Yearbook of International Financial and Economic Law, 2000-2001

by Norton, Joseph J.; Hadjiemmanuil, Christos

• ISBN13: 9780903067430
• ISBN10: 0903067439
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: British Institute of International

Summary

The Yearbook addresses selective legal, financial and economic issues in the area of international financial law, covering both public and private law dimensions and encompassing national, regional and international perspectives. This volume contains chapters on money laundering, takeovers, insider dealing, EMU financial market integration and banking reform.

Table of Contents

Editorial and Submission Policies
The Scholar as Practitioner: Ibrahim Shihata	p. 3
Ibrahim F. I. Shihata's Imprint on the World Bank and his Vision for the Institution's Future	p. 7
Some Observations on the Question of Riba and the Challenges Facing 'Islamic Banking'	p. 23
Sir Joseph Gold and His Times	p. 45
Financial Stability and Deposit Insurance	p. 79
EMU as a Catalyst for European Financial Markets Integration	p. 101
Legal Aspects of International Financial Standards: A National Law Perspective	p. 113
Institutional Structure of Financial Regulation: A Trend Towards 'Megaregulators'?	p. 127
Director's Duties in UK Corporate Acquisitions	p. 191
Securitisation of Insurance Risk: Devising an Appropriate Regulatory Framework	p. 221
Symposium on Electronic Money: Editor's Introduction	p. 251
Legal Aspects Relating to Payment by E-Money: Review of Retail Payment System Fundamentals	p. 255
'Cybercash': The Legal and Regulatory Issues Raised by Electronic Money	p. 273
The European E-Money Directive: Background, Problems, and Prospects	p. 293
Regulatory Review 2000-2001	p. 313
New US Money Laundering Legislation	p. 341
Financial Institutions and Electronic Commerce: A US Perspective on the Issue of Privacy	p. 361
Misfeasance in Public Office: Governmental Liability and European Influences	p. 375
Financial Markets Regulation in Germany: A New Institutional Framework	p. 401
Operation of the Equality Principle in the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers	p. 425
Regulating Insider Trading and Market Manipulation in Greece: Normative Transplants and Conceptual Confusion	p. 451
Privatisation in Ukraine	p. 481
Indonesian Regulatory Reform in the Areas of Banking and Finance: Remedies to the Financial Crisis	p. 493
Interests in Securities: A Proprietary Law Analysis of the International Securities Markets, by Joanna Benjamin	p. 531
Bank Collections and Payment Transactions: Comparative Study of Legal Aspects, by Benjamin Geva	p. 531
Regulating Financial Services and Markets in the 21st Century, edited by Eilis Ferran and Charles Goodhart	p. 531
China's Troubled Bank Loans: Workout and Prevention, by Jianbo Lou	p. 531
Chinese Banking Law and Foreign Financial Insitutions, by Zhongfei Zhou	p. 531
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