Pt. 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 -- Pt. II. Application of the rule -- 6. Incidence of the rule -- 7. Scope of the rule -- 8. Limitations on 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 -- Pt. III. Peripheral and analogous applications of the rule -- 13. The rule and human rights protection -- 14. The rule and international organizations -- Pt. IV. Nature of the rule -- 15. Nature of the rule -- Pt. V. Epilogue -- 16. A concluding appraisal.