公司民主管理的法律解释——关于中国《公司法》第18条第2款的解读

The Judicial Interpretation in the Democratic Management of Corporation——Interpretation of Article 18,Section 2 of China's Corporation Law

中国《公司法》借鉴了企业法的原有规定,采用了公司"民主管理"的表述。"民主管理"曾具有产权代表功能,现已发展为重要的公司职工保护制度。公司民主以公司成员的同质性为前提,以公司成员协商一致或按照多数决定原则决定公司事务为内容,包括股东内部民主、董事会内部民主及职工内部民主等形式。职工有权以依法选举董事或者监事的方式参与公司事务,但必须尊重公司集中管理的价值,不能代替公司股东和董事发挥作用。公司职工参与和公司民主管理是不同概念,应当限缩解释公司民主管理的含义或者废止公司民主管理的提法。在法律适用中,也可以从职工参与角度解读中国《公司法》所规定的公司民主管理。

China＇s Corporation Law borrows regulations from Business Law such as ＂democratic management＂ ,which has become an important system to protect employees. The affairs in the corporation should be decided according to the majority,including the democracy with the shareholders,board of directors and employees. Employees have rights to elect directors or participate in the corporation as supervisors,but they must respect the value of centralized management and cannot replace shareholders or directors. Democratic management cannot be enlarged or narrowed in its scope. In addition,democratic management may be interpreted in the perspective of employee＇s participation in the management of corporation.