A Legislator under Surveillance: The Creation and Implementation of Swiss Banking Legislation 1910-1934

This paper analyses how banking regulation was introduced in Switzerland - one of the world's most prominent financial centres - which remained in place until the beginning of the twenty-first century. It shows that the law adopted on 8 November 1934 is a perfect example of capture of the regulator by the regulated. Essentially a political response in the context of the economic crisis of the 1930s, it largely reflected the interests of banking circles by limiting the intervention of the State as much as possible. The introduction of the new legislation was facilitated by the temporary weakness of Swiss banking circles, as they depended on the State to delay or prevent the collapse of many major credit institutions. They did not manage to derail the law as they had two decades earlier when they scuppered the federal bill on banks drawn up between 1914 and 1916. But this time they were better organized and more united, and intervened all the more effectively in the legislative process itself. The 1934 law is thus distinctive in that it made no structural changes to the architecture of the financial centre but merely codified its practices through flexible legislation meant to reassure the public. The law was aimed less at controlling banking activity than at keeping - thanks to skilfully calibrated political concessions - the State from having to intervene more directly in the internal management of banks or in the fixing of interest rates and the export of capital.

Gestion et communication de l'information en surveillance biologique. Une approche éthique et interdisciplinaire [Biomonitoring information management and communication: an ethical and interdisciplinary perspective]

This study explores biomonitoring communication with workers exposed to risks. Using a qualitative approach, semi-directive interviews were performed. Results show that occupational physicians and workers share some perceptions, but also point out communication gaps. Consequently, informed consent is not guaranteed. This article proposes some recommendations for occupational physicians' practices.

La Revue d'art : revue hebdomadaire paraissant le samedi / directeur : Maurice Méry ; administrateur : G. Chavaroux

1899/11/04 (N1)-1900/01/13 (N11).

Revue d'art (Paris. 1899)

Etat de collection : N° 1 (1899, 4 nov.)-n° 11 (1900, 13 janv.)

Revue internationale de l'art et de la curiosité / publiée sous la direction de Ernest Feydeau

Périodicité : Mensuel

Revue internationale de l'art et de la curiosité / publiée sous la direction de Ernest Feydeau

1870/01/15 (T3,N1)-1870/06/15 (T3,N6).

Revue internationale de l'art et de la curiosité / publiée sous la direction de Ernest Feydeau

1869/07/15 (T2,N1)-1869/12/15 (T2,N6).

Revue internationale de l'art et de la curiosité / publiée sous la direction de Ernest Feydeau

1870/07/15 (T4,N1)-1870/08/15 (T4,N2).

Revue internationale de l'art et de la curiosité / publiée sous la direction de Ernest Feydeau

1869/01/15 (N1)-1869/06/15 (N6).

Les Semailles : revue mensuelle de sociologie et d'art

1902/01/15 (A2,N1)-1902/02/15 (A2,N2).

Les Semailles : revue mensuelle de sociologie et d'art

1901/03/15 (A1,N1)-1901/12/15 (A1,N10).

Le Thyrse : recueil mensuel de philosophie, art et littérature

1897/03-1897/10 (T2,N1).

Sciences appliquées à l'art militaire : chemins de fer, télégraphie électrique et optique, téléphonie, pigeons voyageurs, aérostation, ponts militaires, routes militaires

Collection : Encyclopédie théorique et pratique des connaissances civiles et militaires ; partie 2, livre 6