The Interplay between the Legislative Power of States with Foreign Investors Legitimate Expectations

Behzadi Parsi, Arash; Seifi, Seyed Jamal

doi:10.22059/jplsq.2019.272603.1892

Document Type : Article

Authors

¹ Ph.D in public international law, Department of public & international law, faculty of divinity, political science and law, Science and Research Branch Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

² Member of Iran- United States Claims Tribunal, Associate Professor National University, Tehran, Iran, Academic tenure holding visiting chair at Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2019.272603.1892

Abstract

The power of States to alter their laws and regulations in a way that no harm is inflicted on foreign investor's rights, has always been one of the challenging issues under international investment law. One the one hand, the foreign investor expects that the laws and regulations of the host State remain unchanged in the course of his investment, but on the other, the efficient administration of society requires the amendment of laws and regulations based on the society's ruling circumstances. The interplay between the two above-mentioned trends, is subordinate to various factors. Hence, this article deals with the question that what role, the legitimate expectations of an investor, play with regard to the consistency of the laws and regulations of States. Applying analytical and descriptive method and by examining treaties and the awards rendered by investment arbitral tribunals, attempt is made to demonstrate that the legitimate expectations of investor may have a direct impact upon the host State's legislation discretion and entitles the investor to certain rights.

Keywords

20.1001.1.24238120.1400.51.2.1.1

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Public Law Studies Quarterly

The Interplay between the Legislative Power of States with Foreign Investors Legitimate Expectations

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Volume 51, Issue 2
Summer 2021
July 2021
Pages 431-454

The Interplay between the Legislative Power of States with Foreign Investors Legitimate Expectations

References

References

Volume 51, Issue 2Summer 2021July 2021Pages 431-454

Volume 51, Issue 2
Summer 2021
July 2021
Pages 431-454