Postgraduate coursework

LAWS6222 - Comparative Corporate Governance

Objectives

Examine recent trends and issues in comparative corporate governance.
Explore some key debates in comparative corporate governance, such as the “law matters” hypothesis, which links capital market structure to legal protection for minority shareholders, and the “convergence-divergence” debate, concerning whether national governance systems will converge into a unified governance system.
Discuss fundamental differences in corporate governance structure and techniques, as they operate across a variety of jurisdictions including the US, UK, Germany, Japan, Russia, China, India and Australia.

Content

Key themes in the corporate governance debate; the impact of global corporate scandals on comparative corporate governance; regulatory responses to the scandals; economies in transition; the shareholder empowerment debate; takeovers; institutional investors; executive compensation.

Session

Semester 2 Intensive
8-9 & 15-16 July 2010

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

Class Participation (10%)
Short Pre-Class Assignment and Specialised Class Participation (20%)
1 x Research Essay or Exam (70%)

Courses this unit is available in

Sydney Law School