This very useful volume provides a 'ground up' survey, from a business law point of view, of the concept of finance as a vital component of the economic structure of the European Communities. In deeply informed detail it describes the architecture of the financial system, its institutions (banks, stock exchanges, etc.), the variety of financial instruments, the progress of liberalisation and harmonisation initiatives in Europe, relevant EC legislation, regulation of capital markets and securities, the development of international financial law, and the management of legal risk. The authors...
This very useful volume provides a 'ground up' survey, from a business law point of view, of the concept of finance as a vital component of the econom...
When we think of European law, we tend to focus on the complex interactions of EU institutions and national legal systems. In reality, European law is revealing itself to encompass an even wider scope than we had imagined. Over the last fifty years, an intricate web of principle and practice has been woven, almost invisibly, by such actors as multinational law firms, trade associations, corporations, and trade unions. This horizontal aspect has produced norms across Europe in important matters related to the environment, financial services, corporate law, and many other areas in which legal...
When we think of European law, we tend to focus on the complex interactions of EU institutions and national legal systems. In reality, European law is...