«Vulnerable host» states are described as such because (i) typically only states and not investors can be sued under an International Investment Agreement («IIA»)(ii) A developing state is more likely to lack sufficient legal infrastructure or
internationally acceptable practices (political and economic) to protect satisfactorily the investment subject of the IIA.
In a not too distant land, our sister country Nigeria has conducted an election that meets
internationally acceptable best
practices and according to the then commissioner of Nigeria (Prof. Attahiru Jega) «it's illogical not to change a register that has so many irregularities in it», and after changing the Nigeria voters register, his team went ahead to clean it from 73.5 million to 58 million people all in an effort to follow best
practices and ensure transparency in order to win the trust of the citizenry in the Commission.