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Item type:Item, Safeguarding Interests of Minority Shareholders(RMLNLU, 2025) Kaur, HarpreetThough corporate law has majoritarian character yet it always made strides to protect minority shareholders.1 It is believed that its principles were and still are directed primarily toward the protection of the property interests of minority shareholders.2 The paradigm shift from the perception of applicability of democratic governance in managing the companies occurred when Foss v. Harbottle placed emphasis on the rights of minority shareholders against oppression and mismanagement in companies.3 Though the protection against oppression and mismanagement was also provided by the erstwhile Companies Act, 1956,4 provisions are believed to have evolved into a valuable tool for minority shareholders under the Companies Act, 2013.5 Recent concerns raised by companies and their management over the presence of short-term shareholders in the companies also requires a relook for safeguarding interests of minority shareholders. In this background, the author will discuss the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 that are meant to safeguard interests of minority shareholders and analyse oppression and mismanagement cases filed after enforcement of Companies Act, 2013 before the Principal Bench and Mumbai Bench of NCLT. While applications on different issues have been entertained by NCLT, the paper seeks to analyse whether relevant provisions of the Companies Act have sufficiently empowered minority shareholders to seek required relief. The author will also discuss the impact of short-term investments on minority shareholders in companies in India. Balancing the rights of majority and minority shareholders is mandatory for the functioning of the company.6 Balancing the rights and obligations of majority and minority shareholders in companies is the requirement of good corporate governance. The paper will also conclude if such balancing of rights and obligations is ensured by the Companies Act, 2013. Part I of the paper will introduce the topic and Part II will cover relationships between shareholders and reasonable expectations of minority shareholders. Part III of the paper will include discussion on protection of minority shareholders whereas Part IV will look at statutory provisions of the Companies Act dealing with minority protection against oppression and mismanagement as well as other methods to protect their interest. Part V will include the case analysis of cases filed before NCLT principal bench and Mumbai between the period 2016-2024 and the paper will be concluded by Part VI.Item type:Item, Brick By Brick: COVID-19 and the WTO(NLUJ, 2021) Pareek, Amogh; Verma, SahilItem type:Item, The Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA): Assessing the Significance of the New Trade Agreement on the Block(NLUJ, 2021) Soprana, MartaScholarly work on the most recent regulatory approach to digital trade by WTO members, the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), is still rather limited. Attempting to fill the gap in literature, this article seeks to assess the significance of this first stand-alone, monothematic trade agreement which is entirely and exclusively dedicated to measures affecting trade in the digital economy. It does so by comparing DEPA with five of the most recently concluded preferential trade agremeents in order to analyse areas of convergence between the agreements, identify new elements introduced by DEPA and pinpoint potential limits to its coverage of digital trade issues. The article also discusses the pros and cons of negotiating such a sui generis trade agreement.Item type:Item, Techno-Economic Governance in the 21st Century: Converging Models for WIPO and the WTO?(NLUJ, 2021) Gagliani, GabrieleThe economic and societal impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the consequent race for AI dominance undertaken by several countries around the globe has led to discussions and negotiations on its regulation at the international level. This article focuses on AI-related activities and initiatives at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Given its characteristics and relevance for the economy and society as a whole, AI offers a vantage point to explore the governance models adopted by international organisations. As such, although several international organisations are currently addressing AI, the article will focus mainly on two of them, WIPO and the WTO, as these are the two organisations largely responsible for dealing with questions connected to AI-related innovation, creativity and appropriability (under intellectual property (IP) law and policy) as well as circulation and diffusion (under trade rules concerning AI and data). The article shows that despite historically different governance models, with WIPO featuring open discussions with Members, stakeholders, and civil society, and the WTO relying on a rather State-centred/inter-governmental approach, development at both organisations has led to some convergence. Indeed, comparable activities and initiatives have been launched at both WIPO and the WTO. In any case, given the relevance of, and the link between, IP and trade rules for the development of AI systems (as these systems rely on data that is often traded internationally and, concurrently, produce data when they carry out their tasks), the article argues that only a highly-integrated approach based on strict coordination between these organisations can result in an effective international regulatory framework tackling the most pressing challenges of AI.Item type:Item, Augmenting MSME Participation in Trade with Policy Digitalisation Efforts: Chile’s Contribution to ‘An Internet of Rules’(NLUJ, 2021) Atkinson, Craig; Schubert, NicholásThe Internet’s potential to enable micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to conduct international commercial transactions has yet to be fully realised. Small enterprises, especially MSMEs based in developing countries, continue to face substantial obstacles to their participation in trade. While ‘International Economic Law’ has evolved amidst rapid globalisation and technological change, developing countries’ MSMEs are frequently unable to achieve the benefits associated with trade liberalisation. As ‘new generation’ agreements introduce further legal complexity in both the number and scope of trade rules, this article investigates Chile’s application of information and communications technology (ICT) to improve the accessibility and functionality of commercial policies. With an emphasis on computational approaches to trade policy design and delivery, the Undersecretary of International Economic Relations (SUBREI) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile has launched a pilot programme to contribute to an open repository of rules in a digital form: ‘An Internet of Rules’ (IoR). Along with reference data, the computational expression and online publication of rules, that may be ‘in effect’ or ‘applicable’ to cross-border transactions, can improve access and use by people and machines alike. Against the backdrop of the country’s history of reform and membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP), and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), the investigation articulates Chile’s ongoing contribution to an IoR as well as the alignment of its policy digitalisation efforts with national development strategies.