Why not have a Go with an East African Limited Company? What Company Law can contribute to the Integration Process in East Africa

Jan-Erik Schirmer

doi:10.5771/2363-6270-2016-2-162

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- 137–138 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 137–138
- 139–208 Abhandlungen • Articles • Articles 139–208
  - 139–161 L’Etat camerounais à la croisée des chemins de l’Etat de droit et de l’Etat de police (A propos de la loi du 23 décembre 2014 portant répression des actes de terrorisme) Stève Thiery Bilounga Stève Thiery Bilounga 139–161
  - 162–172 Why not have a Go with an East African Limited Company? What Company Law can contribute to the Integration Process in East Africa Jan-Erik Schirmer Jan-Erik Schirmer 162–172
  - 173–194 Towards a Narrow Bridge: A Critical Overview of the Operating Environment for Civil Society Organisations in Uganda Edrine Wanyama Edrine Wanyama 173–194
  - 195–208 Cross-examination as Part of Fair Trial in Tanzania: A Critical Analysis of the Case of Goodluck Kyando v Republic Alexander Martin Saba Alexander Martin Saba 195–208
- 209–237 Besprechungsaufsatz • Review Article • Critique 209–237
  - Présentation du Traité de droit international public du professeur Auguste Mampuya : Regards croisés sur le régionalisme africain Balingene Kahombo Balingene Kahombo
- 238–248 Berichte • Reports • Rapports 238–248
  - 238–244 Report of the Fourth Regional Conference of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation on the Requirements for an Independent and Effective Judiciary in Central and Eastern Africa (Nairobi, Kenya, 1 to 4 September 2016) Magdalena Sylister Magdalena Sylister 238–244
  - 245–248 Mitteilungen aus der Gesellschaft für afrikanisches Recht (2016) Harald Sippel Harald Sippel 245–248
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RiA Recht in Afrika | Law in Africa | Droit en Afrique , page 162 - 172

Why not have a Go with an East African Limited Company? What Company Law can contribute to the Integration Process in East Africa

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Jan-Erik Schirmer

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2016-2-162
- ISSN: 1435-0963
- ISSN online: 2363-6270
Abstract

Despite sharing the same tradition, regulations for Limited Companies vary throughout the East African Community - and continue to part even further. What the Partner States have in common, however, is their proclivity for keeping foreign companies out of their own backyard. While this policy is to some extent understandable regarding Western or Asian companies, it becomes a serious problem for companies from other EAC Partner States: Restrictions and dissimilarities require expensive legal consultation, which makes it unattractive for small- and medium-sized enterprises to expand across borders. Not to mention the fact that basing a community on the foundations of a common market is a noble cause, but worthless if the fundamental freedoms that should come with it are only written on paper. This article suggests a rather radical, but nonetheless promising solution: Why not introduce a new legal entity based on a common legal framework, an East African Limited Company?
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