Expropriation and investment protection Abstract This dissertation deals with the issue of protection of foreign investments, especially the issue of the expropriation of foreign investments. The basic terms related to investment protection and expropriation are defined. Legal expropriation and its conditions are described at first. In the case of illegal expropriation, the state is forced, besides compensation for expropriation, to cover the damage caused by the unlawful interference. The history of investment protection is briefly presented. The next chapter deals with the legal sources in which we can find conditions of expropriation and investment protection. Attention is paid to the legal regulation of expropriation in Czech law. The thesis also focuses on investment cases, where expropriation was the main issue. Finally, the disputes that are currently brought against Czech Republic by foreign investors are mentioned. The conclusion of the dissertation deals with the problems de lege ferenda and the expected development of the legal regulation. Key words: expropriation, investment protection, investment disputes
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:388701 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Vlachová, Barbora |
| Contributors | Balaš, Vladimír, Šturma, Pavel, Chovancová, Katarína |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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