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The International Law of Financial Markets: Governance, Stability and Security

enero 21, 2010

Los profesores Luis Hinojosa Martínez y Manuel López Escudero, catedráticos de derecho internacional de la Universidad de Granada, son los directores de esta conferencia sobre el derecho internacional de los mercados financieros, que tendrá lugar en Granada el 22 y 23 de abril de 2010. La conferencia es una iniciativa del Grupo de interés en Derecho Internacional Económico de la European Society of International Law y el Departamento de Derecho Internacional Público de la Universidad de Granada. Es un programa excelente sobre uno de los grandes temas de actualidad de dimensión nacional, europea y global. Además, los organizadores han tenido la delicadeza y buen gusto de programar una visita a la Alhambra como conclusión de la conferencia. Ya saben, hagan hueco en las agendas. Aquí está el programa y los datos para registrarse, que copio a continuación.

The International Law of Financial Markets: Governance, Stability and Security

THURSDAY, 22nd April

16:00:  Opening Speeches

Inaugural Conference: The Reform of the International Financial Architecture after the Global Crisis

Professor Mario GIOVANOLI. Former General Counsel of the Bank for International Settlements, MOCOMILA, Switzerland.

18:00 First Round Table: The New Governance of the International Monetary and Financial System

Chair:  Professor HÉLÈNE RUIZ FABRI, Professor of International Law, President, ESIL

Panel:

a)      The G-20 at the Heart of International Monetary System

Professor Kern ALEXANDER, Queen Mary University of London and Cambridge Centre for Financial Analysis and Policy

b)      The Role of the IMF and the need for technical assistance

Professor Jean Marc SOREL, Université Paris I, Directeur du CERDIN

c)        The Financial Stability Board and the International Standard-Setting Bodies

Diego DEVOS, General Counsel, Bank for International Settlements, Switzerland

21:00 Dinner

FRIDAY, 23rd April

9:30 Second Round Table: The International Law Regulation of Financial Services

Chair:    Professor GIL CARLOS RODRÍGUEZ IGLESIAS, Complutense University of Madrid, former President of the European Court of Justice.

Panel:

a)      The Place of GATS in the New Financial Architecture

Juan MARCHETTI, WTO Counsellor, Trade in Services Division

b)      European Monetary Union and Single Financial Area

Dr. Antonio SÁINZ DE VICUÑA BARROSO, General Counsel of the European Central Bank (to be confirmed)

c)       The New System of Financial Supervision in the EU

Professor Jean-Victor LOUIS, Professor Emeritus, Université Libre de Bruxelles, former General Counsel, Bank of Belgium.

11:15 Coffee Break

11:30 Third Round Table: International Finance and Security

Chair:  Professor Thomas COTTIER. Managing Director of the World Trade Institute and Professor of European and International Economic Law at the University of Bern.

Panel:

a)      Legal initiatives against money laundering and terrorism financing

Professor Valsamis MITSILEGAS, Queen May University of London

b)      Is it possible for EU Law to ensure that cross-border entities comply with financial services regulations?

Raúl SAUGAR ÁLVAREZ, Deputy Director, Regulation and Financial Policy,

Spanish Ministry of Economy

c)       The International Regulation on Bankruptcy and Insolvency

Eva HÜPKES, Adviser on Regulatory Policy and Cooperation, Financial Stability Board.

13:30 Closing Remarks

Friday Afternoon: Optional visit to Alhambra

Directors:

Luis M. Hinojosa Martínez. Professor of International Law and Director of the Department of Public International Law, Granada University

Manuel López Escudero. Professor of International Law, Granada University

Registration fees: ESIL Members: €120 (Including Thursday’s dinner and coffee breaks) or €150 (Including Thursday’s dinner, coffee breaks and visit to Alhambra)

Non-ESIL Members: €145 (Including Thursday’s dinner and coffee breaks) or €175 (Including Thursday’s dinner, coffee breaks and visit to Alhambra)

Accompanying spouse/partner; €70 Thursday’s dinner / €30 Visit to Alhambra

Please, note that registration deadline in any option that includes visit to Alhambra is 22nd of March 2010. Otherwise, registration deadline is 15th April 2010. For registration details, please visit www.dipri.org/iel-esil