Ole Kristian Fauchald is Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo and Research Professor at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute. His fields of research are international investment law, international and domestic environmental law, and international trade law. He has been guest researcher at Peking University during the academic year 2006–2007 and at the United Nations University for Peace, Costa Rica, during 2018–2019. Currently, he is coordinating research on investment tribunals at the PluriCourts Centre of Excellence on The Legitimate Roles of the Judiciary in the Global Order.