Convergence in Shareholder Law

Mathias M. Siems examines whether the shareholder law of six countries is becoming more similar internationally.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. The Object and Course of the Investigation: 1. Dimensions of convergence in shareholder law; Part II. The Status Quo of Convergence: 2. Legal bases; 3. Bases for a shareholder typology; 4. The 'Shareholder as Such'; 5. The shareholder in the power structure of the company; 6. Conclusions of Part II; Part III. Developmental Trends and Patterns: 7. Bases; 8. Convergence through congruence; 9. Convergence through pressure; 10. Future convergences in shareholder law; 11. Conclusions of Part III; Part IV. Conclusion: 12. Convergence as a model for the future; 13. Summary of principal findings.

Summary

Has the increasing economic and political interdependence of countries led to the convergence of national legal systems, or is this development unrealistic and unnecessary? Siems examines company law to see how this issue affects shareholder law, and analyses economic and political factors which may or may not lead to convergence.

Product details

• Authors: Mathias M. Siems
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2011
• EAN: 9780521187916
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18791-6
• No. of pages: 522
• Series: International Corporate Law an; International Corporate Law and Financial Market Regulation
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Corporate, LAW / Comparative, comparative law, Company law