The Concept and Types of National Legal Guarantees of the Rights of Foreign Investors

Abstract

The paper gives the analysis of the national law guarantees of the rights of foreign investors. National law guarantees can be classified in accordance with the scope of rights provided by them as general and special guaranties. The author considers that implementation of economic, political, moral, cultural and other guaranties is performed by means of legal guaranties. In this context, legal guarantees can be attributed to general guarantees through which all other guarantees are implemented. In turn, foreign investors' rights guarantees set forth in the national legislation of states are special national law investment guarantees, since they govern legal relationships in the sphere of mutual rights and obligations of foreign investors and recipient states. However, it should be assumed that the most important for foreign investors are guarantees for the protection of property rights and guarantees of removing the property to foreign investors that are special guarantees. National law guarantees for the rights of foreign investors are referred to the obligation of recipient states enshrined in the national legislation of these States and securing protection of property rights of foreign investors.