Stephen Park

University of Connecticut - School of Business

Associate Professor of Business Law

Storrs, CT 06269

United States

University of Connecticut - School of Law

65 Elizabeth Street

Hartford, CT 06105

United States

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1.

Investors as Regulators: Green Bonds and the Governance Challenges of the Sustainable Finance Revolution

Stanford Journal of International Law, Vol. 54, No. 1, 2018, University of Connecticut School of Business Research Paper No. 18-12
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 22 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2018
Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business
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green bonds, sustainable finance, socially responsible investing, corporate sustainability, private governance, public-private hybrid regulation, New Governance

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Green Bonds and Beyond: Debt Financing as a Sustainability Driver

In Beate Sjåfjell and Christopher M. Bruner (eds), Cambridge Handbook of Corporate Law, Corporate Governance and Sustainability (Cambridge University Press, 2019), Chapter 42. , University of Oslo Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2019-46, University of Connecticut School of Business Research Paper No. 19-12
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 08 May 2019 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2021
Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 922 (55,198)
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sustainability bonds, sustainable finance, impact investing, ESG

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ESG Disclosure in Comparative Perspective: Optimizing Private Ordering in Public Reporting

University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2019
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 25 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2020
Virginia E. Harper Ho and Stephen Park
City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - School of Law and University of Connecticut - School of Business
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disclosure, social disclosure, ESG, securities regulation, securities law, private governance, private ordering

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The Domains of Corporate Counsel in an Era of Compliance

American Business Law Journal, Vol. 53, No. 2, 2016
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 13 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2016
Robert C. Bird and Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business and University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 684 (82,083)
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corporate compliance, corporate governance, corporate culture, business ethics, corporate counsel, chief legal officer, chief compliance officer

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Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Enterprise Risk Management for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Enterprise Risk Management for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (Society of Actuaries, 2015)
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 15 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2015
Robert C. Bird and Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business and University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 577 (102,013)

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risk management, enterprise risk management, entrepreneurship, small business, corporate governance

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Turning Corporate Compliance Into Competitive Advantage

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2017
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 22 May 2017
Robert C. Bird and Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business and University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 544 (109,855)
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corporate compliance, risk-intelligent compliance, New Governance, collaborative regulation, disclosure regulation, organizational integrity, enterprise risk management

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Puerto Rico's Debt Dilemma and Pathways Toward Sovereign Solvency

American Business Law Journal, Vol. 54, No. 1, 2017
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 22 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2017
Stephen Park and Tim Samples
University of Connecticut - School of Business and University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
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Sovereign Debt, Quasi-Sovereign Debt, Debt Restructuring, Creditor Committees, Puerto Rico, PROMESA, International Financial Regulation, Global Governance

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Sustainable Finance in Global Capital Markets

Research Handbook on Global Capital Markets Law (Iris H.-Y. Chiu and Iain G. MacNeil eds., Edward Elgar Publishing 2023)
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 03 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2023
Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business
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sustainable finance, sustainable investing, ESG, capital markets law, securities regulation, corporate sustainability

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Tribunalizing Sovereign Debt: Argentina's Experience with Investor–State Dispute Settlement

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 50, No. 4, 2017, University of Connecticut School of Business Research Paper No. 18-03
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 28 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2018
Stephen Park and Tim Samples
University of Connecticut - School of Business and University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
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sovereign debt, investor-state dispute settlement, bilateral investment treaties, international investment law, debt restructuring, Argentina

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Towards Sovereign Equity

Stanford Journal of Law, Business, and Finance, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2016
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2016
Stephen Park and Tim Samples
University of Connecticut - School of Business and University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
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Sovereign Debt, International Financial Regulation, GDP-Linked Securities, Sovereign Equity, Argentina, Greece, Ukraine

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A Firm-Driven Approach to Global Governance and Sustainability

American Business Law Journal, Vol. 52, No. 2, 2015
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 01 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2015
Stephen Park and Gerlinde Berger-Walliser
University of Connecticut - School of Business and University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 359 (178,722)

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global governance, corporate sustainability, corporate-regulatory feedback loops, corporate social responsibility, multi-stakeholder initiatives, social disclosure, New Governance

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Disclosure of Corporate Risk from Socio-Economic Inequality

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Mar 2022
Todd Cort, Stephen Park and Decio Nascimento
Yale School of Management, University of Connecticut - School of Business and Norbury Partners
Downloads 307 (211,691)

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Inequality, Corporate Risk, Corporate Disclosure, Sustainability

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Legal Strategy Disrupted: Managing Climate Change and Regulatory Transformation

American Business Law Journal, Vol. 58, No. 4, 2021
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 05 Feb 2022
Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 301 (219,234)
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legal strategy, climate change, transition risk, corporate sustainability, sustainable finance, ESG, financial regulation, private standards, resilience

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Untangling the Extraterritoriality of ESG Regulation

North Carolina Journal of International Law, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2024
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 05 Aug 2024
Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 276 (237,625)

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ESG disclosure, sustainable finance, securities regulation, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), SEC climate risk disclosure rules, extraterritoriality, extraterritorial regulation, mutual recognition, international financial regulation

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Distrust, Disorder, and the New Governance of Sovereign Debt

Harvard International Law Journal, Vol. 62, No. 1, 2021
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2021
Stephen Park and Tim Samples
University of Connecticut - School of Business and University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
Downloads 243 (269,149)

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sovereign debt, creditor committees, debtor-creditor engagement, New Governance, global governance, international financial regulation

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Social Responsibility Regulation and Its Challenges to Corporate Compliance

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2019, University of Connecticut School of Business Research Paper No. 20-04
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 13 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2020
Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business
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Corporate Compliance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Mandatory CSR, Social Disclosure

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Special Economic Zones and the Perpetual Pluralism of Global Trade and Labor Migration

Georgetown Journal of International Law, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2016
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 12 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2017
Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business
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international trade law, immigration, labor migration, special economic zones, free trade zones, regional free trade agreements, legal pluralism, institutional fragmentation, Panama

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Targeted Social Transparency as Global Corporate Strategy

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2014
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 03 May 2014 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2015
Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 198 (327,327)
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social disclosure, conflict minerals, extraterritorial regulation, corporate strategy, securities regulation

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The Long Arm of Section 337: International Trade Law as a Global Business Remedy

American Business Law Journal, Vol. 52, No. 4, 2015
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 23 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2015
Marisa Anne Pagnattaro and Stephen Park
University of Georgia - C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business and University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 196 (330,433)

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Section 337, international trade law, extraterritorial regulation, International Trade Commission, trade remedies, trade secret misappropriation, employee misconduct

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Organic Corporate Governance

Boston College Law Review, Vol. 59, No. 1, 2018
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 24 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2018
Robert C. Bird and Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business and University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 180 (357,199)

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corporate governance, corporate compliance, mutual monitoring, chief legal officer, general counsel, professional responsibility, securities regulation, shareholder activism, shareholder empowerment

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Promises and Perils of Sovereign Debt Transparency

Yale Journal of International Law, Vol. 49, No. 1, 2024
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 18 Nov 2023 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2024
Stephen Park and Tim Samples
University of Connecticut - School of Business and University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
Downloads 169 (377,706)

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sovereign debt, transparency, disclosure, sovereign debt restructuring, global governance, international financial regulation

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Climate Change and a Just Transition to the Future of Work

American Business Law Journal, Vol. 60, No. 4, 2023
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Dec 2023
Stephen Park and Norman Bishara
University of Connecticut - School of Business and The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan
Downloads 157 (406,789)

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climate change, just transition, green transition, transition risk, future of work, employment, workers, climate justice, sustainable development, ESG

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Re-Thinking the Sustainability of Sovereign Debt

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 01 Jul 2024
Daniel Bradlow, Rosa M. Lastra and Stephen Park
University of Pretoria, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London and University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 141 (439,243)

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sovereign debt, debt sustainability, debt sustainability assessments, debt restructurings, sustainable finance, climate change, human rights, environmental and social risk, International Monetary Fund

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International Standards and the Role of Central Banks in Global Financial Governance

Think20 Italy 2021, Task Force 9 – International Finance, Policy Brief
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 29 Oct 2021
Daniel Bradlow and Stephen Park
University of Pretoria and University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 126 (480,605)

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The Changing Faces of Business Law and Sustainability

American Business Law Journal, Vol. 59, No. 4, 2022
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 23 Jun 2023
Daniel R. Cahoy, Stephen Park and Inara Scott
Pennsylvania State University - Mary Jean and Frank P. Smeal College of Business Administration, University of Connecticut - School of Business and Oregon State University, College of Business
Downloads 110 (533,029)

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Business law, sustainability, corporate sustainability, sustainable business, ESG, sustainable finance, climate change

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Bridging the Global Governance Gap: Reforming the Law of Trade Adjustment

Georgetown Journal of International Law, Vol. 43 , No. 3, 2012
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 03 May 2014 Last Revised: 05 May 2014
Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business
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Guarding the Guardians: The Case for Regulating State-Owned Financial Entities in Global Finance

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, Vol. 16, No. 3, 2014
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 May 2014 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2015
Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business
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extraterritorial regulation, sovereign immunity, privileges and immunities, international financial institutions, international financial regulation, global governance

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Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk: Reviving Global Trade and Development after Doha

Virginia Journal of International Law, Vol. 53, No. 2, 2013
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 03 May 2014 Last Revised: 05 May 2014
Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business
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A Global Leviathan Emerges: The Federal Reserve, COVID-19, and International Law

American Journal of International Law, Vol. 114, No. 4, 2020, University of Connecticut School of Business Research Paper No. 21-03
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 08 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2021
Daniel Bradlow and Stephen Park
University of Pretoria and University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 72 (695,984)
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Global Finance in the Context of Climate Change

Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law (Thomas Cottier & Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer eds., Edward Elgar Publishing 2d ed. forthcoming 2024)
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 23 Oct 2023
Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 69 (712,263)

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climate finance, climate risk, ESG, sustainability, sustainable finance, international financial regulation, international economic law

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International Law and 21st Century Financial Warfare

Just Money – Roundtable on Money, Sanctions and International Law, 2022
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 11 Jul 2023
Suzanne Katzenstein and Stephen Park
Duke University and University of Connecticut - School of Business
Downloads 63 (747,248)

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financial sanctions, economic sanctions, unilateral sanctions, international law, state responsibility, international human rights, political accountability, Russia, Ukraine

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The Sovereign Climate Debt Trap and Natural Disaster Clauses

American Business Law Journal, Vol. 61, No. 4, 2024
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 17 Jan 2025
Stephen Park and Tim Samples
University of Connecticut - School of Business and University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
Downloads 58 (779,097)

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sovereign debt, climate change, climate risk, sustainable finance, contract innovation, natural disaster clauses

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Social Bonds for Sustainable Development: A Human Rights Perspective on Impact Investing

Business and Human Rights Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2018
Posted: 31 May 2019
Stephen Park
University of Connecticut - School of Business

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Social Bonds, Impact Investing, Sustainable Finance, Sustainable Development Goals, Private Governance