Maps of World Financial Law - Paperback | Banking & Financial Services

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Maps of World Financial Law presents the perfect visual tool for international finance through using maps and charts to differentiate the world’s jurisdictions in relation to different topics within financial services law. This unique reference:

Explains financial law in the world’s jurisdictions by using maps and charts allowing you to see the world position in one glance
Uses colours to grade the approach of the world’s jurisdictions to particular topics providing a unique and revolutionary method of distilling world financial law in a striking way
Enables you to clearly see which jurisdictions have factors in common
Introduces a new set of criteria for a taxonomy or classification of legal systems using full colour maps and charts so that you can find your way around the world's jurisdictions
Gives you summaries and explanations of each topic before the full colour maps and charts ensuring you fully understand the information shown
Provides you with the only available series of maps and charts on key subjects in world financial law and practice allowing you to easily understand, explain and analyse information from each jurisdiction
Complements The Law and Practice of International Finance Series, visually explaining the concepts and their application

CONTENTS

Role of financial law
Key map of jurisdictions
Legal families of the world's jurisdictions
American common law jurisdictions
English common law jurisdictions
Napoleonic jurisdictions
Roman-Germanic jurisdictions
Mixed civil/common law jurisdictions
Islamic jurisdictions
New jurisdictions
Unallocated jurisdictions
Five key indicators of financial law
Other indicators of financial law
Insolvency set-off and netting
Free transferability of contracts and publicity
Security Interests
Trusts in financial law
Insolvency: corporate insolvency rescue laws
Insolvency: avoidance or preferences
State insolvency
Regulation of international finance
International consensus in other areas of law
Harmonization of financial law