OVERVIEW OF CHINESE COMPANY LAW (I) Legal characteristics of Modern Company A modern company has a set of legal characteristics: 1. Independent legal personality 2. Limited liability 3. Transferability of shares / interests 4. Centralised Management 5. Investor Ownership These characteristics respond to the economic exigencies of the large modern business. 1. Independent Legal Personality Meaning: - Independent from investors and the management; - Counter-party in corporate
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Second Week’s Topic: A. Introduction 1. Clarification of David Held’s position and argument the analysis of the modern state Focus: the “construction”/ “the making of” the modern state. What does “construction”/ “the making of” mean in this context? Modern state as an “European” invention “Decisive role” of the modern state in the development of modernity 2. State societies versus stateless societies Informal mechanisms of government / institutionalization of government No
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Future Analysis of The Nation-State System Introduction: It is common to hear of the threats to the nation-state system in the contemporary world. Such threats seem to originate from many different quarters‚ at different level of the global system. This impending sense that the nation-state is somehow in “crisis” led to analyze the question of “the contemporary crisis of the nation-state?” But before we go into the analysis‚ it is important to look into the ideas that would help to understand
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There weren’t enough seats‚" says James Knowlson‚ Beckett’s friend and official biographer. They also couldn’t have realised that this play‚ beginning its shoestring-budget run on 5 January 1953‚ was going to be seen as one of the pivotal moments in modern drama. International appeal So why has Waiting for Godot proved so durable? How has Beckett’s work outlasted the other iconoclasts and angry young writers of the 1950s and 1960s? "I would suggest the answer lies in its ambiguities. So much is suggested
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principle of the Nation State. Opinions on which concept proves to be more beneficial for a country are often contradicted‚ and in order to fully understand the concepts‚ and conclude with an educated assumption‚ both concepts must be introduced and analyzed. The following paper will do just that; Multiculturalism and Nation State will be introduced and thoroughly analyzed‚ and then a choice will be made. Taking a closer look at the first concept‚ we can see that Nation-State is comprised of two
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the key characteristics of modernity there are ten dimensions of modernity‚ five associated with structures and five that reflect changing relationships. Characteristic 1: the rise of rationality Characteristic 2: a belief in science Characteristic 3: the nation-state Characteristic 4: the emergence of class structures Characteristic 5: the belief in progress. Characteristic 6: the rise of the indivdual and choice. Characteristic 7: self expression and identity. Characteristic 8: changing
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Nation and State Nation and State are two terms that are used interchangeably by many people. This is not correct. Nation is an abstract concept where there is a union of people based on similarities in linguistic pattern‚ ethnic relationships‚ cultural heritage‚ or even simple geographic proximity. State on the other hand is a politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory‚ especially one that is sovereign. States govern a territory using their laws. Unlike States‚ Nations
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Class #2- January 28‚ 2013 Review * Distinction between Nation & States * Nation Is more of a cultural thing * States is more of a political thing * Some nations can exist but not be part of a given state * Idea came from a British liberal named Jeremy Bentham * Worried more in this class about the different Nation-States * Use this term for what is normally referred to as “Countries” * Countries= varied interactions * Cooperation
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bring peace throughout the nations‚ something that would ensure that they would never have reason to fight again‚ at least not nearly as bad as the Great War had been. President Woodrow Wilson was a strong supporter of a peace between all continents‚ even constructing a 14 Point Plan that would focus on bringing peace to the world. As a result‚ when the League of Nations came into being‚ he fully supported the Treaty of Versailles‚ which would not only induct the United States into the League‚ but also
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State of the Nation’s Mental Health. Any serious discussion of the key public policy issues in Australia over the last five years cannot overlook the almost continuous discourse surrounding mental health services‚ public funding and service delivery. There are several reasons for this. First‚ Australians are now more informed on mental illnesses and the consequences of falling to provide services for those with a medical need. The work of beyondblue‚ headspace‚ SANE Australia and The Inspire Foundation
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