United States Department of State

Fiji United States Department of State

The Fiji government welcomes foreign investment, assuring investors that Fiji is a safe place to do business. The return to parliamentary democracy and re-engagement of diplomatic relations with international partners has improved investor confidence. Although Fiji has a tradition of a strong judiciary system, where contractual rights are generally upheld, the independence of the judiciary and the lengthy legal process raise concerns about due process of law. Furthermore, all cases challenging the actions of the interim government since December 2006, were dissolved by decree. This prohibits the judiciary from hearing challenges to the actions of the government since April 2009, such as the 2006 coup and the abrogation of the constitution in April 2009.