Law : Commercial

Banking Regulation and World Trade Law concerns the legal aspects of the interaction between banking regulation and international trade in financial services. The author studies the internal banking market of the European Union, the liberalisation of financial services trade in the World Trade Organization, the accords of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the European Central Bank. The book focuses on the balancing between banking regulation and international trade law. It discusses discrimination and proportionality in national banking regulation, the allocation of prudential regulation and supervision between home and host country, and international financial law-making. The author questions decentralised/nation-based banking regulation and supervision as a foundation for a sustainable liberalisation of international trade in financial services. The book considers various reforms of the international financial architecture, such as the incorporation of the Basel processes and accords into the WTO system, and the setting up of new international institutions by building on the Basel Committees or the IMF structures. The role of central banking in designing the international financial architecture is also explored: the book reviews the ECB's competence over foreign exchange policy and its function as lender of last resort, and treats price stability, banking soundness and representation as critical concepts. The analysis also reveals that the concept of 'prudential', despite its extensive use in banking regulation, has not been defined with adequate precision. In seeking to delineate the interface between international economic law and banking regulation, Dr Panourgias builds on the rich European scholarship on institutional financial issues and the US interdisciplinary approach to world trade law. He also entertains the notion of international financial law as a distinct field. The book will be of particular interest to those concerned with financial la more...

Price: $178.00

A study of the boundaries of personal property presenting two separate perspectives; an inward inquiry considering shares as an item of personal property, and an outward-looking inquiry asking whether personal property can be considered as a sub-category of the law of things. more...

Price: $115.00

This work on commercial law is part of a series providing a summary of essential cases within each subject of an undergraduate law degree or Common Professional Examination course (also useful for A Level law students). Access to larger works is assumed. more...

Price: $43.00

A second edition of the title originally published in 1995 in the MACMILLAN LAW MASTERS series. The text provides an up-to-date treatment of the core topics of business law using the minimum of legal jargon, and deals thematically with business organisations, the financing of business activities, and business contracts. more...

Price: $50.00

Cavendish lawcards are complete pocket sized guides to the key examinable areas of law. Their concise text, user-friendly layout and compact format makes them the ideal revision aid for identifying, understanding and memorizing the vital aspects of each area of law. Important features of the new edtion include: New four colour text design for easier navigation throughout each book; Colour coded highlighting of cases and legislation; Diagrams and flowcharts; Bullet points of crucial information. more...

Price: $15.00