这事实上正是现代公司法的历史所证明的:通过分权化的公司法供给模式,美国的公司法较早地进入了现代公司法模式。这种竞争的动力在中国已经开始出现,比如周边不同的证券交易所对中国公司上市的吸引,不断涌现了H股公司,红筹股公司,准红筹股公司,等等,这就迫使证监会、外资局和发改委不断改变规则,逐步放开。这种在证券法上已经出现的竞争,在公司法也应当通过对司法权的下放,比如允许各地创制自己的公司法司法解释规则,允许证券和公司领域中的私人仲裁,允许资本在各地的自由流动和自由注册来实现。尤其是中国现在本身具有的多元法律体系的优点,大陆的大陆法系,香港的英美法系,以及澳门的法国法系,允许公司在这些法域的规则中进行选择,比如将香港变成中国的“特拉华”,用更强有力的进化竞争,推动公司法规则的优化,才能真正解决公司法进化的路径依赖,早日向现代公司法转轨。
【作者简介】
邓峰,北京大学法学院副教授。
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