Voici une excellente analyse de la primauté du droit des actionnaires aux États-Unis : les actionnaires d’abord, ou toutes les parties prenantes ? Richard Leblanc commente cet article à propos de l’idéologie de la primauté des actionnaires.
« This is an interesting piece. It argues that the duty to stockholders [only] is inaccurate. I would agree. In Canada and the UK, the duty is to the corporation. The corporation includes shareholders and shareholders are residual claimants, but there are also non-shareholder stakeholders boards must consider. In the US, most corporate statutes are similar, except CA and Delaware also include explicit reference to shareholders, but do not negate to mention the corporation, as I understand. There appears to be a greater recognition overall of shareholders within these two states, and the .. moins
The idea that a corporation’s sole duty is to stockholders is a dangerous fad with no basis in U.S. law or…