This book examines the role of home states to investment disputes and questions whether it represents a return to diplomatic protection.

I. Introduction II. History and Limitations of the Traditional System for Resolving Investment Disputes III. The Modern System of Investor-State Arbitration IV.

Edited by Shaheeza Lalani and Rodrigo Polanco Lazo, The Role of the State in Investor-State Arbitration is a collection of edited contributions by lawyers, arbi

This open access book focuses on public actors with a role in the settlement of investment disputes. Traditional studies on actors in international investment l

This volume shows how investment arbitration may be reformed to achieve both increased investment flows and improved access to justice.