In addressing oneself to the subject of “diversity and uniformity in the law of nations,” it is well to suggest at the outset that these two attributes are perennially present not only in the international legal system but in many, if not all, legal systems. This is a statement of the obvious, but it merits some attention at a time when there is such a spate of writing about the changes in international law which are said to be required to meet the needs of an international society which is itself experiencing great changes.

This article deals with Professor Sergei Borisovich Krylov’s (1888-1958) work as an example of the impact of Soviet theory and practice on international adjudication. Krylov’s statements and performance regarding this institution are examined in the light of his relationship with his state. By bringing out some of the factors that motivate an individual acting in a state-oriented society, further appraisals of the rôle and the effective limits of international adjudication, with Soviet participation, may be aided.

The purpose of this paper is to examine certain aspects of the nature and content of the duty, arising in the law of international claims, tot exhaust local remedies. The general rule of exhaustion of local remedies, as set forth in familiar terms in the award of the Commission of Arbitration in the Ambatielos case is as follows:

The case of the Cameroons v. The United Kingdom concerning the Northern Cameroons, described, in a typical understatement, as “almost unique in the annals of international litigation,” has been terminated by a judgment of the International Court of Justice which appears as well to be “almost unique.” In fact, neither the Court nor any of the separate opinions referred to any precedent.

The material for this section has been prepared by a committee consisting of HAROLD S. BURMAN, STANLEY L. COHEN, THOMAS T. F. HUANG, and SYLVIA E. NILSEN, under the chairmanship of RICHARD B. BILDER, all of the Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State. Mr. ALFRED P. RUBIN, of the Office of the General Counsel, Department of Defense, has provided the committee with material originating in the Department of Defense.