TheCOVID-19pandemicandtheglobalresponsetoithasledtoamajorupheavaloftheinternationalbankingsector.Thisbookhasaninternationalreachandconstitutesablendbetweentheoryandinternational,EU,comparativeandnationallawandpractice,withtheprimarypurposetoreviewtheimpactoftheCOVID-19pandemiconthearchitectureandcontentofinternationalmonetaryandbankinglaw.PartIisfocusedonthisaspect,consideringtheresponseofinternationalfinancialforaandsomemajorcentralbanksallovertheglobetothecrisis.AsecondarypurposeisconsideredinPartsIIandIII,offeringathoroughoverview,analysis,anddiscussionoftwomainissueswhichcurrentlyareofasignificantimportancefor,andhaveheavyimpacton,thelawgoverningmonetarypolicyandrelations,bankingregulationandpaymentsystemslaw:(i)digitalisationofmoneyandfinanceand(ii)sustainablefinance.Otherselectedlegalaspectsrelatingtocentralbanking,aswellastobankingregulationandsupervisionarefinallydiscussedinPartIV,andinparticularcentralbanks’independenceandaccountability,unconventionalmonetarypolicies,comparativeaspectsofcentralbankingandbankingfailures,legalaspectsofmonetaryintegration,andthelegalnatureoffinancialstandards.TheindividualChaptersarewritten,exclusively,bymembersoftheCommitteeonInternationalMonetaryLawoftheInternationalLawAssociation(MOCOMILA)andreflecttheglobalcompositionofthisCommitteeofleadingexpertsininternationalmonetaryandbankinglawfrominternationalfinancialinstitutions,centralbanks,theacademia,thejudiciary,andlegalpractice.
