC). Interrogation processes in insolvency circumstances in Namibia and Botswana are almost similar to South Africa’s processes. Divergent provisions in Namibia and Botswana exist, but not to a great extent. Like South Africa, the above-mentioned jurisdictions adopted a constitutional democracy long before South Africa. One would have expected that interrogation proceedings in insolvency circumstances would be in line with human rights. Further, as is the case in South Africa, insolvency of natural persons and of juristic persons are regulated by two separate statutes in these jurisdictions. This thesis investigates issues relating to the interrogation process in insolvency proceedings in the three SADC countries, namely South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. It compares the position to two foreign jurisdictions, namely England and Canada – as leading jurisdictions in human rights. Thereafter, suggestions on processes and methods of information gathering in line with human rights and in specialist tribunals will be made. In addition, recommendations for inclusion in a unified statute regulating insolvencies of both natural and juristic persons will be made. This will be done taking into consideration the economical and socio-political circumstances of South Africa and the SADC countries forming part of this thesis.

This thesis seeks to resolve the ambiguities surrounding the use of the unfair labour practice relating to the provision of “benefits” as a dispute resolution mechanism in South African labour law. This mechanism has been plagued with uncertainty, primar-ily because of the lack of a statutory definition of benefits. Evidently, the interpretation and application of benefits have been left to the courts, resulting in two diverse ap-proaches being endorsed. The first one sought to confer a narrow connotation on ben-efits, the rationale being to separate benefits from the definition of “remuneration”. It further sought to limit the use of this unfair labour practice to instances where the benefit claimed was exclusively provided for ex contractu or ex lege. The primary ob-jective was to protect the divide between disputes of right and disputes of interest, a distinction that is recognised and encouraged in our law. The second approach was one that fostered an expansive interpretation of the term, deeming it to be part of re-muneration. Needless to say it resulted in countless items being subject to determina-tion as benefit disputes. Furthermore, it extended benefits beyond those rooted in con-tract or legislation, including those granted or offered subject to the exercise of mana-gerial discretion. The supplementary challenges firstly relate to the absence of statutory direction on the standards of fairness to be applied in evaluating employer conduct. Secondly, the judiciary has provided opportunities for employees to utilise recourse other than the unfair labour practice provisions to address benefit disputes. Such leeway comes in the form of contractual recourse as well as the ability to institute strike action. In search of solutions to the problems identified above, the study explores and anal-yses the history of the unfair labour practice concept. Thereafter, an extensive exam-ination of the developments in this area of the law is undertaken. This includes a com-prehensive analysis of legislation, case law and academic writings. Having docu-mented and analysed the South African position both pre- and post-democracy, the study critically evaluates these sources of law. The study further involves a diagnostic assessment of international legal instruments and foreign law in order to extract best practices. The conclusions reached are, firstly, that an expansive interpretation of benefits is warranted. This is in line with a purposive interpretation of the LRA, which promotes the constitutional right to fair labour practices and international law. This study there-fore proposes a wide-ranging definition of the term benefits. Secondly, standards of substantive and procedural fairness have been found to be applicable in evaluating employer conduct. As such, fairness guidelines based on these standards have been developed. Thirdly, in respect of the alternate avenues available to resolve benefit disputes, it has been found that although there are strong indicators that point to a conclusion that contractual recourse has been supplanted by statutory recourse, such a finding cannot be definitively made. Furthermore, section 64(4) as it stands provides for the right to strike over unilateral changes to terms and conditions of employment, which includes unilateral changes to pre-existing benefits. However, the judiciary can limit the use of this section in benefit disputes by prioritising the substance of the dis-pute over its form. This thesis ultimately proposes the incorporation of a Code of Good Practice into the LRA. The Code of Good Practice: Benefits adopts the principal research findings of this study. It encourages the enforcement of benefit disputes through the dispute res-olution institutions set up by the LRA. The adoption of this Code (The Code of Good Practice: Benefits) will bring certitude to this field of labour law.

A priori, l’Union africaine, avec son programme pour le développement de l’Afrique connu sous le nom de NEPAD, peut être considérée comme un « moulin à prières ». Ce, en raison de nombreux documents internationaux adoptés à l’échelle régionale africaine, et de l’étroite marge de manoeuvre qu’a l’Union africaine pour trouver des solutions durables aux crises économiques et sociales qui secouent l’Afrique. Crises ayant des incidences sur l’environnement. En effet, depuis l’avènement de l’Union africaine, le développement durable est devenu dans les textes le principe directeur du processus d’intégration africaine. Cette étude analyse les efforts de l’Union africaine en vue de l’effectivité des normes du développement durable en Afrique, ainsi que la contribution de l’Afrique à l’évolution du droit international. L’analyse de l’effectivité des normes de développement durable à l’échelle régionale africaine s’est faite en deux étapes. Premièrement, on a analysé la positivité des normes africaines de développement durable dans l’ordre juridique africain au regard des standards internationaux en la matière. Deuxièmement, on a analysé la mise en oeuvre régionale des normes africaines de développement durable au regard des prescriptions des standards internationaux en la matière. Audelà de la priorisation de l’économique et du social, la façon dont l’Union africaine concilie les trois piliers du développement durable a été mise en relief. Ce travail contribue à mettre en lumière l’approche juridique de l’Union africaine vis-à-vis du développement durable, et montre comment ce concept se matérialise d’une façon particulière en Afrique. Elle analyse, d’une part, les initiatives de l’Union africaine pour traduire dans les faits les trois piliers du développement durable. Et, d’autre part, les obligations que l’Union africaine impose à ses États membres pour mettre en oeuvre ces piliers. Cette étude est également destinée à favoriser la compréhension de l’évolution de la notion de développement, de droit au développement, de développement durable, et elle met en évidence le lien entre le droit et le développement. Enfin, ce travail contribue à mettre en exergue les avancées du droit international sur la remise en cause de la notion de droit subjectif et la consécration de l’existence des « droits sans sujet » en droit international public, à travers le concept de développement durable.

Article 6.8 of the Antidumping Agreement (AD) allows domestic investigating authorities to make determinations on the basis of the best information available (BIA) when any interested party does not cooperate during an antidumping investigation under the discipline of Annex II of the AD. Since its introduction, this provision has been the source of extensive and neverending litigation in front of both domestic investigating authorities and the Dispute Settlement Body. In this thesis, we research to what extent the findings of the Panels and the Appellate Body regarding Article 6.8 AD are consistent with the mandate set out in Articles 3.2, 11 DSU and 17.6 AD and to what extent they are reasonable from an economic perspective. To answer the first question, we first discuss Articles 3.2, 11 DSU and 17.6 AD to establish what is the mandate of the Panels and the Appellate Body under the Dispute Settlement Body. We then examine the findings of the Panels and the Appellate Body in the interpretation of the seven terms of Article 6.8 AD under the previously established mandate. To answer the second question, we summarize the latest developments in the economic theory of adjudication and litigation. We then discuss the findings of the Panels and the Appellate Body using this economic standard. In the conclusion, we compare the results of our analysis with current negotiations on Article 6.8 AD in the Doha Round framework and further discuss the opportunity to create a single united international investigating authority.

Şirket birleşmelerinde ortakların korunması, belirlediği ilkeler ve tanıdığı dava hakları nazara alındığında, kanun koyucunun özel önem atfettiği hususlardan biridir. Devrolunan şirketin ortaklarının, mevcut pay ve haklarını karşılayacak değerde, devralan şirket pay ve haklarını iktisap etmesi esastır. Birleşmenin ortakların malvarlığı cephesinde yarattığı olumsuz sonuçlar, ortaklığın devamlılığı ilkesi çerçevesinde, denkleştirme davası ile denetlenmektedir (TTK m. 191). Bu davada ortaklar, pay ve haklarının gereğince korunmamış veya ayrılma akçesinin uygun belirlenmemiş olması gerekçesiyle, uygun bir denkleştirme isteyebilirler. Öte yandan, Kanun'un birleşmeye ilişkin hükümlerinin ihlali, yine ortakların açabileceği, özel iptal davası ile denetlenmektedir (TTK m. 192). Kanun koyucu, ilgili hükümlerin ihlaline iptal sonucunu bağlamakta; ancak eksikliklerin giderilmesi mekanizması ile bu ağır yaptırımla karşılaşılmaması için devralan şirkete olanak tanımaktadır. Son olarak, birleşme işlemlerine katılan bütün kişilerin, ortaklara karşı kusurları ile vermiş oldukları zararlardan sorumlu oldukları düzenlenerek, ortakların zararlarını tazmin edecek bir özel sorumluluk davası öngörülmektedir (TTK m. 193). Böylece birleşme karşısında ortaklar, üç farklı mekanizma ile koruma altına alınmış olmaktadır. Regarding the principles determined and the right to sue recognized, the protection of the shareholders in the mergers is one of the issues that the legislator attaches special importance to. It is essential that the shareholders of company being acquired attain the shares and rights in the acquiring company equivalent to those in the company being acquired. The negative results of merger on the assets of the shareholders are reviewed by an examination case within the framework of the continuity of the partnership principle (TCC Art. 191). In the present case, the shareholders may demand an appropriate compensation on the grounds that their share and rights are not properly protected or the amount of any cash payment is not determined appropriately. On the other hand, the violation of the provisions of the Law relating to the merger is controlled by a special nullification case, which could be filed by the shareholders (TCC Art. 192). The legislator has concluded the nullification of the violation of the relevant provisions; however, the elimination of deficiencies mechanism allows the acquiring company to avoid it. Finally, it is foreseen a liability case to compensate shareholders' damages that allows all persons participating in the merger transactions are liable for the damages they incurred against the them (TCC Art. 193). Thus, the partners are protected by three different mechanisms against the merger.

The thesis contributes to the debate on the EU’s approach to the business practice of resale price maintenance (RPM), which is widely criticized as too strict and in conflict with what is considered to be the consensus in the economic literature. The thesis critically dissects the economic consensus, on which the critique against the EU’s approach is based, by analyzing the empirical evidence that is cited to support the claim that RPM can frequently be explained by the service-based RPM models and shows that there is no convincing evidence that would support the significance of these positive RPM models that predict positive effects on welfare. To support this finding the thesis collects new evidence by surveying the marketing literature and shows that not only is there no convincing evidence that the positive RPM models frequently apply, but to the contrary there is evidence that these models are inconsistent with the real world phenomenon of RPM. Having refuted the service-based models the thesis takes up the scientific challenge that “it takes a theory to beat a theory” and proposes to fill the gap with three price-based models. The thesis offers an analysis of the three price-based RPM models, first from the perspective of welfare effects and then from a broader economic perspective in an attempt to ultimately show that the EU approach to RPM can be justified based on these economic models. All three models explain the situation in which RPM is used by a branded good manufacturer to create the perception of high quality, which is used either as a credible quality signal, becomes a component of the product or is used to bias the consumer decision; they thus enter the difficult terrain of consumer preference formation and of markets for the intangible components of a product.

Bu çalışmada anonim şirket yönetim kurulu üyelerinin Rekabet Hukukundan kaynaklanan sorumluluğu incelenmiştir. Anonim şirket kural olarak yönetim kurulu tarafından alınan kararlar ile faaliyetini sürdürür. Anonim şirkette yönetim kurulu üyesi olarak görev yapan kişiler birtakım haklara sahip oldukları gibi yükümlülük altına da girerler. Yönetim kurulu üyeleri kanunda kendileri için getirilen yükümlülüklerini ihlal ettikleri takdirde halinde yönetim kurulu üyelerinin hukuki ve cezai sorumluluğuna gidilir. Anonim şirket yönetim kurulunun hukuki sorumluluk sebepleri ve sorumluluğun şartları Türk Ticaret Kanunu'nda ayrıntılı olarak düzenlenmiştir. Yönetim kuruluna yaptırım uygulanabilecek düzenlemeler Türk Ticaret Kanunu'nda düzenleniyor olmakla birlikte, yönetim kurulu üyelerine yaptırım uygulanmasına imkan veren düzenlemeler mevcuttur. Bu düzenlemelerden biri de Rekabetin Korunması Hakkında Kanun'da yer almaktadır. Rekabetin Korunması Hakkında Kanun'un 16'ıncı maddesinde hem teşebbüs yahut teşebbüs birliklerine hem de teşebbüs ve teşebbüs birliğinin yönetici yahut çalışanına yaptırım uygulanmasına imkan veren düzenleme yer almaktadır. Söz konusu düzenleme uyarınca, , anonim şirket rekabeti sınırlayıcı anlaşma, uyumlu eylem ve kararlar, hakim durumun kötüye kullanılması yahut birleşme veya devralma sebebi ile idari para cezasına hükmedilmesi mümkündür. Maddede aynı zamanda Rekabet Kanunu'nun 16'ıncı maddesinin üçüncü fıkrası gereğince teşebbüs veya teşebbüs birliklerine üçüncü fıkrada belirtilen idarî para cezaları verilmesi halinde, ihlalde belirleyici etkisi saptanan teşebbüs veya teşebbüs birliği yöneticilerine ya da çalışanlarına teşebbüs veya teşebbüs birliğine verilen cezanın yüzde beşine kadar idarî para cezası verilebileceğine ilişkin düzenleme yer almaktadır. Çalışmanın birinci kısmında genel olarak Rekabet Hukukuna değinilecektir. İkinci kısmında ise Rekabet Kanunu'nun 16'ıncı maddesinin üçüncü fıkrası uyarınca teşebbüs ve teşebbüs birliklerine uygulanacak yaptırımın şartları ve yaptırımın uygulanması usulü incelenecektir. Çalışmanın son kısmında ise anonim şirket yönetici ve çalışanlarına uygulanacak yaptırımın koşulları ile yaptırımın uygulanması usulü ayrıntılı olacak incelenecektir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Anonim Şirket, Yönetim Kurulu, Rekabet Hukuku, Yönetim Kurulu Üyelerinin Sorumluluğu, Ticaret Hukuku, Rekabetin Korunması Hakkında Kanun. Liabilities of the members of board of directors in joint stock company under competition law is analysed in this study. As a rule, the joint stock company operates with the decisions taken by the board of directors. Persons who are members of the board of directors of a joint stock company have certain rights as well as obligations. If the members of the board of directors violate the obligations imposed on them by law, the members of the board of directors shall be subject to civil and criminal liability. The reasons for the legal responsibility of the joint stock company's board of directors and the conditions of the liability are regulated in detail in the Turkish Commercial Code. Although the regulations that may impose sanctions on the board of directors are regulated in the Turkish Commercial Code, there are regulations allowing sanctions to be imposed on the members of the board of directors. One of these regulations is included in The Act On The Protection Of Competition. Article 16 of The Act On The Protection Of Competition includes the regulation that allows sanctions to be applied to both the undertakings or associations of undertakings and the manager or employee of the association of undertakings and undertakings. According to article it is possible to impose an administrative fine on the basis of an agreement, concerted practices and decisions restricting competition, abuse of dominant position or merger or acquisition. According to article 16/3, in case administrative fines mentioned in paragraph three are imposed on undertakings or associations of undertakings, an administrative fine up to five percent of the penalty imposed on the undertaking or association of undertakings shall be imposed on managers or employees of the undertaking or association of undertakings who are found to have a decisive influence in the infringement. In the first part of the study, Competition Law will be discussed in general. In the second part, the conditions of the sanction to be applied to the undertakings and associations of undertakings and the method of enforcement of sanctions in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 16 of the Act On The Protection Of Competition will be examined. In the last part of the study, the conditions of sanction to be applied to the managers and employees of joint stock companies and the procedure of sanction will be examined in detail. Keywords: Joint Stock Company, Board Of Directors, Competition Law, Liabilities Of The Members Of Board Of Directors, Commercial Law, The Act On The Protection Of Competition.

"Anonim şirkette önemli miktarda malvarlığı üzerinde işlemler, anonim şirketin yapısı ve faaliyetlerini ve ayrıca pay sahiplerinin çıkarlarını etkileyen ciddi sonuçlar doğurur. Bu söz konusu işlemler, yabancı hukuk sistemlerinde uzun zamandır pay sahiplerinin korunması amacıyla genel kurulun yetkili olduğu özel usule tabidir. Türk hukukunda 6102 sayılı Türk Ticaret Kanunu öncesinde sadece tasfiye halindeki anonim şirket için düzenlenen genel kurulun bu yetkisi, Yargıtay kararlarında ve öğretide faaliyeti devam eden şirket için de kabul edilmekteydi. Bugün ise Yargıtay içtihatları ve yabancı hukuk sistemlerine uygun olarak önemli miktarda malvarlığı üzerindeki işlemler, faaliyeti devam eden şirketler açısından özel olarak düzenlenerek genel kurulun devredilemez görev ve yetkileri arasında sayılmış ve ayrıca halka açık şirketler için önemli nitelikte işlemlere özgü özel usule tabi kılınmıştır (TTK md. 408/2-f; SPK md. 23/1-b). Ancak Türk Ticaret Kanunu'na Adalet Komisyonu tarafından sonradan eklenen hüküm birçok yönden yoruma ve tartışmaya açıktır. Zira hükmün kapsamı ve uygulama alanı konusunda Türk Ticaret Kanunu bakımından usul ve esaslar yönünden söz konusu olan belirsizlikler, genel kurul ile yönetim kurulu arasında yetki çatışması yaratabileceği gibi, işlemin akıbeti ve dolayısıyla tarafların işlemle bağlılık durumu açısından da sorun doğurabilecek niteliktedir. Öte yandan halka açık şirketler bakımından Sermaye Piyasası mevzuatında önemli nitelikte işlemler için öngörülen usulün de önemli miktarda malvarlığı üzerindeki işlemler özelinde değerlendirilmesi gerekmektedir. Çalışmamızda yoruma ve tartışmaya muhtaç hususlara açıklık getirilmesi amacıyla, önemli miktarda malvarlığı üzerindeki işlemlerin gerçekleştirilmesine ilişkin hukuki bir çerçeve oluşturularak, bu işlemler düzenlenişi, kapsamı, tabi olduğu usul ve nihayet hüküm ve sonuçları yönünden incelenmiştir. […] From the legal and economic perspective, transactions regarding the substantial amount of assets of a joint stock company have serious consequences on its structure and activities, specifically affecting the interests of shareholders. That's why, in comparative law, within the scope of the protection of shareholders, such transactions are subjected to a special process in which the general assembly plays a crucial role in authorization of the aforementioned transactions. In Turkish law, before the enactment of Turkish Commercial Code nr. 6102, the general assembly had this authorization, but only in the liquidation process of a company. However, in various decisions of the Turkish High Court of Appeal and the legal scholarly work, in accordance with the comparative law, it was pointed out that the general assembly should have this authorization, even if the company is not in a liquidation process. Currently, such transactions of active companies are specifically regulated and are considered among the non-delegable authorizations of the general assembly. In addition, such transactions of publicly-held corporations are subjected to a special process (Art. 408/2-f of TCC; Art. 23/1-b of CML). However, the relevant article added by the Commission of Justice to the Turkish Commercial Code needs to be scrutinized and interpreted. There are many uncertainties regarding rules and procedures within the scope of this provision. This ambiguity might lead to authorization conflicts between the general assembly and the administrative board. Moreover, certain legal problems might arise from these transactions. Last, the special regulation in the Capital Market Law regarding the transactions embodying the substantial amount of assets needs detailed examination. This thesis aims to resolve the ambiguities of the aforementioned provisions and create a special legal basis for the regulations of these types of transactions."

[Resumen] El arbitraje entre Estados y particulares extranjeros es un mecanismo de resolución de litigios a caballo entre el Derecho internacional público y el Derecho privado, que desde finales de la década de 1990 ha vivido un sorprendente auge a nivel mundial. Una modalidad de arbitraje institucional de inversiones es la del CIADI -Centro Internacional para el arreglo de Disputas sobre inversiones-, organismo dependiente del Grupo del Banco Mundial. El propósito de la tesis es llevar a cabo una investigación sobre la configuración de la independencia e imparcialidad de los árbitros del CIADI, sus derechos y deberes en tanto que tales y sus facultades procesales. La investigación se valdrá del Derecho comparado, tanto nacional como internacional, realizando una análisis de la doctrina, la práctica y la legislación que regula el sistema CIADI. A arbitraxe entre Estados e particulares estranxeiros é un mecanismo de resolución de controversias a cabalo entre o Dereito internacional público e o Dereito privado, que dende finais da década de 1990 viviu un sorprendente auxe a nivel mundial. Unha modalidade de arbitraxe institucional de investimentos é a do CIADI -Centro Internacional para o Arranxo de Desputas sobre Investimentos-, organismo dependente do Grupo do Banco Mundial. O propósito da tese é facer unha investigación sobre a independencia e imparcialidade dos árbitros do CIADI, os seus dereitos e deberes como tales e as súas facultades procesuais. A investigación valerase do Dereito Comparado, tanto nacional como internacional, realizando unha análise da doutrina, a práctica e a lexislación que regula o sistema CIADI. Arbitration between States and foreign investors is a dispute-resolution mechanism halfway between international public Law and private Law, which had surprisingly rised during the 1990's at the world level. In this work the following issues will be tackled: the legal nature of the aforementioned arbitrators. ICSID -International Centre for the Settlement of Investments Disputes- is a modality of institutional arbitration for investments. This institution is incarditated into the World Bank Group. The aim of this dissertation is to carry out a research on the configuration of the independence and impartiality of ICSID arbitrators, as well as their duties and rights as such and their procedural faculties. The research will be based on both national and international comparative Law, focusing in legal doctrine, in praxis and in the law governing the ICSIS system.

Après avoir constaté que le cadre juridique national ne se saisit que partiellement de l’infraction de corruption, les États ont massivement adhéré aux conventions régionales et internationales de lutte contre la corruption. Dans un souci de consensus, la souplesse des termes utilisés dans ces conventions a masqué la fermeté de leur finalité. Pendant que cette apparente souplesse a suscité la réception différentielle des instruments conventionnels, suivant le système juridique de l’État partie considéré, leur évaluation par les différents mécanismes de suivi suggère l’harmonisation du droit en matière d’anticorruption. Concrètement, il s’observe que cette finalité harmonisatrice ne peut être effective sans un mécanisme coercitif de contrôle, mis en oeuvre par la plainte ou la communication de tout acteur social intéressé par la lutte contre la corruption. Seulement, les différentes perceptions qu’ont certains États de l’initiation des poursuites devant la Cour pénale internationale rendent utopique, à l’heure actuelle, l’institutionnalisation d’une Cour pénale internationale des crimes économiques. La solution la plus plausible, pour lutter contre la corruption, exige que les acteurs sociaux s’organisent en réseau de poursuivants. Celui-ci devra saisir tous les mécanismes juridiques nationaux, étrangers et internationaux rattachés à l’infraction de corruption par le même fait « corruptionnel ». Cette concurrence implicite entre des instances quasi-juridictionnelles et juridictionnelles de divers ordres juridiques instaure entre eux une compétition spontanée ; laquelle participera à l’amélioration des garanties d’indépendance des juridictions nationales.

Anonim ortaklıklarda şirket menfaati kavramı, şirket eksenli çatışan tüm menfaatlerin ortak paydasıdır. Pay sahibi, yönetici, çalışan, tedarikçi, alacaklı ve hatta toplumun menfaatinin sağlanması ile şirketin meşru menfaatinin sağlanması arasında doğru orantı vardır. Bir şemsiye kavram olan şirket menfaatinin sağlandığı durumlarda orta veya uzun vadede diğer grupların da menfaati sağlanmış olur. Bu kavram, şirket hayatının sürdürülebilirliği için en önemli enstrümandır. İlk bakışta soyut bir kavram olarak dikkat çeken şirket menfaati kavramına başta Türk Ticaret Kanunu olmak üzere mevzuatın pek çok yerinde bazen açıkça, bazen de örtülü olarak sıklıkla başvurulduğu gözlemlenmektedir. Çalışmada öncelikle şirket menfaati kavramı tanımlanmış, akabinde ise kavram ile ilgili olduğu düşünülen hukukî düzenlemeler mukayeseli hukuktan da yararlanılarak irdelenmiştir. The concept of company interest in joint-stock companies is the common denominator of all conflicting interests. There is a direct proportion between benefits of the shareholder, the manager, the employee, the supplier, the creditor, and even the community and the legitimate interest of the company. As an umbrella concept, if the company interest is provided, the benefit of other groups is ensured in the medium or long term. This concept is the most important instrument for the sustainability of the company life. The concept of the company interest which draws attention, prima facie, as an abstract concept, is frequently referred in many parts of the legislation especially Turkish Commercial Code both explicitly and implicitly. In the study, firstly the concept of company interest has been defined and then the legal regulations which are thought to be related to the concept have been examined by using comparative law.

This thesis investigates the adoption, compliance and consequences of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Africa, a continent which has mostly been ignored in prior studies due to the use of generic proxies. Drawing on DiMaggio and Powell (1983), this thesis examines the institutional pressures of IFRS adoption in Africa. Stakeholder salience theory, developed by Mitchell, Agle and Wood (1997), is employed to analyse the determinants of IFRS compliance outside the traditional capital market settings. As regards to the consequences of IFRS in Africa, this thesis analyses the impact of IFRS on audit fees, audit reporting lags and auditor switch. The study used panel data from 54 countries and 205 firms covering the financial years 2003-2016. Secondary data was sourced from reputable database and annual reports of sample companies. Different analytical tools such as ordinary least squares, logit and multinomial regressions were used based on their suitability to address the research questions. The study found that only 18 out of the 54 countries required all listed and large companies to report per IFRS, while 25 did not permit IFRS. The results supported the theoretical prediction that coercive, mimetic, and normative isomorphism influenced IFRS adoption in Africa. Specifically, the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) influence on African countries in adopting IFRS was not through foreign aid and grants; instead, their recommendations made in the Report on Observance of Standard and Codes (Accounting and Auditing) initiatives. The finding(s) also demonstrated that the presence of global audit firms and the number of years of IFAC membership had a strong association with a country’s decision to adopt IFRS. Moreover, countries with strong professional accounting organisations (PAO) were more likely to adopt IFRS. On IFRS compliance, the study found that the average compliance score among the companies over the period was 70.94%, with a minimum score of 58.59% and a maximum of 83.55%. The findings reported a significant positive association between audit committee competence (ACC) and compliance, and between chartered accountants on board (AOB) and compliance. The thesis also documented that compliance has been increasing over the years. Regarding the impact of IFRS on the audit market, the findings suggested IFRS was positively and significantly associated with an increase in audit fees regardless of early or late adoption. Also, on average, ARL increased by 26% across all samples, with late adopters experiencing 28% and earlier adopters 22% during the adoption year. Contrary to the late adopters, early adopters experienced a significant increase in audit fees during the pre-IFRS period due to the set-up and implementation at the time. In addition, IFRS adoption was likely to cause companies to switch from small audit firms to the Big 4. The findings on adoption suggest that global accounting agencies such as IFAC and IASB should focus on building vibrant national level accounting institutions such as PAOs to facilitate the adoption of IFRS in Africa. The thesis, therefore, adds to the adoption literature the finding that the isomorphic pressures in Africa are different from those suggested in prior studies. The results on compliance imply that companies that appoint more professional accountants to their boards are more likely to comply with the requirement of IFRS. Therefore, it is suggested that companies should engage more chartered accountants in their governance. Also, corporate boards must strive to strengthen their audit committees by appointing more NEDs and CAs to the committee. The findings also provide valuable information for professional accounting organisations on the role of its members (professional accountants) in the effectiveness of IFRS compliance. The findings of the consequences of IFRS on the audit market alert small and medium practitioners (SMPs) in non-IFRS countries of the possible loss of clients to the Big4 due to the adoption of IFRS. To mitigate this effect, the national PAO should build the capacity of their local accountants through training and education to handle the complexities and continuous upgrading of IFRS. Such training is seen as being crucial for SMPs in OHADA countries, Ethiopia, Djibouti and other countries which are in the process of implementing IFRS.

Adi ortaklıkta çıkma ve çıkarılma ilk kez 6098 sayılı Türk Borçlar Kanunu ile pozitif hukukumuza kazandırılmıştır. Çıkma, bir ortağın tek taraflı ve diğer ortaklara varması gerekli bir irade beyanı ile ortaklıktan ayrılması şeklinde tanımlanabilir. Çıkma hakkı, diğer bir anlatımla, bir ortağın ortaklıktan kendi isteğiyle ayrılmasıdır. Çıkarma ise, ortağın kendi rızası ve isteği olmaksızın diğer ortaklar tarafından ortaklıktan uzaklaştırılması şeklinde tanımlanabilir. Her ikisi de ayrılma üst kavramının kapsamı içine girerler. Türk Borçlar Kanunu'nun sistemine göre, ortaklıktan çıkmak veya çıkarılmak için TBK m. 633'de sayılan sebeplerin gerçekleşmiş olması gerekir. Maddede belirtilen sebepler sınırlayıcı bir surette kaleme alınmadığından, çıkma ve çıkarma sebeplerinin ortaklık sözleşmesiyle genişletilmesi veya daraltılması olanaklıdır. Kanun koyucunun çıkma ve çıkarma sebeplerini düzenlerken İsviçre hukukundan yararlandığı (OR Art. 545) göze çarpmaktadır. Buna karşılık çıkma ve çıkarmanın hukuki sonuçları açısından ise Alman sisteminin (BGB 738- 740) esas alındığı görülmektedir. Çalışmamızın birinci bölümünde, ortaklık sıfatı, çıkma hakkı, çıkarma hakkına değinilmiştir. Bu bağlamda; haklı sebeple çıkma hakkına ve iki kişilik adi ortaklıkta çıkma- çıkarma haklarının gösterdiği özelliğe işaret edilmiştir. İkinci bölüm çıkma ve çıkarma nedenlerine, haklı sebeple çıkarmaya ve çıkma çıkarma prosedürüne ayrılmıştır. Haklı sebeple çıkarma kısmında, Alman hukuk öğretisinin zenginliğini ortaya koyması itibariyle, haklı sebep olmaksızın çıkarma sorunsalına yer verilmiştir. Çalışmanın üçüncü bölümünde ise çıkma ve çıkarılmanın hukuki sonuçları, özellikle; ortaklık sıfatının yitirilmesi, ayrılma payı, ayrılan ortağın tamamlanmamış işlerin sonucuna katılma hakkı, bilgi alma hakkı ile borçlardan kurtarılma talebi, ayrılan ortağın açığı kapama yükümü, ayrılan ortağa sözleşme ile yüklenen yükümlülükler ve ayrılan ortağın hukuki sorumluluğu konularının üzerinde durulmuştur. Anahtar Kelimeler: Ortaklık Sıfatı, Ayrılma, Çıkma, Çıkarılma, Haklı Sebep, Ayrılma Payı Withdrawal and exclusion in the ordinary partnership is gained positive Law with the Turkish Code of Oblligations number 6098 for the first time. Withdrawal can be defined as the separation of a partner from the partnership by a unilateral declaration of intention that must be reached by other partners. In other words, the right to withdrawal is the voluntary separation of a partner from the partnership. Exclusion can be defined as the removal of the partner by other partners without its consent. Both fall within content of the top consept of separation. According to the system of Turkish Code of Obligations, in order to wihtdraw and exclude from partnership, the reasons which listed in TCO 633 must be occured. As the reasons which stated in the article are not written in a limiting manner, it is possible to extend or narrow the reasons for withdrawal and exclusion with the partnership agreeement. It is noteworthy that the lawmaker has benefited from Swiss law (OR Art. 545) regulating the reasons for withdrawal and exclusion. On the other hand, it is seen that the German system (BGB 738- 740) is taken as the basis for he legal consequences of the withdrawal and exclusion. In the first part of our study, title of partnership, the right to withdrawal, the reasons for withdrawal and the right to exclusion are mentioned. In this context, the right to withdrawal for just cause and the property of the rights to withdrawal and exclusion in the two- person ordinary partnership is pointed out. The second part is reserved for the reasons of withdrawal and exclusion, exclusion for just cause and process of the withdrawal and exclusion. In section of exclusion for just cause, the problematic of exclusion without just cause is given as it manifests the richness of the German legal doctrine. In the third part of the study, the legal consequences of the withdrawal and exclusion, particularly; loss of the title of partnership, partnership buyout, the right of the separated partner to participate in the unfinished business, right to information, the request to be recovered from the debts, the obligation of the partner to cover the deficit, its contractial obligations and its legal liability were discussed. Keywords: title of partnership, separation, withdrawal, exclusion, just cause, partnership buyout

"Bu tez çalışması ile işletme yöneticilerinin ticari belge tanzim ve hukuki süreçlerine ilişkin bilgi ve algı düzeyleri ortaya konmaya çalışılmıştır. İşletme yöneticileri içinde faaliyet gösterdikleri ülkenin hukuki kurallarına göre iş piyasası ve iş hayatında faaliyet gösterirler. Ve bu kurallar ticari hayat içinde onlar için en önemli bağlayıcı normlardır. Bu çalışma ilgi ticaret hukukunun iş hayatında en önemli faaliyet ve uygulama alanı bulan ticari belge tanzimi ve hukuki süreçlerinin yöneticiler tarafından ne seviyede algılandığının ortaya konması amaçlanmıştır. Tez çalışma dört bölümden oluşturulmuştur. İlk bölümümüz giriş bölümüdür. İkinci bölümde yönetim konuları, ticari belgeye ilişkin hukuki argümanlara yer verilmiştir. Üçüncü bölüm uygulama bölümüdür. Dördüncü bölümde ise sonuç ve yorumlara yer verilmiştir. With this thesis, the level of knowledge and perception of business executives regarding the issuance and legal processes of commercial documents has been tried to be revealed. Business executives operate in the labor market and business life according to the legal rules of the country in which they operate. And these rules are the most important binding norms for them in commercial life. With this study, it is aimed to reveal the level of perception of commercial document arrangement and legal processes, which find the most important field of activity and application in business life, by managers. The study is composed of four parts. Our first part is the introduction. In the second part, administrative issues and legal arguments related to the commercial document are included. The third part is the implementation part. In the fourth section, results and comments are given."

Türk sorumluluk hukukunda kural olarak tazminat talebinin kabul edilebilmesi için davacının zararının varlığını ispat etmesi gerekir. Ayrıca zararın miktarı, hükmolunacak tazminatın da üst sınırını oluşturur. Bununla birlikte mevzuatımızda zararın varlığı şartından bağımsız veya miktarı ile sınırlı olmadan talep edilebilecek birçok ödeme yaptırımı düzenlenmiştir. Bu doktora tezinde yalnızca borçlar hukuku alanındaki zararın varlığı şartından bağımsız ödeme yaptırımları incelenecek ve bunlarla ilgili olduğu tespit edilen, borçlar hukukunun ayrılmaz parçası olması itibariyle ticaret hukuku kapsamında öngörülen zararın varlığı şartından bağımsız ödeme yaptırımlarına temas edilecektir. Bu bağlamda temerrüt faizi ve zararın kanunen varsayıldığı diğer yaptırımlar, vâde farkı, götürü tazminat, sözleşme cezası, gerçek olmayan vekâletsiz iş görmede kazancın devri talebi, yeniden kiralama yasağına aykırı davranışın yaptırımı ve hizmet sözleşmesi hükümleri arasında yer verilen cezaî yaptırımlar, 6098 sayılı Türk Borçlar Kanunu ve 6102 sayılı Türk Ticaret Kanunu ile getirilen değişiklikler ve yeniliklerle birlikte ele alınacaktır. Ayrıca tezde, Alman hukukunda benimsenen normatif zarar teorisi ve Anglo-Amerikan hukuk sisteminde uygulanan cezalandırıcı tazminat (punitive damages) kavramlarının Türk hukukunda kabul görebilirliği araştırılacaktır. As a rule under Turkish law of liability, the claimant is required to prove the existence of damage suffered, in order to be granted compensation. Besides, the amount of loss constitutes the upper limit of indemnity to be entitled. Nevertheless, several payment sanctions that can be claimed either independently from the condition of the existence of damage or without limitation of its amount have been provided in Turkish legislation. In this dissertation, payment sanctions that are independent from the condition of the existence of damage in the field of law of obligations and, as inseperable part of it, their coherent sanctions in the area of commercial law will be analysed. In this context, default interest and other sanctions by which damage is presupposed by law, late charge, liquidated damages, penal clause, disgorgement of profits under non-genuine benevolent intervention, the sanction stipulated in case of breach of prohibition of re-renting and punitive sanctions set forth among provisions governing service contracts will be reviewed together with the alterations brought by the virtue of Turkish Code of Obligations numbered 6098 and Turkish Commercial Code numbered 6102. Moreover, the theory of normative damage adopted in German law and the concept of punitive damages applied in Anglo-American law will be researched in thesis, in the sense of their admissibility under Turkish law.

As empresas transnacionais, atualmente, são responsáveis por uma parcela significativa dos fluxos de capital no mundo, uma parte disso através do investimento estrangeiro direto (IED). Como resultado, elas são consideradas pelos países em desenvolvimento, como o Brasil, um meio importante de alcançar o desenvolvimento. O anseio desses países em atrair essa forma de investimento permite que estas grandes empresas adquiram alto poder de pressão político e econômico e, consequentemente, poder sobre as regulações, assim como no cumprimento de normas de proteção aos Direitos Humanos (DH). Este cenário apresenta um desafio sem precedentes no campo do Direito Internacional (DI), que se expressa na divisão em duas correntes principais no âmbito de discussão sobre Empresas e Direitos Humanos. Existem aqueles cuja defesa centra-se nos Princípios Orientadores das Nações Unidas sobre Empresas e Direitos Humanos, considerado como o principal instrumento hoje na área, porém se trata de uma regulação de soft law. Há aqueles que propugnam a defesa de um instrumento de hard law com a elaboração de tratado vinculante sobre Empresas e Direitos Humanos. Além disso, destaca-se um movimento por parte das próprias empresas em adotar mecanismos de Responsabilidade Social Corporativa (RSC). Diante desse cenário, a presente tese apresenta o seguinte problema: Qual é o efetivo papel que o Direito Internacional pode desempenhar na relação entre Empresas Transnacionais e Direitos Humanos, diante de suas bases estruturais e marcos regulatórios? O objetivo geral da tese é discutir o papel do Direito Internacional nesta relação ETNs e DH e analisar se o DI contribui ou pode contribuir para uma efetiva proteção às vítimas de violações de DH praticadas por essas empresas. Para dar conta disso, esta tese apresenta uma abordagem crítica do DI e uma perspectiva histórica. Em termos metodológicos, a presente pesquisa é de caráter qualitativo, assentada no método dialético de abordagem. Para desenvolver a pesquisa foram escolhidos três procedimentos técnicos de coleta de dados: revisão bibliográfica, análise documental e estudo de caso. Com relação ao estudo de caso, a escolha recai sobre o rompimento da barragem das empresas Samarco, Vale e BHP Billiton em Bento Rodrigues, distrito da cidade de Mariana/MG, pois este representa um dos inúmeros casos de empresas acusadas de violarem direitos humanos. Além disso, o caso ocorreu no Brasil e as empresas adotavam mecanismos de Responsabilidade Social Corporativa. Como principais contribuições, esta tese expõe a histórica e estreita relação entre Estado, Empresa privada e DI, sendo essa uma das principais razões que dificultam a elaboração de um instrumento vinculante sobre Empresas e Direitos Humanos. Ademais, evidenciou-se que tanto o movimento de Responsabilidade Social Corporativa quanto os Princípios Orientadores das Nações Unidas sobre Empresas e Direitos Humanos situam-se dentro do marco neoliberal e reforçam esse modelo, que privilegia a proteção da propriedade em detrimento de outros interesses. Ao final, o trabalho apresenta alguns pressupostos sob os quais se deve assentar uma proposta que preencha as lacunas identificadas nos debates atuais e oferecer contribuições para que esses pressupostos possam ser instrumentalizados na prática.

بانعقاد العقد صحيحا وبتوافر كل اركانه يرتب التزامات على المتعاقدين اذا كان العقد ملزما للطرفين وهذا ما يميز العقد الملزم لجانبين كعقد البيع مثلا فالبائع فيه يلتزم بتسليم الش ئ المبيع حسب الاتفاق الحاصل. هذه النتيجة هي منطقية يعكسها مبدأ نسبية اثر العقد التي نجدها في نص المادتين 230 و 220 من القانون المدني الجزائري، لكن هل صحيح ان هذا العقد لا يمس الغير الاجنبي كما جاء في نص المادة 230 او انه يمسه في شقه الموجب فقط؟ أي يكسبه حقا دون ان يلتزم بالشق السلبي للعقد كما نصت عليه المادة 220 من القانون المدني الجزائري. -وبالرجوع لقواعد القانون المدني ،نجد ان الغير لا يستطيع تجاهل وجود العقد، فالعقد بالنسبة للغير هو واقعة مادية أي قد يتاثر لها ايجابا او سلبا وهذا يعد خروجا عن النص المادة المذكورة اعلاه. عندما نذكر مصطلح نسبية اثر العقد فإننا نقصد نسبية الاشخاص وليس الموضوع ، سنقوم بتبيان مفهوم الغير ومفهوم النسبية وعندما نذكر النسبية منطقيا يجب ذكر اطراف العقد كلها من متعاقدين الذين بدورهما ينقسمان الى اصليين ونواب ومن خلف عام وخلف خاص ، ونذكر وايضا النسبية بالنسبة للغير ،بحيث نجد ان في كل من الفئات يوجد تداخل ففي بعض الحالات يصبح الطرف غير ويصبح الغير طرفا.حيث حاول المشرع أن يعطي للغير حماية قانونية كافية و ناجحة ،لاعتبارها كانت مؤطرة و متعددة الميادين و ذلك للمحافظة على المراكز القانونية التي وضع فيها الغير، واكتسبها بمناسبة العقد ،وذلك باضفاء وسائل تحميه و تدعم موقفه في العقد ،حتى و لو لم يكن طرفا فيه. تبينت أنها حماية متنوعة ،كقاعدة الاحتجاج و امكانية ابطال العقد أو تنفيذه من طرف الغير نفسه ،كل تلك القواعد اظهرت مدى تطور مكانة الغير، حيث نجد أن المشرع محاولة منه بوضع توازي بي حماية حقوق الطراف و حقوق الغير، مع تركيزه على الجانب الانساني ومن هو الطرف الضعيف الحسن النية في المنازعات ،لضمان عدالة الحماية ذلك أن العقد يجب أن يك ون وسيلة منفعة لأطرافه و أن تعم الكل ،منهم الغير.

The thesis analyses how public international law regulates the entry of foreign investors and investments into states. It explores the various legal concepts and techniques to limit the freedom of states to accept investments and regulate their access, employed in different regimes of international law. These are: international trade law – mainly illustrated by the WTO (World Trade Organisation) agreements, in particular, the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), and preferential trade agreements (PTAs) – and international investment law (IIL) – scattered through a network of bilateral investment treaties (BITs). The thesis concludes that there are signs that the international rules regulating the entry of investments in services are converging in several levels of alignment and treaty making. Convergence means a reduction of non-shared legal and systemic characteristics or an increase in shared characteristics. Several factors support this conclusion: the progressive incorporation in treaties of establishment rights for investors, that is, commitments by states to allow foreign investments under certain conditions; the narrowing-down of investor-state dispute settlement clauses dealing with entry, which makes IIL systemically closer to international trade law regarding dispute settlement; the hidden liberalising power that flows from the broad interaction of the most-favoured-nation (MFN) clauses in the GATS and IIL with entry provisions; and, the incorporation of concepts and techniques from the international trade law world into investment chapters of larger international economic agreements, such as the GATS absolute standard of market access and its system of exceptions and justifications. These converging signs are considered a natural evolution of the rules given that trade and investment sometimes represent complementary market access strategies in the context of global value chains. The thesis suggests that this move towards convergence may bring about more effectiveness to the rules by attaining the goal of investment liberalisation balanced with the safeguard of regulatory space.