Finance:Lex monetae
Lex monetae is a Latin phrase which means that a sovereign state chooses which currency it will use[1] and that the meaning of units of above-mentioned currency is determined by the law of the country whose money is in question.[2] The concept has been identified as a potential problem if the Eurozone breaks up or a member state decides to leave it, since debts in euros may turn into debts owed in another currency.[3] Conversion would be at a rate determined by the nation in question, and no party to a contract or transaction will have the right to default on it.[4] In 2016, Jacques Sapir asserted that "public debt issued under French law (which corresponds to 97% of the amount of this debt) must be repayable in the currency that is legal tender in France".[5]
References
- ↑ "Eurozone". Eurocoins. http://www.eurocoins.co.uk/eurozone.html. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ↑ Garner, Bryan A. (2001). A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage. Oxford University Press. p. 526. ISBN 9780195142365. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofmode00garn_0. Retrieved July 2, 2015. "Lex monetae."
- ↑ "Multinationals sweep euros from accounts on daily basis". Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/9278128/Multinationals-sweep-euros-from-accounts-on-daily-basis.html. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Lex Monetae". Morgan Stanley. http://morganstanleycontent.intuition.com/lms/glossary/a_to_z_definition.asp?188502. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Lex Monetae et droit européen". https://russeurope.hypotheses.org/5835..
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