SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS AND LEGAL OPTIONS IN JOINT STOCK COMPANIES (A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF IRANIAN LAW AND LEBANON LAW)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Assistant Professor of Al-Zahra University, Women Study Department

2 Professor of Tarbiat Modares University, Private Law Department

3 Assistant Professor of Razi University

Abstract

Shareholders of joint stock companies have several rights. The most typical categorization of shareholders' right is financial and non-financial right. Every one's intention of investing in commercial companies is to make profit; hence, the most important right of shareholders is to enjoy the dividend of the company. This right is a financial one. Furthermore, after dissolution of the company, shareholders have right to enjoy the company's assets. Also, shareholders have pivotal roles in establishing the stock joint companies. The assumption in this article is that ownership of shares necessitates rights and legal options from which the owners of shares will benefit. The purpose of this paper is comparative study on shareholder's rights and legal options in Iran and Lebanon Commercial Law. 

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Law Quarterly
Volume 43, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
November 2013
Pages 89-108

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