The legal guarantees to protect foreign investment in Jordan
Journal of International Trade Law and Policy
ISSN: 1477-0024
Article publication date: 11 October 2021
Issue publication date: 14 February 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to indicate that the foreign investment system in Jordan includes many provisions that create an appropriate environment for encouraging foreign investments and grant a distinctive treatment for the foreign investor that allows them the status equal to the national investor.
Design/methodology/approach
This study deals with the protection provided by the Jordan Government for foreign investments to attract foreign investment by studying the guarantees given by Jordan including many legal principles that encourage investment. The legal guarantees for the foreign investor enhance the confidence of the foreign investor in the host country.
Findings
The system provides a lot of guarantees with respect to non-commercial risks to which the foreign investor may be exposed.
Originality/value
The paper also clarifies that the role played by bilateral agreements in the field of investments, as these agreements give foreign investments a measure of protection through the guarantees and they are considered as incentives for the investor.
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Acknowledgements
The author is very thankful to all the associated personnel in any reference that contributed to/for the purpose of this research.
Funding: This research is not funded by any resource.
Research funding: This research did not receive fundings from any source.
Availability of data and materials: The data sets used and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Competing interest: The author declares no competing interest.
Citation
Helalat, M.A. (2022), "The legal guarantees to protect foreign investment in Jordan", Journal of International Trade Law and Policy, Vol. 21 No. 1, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/JITLP-01-2021-0003
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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