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Page xi
... arise , were an attempt made to operate under it , would be largely those presented at page 37 et seq . , regarding co - operation , the mobilization of armed forces , etc. , upon the failure of voluntary submission by a nation . The ...
... arise , were an attempt made to operate under it , would be largely those presented at page 37 et seq . , regarding co - operation , the mobilization of armed forces , etc. , upon the failure of voluntary submission by a nation . The ...
Page xvii
... It is , therefore , America's duty to participate actively in the discharge of those obligations . JUSTICE - NOT PREFERMENTS PREFACE To preconceive situations between nations that would arise , PREFACE TO PRESENT EDITION xvii.
... It is , therefore , America's duty to participate actively in the discharge of those obligations . JUSTICE - NOT PREFERMENTS PREFACE To preconceive situations between nations that would arise , PREFACE TO PRESENT EDITION xvii.
Page xix
... arise , should given changes be introduced in their relation- ship , and then , to devise or apply rules , derived as much as possible from experience , that would be effective in con- trolling them , is a very strenuous mental task ...
... arise , should given changes be introduced in their relation- ship , and then , to devise or apply rules , derived as much as possible from experience , that would be effective in con- trolling them , is a very strenuous mental task ...
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... arise , and the majority of the members of the court at a given time might be from countries that had practically no modern marine experience . No nation would like to present causes to a court in which it would regularly find one or ...
... arise , and the majority of the members of the court at a given time might be from countries that had practically no modern marine experience . No nation would like to present causes to a court in which it would regularly find one or ...
Page 20
... no question of sympathy would arise , as it would have brought the imprisonment upon itself voluntarily and could terminate it at any time upon complying with the 20 THE ISOLATION PLAN SANCTION OF ISOLATION, OR NON-INTERCOURSE.
... no question of sympathy would arise , as it would have brought the imprisonment upon itself voluntarily and could terminate it at any time upon complying with the 20 THE ISOLATION PLAN SANCTION OF ISOLATION, OR NON-INTERCOURSE.
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accept action additional members adopted agreement Allies America Andrew Carnegie Annex apply arise armaments arms Article 12 Assembly award body of delegates British cause claim co-operation colonies Committee comply Conference consider constituted contracting parties agree Convention countries Covenant covenant-breaking decision decree disarmament dispute Draft effect equal established executive council fact France further Germany give governed Hague Hague Conventions high contracting parties impartiality intercourse interest International Peace Congress Isolation Plan jurisdiction jurists justice League agree League of Nations limited Lord Robert Cecil maintain mandatory matter meeting ment military forces Monroe Doctrine nant naval necessary offending nation organization permanent court permanent judges permit present President principles provision questions recommendation refuse regard represented require rule sanction of non-intercourse Secretariat Secretary secretary-general secure settlement simply small nations submission submit thereof tion treaties Tribunal unani unanimity unless vote Wilson Points
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Page 98 - Should any Member of the League resort to war in disregard of its covenants under Articles 12, 18, or 15, it shall ipso facto be deemed to have committed an act of war against all other Members of the League...
Page 74 - Certain communities formerly belonging to the Turkish Empire have reached a stage of development where their existence as independent nations can be provisionally recognized subject to the rendering of administrative advice and assistance by a Mandatory until such time as they are able to stand alone.
Page 104 - ... make provision to secure and maintain freedom of communications and of transit and equitable treatment for the commerce of all Members of the League.
Page 105 - Amendments to this Covenant will take effect when ratified by the Members of the League whose representatives compose the Council and by a majority of the Members of the League whose Representatives compose the Assembly. No such amendment shall bind any Member of the League which signifies its dissent therefrom, but in that case it shall cease to be a member of the League.
Page 100 - If a State so invited shall refuse to accept the obligations of membership in the League for the purposes of such dispute, and shall resort to war against a Member of the League, the provisions of Article 16 shall be applicable as against the State taking such action.
Page 98 - The Council may in any case under this Article refer the dispute to the Assembly. The dispute shall be so referred at the request of either party to the dispute, provided that such request be made within fourteen days after the submission of the dispute to the Council.
Page 96 - The Members of the League agree that they will carry out in full good faith any award or decision that may be rendered, and that they will not resort to war against a Member of the League which complies therewith. In the event of any failure to carry out such an award or decision, the Council shall propose what steps should be taken to give effect thereto.
Page 73 - ... the severance of all trade or financial relations, the prohibition of all intercourse between their nationals and the nationals of the covenant-breaking State, and the prevention of all financial, commercial or personal intercourse between the nationals of the covenant -breaking State and the nationals of any other State, whether a Member of the League or not.
Page 74 - If both parties to the dispute, when so invited, refuse to accept the obligations of membership in the League for the purposes of such dispute, the Council may take such measures and make such recommendations as will prevent hostilities and will result in the settlement of the dispute.
Page 75 - Islands, which, owing to the sparseness of their population, or their small size, or their remoteness from the centres of civilization, or their geographical contiguity to the territory of the Mandatory, and other circumstances, can be best administered under the laws of the Mandatory as integral portions of its territory, subject to the safeguards above mentioned in the interests of the indigenous population.