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international minimum standard
(in international law) A minimum standard of treatment that must always be observed with regard to the treatment of foreign nationals. This standard consists of at least the right to life, liberty, and free access to the courts and to the protection of property (especially fair compensation for the nationalization of property). An example of the standard being applied can be found in the Neer Claim (1926) 4 RIAA 60. The international minimum standard has proved to be contentious with developing countries, some of whom have argued that it merely advances Western economic imperialism. See also espousal of claim; expropriation; state responsibility. Compare national treatment standard. |