Can firms freely choose their place for corporation and thus the applicable law? And is it possible that a firm can subsequently reincorporate in another country, with the effect of a change of the law applicable to this country?
In the European Union, the answer to these questions has to consider the impact of the freedom of establishment and the corresponding case law of the Court of Justice. Beyond some general principles, there is, however, considerable diversity between the laws of Member States. Thus, this book aims to provide an up-to-date analysis of this important area of law for all Member States. It is based on a comprehensive study, produced for the European Commission, on the private international law of companies in the European Union.
Foreword by Gabrielle Giffords
Preface by Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer
Introduction: A Crisis of Civility? [Robert G. Boatright]
Part I: How Americans Think about Civility in Politics
1. Two Concepts of Civility [Simon Anthony Laden]
2. How People Perceive Political Incivility [Ashley Muddiman]
3. Perceptions of Incivility in Public Discourse [Kate Kenski, Kevin Coe, and Stephen A. Rains]
4. Signaling Incivility: The Role of Speaker, Substance and Tone [Emily Sydnor]
Part II: Instances of Civility and Incivility in Contemporary American Political Discourse
5. «Showdowns,» «Duels,» and «Nail-biters»: How Aggressive Strategic Game Frames in Campaign Coverage Fuel Public Perceptions of Incivility [Dannagal Goldthwaite Young, Lindsay Hoffman, and Danielle Roth]
6. Crises and Civility: Twitter Discourse after School Shootings [Deana A. Rohlinger and Cynthia Williams]
7. Can Civility and Deliberation Disrupt the Deep Roots of Polarization? Attitudes toward Muslim Americans as Evidence of Hyperpolarized Partisan Worldviews [J. Cherie Strachan and Michael R. Wolf]
8. Disentangling Uncivil and Intolerant Discourse in Online Political Talk [Patricia Rossini]
Part III: Learning from the Past
9. Seeking a Mutuality of Tolerance: A Practical Defense of Civility in a Time of Political Warfare [John Gastil]
10. The Patron Saint of Civility? Benjamin Franklin and the Problems of Civil Discourse [Steven C. Bullock]
11. Enabling Civil Discourse: Creating Civic Space and Resources for Democratic Discussion [Timothy J. Shaffer]
Conclusion: The Real Morality of Public Discourse: Civility as an Orienting Attitude [Deborah Mower]
Carsten Gerner-Beuerle is Professor of Commercial Law at University College London.
Federico M Mucciarelli is an Associate Professor of Business Law at the University of Modena.
Edmund-Philipp Schuster is an Associate Professor of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Mathias Siems is Professor of Commercial Law at Durham Law School, Durham University, UK.
