El Sheikh

The Legal Regime of Foreign Private Investment in Sudan and Saudi Arabia: Foreign investment in politico-economic perspective

Developing countries require foreign investment for the promotion of economic growth, yet in the existing economic order, investors often come across a range of obstacles. Dr Fath El Rahman El Sheikh draws on his experience both as a legal academic and international investment lawyer to detail the interaction between new and traditional understandings of investment insurance. This comparative study of two developing countries with a similar ethnic, religious and social make-up – Sudan and Saudi Arabia – considers how international and Islamic law have evolved in new directions in the years following the demise of the Soviet Union and the spread of market economy. Dr El Sheikh considers the rules, at both the domestic and the international level, for the protection and promotion of foreign investments, as well as the incentives and facilities provided for foreign investors. He also details investment treaties; national, regional and international investment insurance programmes; and the remedies for aggrieved investors. This comparative study will interest both legal academics and business and legal professionals involved with investment in developing countries.

The Legal Regime of Foreign Private Investment in Sudan and Saudi Arabia: Impediments to foreign investment

Developing countries require foreign investment for the promotion of economic growth, yet in the existing economic order, investors often come across a range of obstacles. Dr Fath El Rahman El Sheikh draws on his experience both as a legal academic and international investment lawyer to detail the interaction between new and traditional understandings of investment insurance. This comparative study of two developing countries with a similar ethnic, religious and social make-up – Sudan and Saudi Arabia – considers how international and Islamic law have evolved in new directions in the years following the demise of the Soviet Union and the spread of market economy. Dr El Sheikh considers the rules, at both the domestic and the international level, for the protection and promotion of foreign investments, as well as the incentives and facilities provided for foreign investors. He also details investment treaties; national, regional and international investment insurance programmes; and the remedies for aggrieved investors. This comparative study will interest both legal academics and business and legal professionals involved with investment in developing countries.