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- Fiduciary Obligations in Business
- Fiduciary Obligations in Business
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Editors’ Acknowledgments
- Introduction The Decline and Rise of Fiduciary Obligations in Business
- Part I Identifying Fiduciaries and Their Duties
- Part II Gaps and Alternatives in Fiduciary Regimes
- Part III Historical and Comparative Perspectives
- 11 Delaware Corporate Law and the “End of History” in Creditor Protection
- 12 The Independent Director in Delaware and German Corporate Law
- 13 For Whom Are Nonprofit Managers Trustees? The Contractual Revolution in Charity Governance
- 14 Fiduciary Law and Japanese Nonprofits: A Historical and Comparative Synthesis
- Part IV Stakeholders and Society
- Index
12 - The Independent Director in Delaware and German Corporate Law
from Part III - Historical and Comparative Perspectives
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 August 2021
- Fiduciary Obligations in Business
- Fiduciary Obligations in Business
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Editors’ Acknowledgments
- Introduction The Decline and Rise of Fiduciary Obligations in Business
- Part I Identifying Fiduciaries and Their Duties
- Part II Gaps and Alternatives in Fiduciary Regimes
- Part III Historical and Comparative Perspectives
- 11 Delaware Corporate Law and the “End of History” in Creditor Protection
- 12 The Independent Director in Delaware and German Corporate Law
- 13 For Whom Are Nonprofit Managers Trustees? The Contractual Revolution in Charity Governance
- 14 Fiduciary Law and Japanese Nonprofits: A Historical and Comparative Synthesis
- Part IV Stakeholders and Society
- Index
Summary
The ongoing convergence of the various corporate governance systems in the world is reflected by the increasingly important institute of the independent director. Even legal systems, like Germany, which require a dualistic board structure and thus have no or less need for independent directors have introduced independent directors. The paper examines the approach taken in Delaware and Germany and compares them. The comparison shows that while the concept of the independent director is the same in both jurisdictions, it has been implemented rather differently. The legal comparison may, thus, provide suggestions for improving the determination of independence of directors.
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- Fiduciary Obligations in Business , pp. 221 - 240Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021