Background: Settlement of disputes arising from foreign investment may be possible if the governing law is clear. Irrespective of international treaties, since the legal relationship between the investor and the investee is often included in investment contracts, the law governing such contracts is determined. But there are cases where the ruling law has not been determined. In this case, three...

International law allocates large discretion for States on the issue of permission to enter and deportation of aliens. States enjoy almost absolute discretion for the entry of foreigners. But once they are on their territory, international law expects the territorial State to observe certain rules vis-à-vis the alien. The present Article deals with the latter aspect of the rules of state resp...