CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Alemu, Tekalegne Teferi |
|---|---|
| Title | PROTECTION OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT UNDER VIETNAMESE AND ETHIOPIAN INVESTMENT LAWS |
| Summary | ABSTRACT Foreign direct investment offers various advantages to both the investor and the host country. Developing and LCD countries have been trying to reap these advantages of FDI by offering deferent opportunities that would attract investors. One such condition these countries are using is the provision of legal protection to foreign investment. Among many aspects of protection of FDI treatment of foreign investors repatriation of funds protection against expropriation and settlement of disputes constitute the major components of that should be given an acceptable level of protection. Regarding acceptable level of protection there is no a universally acceptable international standard applicable to FDI. To fill in this gap the World Bank has issued Guidelines to be used as standards by all concerned. Vietnam and Ethiopia as a host states for FDI, have provided legal protection in their respective investment laws. This thesis examines the protection offered by both legislations in the areas of treatment of foreign investors, repatriation of funds expropriation and settlement of disputes. Vietnamese investment law is more comprehensive than the Ethiopian and provides a level of protection consonant with the international standard, while the Ethiopian law leaves many important issues unattended which makes it incompatible with internationally accepted norms. |
| Supervisor | Messmann ,Stefan |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/alemu_tekalegne.pdf |
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