摘要：无论是在股权分散的英美国家的公司中，还是在股权集中、存在控股股东的欧亚大陆和东亚国家的公司中，股东权益的保护都是公司制度的主要问题。通过对不同公司治理模式下股东权保护演进历程的比较，法律的作用被证明是至关重要的，法律保护股东权利的有效途径是强化股东参与公司治理。我国《公司法》的修订、股权分置改革的启动，回应了股东权保护的迫切需要，顺应了股东权保护的国际化趋势。  

  Protection of shareholder’s rights is an important issue in the Anglo-Saxon companies which have decentralized shareholding structures, as well as in the Eurasia and East Asia firms featured in centralized shareholding structures and concentrated power in few major shareholders.After comparing the evolution of shareholder protection among different types of companies, it is proven that the role of law is crucial. Under the safeguard of law, the shareholders are able to take part in the corporate governance. In china, the revised corporate law and the reform of the shareholder structure have served as a timely response to the urgent requirement for the stock owership protection, and also consist with the global trend toward the shareholders’ protection.