Date of Defense
17-4-2024 3:00 PM
Location
H2-0012
Document Type
Dissertation Defense
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Private Law
College
College of Law
Department
Private Law
First Advisor
Prof. Emad Dahiyat
Keywords
FDI, Adequacy of FDI guarantees, Technology transfer
Abstract
The great economic competition between countries, and their endeavor to strengthen their economy through various fields; Make them compete with each other in attracting foreign direct investments to their territories; However, these investments cannot move from their home country to another country without having economic advantages and incentives that encourage them to invest in a country other than the home country. Likewise, these investments cannot carry out their work in any country without having the investor has many guarantees that protect this investment, and these guarantees can only be achieved through the presence of a strong, renewable legislative environment that keeps pace with global changes and ensures the preservation of capital coming into this country. So that these funds are not subject to any confiscation by the state that is distressed by this investment, in addition to providing a competitive environment free of any favoritism and characterized by clarity and transparency. On the other hand, the countries hosting foreign direct investment are trying - through their legislation - to balance between supporting the investment and maintaining economic security and state sovereignty, by codifying the investment process in some areas of a sovereign nature for the state. As such, this study aims to address the adequacy of the guarantees established by the Emirati legislator for the foreign investor, and examine the extent to which the Emirati legislation strike a balance between the interest of the investor through guarantees and incentives, and the interest of the state by ensuring the transfer of technology and providing job opportunities
Included in
THE ADEQUACY OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GUARANTEES - A CRITICAL ANALYTICAL STUDY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL LAW NO. (32) OF 2021
H2-0012
The great economic competition between countries, and their endeavor to strengthen their economy through various fields; Make them compete with each other in attracting foreign direct investments to their territories; However, these investments cannot move from their home country to another country without having economic advantages and incentives that encourage them to invest in a country other than the home country. Likewise, these investments cannot carry out their work in any country without having the investor has many guarantees that protect this investment, and these guarantees can only be achieved through the presence of a strong, renewable legislative environment that keeps pace with global changes and ensures the preservation of capital coming into this country. So that these funds are not subject to any confiscation by the state that is distressed by this investment, in addition to providing a competitive environment free of any favoritism and characterized by clarity and transparency. On the other hand, the countries hosting foreign direct investment are trying - through their legislation - to balance between supporting the investment and maintaining economic security and state sovereignty, by codifying the investment process in some areas of a sovereign nature for the state. As such, this study aims to address the adequacy of the guarantees established by the Emirati legislator for the foreign investor, and examine the extent to which the Emirati legislation strike a balance between the interest of the investor through guarantees and incentives, and the interest of the state by ensuring the transfer of technology and providing job opportunities