Ksenia Polonskaya

Institution: Carleton University

Period of stay: 28 September to 11 December 2026

Contact: ksenia.polonskaya@carleton.ca

https://carleton.ca/law/people/ksenia-polonskaya/

Profile: 

Ksenia Polonskaya is an Associate Professor at Carleton University, Department of Law and Legal Studies in Ottawa, Canada. Her publications appeared in the Journal of International Economic Law, Journal of International Dispute Settlement, and Leiden Journal of International Law, among others. Ksenia is a co-convener of the ESIL Interest Group on Feminism and International Law. She previously served as an associate editor of the University of Toronto Law Review.

Research Area:

International investment arbitration/international law

Research Title:

Investment Arbitrators: Mandates and Roles

Research Outline:

During my stay at Cambridge, I will focus on a specific aspect of a larger research project that examines the roles and mandates of investment arbitrators. Specifically, I will analyze the barriers that women face in accessing investment arbitration field.

Publications:

Selected publications:

“Metanarratives as a Trap: Critique of Investor–State Arbitration Reform” (2020) 23:4 Journal of International Economic Law 949-971.

“Allocation of Costs in Investor-State Arbitration: Abuse of Process Claims, Claims Manifestly Without Legal Merit and Unfounded Claims” (2020) 11:4 Journal of International Dispute Settlement 589-613.

“Selecting Candidates to the Bench of the World Court: (Inevitable) Politicization and Its Consequences” (2020) Leiden Journal of International Law 409-428.

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