International Business Transactions and the Doctrines of Sovereign

Immunity and Act of State.

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Foreign business entities seek to take advantage of the host country by exploiting the host
state’s capacity for lowest production cost, highest sales turnover and repatriating their
profits to their respective home states whilst the host state aim to make the most of the
foreign entities’ operations in its territory to benefit its economy and resist, as far as
practicable, repatriation of profits. 2 Even the advent of globalisation and free trade, states
remain possessed, although diluted, of inherent powers under legal principles and doctrines
that can pose as sources of political risks and instability for international business
transactions. These legal principles and doctrines, that transcend national boundaries, are
underpinned by the right of the state to protect itself and its citizens.The ability to
anticipate and manage risks and potential conflicts are crucial in the management of
international business transactions and economic success largely depends on it. Albeit good
contractual planning significantly minimises these potential risks and inevitable conflicts, it
is never absolute security from future risks. This is because contract planning is always
encumbered by future uncertainties posed not only by economic but, also political and legal
changes, such as war, revolution, civil unrest, nationalisation and government acts that can
greatly affect the conduct of business.One of the legal precepts that international business
entities must contend with is the principle of state sovereignty. This principle provides that
a state has a right to self-determination and thus, has exclusive control over its territory,
property ownership and economy. It is synonymous to state independence allowing the
state to fully exert its power, authority, order and legitimacy without being subjected to a
higher or external power. As can be gleaned from such a description of the precept, state
sovereignty has two aspects: internal and external. The first refers to a state’s ultimate
dominion over the fate of its&nbsp.territory and everything within it and is also called
political sovereignty whilst the second, also called juridical sovereignty, refers to its equal
standing with other states in the global stage.