German and Asian Perspectives on Company Law

Holger Fleischer (Herausgegeben von) ist Direktor am Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht in Hamburg.Hideki Kanda (Herausgegeben von) is emeritus Professor at the University of Tokyo and Professor at the Gakushuin University Law School, Japan.Kon Sik Kim (Herausgegeben von) is Professor of Commercial Law at the Seoul National University School of Law, Korea.Peter Mülbert (Herausgegeben von) is Professor of Civil Law, Commercial and Banking Law; Fellow, Gutenberg Research College, and Director of the Center for German and International Law of Financial Services at the University of Mainz.

• IntroductionHideki Kanda: A Brief Guide to Japanese Company Law - Holger Fleischer: A Guide to German Company Law for International Lawyers. Distinctive Features, Particularities, IdiosyncrasiesI. Directors' LiabilityKenichi Osugi: Directors' Liability and Enforcement Mechanisms in Japan - Kyung-Hoon Chun: Corporate Opportunity Doctrine as a Basis for Directors' Liability. A New Statutory Experiment in Korea - Jianbo Lou: Ordinary Corporate Conduct Standard vs. Business Judgment Rule. A Review of Case Rulings by Beijing Courts between 2005 and 2014 - Hans Christoph Grigoleit: Directors' Liability and Enforcement Mechanisms from the German Perspective. General Structure and Key IssuesII. Capital MaintenanceGen Goto: Legal Capital in Japan and the Influence of German Law - Andreas Cahn: Capital Maintenance - Ruoying Chen: From Legal Capital to Subscribed Capital. Capital Rule in China and its Economic BackgroundIII. The Role of ShareholdersGerald Spindler: The Role of Shareholders in Public Companies - Kon-Sik Kim/Moon-Hee Choi: Declining Relevance of Lawsuits on the Validity of Shareholder Resolution in Korea. A Comparative Essay - Hiroyuki Kansaku: The Role of Shareholders in Public CompaniesIV. Groups of CompaniesJunhai Liu: Regulation of Corporate Groups in China - Hyeok-Joon Rho: Corporate Groups in Korea. Reconciliation of Individualism with Collectivism - Eiji Takahashi: Recht und Wirklichkeit der verbundenen Unternehmen in Japan - Katja Langenbucher: Do We Need a Law of Corporate Groups?