This books focus is on one particular corporate governance risk that arises from the similarities between traditional elements of a willful blindness cause of action and those of company directors bad faith. An essential aspect of any consideration of corporate governance is the role played by the directors of companies who might have been facilitating the wrongdoing, in part, by remaining willfully blind while falling foul of the good-faith obligation. This study investigates cross application of the doctrines of good faith and willful blindness in company law in Delaware, USA, in comparison with company law in England, UK, with relation to company directors conduct. Here is the argument that courts in both legal systems under a particular set of conditions and hearing cases of company directors falling foul of the good-faith obligation should consider whether the willful-blindness doctrine sheds light on the interpretation of company directors alleged misconduct. A positive consideration of this approach could expand the courts horizons to include the most apparent individuals, namely the company directors, to face liability concerns for corporate disasters.

Willful Blindness: Breaking Free from Self-Deception By Solomon Aurelius Book Description: Are you unknowingly trapped in patterns of self-deception and moral avoidance? In Willful Blindness, philosopher Solomon Aurelius delves into the profound consequences of refusing to see the uncomfortable truths in our personal lives, relationships, and society. This compelling book unpacks the psychological and ethical dimensions of willful blindness, revealing how our avoidance of difficult realities impacts our mental well-being, moral clarity, and sense of responsibility. Aurelius guides readers on a journey toward moral awakening, offering insights on how to confront uncomfortable truths with courage and integrity. Through self-reflection, emotional resilience, and accountability, Willful Blindness provides the tools to break free from self-deception and embrace the responsibility necessary for personal growth and social justice. Whether you're struggling with the impact of avoiding hard truths in your relationships or navigating the complexities of societal issues like inequality, environmental destruction, or technological advancement, this book offers a roadmap for overcoming denial and living with moral clarity. With wisdom drawn from philosophy, psychology, and real-world examples, Willful Blindness is both a philosophical inquiry and a practical guide to living a life of integrity. The book emphasizes that only by confronting our blind spots and taking responsibility for our actions can we achieve true freedom and contribute to a better future for ourselves and others. What You'll Learn: How to identify and confront moral and emotional blindness in your life The psychological mechanisms that drive denial and self-deception The role of guilt as a catalyst for personal and ethical growth How to break free from societal and collective blindness to injustice Practical steps to living with greater integrity and moral clarity

Something is not right in the world of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. The unease is less evident to Tom, the manipulator, than to the socially marginal Huck. The trouble is most dramatically revealed when Huck, whose "sivilized" Christian conscience is developing, faces the choice between betraying his black friend Jim--which he believes is his moral duty--and letting him escape, as his heart tells him to do. "Bad faith" is Forrest Robinson's name for the dissonance between what we profess to believe, how we act, and how we interpret our own behavior. There is bad faith in the small hypocrisies of daily living, but Robinson has a much graver issue in mind--namely slavery, which persisted for nearly a century in a Christian republic founded on ideals of freedom, equality, and justice. Huck, living on the fringes of small-town society, recognizes Jim's humanity and understands the desperateness of his plight. Yet Huck is white, a member of the dominant class; he is at once influenced and bewildered by the contradictions of bad faith in the minds of his fully acculturated contemporaries. Robinson stresses that "bad faith" is more than a theme with Mark Twain; his bleak view of man's social nature (however humorously expressed), his nostalgia, his ambivalence about the South, his complex relationship to his audience, can all be traced back to an awareness of the deceits at the core of his culture--and he is not himself immune. This deeply perceptive book will be of interest to students of American literature and history and to anyone concerned with moral issues.

This excellent series presents comparative study, analysis and evaluation of 28 European legal systems in the field of transfer of movables. Major topics are - the notion of ownership, - the derivative acquisition of ownership (e.g. by a sales contract), - the good faith acquisition of ownership and other property rights, - the multiple sale of the same movable, - the protection of possession, positive (acquisitive) prescription, and - processing and consolidation. The work is based on comprehensive country reports (which are to be published) on the relevant legal rules in Europe and has the drafting and publication of text proposals of uniform European rules - with commentary and comparative notes - as its primary goal. It intends to influence the future development of European private law on the EU level. This third volume of the series presents "up-to-date" national reports of - Germany - Greece - Lithuania - Hungary

In the heart of Europe's current crisis, one of the continent's foremost statesmen issues a clarion call to radically remake the European Union in the mold of the United States' own federal government Europe is caught in its greatest crisis since the Second World War. The catalog of ills seems endless: an economic crisis spread through most of Europe's Mediterranean tier that has crippled Greece and driven a wedge between northern and southern Europe; terrorist attacks in Paris, Cologne, Brussels, and Nice; growing aggression from Russia in Ukraine and the Baltic states; and refugees escaping war-torn neighbors. The European Union's inability to handle any of these disasters was a driving factor in Great Britain voting to leave, and others may soon follow. The result won't just be a continent in turmoil, but also a serious threat to American and British security-the Atlantic, let alone the Channel, simply isn't big enough to keep European troubles in Europe. For everyone's sake, Europe must survive. The question is how. In Europe's Last Chance, Guy Verhofstadt-former prime minister of Belgium and current leader of the liberal faction in the European Parliament-provides the essential framework for understanding Europe today, laying bare the absurdity of a system in which each member state can veto legislation, opt in or out of the Euro, or close borders on a whim. But Verhofstadt does not just indict the European Union, he also offers a powerful vision for how the continent can change for the better. The key, argues Verhofstadt, is to reform the European Union along the lines of America's federal government: a United States of Europe strong enough to stand with the United States of America in making a better, safer world. A visionary book from one of today's luminaries of European leadership, Europe's Last Chance is a clarion call to save the European Union, one of the world's greatest chances for peace and prosperity.