The challenges of establishing the principles and standards of international law in foreign investments in theory and practice.

Movassaghi, Hassan; Movassaghi, Linda; Mahmudkhah, Mahmud

doi:10.22034/jml.2025.722095

The challenges of establishing the principles and standards of international law in foreign investments in theory and practice.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Hassan Movassaghi ¹

Linda Movassaghi ²

mahmud mahmudkhah ³

¹ Associate professor of International law and Faculty Member of Islamic Azad university, Tabriz Branch.

² Master's student of Public Law, Tabriz University

³ Master's student in International Law, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch

10.22034/jml.2025.722095

Abstract

Undoubtedly, in today's world, the economy and sustainable development have outshined politics and its discussions. Both domestic and foreign investments across all sectors of society have considered as an undeniable necessity. At the same time, although the principles of international law of foreign investments contain logical and just rules, but practically the absorption of foreign capital in both developing and developed countries is not the same, and single-product and developing countries have not been very successful in this regard and are facing serious challenges. This is due to the existence and establishment of traditional, cultural, civilizational, industrial, economic, social and technological distinctions, they have not attained success to attract foreign capital and are not able to participate in Competitive economic markets of global village and cannot experience rapid development leaps. In this research, we will consider the most important problems about absorbing foreign investment in light of the principles and standards of international investment law and we will propose solutions in this regard.

Keywords

Foreign investment

economy

developing countries

standards of international law

sustainable development

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