Al Jazeerahas accused Egypt of breaching its obligations under the Qatar - Egypt bilateral investment treaty, which «
requires that investors be afforded fair and
equitable treatment by the governments of both countries».
In interpreting, for example, fair and
equitable treatment provisions, an interpretation of the ordinary meaning may replace the terms «fair and
equitable» with similarly vague and empty phrases such as «just,» «even - handed,» «unbiased,» or «legitimate,» but does not succeed in clarifying the standard's normative content, nor does it indicate what is
required of States in specific circumstances.