INTRODUCTION
About MOCOMILA: Fifty Years of Contributions on International Monetary Law, Mario Giovanoli, Chairman of MOCOMILA, General Counsel, BIS, Basel
I. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE
1. A New Architecture for the Global Financial Market: an Outline of Legal Issues, Mario Giovanoli, Chairman of MOCOMILA, General Counsel, BIS, Basel
2. International Jurisdiction over International Capital Flows and the Role of the IMF: Plus Ça Change, Cynthia Crawford Lichtenstein, Prof, Boston College Law School
3. The Changing Roles of the Bretton Woods Institutions: Evolving Concepts of Conditionality, Andre Newburg, Counsel, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, London
4. The Prevention and Resolution of International Financial Crises - A Perspective from the International Monetary Fund, François Gianviti, Prof, General Counsel, IMF, Washington, DC
5. Monetary Sovereignty Today, Tullio Treves, Prof, Università degli Studi, Milan
II. IMPACT OF THE EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION
A: TRANSITION TO THE EURO
6. European Monetary Law: The Transition to the Euro and Continuity of Contracts, Bertold Wahlig, Bundesbankdirektor a D, Frankfurt am Main
7. The New Monetary Law of the European Union and its Scope of Application, Jean-Victor Louis, Prof, European University Institute, Florence/Brussels
8. Legal Consequences of the Single Currency: The Case for a European Law of Contracts, Antonio Sáinz de Vicuña, General Counsel, European Central Bank, Frankfurt
9. First Experiences with the Euro in Germany, Bernhard Kempen, Prof Dr, Würzburg University
B: EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE EMU
10. Exchange rate policies in the ESCB, Hugo J Hahn, Prof, Würzburg University, Germany
11. Representation of the EC in the IMF, Erik Denters, Dr, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
12. The Exchange Rate Regime between Euroland and Other European Countries (with a Postscript on Norway), Per Christiansen, Prof Dr, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Oslo
III. CENTRAL BANKS, SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES AND DEPOSIT INSURANCE
13. Central Bank Independence and Accountability in the Light of the EMU, René Smits, Dr, Manager, Legal Department, De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam
14. Central Bank Reform: the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, David E Flint, Prof, ChairmanAustralian Broadcasting Authority, Sidney
15. The Role of the Central Bank in a Crisis Environment: the Experience of Hong Kong and Taiwan, 1997-99, Yu Syue-Ming, Prof, National Taiwan University
16. International Harmonization of Regulatory and Supervisory Frameworks, Klaus Peter Follak, Dr, Württemberger Hypo, Stuttgart
17. Deposit Insurance Schemes: Reconciling Market Discipline with Financial Stability, Javier Arrigunaga Gómez del Campo, Director General Jurídico, Banco de Mexico
IV. IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
18. Core Legal Principles across Major Large-value Credit Transfer Systems, Thomas C Baxter Jr, Exec VP and General Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
19. Electronic Money: a North American Perspective, Bradley Crawford QC, McCarthy Tétrault, Barristers and Solicitors, Toronto and Barry Sookman
20. Electronic Money in Japan, Hideki Kanda, Prof, University of Tokyo
V. INTERNATIONAL MONETARY OBLIGATIONS
21. Interference of Public Law in the Performance of International Monetary Obligations, William Blair QC, Grays Inn, London
22. Foreign Currency Obligations in Domestic Law, Jacob Dolinger, Prof, Rio de Janeiro
23. The Scope of Lex Monetae in International Transactions: A United States Perspective, Michael Gruson, Dr, Shearman & Sterling, New York/Frankfurt
24. Conflicts of Laws Issues of International Payments, Luca G Radicati di Brozolo, Prof, Chiomenti Studio Legale
25. The Governing Law in Legal Agreements Used by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in its Banking Operations, John L Taylor, Managing Director, Emerging Markets Partnership, London
26. Money and Arbitration, Dominique G Carreau, Professor, Shearman & Sterling, Paris
27. The Euro and the Future of Index Clauses, Franz Zehetner, Prof Dr, Technische Universität, Vienna