The Rule of Law in Monetary Affairs

1. Introduction and overview Thomas Cottier, Rosa M. Lastra, Lucia Satragno and Christian Tietje; Part I. Legal Foundations and Evolution of the International Monetary System: 2. The role of law in monetary affairs: taking stock Christian Tietje; 3. The international monetary and financial architecture – some institutional aspects Mario Giovanoli; 4. The role of central banks in monetary affairs: a comparative perspective Rosa M. Lastra; 5. Monetary union and the law: some comments Jean-Victor Louis; Part II. Specific Policy Issues in Monetary Affairs: 6. Global governance of international competitiveness spillovers Bernard Hoekman; 7. Global benchmark interest rates: conflicting objectives and increasing hybridization Claus D. Zimmermann; 8. Credit rating agencies: regulation and financial stability Iain Macneil; 9. Monitoring and surveillance at the international monetary system: what can be learnt from the trade field? Nadia Rendak; 10. The impact of sovereign debt on EU monetary affairs Annamaria Viterbo; 11. Taxation in times of austerity: a question of political economy Isabel Feichtner; Part III. The Interaction between WTO Law and Monetary Affairs: 12. Towards an equitable integration of monetary and financial matters, trade and sustainable development Robert Howse; 13. Trade imbalances and multilateral trade cooperation Juan Marchetti, Michele Ruta and Robert Teh; 14. The WTO dispute settlement mechanism in matters involving exchanges rates and trade Gabrielle Z. Marceau and John J. Maughan; 15. Monetary affairs in the WTO Trade Policy Review Mathias Kende; Part IV. The Quest for Law in Monetary Policy: 16. The potential of law and legal methodology in monetary affairs Thomas Cottier and Lucía Satragno; 17. Framework of analysis: towards multilayered governance in monetary affairs Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann; 18. Transparency and monetary affairs Christine Kaufmann and Rolf H. Weber; 19. Human rights and austerity programmes Markus Krajewski; 20. International economic law and macro-prudential regulation Kern Alexander; 21. Relationship between monetary policy and exchange rate policy François Gianviti; 22. Monetary policy measures in investment law: the uneasy relationship between monetary stability and investment protection Federico Lupo Pasini.