The Laws Governing CorporationsFormed under the Delaware and the German Corporate Statutes

This paper provides an initial, schematic description for students beginning a course comparingthe "company laws"1 governing corporations formed under the Delaware General Corporation Law(also referred here to as "DGCL")2 and under the German Aktiengesetz (also referred to here as the"Stock Corporation Act" or "AktG").3 Before students can usefully compare the corporate laws of twoor more countries, they need to have some idea of what is included within such bodies of law and, inparticular, whether provisions or principles of law from other topical...

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Year of publication:	2005-11-01
Authors:	Donald, David C.
Institutions:	Institute for Law and Finance <Frankfurt, Main>
Subject:	Deutschland / Aktiengesetz \| Germany / Corporation Law / Company Law \| Vergleich \| Deutschland / Wertpapierhandelsgesetz \| Rechtsprechende Gewalt \| Judiciary

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I. Introduction
II. The Topical Areas of Law Included in Company Law
A. In the Abstract
B. In Germany
C. In Delaware
III. Jurisdictions That Interact to Form Company Law
A. The United States
1. The areas each jurisdiction's laws or rules traditionally cover
2. The relationship of the jurisdictions to each other.
3. The flexibility of the various sets of rules
B. The Republic of Germany
1. The areas each jurisdiction's laws or rules traditionally cover
2. The relationship of the jurisdictions to each other
3. The flexibility of the various sets of rules
IV. What Company Law's Structure and Composition Can Tells us About Other Issues

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