Ebook: Comparative Corporate Governance: Shareholders as a Rule-maker
- Tags: Commercial Law, Management
- Year: 2005
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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It is fairly easy for a Finnish Jurist to understand German Company law. On the other hand, UK Company law seems very confusing. What is even more confusing is that the UK corporate govemance model is often regarded as one of the best in the World. Clearly German law cannot be as bad as it is often said to be. This books results from these kinds of thoughts and an interest in comparative law, Company law and securities markets law. I wanted to find out whether the functional method would give anything new to say about the regulation of corpo rate govemance in Germany and the UK. As I have been lecturing on Company law and corporate govemance myself, I also wanted to write a book that I could use as a textbook in my courses. For this reason, I focused on one of the key questions in corporate govemance: the regula tion of shareholder activism.
This book is an analytical overview of the regulation of shareholder activism in the UK and Germany. At a more general level, the book shows how the comparative legal method can be used in the study of the corporate governance systems of different countries.
The book deals with the regulation of the governance of listed companies within a wide framework that recognises the importance of company law, securities markets law, standards and internal rule-making.
The author examines the fundamental similarities and differences between the regulation of corporate governance in these two jurisdictions and argues that the nature of German law is often misunderstood in corporate governance scholarship.
The book is an essential resource for all those studying comparative corporate governance.
This book is an analytical overview of the regulation of shareholder activism in the UK and Germany. At a more general level, the book shows how the comparative legal method can be used in the study of the corporate governance systems of different countries.
The book deals with the regulation of the governance of listed companies within a wide framework that recognises the importance of company law, securities markets law, standards and internal rule-making.
The author examines the fundamental similarities and differences between the regulation of corporate governance in these two jurisdictions and argues that the nature of German law is often misunderstood in corporate governance scholarship.
The book is an essential resource for all those studying comparative corporate governance.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Comparative Law and Corporate Governance....Pages 9-34
The Law of the European Union....Pages 35-78
The United Kingdom....Pages 79-238
Germany....Pages 239-388
Comparison....Pages 389-429
Back Matter....Pages 431-445
This book is an analytical overview of the regulation of shareholder activism in the UK and Germany. At a more general level, the book shows how the comparative legal method can be used in the study of the corporate governance systems of different countries.
The book deals with the regulation of the governance of listed companies within a wide framework that recognises the importance of company law, securities markets law, standards and internal rule-making.
The author examines the fundamental similarities and differences between the regulation of corporate governance in these two jurisdictions and argues that the nature of German law is often misunderstood in corporate governance scholarship.
The book is an essential resource for all those studying comparative corporate governance.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Comparative Law and Corporate Governance....Pages 9-34
The Law of the European Union....Pages 35-78
The United Kingdom....Pages 79-238
Germany....Pages 239-388
Comparison....Pages 389-429
Back Matter....Pages 431-445
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