The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) was established in 1974 as an informal group of central bankers and bank supervisors with the mandate to formulate supervisory standards and guidelines. Although the Committee does not have any formal supranational authority, it is the de facto global banking regulator and its recommendations have been widely implemented by member and non-member states. Maziar Peihani investigates the BCBS’s governance, operation, and policy outcomes to determine the extent to which it is and has been legitimate. The project is comprised of two parts. This part overviews the literature on the BCBS, outlines its contribution, and provides a primer on the Committee’s governance and functions. In addition, it engages with the current theories on legitimacy and discusses what legitimacy means for the global governance of banking and how it can be assessed.
Maziar Peihani, Ph.D. (2015), University of British Columbia, is a postdoctoral fellow in the Centre for Banking and Finance Law at the National University of Singapore. He has published on banking regulation and bank resolution, including a recent paper on the bail-in regime for Canadian banks (Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, 2016).
Chapter 1. Introduction
Introduction
Overview of the Literature on the BCBS
Contribution of Project
Overview of Project
Chapter 2. An Exploration of Legitimacy: What Does It Mean for the Global Governance of Banking and How Can It Be Assessed?
Legitimacy: An Elusive Concept
Global Governance of Banking from the Lens of Global Administrative Law
Criteria for Assessment of Legitimacy
Conclusion
Chapter 3. A Primer on the BCBS History, Governance and Status in the International Financial Architecture
Introduction
The Historical Context for the BCBS’s Establishment
BCBS Governance
The BCBS and the International Financial Architecture
Revisiting the BCBS as a Transnational Regulatory Network
Conclusion