Abstract. While Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing has gained traction in India, concerns of greenwashing have also become important, thus

Simon Chesterman (National University of Singapore (NUS) - Faculty of Law) has posted From Slaves to Synths? Superintelligence and the Evolution of Legal Personality on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This paper examines the evolving concept of legal personality through the lens of recent developments in artificial intelligence and the possible emergence of superintelligence. Legal systems have long been open to extending personhood to nonhuman entities, most prominently corporations, for instrumental or inherent reasons.

I wrote about gangster capitalism (where capitalism seems to be at the mercy of gangsters or a gangster to be precise) recently and gave details of the Trump government keeping a naughty and nice l…

Is virtue and sin really a matter of taste? Maybe. In the U.S. a lot of things that used to be called ESG is now just ‘woke’. There is an article in the Financial Times today saying tha…

While ESG investing has gained traction in India, concerns of greenwashing also became important, thus giving rise to regulations attempting to tackle this. How

As technology’s importance to companies grows, so does the need for what we call “digital governance:” leveraging technology within governance structures and managing the risks it presents. In a re…

If you are into space law, join us on Monday. Zoom details below. I will be talking about the many joys of having companies in the space sector (or something like that)!

Technology is changing the way companies function. Akshaya’s forthcoming book, Corporations, Technology, and the Law, attempts to chart the changes, possible legal responses, and way forward.

Gangster capitalism is bad no matter which side of the political spectrum it comes from. The financial newspaper from my corner of the world has given us this phrase as an comment re Trump madness.…

Can Any Nation So Conceived Long Endure?

As technology becomes integral to corporate functioning, governance must address two key dimensions: leveraging technology within governance structures and mana

The conference aims to provide a global platform for experts in the field to present and discuss their research and also to foster a networking and knowledge ex

The chairman of the corporate watchdog said it was important to “get away from generalised angst” about regulation and instead attack a smaller set of problems.

A recent conversation reminded me that I had wanted to do a course on The Law of Elon Musk (but with a more specific title to indicate the focus). I won’t be doing it, but I can continue drea…