International Law Review

International Law Review

Analysis of the Margin of Appreciation Doctrine in Non-Human Rights Treaties with Emphasis on Trade and Investment Treaties

Document Type : academic

Authors
Maryam Ahmadinejad 1
Yasser Aminroaya 2
1 Corresponding author, Assistant professor of Al-Zahra University
2 PhD of international law, Allameh Tabatabaei University
10.22066/cilamag.2019.35086
Abstract
At first, it was assumed that the Margin of Appreciation Doctrine exists only in the human rights treaties and particularly in the European Convention on Human Rights, while the Margin of Appreciation Doctrine is considered as a right for States in many non-human rights treaties due to specific conditions and rules that govern some international treaties such as the existence of optional obligations or ambiguity, insertion of non-precluded measures clauses and existence of positive obligations. Therefore, in international treaties, the granting of this right to States would enable them to choose and adopt the best decision, according to the circumstances and necessities related to the public interest. Accordingly, the traditional views which believed in the conflict of the margin of appreciation doctrine with adherence to international obligations have been adjusted. There are concerns about the abuse of freedom of action, and powers granted to the States, that leads to an opposition with authorities granted under the framework of the margin of appreciation doctrine to States. Of course, these concerns were obviated somewhat with regard to the fact that, international judicial courts have relied on review standards to supervise on State powers.
Keywords
Non-Human Rights Treaties
Review Standards
Freedom of Action and Authorities
Commercial Treaties
Investment Treaties

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    ـ مقاله

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  • Receive Date 10 May 2017
  • Revise Date 30 August 2017
  • Accept Date 11 October 2017