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, arbitrators and political scientists on the development of the concept of the "State" in a field that currently presents an increasing number of controversial disputes: Investor-State Arbitration.

Shaheeza Lalani, Director of the Doctoral Program (World Trade Institute, University of Bern), Ph.D. (University of Lausanne), MSc. (London School of Economics), LL.B. and B.C.L. (McGill University), Barrister & Solicitor (British Columbia).

Rodrigo Polanco Lazo, PhD. Candidate (World Trade Institute, University of Bern), LL.M. (New York University), Bachelor and Master of Laws (University of Chile), Lawyer and Assistant Professor of International Economic Law (University of Chile).