<sod>Sornarajah atteended the [[Royal College Colombo]] and received law degrees from the [[University of Ceylon]], [[Yale University]], the [[London School of Economics]] and [[King's College London]]. He taught at the University of Ceylon from 1966 to 1973, at the University of Tasmania from 1974 to 1984, and the National University of Singapore since 1986. He has also been visiting faculty at several other universities.<ref name="cvnus">[http://law.nus.edu.sg/about_us/faculty/staff/staffcv/sornarajahcv2009.pdf Curriculum vitae] from National University Singapore, retrieved 2011-01-31.</ref> He has been editor-in-chief of two journals, the ''Singapore Journal of Legal Studies'' from 1996 to 2000 and the ''Singapore Journal of International and Comparative Law'' (which he founded) from 1998 to 2000.<ref name="lak"/><ref name="cvnus"/> His book, ''The International Law on Foreign Investment'', is the leading text on this area of the law which deals with issues of protection of foreign investments made by multinational corporations.<ref>[http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1519976 Review] in ''International and Comparative Law Quarterly''.  [http://bybil.oxfordjournals.org/content/76/1/557.full.pdf+html Review] in ''British Year Book of International Law''. [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=340389 Review]  , in ''World Trade Review''.</ref> His other books include ''Law of International Joint Ventures''<ref>[http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1517964 Review] in ''International and Comparative Law Quarterly''.</ref> and ''The Pursuit of Nationalized Property''.<ref>[http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1509696 Review] in ''International and Comparative Law Quarterly''.</ref> Sornarajah has been a member of the advisory panel of the [[Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam]],<ref name="lak">{{citation|title=Govt.plays KP card|publisher=Lakbimanews Online|first=Ranga|last=Jayasuriya|url=http://www.lakbimanews.lk/archvi/lakbimanews_10_06_27/defence.htm|date=June 27, 2010}}.</ref> and in 2011 he was appointed to its [[Ethics Commission]].<ref>{{citation|title=Formation of the Election Commission – TGTE Prime Minister|date=January 1, 2011|url=http://thaynilam.net/?p=128|publisher=Thaynilam}}.</ref> He also belongs to the Board of Advisors of the [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]] Project on Dispute Settlement.<ref>[http://r0.unctad.org/disputesettlement/advisers.htm Board of advisors of the project on dispute settlement], UNCTAD, retrieved 2011-01-31.</ref><eod>
<sod>Sornarajah atteended the [[Royal College Colombo]] and received law degrees from the [[University of Ceylon]], [[Yale University]], the [[London School of Economics]] and [[King's College London]]. He taught at the University of Ceylon from 1966 to 1973, at the University of Tasmania from 1974 to 1984, and the National University of Singapore since 1986. He has also been visiting faculty at several other universities.<ref name="cvnus">[http://law.nus.edu.sg/about_us/faculty/staff/staffcv/sornarajahcv2009.pdf Curriculum vitae] from National University Singapore, retrieved 2011-01-31.</ref> He has been editor-in-chief of two journals, the ''[[Singapore Journal of Legal Studies]]'' from 1996 to 2000 and the ''[[Singapore Journal of International and Comparative Law]]'' (which he founded) from 1998 to 2000.<ref name="lak"/><ref name="cvnus"/> His book, ''The International Law on Foreign Investment'', is the leading text on this area of the law which deals with issues of protection of foreign investments made by multinational corporations.<ref>[http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1519976 Review] in ''International and Comparative Law Quarterly''.  [http://bybil.oxfordjournals.org/content/76/1/557.full.pdf+html Review] in ''British Year Book of International Law''. [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=340389 Review]  , in ''World Trade Review''.</ref> His other books include ''Law of International Joint Ventures''<ref>[http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1517964 Review] in ''International and Comparative Law Quarterly''.</ref> and ''The Pursuit of Nationalized Property''.<ref>[http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1509696 Review] in ''International and Comparative Law Quarterly''.</ref> Sornarajah has been a member of the advisory panel of the [[Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam]],<ref name="lak">{{citation|title=Govt.plays KP card|publisher=Lakbimanews Online|first=Ranga|last=Jayasuriya|url=http://www.lakbimanews.lk/archvi/lakbimanews_10_06_27/defence.htm|date=June 27, 2010}}.</ref> and in 2011 he was appointed to its [[Ethics Commission]].<ref>{{citation|title=Formation of the Election Commission – TGTE Prime Minister|date=January 1, 2011|url=http://thaynilam.net/?p=128|publisher=Thaynilam}}.</ref> He also belongs to the Board of Advisors of the [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]] Project on Dispute Settlement.<ref>[http://r0.unctad.org/disputesettlement/advisers.htm Board of advisors of the project on dispute settlement], UNCTAD, retrieved 2011-01-31.</ref><eod>