Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Investor Protection
- The Cambridge Handbook of Investor Protection
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Continuity and Change in Investor Protection
- Part I Institutionalization and Investor Protection
- Part II The Scope of Investor Protection Regulation
- Part III The Regulation of Market Professionals
- Part IV Alternative Regulatory Regimes
- 15 Do Lawyers Make Good Gatekeepers?
- 16 Retail Investors and Delaware Corporate Law
- 17 Investor Protections in Muslim Jurisdictions
- 18 Insider Trading Law in the United States and Australia
- 19 Markets versus Regulation: Investor Protection in the United States Compared to Israel
- Index
16 - Retail Investors and Delaware Corporate Law
from Part IV - Alternative Regulatory Regimes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 October 2022
- The Cambridge Handbook of Investor Protection
- The Cambridge Handbook of Investor Protection
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Continuity and Change in Investor Protection
- Part I Institutionalization and Investor Protection
- Part II The Scope of Investor Protection Regulation
- Part III The Regulation of Market Professionals
- Part IV Alternative Regulatory Regimes
- 15 Do Lawyers Make Good Gatekeepers?
- 16 Retail Investors and Delaware Corporate Law
- 17 Investor Protections in Muslim Jurisdictions
- 18 Insider Trading Law in the United States and Australia
- 19 Markets versus Regulation: Investor Protection in the United States Compared to Israel
- Index
Summary
Delaware corporate law governs the internal affairs of most publicly traded corporations. A meaningful evaluation of the rights and protections available to retail investors must therefore consider Delaware corporate law. Doing so reveals two fundamental realities.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Investor Protection , pp. 302 - 317Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022