Corporate Law Theory - (Second Edition)

Author: Shi Tian-tao
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This textbook is on the theory of corporate law, suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate students in law schools. The book is divided into 7 parts and 26 chapters, elaborating on the basic concepts of companies, company establishment, corporate financing and finance, shareholder rights, corporate governance, corporate changes, and termination. It is the crystallization of the author's years of teaching experience. The second edition, revised based on the newly implemented Company Law, has updated and adjusted the content of the entire book. In terms of the timeliness of knowledge, the rationality of the system, and the accuracy of the content, the book has reached a high level. The author explicitly states, "This is a company law textbook written for teaching purposes." However, the book surpasses ordinary law textbooks in terms of its structural arrangement, knowledge connotation, theoretical depth, writing style, and focus on academic frontiers. It is a masterpiece crafted through years of dedicated research on company law combined with teaching experience. The fundamental focus and ultimate goal of the book are the attention and discussion given to China's own company law. The book emphasizes the introduction of mature theories, systems, and judicial experiences from abroad, making them rational in the context of comparative law. It then combines these with China's specific company practices to localize them, aiming to build the basic principles of China's company law on the basis of learning from foreign company theories and systems. The book emphasizes the fundamental and systematic nature of knowledge, focusing more on guiding readers to use basic knowledge to analyze and solve specific company law issues, providing truly useful guidance for those engaged in company legal practice. In terms of its structural design, the book strives to go beyond the codal textbook model, teaching six specialized topics—company establishment, corporate financing and finance, shareholder rights, corporate governance, corporate changes, and corporate termination—with complete and substantial content. Additionally, a special part, "Introduction to Companies," is set up to discuss basic company issues and hot topics such as "Piercing the Corporate Veil," "One-Person Companies," and "Corporate Social Responsibility." In response to the amendments to the Company Law of the People's Republic of China in October 2005, the book has been fully updated in content and offers unique commentary on the successes and shortcomings of the new Company Law.