Prolegomena: The evolution of the law relating to local remedies law ; Basis of the rule ; The rule, denial of justice and violation of international law ; Contracts, violation of international law, denial of justice and the rule -- Application of the rule: Scope of the rule ; Limitations on the rule ; The rule as applied to the use of procedural resources ; Waiver of the rule and estoppel ; Burden of proof -- Peripheral and analogous applications of the rule: The rule and human rights protection ; The rule and international organizations -- Nature of the rule -- Epilogue: A concluding appraisal

1. Exhaustion of local remedies ( International law)