European prudential banking regulation and supervision the legal dimension

Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-396) and index.

Banking and market structures -- Insights from regulatory theory -- An evolutionary perspective on prudential rules -- The multiple layers of prudential rules -- Substantive aspects of prudential regulation -- The principles characterising the European prudential regulatory regime -- The institutional framework : general aspects -- The European institutional framework for prudential banking regulation -- The European institutional framework for prudential banking supervision -- The way forward -- The issue of supervisory liability -- The current state of supervisory liability under European law -- Future European scenarios for supervisory liability.