International Financial Law: Quo Vadis?

What is it about?

The monograph defines the term ‘international financial law’, considers the nature of the rules that this subject comprises, and presents a history of the topic since its origin as a discipline. The book lays down the structure of the global financial architecture. The monograph devotes a chapter to describing instruments developed by each of the following standard-setting entities: (i) The Financial Stability Board, (ii) the committees of the Bank for International Settlements (excluding the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)), (iii) the BCBS, (iv) the International Organization of Securities Commissions, and (v) the International Monetary Fund. The book covers the workings of the global financial architecture, building upon the structure that is described earlier therein and the specialist chapters. This is achieved by combining a cross-sectional overview of the worldwide financial system with current examples of its operation. The monograph's final chapter reviews some features of the subject, makes suggestions as to ways in which it might develop, and gives an overall verdict as to the manner in which the topic should progress in the near and medium-term future.

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Why is it important?

The book brings together international financial standards of a few entities that set worldwide benchmarks over areas of financial law, which is pertinent in the wake of the global financial crisis. It provides analyses upon which decision-makers may choose to develop this subject in the future.

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