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Spanish Judge Garzon praises Argentina's sovereign payment bill and UN resolution
”The UN’s decision “represents a victory for Argentina and for the countries that are victims of the predatory practices” of international funds, said Garzon Former Spanish Judge and Human Rights activist Baltasar Garzon praised the Sovereign Payment law approved by Argentina’s Congress last week and described the United Nation’s resolution for the creation of a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring process as “essential.”
The former adviser of La Haya International Court of Justice described the resolution sparked by Argentina’s debt battle with its holdout creditors as “a step forward that is not only needed but essential.”
In an interview with Argentine media Garzon stressed that the UN’s decision “represents a victory for Argentina and for the countries that are victims of the predatory practices” of international funds.
The former magistrate pointed out that regulation of vulture funds’ practices was “needed” since they put “many lives (…) the functioning of the state in danger.”
Garzón also celebrated Argentina’s recently-approved Sovereign Payment law as a “correct exercise of parliamentary sovereignty” and rejected US Judge Thomas Griesa’s ruling saying it is “not only a Commercial ruling (…). It affects millions of people and therefore there has to be greater rationality.
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Read all commentsThe UN Resolution is also a good information for potential creditors.
Sep 15th, 2014 - 06:58 am 0After this UN vote, potential creditors now know, which 124 countries in the future do not want to repay their debts.
Who will lend these 124 countries in future money?
Excellent point, no major players in the world would sign up to the “ new regulations ” without legal constraints. Still the 124 countries probably do not understand thye word “ LEGAL ”
Sep 15th, 2014 - 09:13 am 0Nothing will come of this, the UN is the wrong body to address it.
Sep 15th, 2014 - 11:16 am 0The 124 have blown it though.
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