Guide To The Russian Federal Law On Joint Stock Companies, Book

	Preface	1
	Introduction	9
Pt. I	A Self-Enforcing Model of Company Law for Emerging Markets	14
Ch. 1	Overview of the Self-Enforcing Model	14
Ch. 2	The National Contexts that Shape Company Law	22
Ch. 3	Alternative Approaches to Company Law	31
Ch. 4	Governance Structure and Voting Rules	46
Ch. 5	Structural Constraints on Particular Company Actions	59
Ch. 6	Remedies	85
	Conclusion: Self-Enforcing Law in Emerging Economies	89
	Appendix to Part I: Survey of Company Law in Emerging Markets	92
Pt. II	Chapter-by-Chapter Analysis of the Law	98
Ch. 1	General Provisions of the Law	100
Ch. 2	Creation, Reorganization, and Liquidation of a Company	131
Ch. 3	Charter Capital; Shares and other Securities	206
Ch. 4	Issuance of Shares and other Securities	257
Ch. 5	Dividends	272
Ch. 6	Shareholder Register	285
Ch. 7	The Shareholder Meeting	294
Ch. 8	Board of Directors and Executive Organ	363
Ch. 9	Acquisition and Redemption of Shares	404
Ch. 10	Major Transactions and Control Transactions	422
Ch. 11	Transactions Involving a Conflict of Interest	444
Ch. 12	Control over a Company's Financial-Economic Activity	463
Ch. 13	Financial Accounts and Information Disclosure	474
Ch. 14	Final Provisions	489
App. I	Model Company Law	I-1
App. II	Model Charter	II-1
App. III	Law on Joint Stock Companies	III-1
App. IV	Civil Code of the RF (Excerpts)	IV-1
App. V	Supreme Court/Supreme Arbitrage Court Resolution No. 4/8	V-1
	Subject Index	VI-1
	Index: References to the Civil Code	VI-27
	Index: References to the Russian Company Law	VI-31
	Index: References to the Model Company Law	VI-40