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Routledge Research in Corporate Law

About the Book Series

The credit crunch of 2007 and the ensuing financial crises have led to a renewed interest in the place of corporations in the modern world and the role of law and regulation in governing their behaviour. This series looks to survey the current developments within the field of corporate law as well as mapping out future opportunities for change. The series offers a comparative approach to the subject, looking not just at North America and Europe but also at the state of affairs elsewhere in the world. Written by influential scholars, the books offer thought-provoking and often critical analyses of corporate law. The functions and legal obligations and rights of multiple stakeholders including directors, investors, governments and regulators are examined from both empirical and theoretical standpoints. Whilst being grounded in law the series also draws upon research from the disciplines of economics, management studies, sociology and politics in order to explore the implications of corporate law in their wider social and economic context.

29 Series Titles


The Law and Governance of Decentralised Business Models Between Hierarchies and Markets

The Law and Governance of Decentralised Business Models: Between Hierarchies and Markets

1st Edition

Edited By Roger M Barker, Iris H-Y Chiu
January 09, 2023

This book draws together themes in business model developments in relation to decentralised business models (DBMs), sometimes referred to as the ‘sharing’ economy, to systematically analyse the challenges to corporate and organisational law and governance. DBMs include business networks, the ...

Shareholder Activism and the Law The Future of US Corporate Governance

Shareholder Activism and the Law: The Future of US Corporate Governance

1st Edition

By Ekrem Solak
December 13, 2021

This book provides a complete framework for contemporary shareholder activism and its implications for US corporate governance, which is based on director primacy theory. Under director primacy theory, shareholders do not wish to be involved in the management of the company; in the rare event...

Legal Approaches and Corporate Social Responsibility Towards a Llewellyn’s Law-Jobs Approach

Legal Approaches and Corporate Social Responsibility: Towards a Llewellyn’s Law-Jobs Approach

1st Edition

By Adaeze Okoye
October 18, 2018

From the late 20th Century, a catalogue of high profile disasters and controversies has drawn attention to the changing relationship between corporations and society. This is taking place against the context of globalisation and this change has become the driving force for demands that corporations...

Piercing the Corporate Veil in Latin American Jurisprudence A comparison with the Anglo-American method

Piercing the Corporate Veil in Latin American Jurisprudence: A comparison with the Anglo-American method

1st Edition

By Jose Maria Lezcano
June 01, 2018

This book is a comparative law study exploring the piercing of the corporate veil in Latin America within the context of the Anglo-American method. The piercing of the corporate veil is a remedy applied, in exceptional circumstances, to prevent and punish an inappropriate use of the corporate ...

Rethinking Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions

Rethinking Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions

1st Edition

By Demetra Arsalidou
June 01, 2018

There are many deep-seated reasons for the current financial turmoil but a key factor has undoubtedly been the serious failings within the corporate governance practices of financial institutions. There have been shortcomings in the risk management and incentive structures; the boards’ supervision ...

Disqualification of Company Directors A Comparative Analysis of the Law in the UK, Australia, South Africa, the US and Germany

Disqualification of Company Directors: A Comparative Analysis of the Law in the UK, Australia, South Africa, the US and Germany

1st Edition

Edited By Jean Jacques du Plessis, Jeanne Nel de Koker
January 08, 2018

This book provides a clear overview of the legal rules relating to directors’ disqualification in Australia, Germany, South Africa, the UK and the US, and to highlight the differences in the disqualification regimes of these jurisdictions. The book seeks to determine whether disqualification on ...

Behavioural Risks in Corporate Governance Regulatory Intervention as a Risk Management Mechanism

Behavioural Risks in Corporate Governance: Regulatory Intervention as a Risk Management Mechanism

1st Edition

By Ngozi Vivian Okoye
May 25, 2017

Recent cases of corporate failures, including the fixing of LIBOR rates and money laundering issues in the banking industry, highlight how behavioural issues on the part of company directors are significant contributory factors in corporate governance and the success or failure of companies. This ...

Board Accountability in Corporate Governance

Board Accountability in Corporate Governance

1st Edition

By Andrew Keay
January 11, 2017

Within corporate governance the accountability of the board of directors is identified as a major issue by governments, international bodies, professional associations and academic literature.  Boards are given significant power in companies, and as a consequence it is argued that they should be ...

The Changing Nature of Corporate Social Responsibility CSR and Development – The Case of Mauritius

The Changing Nature of Corporate Social Responsibility: CSR and Development – The Case of Mauritius

1st Edition

By Renginee Pillay
November 03, 2016

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has increasingly been promoted as an important mechanism for furthering economic and social development goals in developing countries. In such an optimistic climate, questions arise as to whether CSR can bear the weight of the increasing expectations being ...

Directors’ Decisions and the Law Promoting Success

Directors’ Decisions and the Law: Promoting Success

1st Edition

By Alice Belcher
March 03, 2016

Directors are key decision-makers in any organisation, whether it is in the public sector, a family business or a transnational company. The UK Companies Act 2006 codified directors’ duties for the first time and describes the director as the ‘most likely to promote the success of the company for ...

Rethinking Corporate Governance The Law and Economics of Control Powers

Rethinking Corporate Governance: The Law and Economics of Control Powers

1st Edition

By Alessio Pacces
October 12, 2015

The standard approach to the legal foundations of corporate governance is based on the view that corporate law promotes separation of ownership and control by protecting non-controlling shareholders from expropriation. This book takes a broader perspective by showing that investor protection is a ...

Shareholder Primacy and Corporate Governance Legal Aspects, Practices and Future Directions

Shareholder Primacy and Corporate Governance: Legal Aspects, Practices and Future Directions

1st Edition

By Shuangge Wen
July 16, 2015

Rising defaults in the financial market in 2007, the current widespread economic recession and debt crisis have added impetus to existing doubts about companies’ governance, and cast new light on future trends in shareholder-oriented corporate practice. Taking account of these developments in the ...

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