Most Humble Servants: The Advisory Role of Early Judges

This chapter considers proposals for changes that might be made by a British Bill of Rights, as compared with the Human Rights Act, under the Coalition government, or a future Conservative government. It considers views expressed by Conservative spokespersons prior to and after the 2010 general election, and answers given by members of the Bill of Rights Commission to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee in 2011. This chapter also touches on the second aspect of the Commission's remit — its advisory role on reform of the European Court of Human Rights. It questions whether adopting a Bill of Rights on the lines favoured by the Conservative leadership, combined with the Strasbourg reforms recently determined on, would be likely to realise Conservative aims of creating divergence from Strasbourg and enhancing parliamentary autonomy.

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Board Structure and Advisory Role of Outside Directors: Evidence From U.S. Legislation Granting China Permanent Normal Trade Status in 2000

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3128764 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ShenggSyan Chen ◽

Yan-Shing Chen ◽

Jun-Koo Kang ◽

Shu-Cing Peng

Keyword(s):

Board Structure ◽

Outside Directors ◽

Advisory Role

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The advisory role of non-family board members: a case-based study of a family firm

Journal of Management & Governance ◽

10.1007/s10997-019-09496-8 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 871-903 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hanna Maria Sievinen ◽

Tuuli Ikäheimonen ◽

Timo Pihkala

Keyword(s):

Nordic Country ◽

Family Firm ◽

Board Members ◽

Strategic Renewal ◽

Board Processes ◽

The Family ◽

Firm Owners ◽

Case Based ◽

Advisory Role

AbstractThe objective of this case-based study is to provide insights into the advisory role of non-family board members in a family firm attempting strategic renewal. By studying the non-family board members of a family firm in a Nordic country, we suggest that non-family board members’ advisory role evolves in a dynamic way. We show at the micro-level how the role, content, intensity, and locus of advice change and how it can be both inertia- and stress-inducing. This facilitates the renewal and hence a firm’s capacity to improve its alignment with changing external demands. We highlight the collaborative nature of the advisory role and the importance of the non-family member chair in ensuring effective board processes. Through our research we contribute to the understanding on the contextual nature of the board roles and tasks and on family firm renewals. We provide insights into how the family firm owners and the chair of the board can enhance the prospects that the non-family board members create value through their advisory role.

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Upazila Parishad in Bangladesh: Roles and Functions of Elected Representatives and Bureaucrats

Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance ◽

10.5130/cjlg.v0i0.3060 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 100-117 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Muhammad Sayadur Rahman

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Elected Representatives ◽

Advisory Role

This study explores whether democratic Upazila Parishads in Bangladesh have become more responsive to those who elected them and whether people's expectations about their elected representatives and their functions to their elected have changed. The study carried out in eight Upazilas from seven Divisions in Bangladesh. The study has found that Upazila Parishads in Bangladesh with democratically elected representatives have largely failed to enhance their rapport with people. The recently implemented mandatory advisory role for the members of the parliament (MPs) has complicated the role of the local government and the interference by MPs in local government affairs has weakened the independence of local government. The findings of this study reveal that awareness is low, and that only 30% of respondents were concerned about the roles and functions of the Upazila Parishad. The data reveals that though the local citizens think that they are knowledgeable about the roles and functions of elected representatives and bureaucrats in reality many remain unaware of the roles and functions.

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Board structure, director expertise, and advisory role of outside directors

Journal of Financial Economics ◽

10.1016/j.jfineco.2020.05.008 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 138 (2) ◽

pp. 483-503 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sheng-Syan Chen ◽

Yan-Shing Chen ◽

Jun-Koo Kang ◽

Shu-Cing Peng

Keyword(s):

Board Structure ◽

Outside Directors ◽

Advisory Role

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THE TANKER ASSIMI—A CASE HISTORY1

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-1985-1-307 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 1985 (1) ◽

pp. 307-310

Author(s):

Terence M. Hayes

Keyword(s):

Developing Country ◽

Prevention And Control ◽

Arabian Sea ◽

Marine Pollution ◽

Pollution Prevention ◽

International Maritime Organization ◽

Contingency Plan ◽

And Control ◽

Advisory Role

ABSTRACT The tanker Assimi caught fire off the coast of Oman in January 1983 and subsequently broke up and sank in the Arabian Sea, approximately 200 miles equidistant from the coasts of Oman and Pakistan. This paper deals with the response actions taken by the Council for Conservation of the Environment and Prevention of Pollution (CCEPP) and the advisory role of the author during this incident. The author subsequently advised CCEPP on development of their programs of marine pollution prevention, control, and response and assisted in the preparation of a National Contingency Plan for Oman and provision of associated manpower and resources. The paper also outlines the advisory role of the International Maritime Organization in a developing country for prevention and control of marine pollution.

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