Are states entitled to default on the sovereign debts incurred by governments in the past?

In this article I claim that states are in general morally responsible for repaying sovereign debts incurred by governments in the past. However, once we understand the reasons why they are morally responsible for repaying them, we should conclude that a portion of them are not binding. The steps of...

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Main Author: Dimitriu, Cristian (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters [2015]
In: Ethical perspectives
Year: 2015, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 369-393
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B State / Public debt / Repayment / Moral responsibility
RelBib Classification:NCD Political ethics
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