Bibliographie sélective OHADA

Corporation characterized by members' freedom from liability for corporate debts, and partnership, characterized by inter se relations of mutual confidence and good faith, are polar types. Over the ages a host of hybrid types has evolved between those polar types. In the incorporated partnership--the final stage of that evolution--partnership and corporation coalesce. American and German law recognize the personal fiduciary character of corporate partners' inter se relations for the purpose of enforcing fiduciary duties. Anomalously, English company law recognizes that character under the statutory just and equitable winding-up provision but not for the purpose of enforcing fiduciary duties. A case may therefore be made for recognizing fiduciary duties between corporate partners.

Le Sénégal ,par la loi n°85-40 du 29 juillet 1985,s'est doté de son premier code des sociétés commerciales depuis son accession à l'indépendance. Cette loi s'inspire des droits français, anglais et américain quant à la direction des sociétés anonymes. C'est à ces droits que sera comparée la direction des sociétés anonymes en droit sénégalais en ses divers aspects que sont les pouvoirs des dirigeants sociaux, leur statut juridique leurs devoirs et leur responsabilité.

This the sis is an in-depth comparative study and critical examination of several wide-ranging problems in the law of corporation finance of Britain and the principal jurisdictions of Canada and the United States of America. The problems examined include inadequate Capitalization, Stock-watering, Reduction of Capital, Purchase by a Corporation of its Shares, and Dividends. The the sis examines the trends and patterns in the different jurisdictions and appraises their merits and defects. The study concludes that the conceptual ambiguities and practical difficulties which abound in the laws of corporation finance are aggravated by the failure of the law to work out rational rules based on a clear and unifying policy for the raising and maintenance of capital. The necessity for such a policy is advocated in view of the inadequacy of the existing institutions and devices for the protection of the multifarious interests involved in corporate business enterprises.