This course examines the challenges of governing business in a global context. Focusing on Canada and Canadian corporations, the course first introduces students to business governance in a national context, exploring how law regulates business and foundational concepts like legal personality and the rights and obligations of corporate entities. The course then examines multinational businesses and the myriad efforts to govern these transnational actors, including through international law and corporate self-regulation. Using real-world examples and case studies of corporate crime, corruption, and wrongdoing, students will uncover the governance gaps that can emerge as corporations operate across borders.
Areas of Focus: International Relations and Public Law