Subjects:

Banking and Finance

Contents:

PART I: THE CONCEPT OF MONEY AND MONETARY SYSTEMS

1 The Concept of Money

2 The Organisation of the Monetary System

PART II: THE PRIVATE LAW OF MONETARY OBLIGATIONS

3 The Character of Monetary Obligation

4 Monetary Obligations and the Conflict of Laws

5 Interpretation of Monetary Obligations - Initial Uncertainty

6 The Interpretation of Monetary Obligations - Subsequent Uncertainty

7 The Performance of Monetary Obligations

8 Legal Proceedings and their Effect upon Monetary Obligations

PART III: THE PRINCIPLE OF NOMINALISM

9 Liquidated Sums and the Principle of Nominalism

10 Monetary Obligations: Unliquidated Amounts

11 Excluding the Effects of Nominalism

12 Nominalism, Legislation and Public Policy

13 Nominalism, Private International Law and the Lex Monetae Principle

PART IV: EXCHANGE CONTROLS, EXCHANGE RATES AND SANCTIONS

14. Exchange Control - The UK Model

15. Exchange Control Under the International Monetary Fund Agreement

16. The Private International Law of Exchange Control

17. Sanctions

18. Exchange Rates

PART V: PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW OF MONEY

19. Monetary Sovereignty

20. The Protection of Foreign Currency Systems

21. The Protection of Foreign Monetary Institutions

22. International Rules of Monetary Conduct

23. The Monetary Law of Interstate Obligations

PART VI: MONETARY UNIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF MONETARY ORGANISATION

24. The Nature and History of Monetary Unions

25. Historical Background to EMU

26. EMU and the Treaty on European Union

27. The Institutional Framework of Monetary Union

28. The Single Currency and its Treaty Framework

29. The Euro Regulations

30. Monetary Union and Monetary Obligations

31. The Euro and Monetary Sovereignty

32. Withdrawal from the Eurozone

33. Other Forms of Monetary Organisation

The long-awaited sixth edition of Mann on the Legal Aspect of Money takes account of a number of significant developments since the last edition was published in 1992. Without question, the completion of monetary union in Europe is the key achievement of the intervening years. An entirely new section of the book deals with this subject in detail; apart from private law aspects, the contentious issue of eurozone monetary sovereignty is considered and the text also discusses;the possible consequences of the breakdown of the single currency area.

The text also includes a review of the Rome Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and its consequences in the monetary field.;At a more general level, the book reviews the legal meaning of the term ""money"" and considers whether traditional definitions can stand in the light of technological and other developments. The book also considers the nature and character of monetary obligations, including the consequences of non payment, devaluation, inflation and revalorisation.;In the cross-border sphere, separate parts of the text are devoted to exchange control (including Article VIII (2)(b) of the IMF Agreement and the private international law of exchange control) and to the public international law of money (including the monetary law of inter-state obligations, treaty rules of monetary conduct and the protection of foreign monetary systems).