Great Debates in German and Italian Company Law

Edited by Holger Fleischer Edited by Marco Speranzin

Extent: 242 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Series: Beiträge zum ausländischen und internationalen Privatrecht

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(August 2026)

ISBN: 9783162005373

6.1 x 9.13 inches

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Great debates have long shaped company law and continue to do so, yet the subject remains under-explored. This volume maps the key scholarly debates in German and Italian company law, demonstrating that these debates form the core of the field and examining how ideas, concepts and knowledge have developed and continue to evolve.

This volume offers an introduction to the discourse culture in German and Italian company law. An introductory chapter and the nine contributions that follow offer the reader a richer understanding of some of the most prominent debates of the past and present. The book examines in detail several perennial company law topics, such as legal capital, the concept of limited liability, director compensation, director liability and corporate control transactions. It also addresses contemporary issues such as artificial intelligence and corporate governance, ESG, sustainability and corporate governance, and new legal forms for innovative enterprises. Some of these debates reflect national idiosyncrasies that astonish outsiders, while others have from an early stage had a clear transnational dimension. The included essays identify the catalysts of company law debates and describe their resolutions. Finally, readers learn more about the respective debate participants and relevant discussion forums in German and Italian company law.

Holger Fleischer: Great Debates in Company Law. A Research Outline - Marco Cian/Claudia Sandei: Artificial Intelligence, Legal Personality and Corporate Governance - Marco Speranzin: Rules and Standards on Corporate Control Transactions - Alexander Schall: Legal Capital - Vincenzo Antonini: Review of Shareholder Resolutions and Director Compensation - Klaus Ulrich Schmolke: The Concept of Limited Liability. Justification and Critique in the Debates of the Past and Present - Dörte Poelzig: Director Liability in Stock Corporation Law - Peter Agstner: New Legal Forms and Rules for Italian Innovative Enterprises - Giulia Ballerini/Carlotta Rinaldo: Sustainability and Corporate Governance. Shareholderism vs. Stakeholderism in the Italian Debate - Jens Koch: ESG - A New Guiding Star in Corporate Strategy

Edited by Holger Fleischer
Edited by Marco Speranzin

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