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    The Notion of Trust as a Comprehensive Theory of Contract and Corporate Law: A New Approach to the Conception That the Corporation Is a Nexus of Contract

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    The concept of trust-- the fulfillment of promises both express and implied-- is at the heart of our social and economic lives. Without it, the simplest of daily interactions would be unduly burdensome, if not impossible altogether. The author offers trust as a comprehensive theory of contract law, which does not merely compel compliance, but encourages it as an expressive and self-reinforcing value. Using recent watershed opinions from the Israeli Supreme Court, the author demonstrates how the good faith principle of contract law can be extended to broader corporate conduct, strengthening a culture of trust. As corporate actions and individual lives become increasingly intertwined, a comprehensive theory based on the universal human value of trust is highly valuable

    The Developing Countries and Electronic Filing: Case Burundi, Rwanda and the DRC

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    Archival heritage is essential to facilitate reforms and modernization in different areas of the state and society in Burundi, DRC and Rwanda and other countries also the archives of former colonial powers are often capitals including material heritage, proof, migration, borders, resource management or data for international research. It is important to respond to societal demands in the field; be it the academic sector, the associative fabric of civil society or state structures. Models in terms of good governance / facilitating access to archives may be proposed by some European countries. Countries like the DRC, Burundi and Rwanda are among the countries that are behind in terms of looking, access and archive management, mutual capacity building

    Enforced Performance vs. Damages: An Empirical Study

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