[法学]公司法讲义英文版.doc

THE LAW OF CORPORATIONS (For teaching purpose only) by Zhaibaohong 2010. 08. 26 OUTLINE Chapter1 Concept of corporation 厖厖厖厖厖厖厖 2 Section 1 Corporation and other forms 厖厖厖厖厖厖厖厖?2 Section 2 Limited liability companies 厖厖厖厖厖厖厖厖?7 Section 3 Piercing the corporate veil 厖厖厖厖厖厖厖厖?12 Chapter 2 Establishment of corporation 厖厖厖厖15 Chapter 3 The Corporate Structure 厖厖厖厖厖20 Section 1 Traditional corporate structure 厖厖厖厖厖厖厖 20 Section 2 Section 3The structure of companies limited by shares 厖厖厖? 23 cturSection 3 Code of Corporate Governance for Listed Companies 厖? 23 Chapter 4 The duty of care and loyalty 厖厖厖? 33 Section 1 Duty of care 厖厖厖厖厖厖厖厖厖厖??3 Section 2 The business judgment rule 厖厖厖厖厖厖厖? 34 Section 3 Duty of loyalty 厖厖厖厖厖厖厖厖厖厖? 36 Chapter 5 Merger and consolidation 厖厖厖厖? 39 Chapter 6 Dividend policy, termination 厖厖厖厖 41 Section 1 Concept, forms of dividend 厖厖厖厖厖厖厖? 41 Section 2 Dividend in China 厖厖厖厖厖厖厖厖厖? 42 Section 3 Termination 厖厖厖厖厖厖厖厖?厖厖? 43 Consultative Materials 1. ROBERT W. HAMILTON, THE LAW OF CORPORATIONS (4th), WEST PUBLISHING CO. 1996. 2. BLACK’S LAW OF DISCTIONARY(7th), WEST GROUP, 1999. 3. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law, Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1996. 4. DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW. MAINE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT. TEXAS BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (GENERAL). 5. COMPANY LAW OF CHINA, INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS RULE OF CHINA, CODE OF CORPROATE GOVERNNACE FOR LISTED COMPANIES, AND OTHER CHINESE LAWS, REGULATIONS. Chapter 1 The Concept of Corporation Section 1 Corporation and other business forms 1. Partnership vs (versus). corporation Choosing a form （种类）of organization（组织） usually comes down to choosing between a partnership and a corporation（合伙企业和公司）, the third form of business is proprietorship