جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « حقوق سرمایه گذاران » در نشریات گروه « فقه و حقوق »

Indigenous rights are a set of rights that take the indigenous peoples particular situation into consideration and define certain standards to preserve their lives, territories, languages, religions, and other cultural heritage, all of which constitute their identity. The present paper raises the question whether investment in development plans and projects threatens the rights of indigenous peoples or not? If so, which rights are threatened by them, and what are the bases for such claims in international law? Furthermore, what is the solution for balancing the rights of the indigenous people and the rights of the investor? This study, by examining the 1989 ILO Convention No. 169 (Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention) and the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, seeks to propose that development and investment programs affecting the indigenous peoples must be implemented after consulting with them and in accordance with the rights specified in legal instruments. The study will also propose ways to balance the rights of the indigenous peoples and the rights of the investors.

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.