LLAW6082 & JDOC6082
General Course Information
1.1 Course details
| Course code: | LLAW6082 / JDOC6082 |
| Course name: | Corporate Governance and Shareholder Remedies |
| Programme offered under: | LLM Programme / JD Programme |
| Semester: | January |
| Prerequisites / Co-requisites: | No |
| Credit point value: | 9 credits / 6 credits |
| Cap on student numbers: | 100 |
| Remarks: | Class schedule is pending confirmation by the course teacher. Students should expect that the course would be taught intensively during 2-23 Jan 2022 (in the evening on weekdays and daytime on weekends) for a total of 33 hours. To ensure that students will receive prompt update from the General Office and course teacher, students who are required to take this course for fulfilling programme requirement are encouraged to add this course to their enrolment in August. |
1.2 Course description
This course aims to investigate competing approaches to the concept of corporate governance explored in comparative literature and to canvass major debates on corporate governance reform among academic, business, and policy circles in selected jurisdictions, primarily Hong Kong and mainland China. The course will examine important corporate governance norms, mechanisms and institutions in selected jurisdictions, particularly the legal standards and arrangements for shareholder protection and remedies, as well as regulatory initiatives to promote good corporate governance practices and address corporate governance failures. Useful examples from overseas jurisdictions, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, will be drawn on to illustrate international experience in corporate governance reform.
1.3 Course teachers
| Name | E-mail address | Office | Consultation | |
| Course convenor | Shen Wei | shenwei@sjtu.edu.cn | TBA | By email |
Learning Outcomes
2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this course
CLO 1 Describe and explain various corporate governance theories and norms covered;
CLO 2 Use relevant information about corporate governance and shareholder protection mechanisms to critically examine the limitations of the theories;
CLO 3 Apply knowledge and understanding to adapt to new and uncertain situations and practical problems;
CLO 4 Demonstrate an awareness of the impact within the broader economic, environmental and socio-cultural context; and
CLO 5 Conduct research on relevant social and economic issues by applying various corporate governance and shareholder protection theories.
2.2 LLM and JD Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Please refer to the following link:
LLM – https://course.law.hku.hk/llm-plo/
JD – https://course.law.hku.hk/jd-plo/
2.3 Programme Learning Outcomes to be achieved in this course
| PLO A | PLO B | PLO C | PLO D | PLO E | PLO F | |
| CLO 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Assessment(s)
3.1 Assessment Summary
| Assessment task | Due date | Weighting | Feedback method* | Course learning outcomes |
| Research paper | TBA | 100% | 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| *Feedback method (to be determined by course teacher) | |
| 1 | A general course report to be disseminated through Moodle |
| 2 | Individual feedback to be disseminated by email / through Moodle |
| 3 | Individual review meeting upon appointment |
| 4 | Group review meeting |
| 5 | In-class verbal feedback |
3.2 Assessment Detail
To be advised by convenor(s).
3.3 Grading Criteria
Please refer to the following link: https://www.law.hku.hk/_files/law_programme_grade_descriptors.pdf
Learning Activities
4.1 Learning Activity Plan
| Seminar: | 3-hour seminars in an intensive mode in the January semester 2021 |
| Private study time: | 9.5 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
Remarks: the normative student study load per credit unit is 25 ± 5 hours (ie. 150 ± 30 hours for a 6-credit course), which includes all learning activities and experiences within and outside of classroom, and any assessment task and examinations and associated preparations.
4.2 Details of Learning Activities
To be advised by course convenor(s).
Learning Resources
5.1 Resources
| Reading materials: | Reading materials are posted on Moodle |
| Core reading list | TBA |
| Recommended reading list: | TBA |
5.2 Links
Please refer to the following link: http://www.law.hku.hk/course/learning-resources/