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Eurobonds: Legal Design Features

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Abstract

In light of proposals for Eurobonds, this article explores central legal features of the Eurobond proposals. Section I focuses on the development of the law governing sovereign bonds and assesses the potential, but limited role of international law to Eurobonds. Section II considers the equal treatment of bondholders, looking at the two potential sources of non-discrimination obligations for sovereign bonds and their relevance to Eurobonds. Section III turns to two crucial design features of Eurobonds - which existing proposals mostly address only in passing: (i) which legal entity issues Eurobonds; and (ii) what form of debt mutualization Eurobonds involve.

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Eurobonds, legal design, law, issuer, European Monetary Union, sovereign debt, European Debt Management Agency

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Review of Law and Economics

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Journal ISSN

2194-6000
1555-5879

Volume Title

12

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter