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    ASEAN Economic Community
    (2019) Sangsuvan, Kitsuron
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    Commercial Arbitration and the Possibility of Its Application to Online Form in Saudi Arabia and in Light of International Conventions and ODR Experiences in the United States: Challenges and Suggestions
    (2016) Almushaigeh, Mohammad; White, James P.
    With the new arbitration system in Saudi Arabia and current advancements in technology, specifically in Internet technology, some traditional activities have been replaced, and even the legal aspects of business have also been penetrated by the new advances in information technology. One of these is in the area of international commercial arbitration. Currently, some multinational companies seek to resolve their disputes through electronic arbitration and mediation. Hence, this dissertation looks at the potential success of Saudi commercial law and the application of traditional commercial arbitration to an online format in Saudi Arabia. According to the research that this dissertation has made, there are factors that exactly determine the success of traditional commercial arbitration and its application in online form in Saudi arbitration and in light of international conventions. The first that the general provisions and principles of commercial arbitration should remain. Next is that both parties involved should understand the content and procedures of arbitration. Finally, the necessary principles and procedures in traditional arbitration should be translated into electronic means successfully. In this regard, the parties should determine which kinds of adaptions will ensure the spontaneous procedure of the arbitration.
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    A Comparative Perspective on "Public Participation" in Environmental Protection in the United States and China
    (2021) Zhang, Ran
    Increasingly, severe pollution in China is drawing more and more attention in recent years. We are seeing rampant incidents of pollution, such as the Beijing smog, due to heavy industrialization. It is in everyone’s interest to develop environmental management approaches especially those related to laws and to their use for pollution reduction. Since technology, along with the desire for rapid economic growth, is occurring at a rapid pace, China has been very active in addressing pollution by means of legislation and management. But still much has to be done. As long as pollution is primarily considered as something that the government alone should manage, the basic motivation and incentives for public participation in environmental management will remain lacking in China. It is also necessary to recognize that the government (by means of administration), at times, is not the sole and only effective player when “government failure” occurs in environmental battle. Better legal constructions of environmental protection in China will help ensure that non-administrative powers can be brought to bear on pollution. This dissertation compares and analyzes “public participation” in environmental protection in China and the U.S. It showcases the effectiveness and importance of public participation in the U.S. This dissertation concludes by proposing measures to strengthen public participation in environmental protection in China.
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    The Correlation Between Corporate Governance and Corporate Performance: Board Independence
    (2015) Alsunaid, Omar Nabeel
    Board independence is an essential mechanism of corporate governance for stock market listed corporations in most of the world’s countries including the United States and Saudi Arabia. Reforming the requirements of board independence under the corporate governance regulations is a primary demand by many commentators and various stakeholder groups of corporations. While large US listed corporations collapses are still continuing after adopting some reforms, some empirical research shows positive correlation between board independence and corporate performance. Likewise, a current Saudi empirical study shows a positive association between board independence and corporate performance while many Saudi key stakeholders in Saudi listed corporations are requiring more restrictions. This dissertation examines the board independence mechanisms of corporate governance in two different stock exchange countries, the United States and Saudi Arabia. The examination was conducted by analyzing two different empirical studies for each country. For the US empirical studies, the paper uses Bhagat & Black (2001) and Bhagat & Bolton (2013). For the Saudi empirical studies, the paper uses Ghabayen (2012) and Albassam (2014). The paper suggests that US board independence regulations need more reform in the following areas: board independence standards, stock ownership incentives, a corporate reward system to encourage hard work independent director, and the monitoring of independent directors. The Saudi board independence regulations need more reform in the following areas: election process of the independent directors, developing the awareness of the independence concept, becoming a listed corporation, and how to have effective corporate governance practices in Saudi Arabia.
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    Disciplinary Liability for Lawyers in Saudi Arabia
    (2015) Alasmi, Mohammed A.; White, James P.
    The enactment of a disciplinary action in Saudi Arabia was aimed at protecting client interests and safeguarding the integrity of the legal profession. This, however, raises the question of the importance of disciplinary liability for lawyers in Saudi Arabia. The next fundamental questions are as follows: What are the procedures for disciplinary action? What authority is in charge of suing for disciplinary action? Which authority considers disciplinary action? What penalties are imposed during disciplinary action? In what ways can disciplinary-action decisions be appealed? The quintessence of this dissertation is to address the abovementioned issues. First, this dissertation focuses on the legal profession in Saudi Arabia by comparing it with that of Kuwait and the UAE. Second, the dissertation argues what disciplinary liability is and how it should be carried out. As a consequence, it asserts that disciplinary action ought to retain a vital role in regulating violations of the duties and obligations of the legal profession. After demonstrating the need for strengthening disciplinary liability in Saudi Arabia, the dissertation ventures into the explication of disciplinary-action articles in the Code of Law Practice that was issued in 2001. As such, its major focus is on Articles 29–37. These explicate the definition of disciplinary liability, disciplinary procedures, disciplinary-liability punishments, and how to appeal a disciplinary-liability decision. In view of the unique conclusions made in the dissertation, a few recommendations for the future are made.