Local Remedies in International Law

This second edition of C.F. Amerasinghe's successful 1993 book has been revised to include a new chapter on judicial organs of international organizations, as well as a considerably developed chapter on dispute settlement. Covering all the important institutional aspects of international organizations, it considers a range of topics, including membership and representation, international and national personality, the doctrine of ultra vives, liability of members to third parties, dissolution and succession. First Edition Hb (1993): 0-521-46317-3

In this 2004 book, Professor Amerasinghe examines the local remedies rule in terms of both historical and modern international law. He considers both the customary international law as well as the application of the rule to, among others, human rights protection and international organizations. Material includes bilateral investment treaties and state contracts. The law is dealt with in the light of state practice and the jurisprudence of international courts and tribunals. The book also ventures into important areas such as the incidence of the rule, limitations, the burden of proof and the application of the rule to procedural remedies, in which the law is less clear. It adheres to the requirements of juristic exposition and analysis where the law has been determined, but at the same time Amerasinghe offers criticisms and suggestions for improving the law in the light of modern policy considerations.

Preface; Table of cases; Part I. Prolegomena: 1. Introduction; 2. The evolution of the law relating to local remedies; 3. Basis of the rule; 4. The rule, denial of justice and violation of international law; 5. Contracts, violation of international law, denial of justice and the rule; Part II. Application of the Rule: 6. Incidence of the rule; 7. The scope of the rule; 8. Limitations of the rule; 9. The rule as applied to the use of procedural resources; 10. Waiver of the rule and estoppel; 11. Burden of proof; 12. Procedural matters connected with the rule; Part III. Peripheral and Analogous Applications of the Rule: 13. The rule and human rights protection; 14. The rule and international organizations; Part IV. Nature of the Rule: 15. Nature of the rule; Part V. Epilogue: 16. A concluding appraisal.

This 2004 book examines the local remedies rule in the context of both historical and modern international law. It considers both the customary international law as well as the application of the rule to, among others, human rights protection and international organizations. New material includes bilateral investment treaties and state contracts.

Chittharanjan Felix Amerasinghe was formerly Judge at the UN Tribunal, New York, and of the Commonwealth Secretariat Tribunal in London. He was also Professor and Honorary Professor of Law, University of Ceylon, Colombo. He was also Director of the Secretariat and Registrar at the World Bank Tribunal in Washington.