With secondary sanctions against Iran lifted, what protective mechanisms are available to investors including Iran's domestic legislation and appropriate treaties? Danielle Morris, counsel, and Desley Horton, senior associate, at WilmerHale, identify factors investors should consider, including the use of international arbitration in resolving potential disputes and maximising protection for foreign investment.
January 16, 2016, marked the Implementation Day that recognised the certification by the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran had met its obligations under the July 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a deal between Iran, the European Union, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, China, the Russian Federation and the United States, to lift nuclear-related sanctions in exchange for Iran dismantling elements of its nuclear programme.
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