Dr. Vera Naegeli unterrichtet am MAS Economic Crime Investigation an der Fachhochschule Luzern und publiziert regelmässig in ihren Fachgebieten. Im Jahr 2019 absolvierte sie den LL.M. an der Harvard Law School. Während ihrer universitären Zeit war Dr. Vera Naegeli u.a. auch wissenschaftliche Assistentin von Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ernst A. Kramer. Ihre juristische Karriere startete Dr. Vera Naegeli im Kanton Aargau, zunächst bei der Kantonalen Staatsanwaltschaft Aargau und dann am Bezirksgericht Kulm AG.
- Harvard Law School: LL.M. (2019)
- Associate bei Bär & Karrer (seit 2014)
- Assistenzstaatsanwältin bei der Kantonalen Staatsanwaltschaft Aargau (2013-2014)
- Anwaltspatent Kanton Aargau (2013)
- Gerichtsschreiberin i.V. / Rechtspraktikantin am Bezirksgericht Kulm AG (2012-2013)
- Rechtspraktikantin bei der Kantonalen Staatsanwaltschaft Aargau (2011-2012)
- Universität Basel: Dr. iur. (2011)
- Wissenschaftliche Assistentin von Prof. Dr. Anne Peters, LL.M. (2008-2011)
- Wissenschaftliche Assistentin von Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ernst A. Kramer (2007-2008)
- Universitäten Basel und Freiburg i.B. (D): lic. iur. (2007)
Dissertation von Dr. Vera Naegeli
Dr. Vera Naegeli dissertierte an der Universität Basel im Jahr 2011 zum Thema «The Enforceability of Corporate Codes of Conduct for a Healthy Work Environment».
Die Unversität Basel beschreibt den Abstract der Dissertation wie folgt:
Since the 1980s self-regulation through corporate codes of conduct by transnational corporations has been a growing phenomenon. Efforts regarding social and environmental rights in the context of corporate social responsibility are particularly interesting. While there has been much legal research on environmental law, legal research on social rights, by contrast, until now remains in its infancy.
A core element in most of the corporate codes of conduct on social responsibility are standards relating to the health and well-being of the employees and to the safety of the company’s products. Additionally health protection is an integral part of social rights and labour law. Therefore the thesis focuses on codes of conduct on the right to health.
The objective of the dissertation is to discuss to what extent corporate codes of conduct have legal effects, even though they are originally formulated as voluntary engagements.
An important issue in this context is the relevance of codes of conduct for labour contracts. Do employees owe an obligation to abide by corporate codes of conduct? How is this obligation to respect the standards of the company’s code of conduct imposed on the employees? Are corporate organs or other executives of a company bound by a code of conduct in the sense that a violation of the guidelines may lead to legal sanctions against them?
Even more interesting seems the question whether corporate codes of conduct create legally enforceable rights for the employees against their employer in case of the employers transgression of the code. Besides its relevance for labour contracts,, corporate codes of conduct may have legal effects for external contracts of the corporation with its suppliers, investors, consumers or other contractual partners. To mention one example: if it appears that a company does not comply with its published code of conduct that has been used to advertise the company’s brand or products, is the producer misleading the market by making false statements? Can these false statements be attacked by the consumers by legal means?
Thus it appears that the compliance control, namely monitoring and enforcement mechanisms, of corporate codes of conduct has to be researched. Several monitoring models, as self-evaluation, expert or peer monitoring, are already utilised, but none is widely accepted. The weakest element of self-regulation in general is its enforcement. This causes a serious discussion on the following issues: Who can claim against the violation of corporate codes of conduct? Which judicial authority is competent to deliver a judgement? Can standards enshrined in corporate codes of conduct form a basis for claims against a transnational company?
Mitgliedschaften und Ämter
- Zürcher Anwaltsverband (ZAV)
- Schweizerischer Anwaltsverband (SAV)
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- Harvard Law School Association of Europe
LAWSTYLE-Berichte mit Dr. Vera Naegeli (Auswahl):
- Bär & Karrer berät Avaloq und Warburg Pincus beim Verkauf von Avaloq an NEC – LAWSTYLE
- Bär & Karrer berät AC Immune bei strategischer Akquisition eines branchenführenden Impfstoffkandidaten zur Behandlung der Parkinson-Krankheit und einer Kapitalbeteiligung – LAWSTYLE
- Bär & Karrer beriet CCS beim Verkauf ihres Geschäftskundenbereichs an die Zürich – LAWSTYLE
