论国际投资法的外交保护制度

On the System of Diplomatic Protection of the International Investment Law

国际投资法中的外交保护是指本国国民在国外遭受损害,依该外国国内法程序得不到救济时,本国可以通过外交手段向该国要求适当的救济。外交保护作为一项传统的国际投资争端解决机制,曾是一种主要的解决投资争端的方法,但是随着国际投资争端法律解决机制的完善,外交保护失去了其原有的地位。并且遭到发展中国家的反对,甚至在卡尔沃条款出现之后一度引发了其效力的争议。

Diplomatic protection of the international investment law refers to the motherland can help the investors disputing through the diplomatic channels while the Local relief cannot protect the investors lawful rights.As a traditional method of international investment law,diplomatic protection played an important role in the mechanism of disputing.However,for the reasons of which,it was abandoned by the developing countries.