The Essential Elements of Corporate Law. What is Corporate Law?

• Autores: Armour, John, Hansmann, Henry, Kraakman, Reinier
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2016
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/16543
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/iusetveritas/article/view/16543
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Derecho Corporativo; Derecho Societario; Acciones; Partnerships; Corporación; Propiedad; Corporative Law; Company Law; Shares; Corporation; Property

This article is the first chapter of the second edition of “The Anatomy of Corporate Law: A Comparative and Functional Approach”, by Reinier Kraakman, John Armour, Paul Davies, Luca Enriques, Henry Hansmann, Gerard Hertig, Klaus Hopt, HidekiKanda and Edward Rock (Oxford University Press, 2009). The book as a whole provides a functional analysis of Corporate (or Company) Law in Europe, the U.S., and Japan. Its organization reflects the structure of Corporate Law throughout all jurisdictions, while individual capitals explore the diversity of jurisdictionalapproaches to the common issues of Corporate Law. In its second edition, the book has been significantly revised and expanded.