Introduction

An investigation by INVEST-SD News Bulletin has found that a number of investment treaty based claims have been threatened, and in some cases filed, against the Government of Zimbabwe in relation to that country's compulsory acquisition of foreign-owned properties in recent years. Various press reports seen by INVEST-SD suggest that there have been extensive diplomatic representations made by European governments, including those of Germany, Holland and Italy, over a long period of time, in response to developments in Zimbabwe. In 2001, the PanAfrican News ...