International Financial Law

Introduction

International Financial Law is a framework of rules, standards and practices that govern international financial markets and transactions. The objective of this framework is to create international financial stability. This stability has to be created in an environment of national jurisdictions, each pursuing their own national interest and governance standards, and is constantly threatened by the consequenses of increasing globalization, technological development and financial innovation.

This Research Guide is intended as a starting point for research on International Financial Law. It provides the basic legal materials available in the Peace Palace Library, both in print and electronic format. Handbooks, leading articles, bibliographies, periodicals, serial publications and documents of interest are presented in the Selective Bibliography section. Links to the PPL Catalogue are inserted. The Library’s classification index codes 9i. Monetary and Financial Affairs, 161. International Financial Law : In General and Special Subjects and subject heading (keyword) International Financial Law are instrumental for searching through the Catalogue. Special attention is given to our subscriptions on databases, e-journals, e-books and other electronic resources. Finally, this Research Guide features links to relevant websites and other online resources of particular interest.

 

Bibliography

Librarian's choice

• Regulating Wall Street : the Dodd-Frank Act and the New Architecture of global finance / Viral V. Acharya ... [et al.]

  Experts from NYU Stern School of Business analyze new financial regulations and what they mean for the economyThe NYU Stern School of Business is one of the top business schools in the world thanks to the leading academics, researchers, and provocative thinkers who call it home. In Regulating Wall Street: The New Architecture of Global Finance, an impressive group of the Stern schoolrs”s top authorities on finance combine their expertise in capital markets, risk management, banking, and derivatives to assess the strengths and weaknesses of new regulations in response to the recent global financial crisis. bull; Summarizes key issues that regulatory reform should address bull; Evaluates the key components of regulatory reform bull; Provides analysis of how the reforms will affect financial firms and markets, as well as the real economy The U.S. Congress is on track to complete the most significant changes in financial regulation since the 1930s. Regulating Wall Street: The New Architecture of Global Finance discusses the impact these news laws will have on the U.S. and global financial architecture.
  Acharya, V.V. (ed.), 2011
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• International financial institutions and international law / Daniel D. Bradlow and David B. Hunter (eds.)

  The fundamental recognition in this book is that the issue of what international legal principles are applicable to the operations of the IFIs is an important topic that would benefit from more rigorous study. Twelve deeply committed contributors – whose work spans the academic, policy, and activist spectrum – suggest that a better understanding of these legal issues could help both the organizations and their Member States structure their transactions in ways that are more compatible with their developmental objectives and their international responsibilities.
  Bradlow, D.D., D.B. Hunter (eds.), 2010
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• International monetary and financial law : the global crisis / Mario Giovanoli, Diego Devos (eds.)

   

  This new book edited by Mario Giovanoli and Diego Devos (respectively, former and current General Counsel of the Bank for International Settlements) is organized around four main topics:

   

  1. The Reform of the International Financial Architecture
  2. Financial Regulation and Supervision: the Crisis Test
  3. Financial Crisis Resolution and Litigation Issues
  4. Money, Central Banks and Payment Obligations

   

  Giovanoli, M., D.Devos (eds.), 2010
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Database

Library Blogs

• P.R.I.M.E. Finance : Open for business!

  On 16 January 2012,  the P.R.I.M.E. Finance Foundation has started its activities with an opening conference followed by seminars on Dispute Resolution in the Financial Markets in the Peace Palace in The Hague.

  The  Foundation oversees the activities of its Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance (P.R.I.M.E. Finance),  chosen for their relevant experience in financial market practice or [...]

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• Germany and Liechtenstein: Tax Evasion Dispute!

  The German Federal Intelligence Service paid an informant some 5 million euros for a list with the names of account holders from a Liechtenstein Bank. German investigations thereupon revealed a massive tax evasion scandal! Hundreds of people in Germany are suspected of having stashed away millions of euro in Liechtenstein to escape taxes in Germany.

  The tiny Alpine principality of Liechtenstein, a major European tax haven, accused the Germans of attacking its sovereignty and of breaking the law by buying secret (stolen) data and sending in spies to uncover the scandal.

  The OECD in Paris criticized the Liechtenstein practice of allowing foreigners to open trusts there anonymously by registering them through a local attorney or trustee.
  The policy of “excessive” secrecy of banks in Liechtenstein might have attracted many rich people and more countries are interested in the data bought by the German intelligence agents.

  Interestingly a lot of literature on Liechtenstein is about financial matters, trusts, anti-money laundering issues and the transparency of its fiscal regime. Read more on Liechtensteinand its special place in Europe.

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See also

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• Foreign Direct Investment
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• World Trade Organization
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PPL keywords

• International financial law

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