The State Immunity Controversy in International Law

lt;p>Dr Ernest K. Bankas is a legal scholar/Jurist Consult; Advocate on human rights and public international law.

-              Education: BA Hons, LLB Hons, MA, LLM, LLM, SJD Law and PhD in law.

-              PhD in public international law, Durham University 2000 UK.

-              SJD in Conflict of LAWS, SMU, 1990, Law school, Dallas Texas.

-              An expert in Public international law and Private international law.

-              Holds an LLM in international Criminal law from Washington University USA.

-    Awarded, Boutros Boutros Ghali, UN Scholarship to The Hague Academy of international law 1977.

-              Worked with Rad Associates Law office 1991- 4.

-              Visiting post-Doctoral Scholar, Durham University UK, 1995-2000.

-              Editorial member of the International law journal (Cornell University 1994 USA).

-              Testified as an expert before Federal District Court in Dallas Texas.

-              Published an article on conflict of laws in the International Lawyer.

-              Published two articles in the Durham student law review Known as Inter Alia.

-       Published a Book on Public international law. The state immunity Controversy in international law 2005.

-          Forthcoming second edition: The state immunity controversy in international law 2021.

-              Associated with Swansea University, Wales UK.

The Origins of Absolute Immunity of States.- The Development of Sovereign Immunity.- The Privileges and Immunities of States.- Restrictive Immunity in U.S. and U.K. Courts.- Private Suits Against African States in Foreign Courts.- African States and the Practice of State Immunity.- The ILC Report On Jurisdictional Immunities of States.- State Immunity and Certain Unresolved Problems.- State Immunity and Violation of International Law.- UN Draft Convention on State Immunity.- The Current Law of State Immunity.- Conclusion.