Wong, Yvonne,

Sovereign finance and the poverty of nations : odious debt in international law / Yvonne Wong. - xiii, 176 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The odious debts doctrine : an overview -- Sovereign debt and its legal framework -- History of sovereign debt -- Sovereign debt and the poverty of nations -- A new era for international finance -- Justifications for a law banning odious debts -- Current ideas for how the odious debts doctrine could apply in practice -- The New Approach Odious Debts Doctrine (NAODD) -- Concluding remark.

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Debts, External--Law and legislation.
Debts, Public--Law and legislation.
Debt relief.