《英美公司法》讲义.ppt

《英美公司法》 The Law of Corporations 刘勇 副教授 华南农业大学法学院 参考书： 1.［英］珍妮特.丹恩 《公司法》，法律出版社。 2. 胡果威著.《美国公司法》，法律出版社。 3.［美］R .W .汉密尔顿著.刘俊海、徐海燕注，汤树梅校.《公司法》，中国人民大学出版社。 4.《商法》---双语对照法规，法律出版社。 5.《经济法》 ---双语对照法规，法律出版社。 第一章 公司综观 Chapter 1 The Corporation in perspective corporation：［律］社团，法人，公司、企业。［美］有 限公司 company：公司，商号。Co. Ltd. enterprise：企业。原意为企图冒险从事某项事业，后来用以指 经营组织或经营体。日本将其译为“企业”，并传入中国。 artificial person （entity）：拟制的人（主体） business licenses：营业执照 limited liability：有限责任 be unlimitedly liable for ：对……承担无限责任 dissolve： 解散 be vested in sb. the power to do sth.授予某人做某事的权力 the interested party ：利害关系人 board of directors：董事会 separate legal identity ：独立的法人资格 separate legal entity：独立的法人 fairness、justice：公平、公正 Shareholders or Stockholders （股东）are the persons who own shares of either common or preferred stock. The Model Business Corporation (1984) and modern usage generally tends to prefer “shareholder” to “stockholder” ，but the latter word is deeply ingrained（根深蒂固的） in common usage . Merger（合并、兼并） is an amalgamation of two corporations survives and the other disappears. The corporation is unlimitedly liable for the debts and obligations of the business：公司对其经营活动中产生的债务承担无限责任 centralized management：集中管理 the interests of the shareholders ：股东的股权 statutory attributes：法定属性 1.1 What is Corporation？ The Concept of an Artificial Entity A variety of answers are available to this question. A corporation is a capitalist invention for the pooling of capital to conduct business. It is an artificial intangible being created by state law, its formation and existence dependent on state enabling statutes. It is a legal person that can enter into contracts, own property, sue and be sued in court. It is a taxable entity subject to property, sales, income, and other taxes. It ranges in size from a o