scholarly journals A Study on the Absolute Priority Rule in Bankruptcy Law

2007 ◽  
Vol null (3) ◽  
pp. 35-55
Author(s):  
박민제
2019 ◽  
pp. 114-160
Author(s):  
Nicolaes Tollenaar

The chapter begins with an outline of the US Chapter 11 plan procedure. It briefly discusses the proposals of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) for reform of Chapter 11. It then discusses the key features of the US Chapter 11 plan procedure, including the right to propose a plan, the permitted content of the plan, the voting in classes, and the criteria for confirmation and cramdown. Finally, it looks at criticisms of the US system, which include the costs and extent of judicial involvement, the duration of the automatic say, the exclusivity period, the best interests and feasibility test, the wording of the absolute priority rule, and the intrusiveness of the cramdown powers under US law.


2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (12) ◽  
pp. 3740-3765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satyajit Chatterjee ◽  
Burcu Eyigungor

A sovereign’s inability to commit to a course of action regarding future borrowing and default behavior makes long-term debt costly (the problem of debt dilution). One mechanism to mitigate this problem is the inclusion of a seniority clause in debt contracts. In the event of default, creditors are to be paid off in the order in which they lent (the “absolute priority” or “first-in-time” rule). In this paper, we propose a modification of the absolute priority rule suited to sovereign debts contracts and analyze its positive and normative implications within a quantitatively realistic model of sovereign debt and default. (JEL E32, E44, F34, G15, H63, O16, O19)


2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-211
Author(s):  
Jochem M. Hummelen

Bankruptcy serves to prevent the arising of a common pool problem and to ensure value maximisation of the debtor’s assets. The question is whether in addition to this goal of value maximization, it is efficient to allow the introduction of new substantive policies in the bankruptcy process as to redistribute wealth. The author, in light of Dutch and American bankruptcy law, compares several theories to answer this question about the goals of bankruptcy. He concludes that the introduction of substantive policies leads to inefficient forum shopping and that and the absolute priority of creditors and shareholders should be warranted as much as possible in bankruptcy.


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