Based on the programmatic writings of Friedrich Carl von Savigny, this paper outlines the programme of a renewed ?historical school of law?. Its task is to Europeanize legal scholarship. As far as the contribution of legal history is concerned, the legal rules that have emerged in the past, and...

La historia del derecho ayuda a entender el derecho moderno, revela las premisas en las cuales éste se basa, constituye una rica fuente de experiencia que es valiosa tanto para el desarrollo de la dogmática jurídica moderna como para las reformas legislativas. También puede revelar en qué...

La historia del derecho ayuda a entender el derecho moderno, revela las premisas en las cuales éste se basa, constituye una rica fuente de experiencia que es valiosa tanto para el desarrollo de la dogmática jurídica moderna como para las reformas legislativas. También puede revelar en qué...

Die gute Führung von Unternehmen und die Höhe der Managergehälter stehen nach diversen Finanzskandalen von Unternehmen und den Kursmanipulationen am Neuen Markt im Mittelpunkt des öffentlichen Interesses. Im Mai dieses Jahres hat die EU Kommission einen Aktionsplan über „Modernisierung...

Increased regulatory competition has sharpened the comparative awareness of advantages or disadvantages of different national models of political economy, economic organization, governance and regulation. Although institutional change is slow and subject to functional complementarities as well...

This is the long-awaited second edition of this highly regarded comparative overview of corporate law. This edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect profound changes in corporate law. It now includes consideration of additional matters such as the highly topical issue of enforcement...

This book examines reforms in company and takeover law, crucial to modern business and economics. Reform activity is underway in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and most other member States of the European Union. In addition, the EU is developing its own rules and reform plans. The European 13th...