Springer Groups of Companies: A Comparative Law Overview: 43 (Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law, 43)

Product Description This book presents a comprehensive study on how twenty-three countries have approached the issue of company groups. In addition to detailed profiles of each country’s legislation, written by some of the most respected experts in the field, the book also presents a general overview and offers readers an in-depth, up-to-date and highly practical comparative analysis of the company group phenomenon in connection with national legal regimes. As such, the book is a must-read for all those seeking a deeper understanding of how company groups are viewed and regulated around the globe. From the Back Cover This book presents a comprehensive study on how twenty-three countries have approached the issue of company groups. In addition to detailed profiles of each country’s legislation, written by some of the most respected experts in the field, the book also presents a general overview and offers readers an in-depth, up-to-date and highly practical comparative analysis of the company group phenomenon in connection with national legal regimes. As such, the book is a must-read for all those seeking a deeper understanding of how company groups are viewed and regulated around the globe. About the Author Rafael Mariano Manóvil, Doctor in Law, University of Buenos Aires. Professor of Commercial Law (currently Professor Emeritus still holding the chair) at the University of Buenos Aires. Member of the National Academy of Law and Social Sciences of Buenos Aires. Read Public International Law at University College London. Former scholar at the Max Planck Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht (Hamburg). Former chair of the Argentine-German Law Society and the International Nuclear Law Association. Published books, chapters and papers and delivered lectures in several countries. He has been appointed to Committees to draft a Unified Civil and Commercial Code, a Code of Private International Law and the General Company Law.