Towards a Reorganisation System for Sovereign Debt

An International Law Perspective
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-90-04-16247-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 730 g

The insolvency of sovereign debtors is a virtually timeless phenomenon and yet the existing international financial architecture does not provide any legal framework to deal with this issue. Following an overview of the main proposals as to how to bridge this gap, this study analyses the extent to which public international law can be used as a source for the establishment of a reorganisation system for sovereign debt. While there is no adequate customary international law relating to sovereign insolvencies, reference can instead be made to the growing body of general principles of law. This is illustrated by a comparison of the systems of corporate financial reorganisation in insolvency in six representatively selected countries - Argentina, England, France, Germany, Indonesia and the U.S. Due to the inherent lack of enforceability with regard to sovereign debtors, in order to be able to provide a basis for a reorganisation system for sovereign debt, these principles need to be complemented with a compliance control mechanism. This study suggests how such a system could be constructed and implemented.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schier, Holger

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Währungsrecht

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Holger Schier, LL.M. studied law at the universities of Bonn, Lausanne and Leicester. He was awarded his Ph.D. by the Justus-Liebig-University Gießen. He is currently working as a lawyer for a leading firm in Rhineland-Palatinate.