Call for Papers: Post-Crisis International Financial Regulation: Fragmentation, Harmonization and Coordination

The International Economic Law Interest Group of the American Society of International Law has issued a call for papers for a research forum on "Post-Crisis International Financial Regulation: Fragmentation, Harmonization and Coordination." Here's the call:

International Economic Law Interest Group (IEcLIG) of American Society of International Law (ASIL)

Call for Papers

Post-Crisis International Financial Regulation: Fragmentation, Harmonization and Coordination

The challenges of the 2008 financial crisis were severe and prolonged. The international regulatory community struggled to contain, manage and respond to the crisis despite a fragmented and complex set of regulatory sources and an unclear path to coordination let alone harmonization. Still, the urgency brought on by the crisis forced a degree of cooperation and sparked a hope that greater cooperation could emerge amongst the world regulators going forward. As the world emerges from this crisis, whether the ability or desire to forge greater cooperation exists is less than clear.

The International Economic Law Interest Group (IEcLIG) of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) will host a special Research Forum in early December 2011 to discuss the complexities international financial regulation post crisis. The conference will take place at Suffolk Law School on December 2, 2011. We invite the submission of proposals in the form of abstracts of no more than 300 words which will address this topic. Here is an illustrative list of potential topics, although you should feel free to submit any paper topic relevant to this field of study.

Financial Innovation and Regulatory Competition

Transparency and Systemic Risk

The Rise of the New Global Executive Coordination: The Case of G 20

The Basel III: A Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?

The Fall of Intergovernmentalism in International Financial Regulation: The Rise of the Government Network

The Development Dimension of International Financial Regulation

Is the Macro-Prudential Coordination Possible?: Recent Challenges and Responses

Multiple Stakeholders and Financial Regulation: Relationships Between Governments, Society and Business

Regulatory Coherence and Regulatory Sprawl

Relationship between International and National Regulatory Bodies

Abstracts should be emailed to Sungjoon Cho at scho1@kentlaw.edu and Claire Kelly at claire.kelly@brooklaw.edu by August 30, 2011. Each submission should include the author’s name, institutional affiliation, contact information and e-mail address. Selected papers will be announced by October 15, 2011. Working drafts should be submitted by November 25, 2011 to be circulated among the forum participants. Presenters will be exempted from the forum fee. A limited number of partial stipends to help cover travel costs may be available to help defray travel and accommodation costs.