Central counterparties (CCP) and the new transnational lex mercatoria Chamorro-Courtland, Christian 2011, Central counterparties (CCP) and the new transnational lex mercatoria, Florida State University law review, vol. 10, pp. 57-116. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Central counterparties (CCP) and the new transnational lex mercatoria Author(s) Chamorro-Courtland, Christian Journal name Florida State University law review Volume number 10 Start page 57 End page 116 Total pages 60 Publisher Florida State University Place of publication Tallahassee, Fl. Publication date 2011 ISSN 0096-3070 Summary This article researches the sources of law governing theoperations of Central Counterparty (CCP) systems. The CCP is asui generis financial institution which guarantees and facilitates thesettlement of claims between a group of merchants. It will bedemonstrated that the new transnational lex mercatoria is the mainsource of law governing a CCP's operations. It is submitted thatthe lex mercatoria should remain the primary source of law[Vol. 10CCP AND LEX MERCA TORIAgoverning CCP arrangements because it has worked successfullyfor decades and there has never been a major CCP failure.'Although this paper focuses on the law from a common lawperspective, the 'transnational' aspect of this legal regime meansthat it applies universally to CCPs operating in most jurisdictions. Language eng Field of Research 1801 Law Socio Economic Objective 0 Not Applicable HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Florida State University Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30091497 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Law Open Access Checking Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 24 Feb 2017, 13:19:43 EST Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 04:00:50 EST Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 05:07:39 EST Wed, 08 Mar 2017, 14:50:43 EST Wed, 08 Mar 2017, 14:54:34 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 11 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 24 Feb 2017, 13:19:43 EST

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