Substantive Rights: Full Protection and Security

The non-contingent standard of 'Full Protection and Security' is commonly found in investment treaties. It is fundamentally concerned with the failure by the host state to protect an investor's property from actual damage caused by either state officials or the actions of others where the state has failed to exercise due diligence (i.e. police power).

24 Jan 2019 Video

The non-contingent standard of 'Full Protection and Security' is commonly found in investment treaties. It is fundamentally concerned with the failure by the host state to protect an investor's property from actual damage caused by either state officials or the actions of others where the state has failed to exercise due diligence (i.e. police power).

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