Synopses & Reviews
At present primarily governed by market forces with little regulatory interference, international financial relations have become increasingly important for global as well as national economies. Contributors to this volume consider whether this absence of regulation is wise, in the light of recent financial crises. This book accordingly presents a framework for an analysis of the options in regulating international financial markets from the perspective of public international law. The volume will be of interest to scholars and practitioners involved with comparative public law, constitutional economics and financial regulation.
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Collaborators consider the absence of regulation in international and national financial relations.
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A framework for analysing options for the regulation of international financial markets from a public international law and comparative law perspective.
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International financial relations are increasingly important for both global and national economies. These relations are at present primarily governed by market forces with little international regulatory interference. Collaborators consider this absence of regulation. Of interest to scholars and practitioners involved with comparative public law, constitutional economics and financial regulation.
About the Author
Senior Research Fellow, Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Germany.Professor of Public Law, International Law and European Law, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany.
Table of Contents
Introduction: the regulatory dilemma in international financial relations Thilo Marauhn; Part I. An Historical Perspective; 1. Monetary governance and capital mobility in historical perspective Benjamin J. Cohen; Part II. A Comparative Perspective: 2. The liberalisation of financial markets: the regulatory response in the United Kingdom Eilis Ferran; 3. The liberalisation of financial markets: the regulatory response in Germany Rainer Grote; 4. Perspectives on US financial regulation John K. M. Ohnesorge; Part III. A Public International Law Perspective: 5. The regulation of financial services in the European Union Volker Roben; 6. The free movement of capital in the European Union Till Hafner; 7. International regulation of finance: is regionalism a preferred option to multilateralism for East Asia? Qingjiang Kong; 8. WTO rules on trade in financial services: a victory of greed over reason? Michael J. Hahn; Part IV. An Institutional Perspective: 9. The European Central Bank as regulator and as institutional actor Thilo Marauhn and Michael Weisz; 10. The Basle Committee on Banking Supervision - a secretive club of giants? Susan Emmenegger; 11. Strengthening the international financial architecture contribution by the IMF and World Bank Axel Peuker; Part V. A Policy Perspective: 12. Liberalisation and regulation of international capital flows: where the opposites meet Peter Nunnenkamp; 13. Do we need a new international financial architecture? Many questions and some preliminary policy advice Stefan Voigt; 14. Proposing built-in stabilisers for the international financial system Kunibert Raffer; Conclusions and agenda for further research Rainer Grote and Thilo Marauhn; Index.