German Banking Law and Practice in International Perspective

In a time of global banking and financial services, globalized money and capital markets, this is a study of German banking law and practice. The articles are designed to cover the subject and take a systematic approach. They are written by experts from authorities, banks and universities. The idea for the book was born in a conference on German and Chinese banking law, held in Beijing/China on October 6th-8th, 1997, and co-sponsored by the Law Centre for European and International Cooperation, Cologne, and the China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing. Inspired by this conference, the authors wrote their contributions in 1998 with due regard to the comparative and international legal perspective of the subject.

Part 1 Public law of banking and financial markets: the Deutsche Bundesbank and its legal regime, Bernd Krauskopf; the institutional and legal framework for the European Monetary Union (EMU), Norbert Horn; prudential supervision of banks in Germany and in the European economic area, Anja Glaser; the German system of securities and stock exchanges, Stefanie Tetz; the internal market for banking and investment services, Norbert Horn. Part 2 Bank-customer relationship / Credits and export financing: bank-customer relationship in German law and practice, Harald Herrmann; the legal framework for prices and charges in banking services, Johannes Kondgen; consumer credits and other private credits, Martin Henssler; business credits and credit securities in German law and practice, Klaus Christian Hubner; payment terms - letters of credit, Gunther Sattelhak; the UN Convention on Independent Guarantees and the Lex Mercatoria, Norbert Horn. Part 3 Annex: Banking Act; Securities Act; general business conditions.