Laurence Boisson de Chazournes has been Professor of International Law and International Organization at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva since 1999. She has also been invited as a guest lecturer at numerous universities all over the world. She teaches and writes on, inter alia, general international law, dispute settlement, natural resources management and environmental law. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes also serves as an advisor to various international organizations (UN, ILO, WHO) and governments. She is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. From 1995-1999, she was Senior Counsel with the World Bank. In the area of international dispute settlement, she has served as Chairperson of WTO arbitration panels on pre-shipment inspections. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes also pleads before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and is an arbitrator in investment arbitration (ICSID) and other arbitration proceedings (PCA, UNCITRAL and the Court of Sport Arbitration).