James Gobert
Biographic Data
| ID | 5579176 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Gobert |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Gobert |
| SIGNATURE | GOBERT J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Essex |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 – Thirteen years in the making but was it worth the wait
Despite a gestation period extending over thirteen years, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is a disappointment. It is limited in its scope, restricted in its range of potential defendants and regressive to the extent that, like the discredited identification doctrine before it, it allows its focus to be deflected from systemic fault to individual fault. As a result the Act may not curb the type of short‐sighted risk mana…
Whistleblowers, the Public Interest, and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
Corporate crime and organisational deviance raise complex legal issues. An initial problem lies simply in identifying when such wrongdoing has occurred. Here, whistleblowers can perform a valuable service. However, publicized cases suggest that they often pay dearly for their candour, encountering unfair sanctions at work. In Britain, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 seeks to protect “good‐faith” whistleblowers from employer reprisals. In …
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 – Thirteen years in the making but was it worth the wait
Despite a gestation period extending over thirteen years, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is a disappointment. It is limited in its scope, restricted in its range of potential defendants and regressive to the extent that, like the discredited identification doctrine before it, it allows its focus to be deflected from systemic fault to individual fault. As a result the Act may not curb the type of short‐sighted risk mana…
Whistleblowers, the Public Interest, and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
Corporate crime and organisational deviance raise complex legal issues. An initial problem lies simply in identifying when such wrongdoing has occurred. Here, whistleblowers can perform a valuable service. However, publicized cases suggest that they often pay dearly for their candour, encountering unfair sanctions at work. In Britain, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 seeks to protect “good‐faith” whistleblowers from employer reprisals. In …
Whistleblowers, the Public Interest, and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
Corporate crime and organisational deviance raise complex legal issues. An initial problem lies simply in identifying when such wrongdoing has occurred. Here, whistleblowers can perform a valuable service. However, publicized cases suggest that they often pay dearly for their candour, encountering unfair sanctions at work. In Britain, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 seeks to protect “good‐faith” whistleblowers from employer reprisals. In …
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 – Thirteen years in the making but was it worth the wait
Despite a gestation period extending over thirteen years, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 is a disappointment. It is limited in its scope, restricted in its range of potential defendants and regressive to the extent that, like the discredited identification doctrine before it, it allows its focus to be deflected from systemic fault to individual fault. As a result the Act may not curb the type of short‐sighted risk mana…
Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Corporate liability (1 work) · Criminology (1 work) · Deviance (statistics) (1 work) · Disappointment (1 work) · Doctrine (1 work) · Ethics in Business and Education (1 work) · Faith (1 work) · Homicide (1 work)