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Ohler, Christoph --- "Restructuring sovereign debt on the basis of collective action clauses" [2017] ELECD 462; in Tams, J. Christian; Schill, W. Stephan; Hofmann, Rainer (eds), "International Investment Law and the Global Financial Architecture" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) 120

Book Title: International Investment Law and the Global Financial Architecture

Editor(s): Tams, J. Christian; Schill, W. Stephan; Hofmann, Rainer

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781785368875

Section: Chapter 5

Section Title: Restructuring sovereign debt on the basis of collective action clauses

Author(s): Ohler, Christoph

Number of pages: 15

Abstract/Description:

The chapter argues that the introduction of collective action clauses (CAC) in sovereign bond issues helps close a lacunua in state insolvency law. In the euro-area this step was made with the establishment of the European Stability Mechanism. These CACs do not form part of public international law but of domestic civil law. This means, however, that they can be tested under the standards of international investment law. It is suggested that the existing CACs are compatible with these standards as they are of procedural nature only and do not affect the substantive legal position of the private creditors. This could even be assumed if, as in the case of Greece, CACs were introduced with retroactive effect, pursuing the legitimate purpose of international financial stability. Keywords: Collective Action Clauses, financial stability, Greece, Greek Bondholder Act, international insolvency law