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September 09 2010
Foreign investment & International Public Law
Investment Protection A foreign company that operates in the Mercosur may face investment risks which it does not face in its incorporation country and which vary in severity from country to country.
A country's legal regime may, for example, prevent a foreign investor from earning a fair rate of return on its investment, from competing on an equal footing with indigenous companies, or from repatriating its profits. In the worst case, it may face the outright expropriation of its assets. In addition, its investment may be at risk from so-called "political risk," which includes not only the risk of expropriation but also the risks attendant on war and revolution.
To best assist clients, we draw on its extensive experience with issues of investment protection and advised clients on the scope and interpretation of key terminology contained in any World Bank o event US models of Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Treaty Law and Practice Many public international law issues turn on questions of treaty interpretation. Such interpretation issues can have a direct and dramatic impact on the rights of private parties. For example, a company’s ability to vindicate its rights against a foreign sovereign in an investment dispute may turn on the interpretation of the remedies or arbitration clause in the bilateral investment treaty between the reception country and the foreign sovereign.
Trade and investment transactions that transcend national boundaries are often affected by issues of public international law, which deals with the relations between and among nation states.
Issues of public international law tend to be more difficult to anticipate, and more subtle and complex to resolve, than issues of private law. Where such an issue involves a conflict between a private party and a national sovereign, the private party can encounter substantial barriers to vindicating its rights, and may often need to resort to unconventional or creative vehicles for protecting its interests.
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Because many governments, including the United States, assert the extraterritorial reach of their domestic laws, companies often find themselves the subject of an enforcement action by a government other than the sovereign of the territory where they are doing business.
Sovereignty and Immunity We also help clients manage the risks associated with sovereign immunity and acts of state through the use of individual commercial arrangements between investors and national governmental authorities specially between Argentina and Brazil.
Law of the Sea The United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, which entered into force in 1994, governs questions relating to the high seas and the seabed. These include issues of fishing rights, mineral rights, oil and gas rights, navigation rights, jurisdiction over wrecks and historic artifacts on the seabed, and the limits of territorial sovereignty. Companies operating in coastal waters, especially those engaged in mineral or oil and gas exploration, frequently encounter law of the sea issues.
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