MVV183K European Banking Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Prof. dr hab. Anna Jurkowska-Zeidler (lecturer), prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV183K/01: Mon 7. 12. 9:35–11:05 038, 11:10–12:40 038, Tue 8. 12. 18:15–19:45 S125, 18:15–19:45 S126, Wed 9. 12. 9:35–11:05 S126, 9:35–11:05 S125, Thu 10. 12. 13:30–15:00 038
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
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Course objectives
• This course will introduce students to the European Banking Law and enable them to analyze the relevant legal issues;
• This course will provide an introduction to the banking regulation, supervision, resolution and deposit guarantee in the European Union;
• This course is designed to familiarize the student with the key principles relating to the European Banking Law, legal provisions concerning the access to the banking activity, rules of prudential supervision of credit institutions and prudential requirements for credit institutions. The classes will put theoretical concepts into action through case studies. Students who wish to obtain a basic knowledge of the new Institutional Architecture of the Regulation and Supervision in the EU after the global crisis will also benefit from this course. Moreover it is recommended that those who wish to explore the current regulatory status, the questions raised by the new rules and the evolution of this essential move towards a more integrated European Banking Market;
• The European Council adopted the guiding principles of a European Banking Union as an essential element of what is called the fiscal consolidation of the European Union, and in particular, the Eurozone. It is a unique experience to be able to look at a regulatory framework in the making. Taking this unique initiative as a background for this course will allow us to understand better the institutional limitations, the influence of the European sovereign crisis and its impact on banks, the political dynamics and the impact on financial markets. It includes such complex issues as he separation between trading and banking, investment and commercial banking, protection of deposits, bank resolution system. The role of the European Central Bank will be also our study matter. We will scrutinize the various initiatives of the ECB and its challenges as the Single Supervisor as well as Lender of Last Resort;
• Main objectives are as follows: - good understanding of key aspects of the new European financial regulatory framework for banks and other credit institutions, - good understanding of model of transnational legal harmonisation and implementation of the European Banking Law; detailed knowledge of forms of banking activity and banking services in the EU Single Financial Market; detailed knowledge of institutional changes of the EU Banking Regulation and Supervision after the global financial crisis; - detailed knowledge of the new EU Banking Supervisory Architecture; detailed knowledge of constructive items of Banking Union; - ability to analyze impact of the EU financial market regulation and supervision on the domestic law; - use knowledge to be able to resolve a case studies from the domestic/European banking law and be able to have a solid understanding of the dynamics of and legal framework pertaining to EU banking law.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to EU Banking Law – Treaty Freedoms in the Banking Sector (Freedom of establishment and Freedom to provide services);
  • 2. Scope of Banking Regulation in the EU;
  • 3. Core Principles of the European Banking Law;
  • 4. The Notion of Credit Institution and its Organisational Forms;
  • 5. The Fundamental Changes of the EU Banking Regulation and Supervision Architecture after the Crisis – from Minimal Harmonization to the Federal Financial Law;
  • 6. The New Role of European Central Bank: Monetary Stability v. Financial Stability ;
  • 7. Law of the European Banking Union and its institutional architecture;
  • 8. EU Single Regulation of bank activity and prudential supervision – the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), the Capital Requirements Directive IV (CRD IV), the Directive on the Recovery and Resolution of credit institutions (BRRD) and the Directive on Deposit Guarantee Schemes (DGSD);
  • 9. EU System of Banking Supervision (European Banking Authority + Single Supervisory Mechanism) and Rules for Supervising the Credit Institutions;
  • 10. EU System of Bank Resolution and Bank Guarantee Schemes.
Teaching methods
Introductory lectures followed by classes, discussions, comparative studies and case studies
Assessment methods
written exam in the form of test of single choice (10 questions)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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