주주총회의 내실화-주주의 권익보호를 위한 주주총회 운영상 과제를 중심으로-

This study examines Japan's value-up program on “dialogue and disclosure with shareholders” and examines whether shareholders' meetings are operated in accordance with corporate governance principles, as well as operational issues and improvements, in light of the fact that there is a high level of willingness in Korea to activate shareholders' meetings by expanding shareholder participation as one of the measures to improve corporate value. Furthermore, the paper proposes electronic shareholders' meetings as a way to Enhancing the Substance of the shareholders' meetings and critically examines the Commercial Code amendment bill that recently passed the plenary session of the National Assembly, and accordingly, forecasts future tasks to complement the electronic shareholders' meeting system based on a number of bills currently pending in the National Assembly. It is believed that electronic shareholders' meetings will improve convenience for shareholders, reduce the cost and time of operating shareholders' meetings, and enable institutional investors to monitor shareholders. However, electronic shareholders' meetings are not expected to fulfill the functions of shareholders' meetings, so it is necessary to consider the size and circumstances of the company, the age and disposition of shareholders, and the rights and opportunities guaranteed to shareholders at face-to-face shareholders' meetings must be provided in electronic shareholders' meetings.