<i>'It is a trite point that history plays an important role in international investment law, perhaps more so than in other, less decentralised fields of international law. This very fine volume will provide much of interest to the careful reader, be it their 'historical' inquiry directed at the broader normative tapestry of sources, responsibility, and dispute settlement within which investment law operates; interpretation and application of particular primary rules; critical engagement with the systemic teleology; or theoretical and methodological underpinnings.' </i><br /> --Martins Paparinskis, University College London, UK<p><i>'There is no shortage of reading materials dealing with the subject of treaty-based investor/state arbitration, but as the editors of this fascinating volume have perceived, the field is dominated by the ''here and now'', and thus lacks important insights of historical perspective. The original contributions to be found here compel the reader to reconceptualise issues in light of the recognition that they did not emerge freshly minted from a box just 25 years ago.'</i><br /> --Jan Paulsson, Three Crowns LLP, Washington DC, US</p><p><i>'This is an outstanding collection of provocative and informative papers. The contributions provide short, fascinating histories of several important elements of contemporary international investment law, while exploring the methodological issues that confront historians of the field and surveying the recent historical scholarship. For anyone interested in the history of international investment law, this is the perfect place to start.'</i><br /> --Kenneth Vandevelde, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, US</p>