Legal framework for international banking

Brief description

  • Historical overview of the Basel framework and its key components • Main reasons for the respective reform steps • Overview of different kinds of risks banks are exposed to, and regulatory measures to avoid or mitigate such risks • Pros and cons and theoretical background of regulation • Basel III: Characteristics of the financial market crisis since 2008 • The key players of international banking regulation: Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Financial Stability Board (FSB).

Mode of delivery

Präsenzveranstaltung

Type

Pflichtfach

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Kern, A. (2019). Principles of Banking Regulation. Cambridge University Press. Chapters 1-4, 5.IV,6.I-III, 13.
Basel III (https://www.bis.org/bcbs/basel3.htm?m=3_14_572)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, student participation, student presentations, legal research, case discussion and analysis, legal writing

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam method: Written final exam (70%); continous assessment: student participation, group discussion and analysis of legal problems (30%).
Content-related assessment criteria: degree of problem identification and problem characterization, complexity of the solutions.
Formal criteria: completeness of the answers, task-specific requirements, linguistic differentiation of the presentation of results.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None

Infos

Degree programme

International Banking and Finance (Master)

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2024

Semester

3 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successful completion of this course, students can

  • explain the history of the Basel regulatory framework (in particular the financial market crisis of 2008) and the pros and cons of the regulation
  • explain the key players of international banking regulation
  • argue legally in the field of international banking law, both in oral and in writing
  • analyse and solve legal cases of international banking law and apply regulatory and supervisory banking rules in practice
  • scrutinise and evaluate the banking reform legislation and international harmonization efforts in banking supervision.

Course code

0230-17-01-BB-EN-20