has already taken in hand, so soon as funds are available; but it would be premature to ask it at present to carry its enquiries further. It would be better to await the results of the work which it has already accomplished. V. CONCLUSION As conclusion to the above observations, your Sub-Committee proposes that you should adopt and submit to the Assembly the following draft resolution: (See resolution adopted by the Assembly September 27, 1927, printed supra, page 231.) (b) Proposal by the Delegation of Paraguay for the Preparation of a General and Comprehensive Plan of Codification of International Law REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE FIRST COMMITTEE TO THE ASSEMBLY Rapporteur: Dr. CABALLERO (Paraguay) The First Committee referred the proposal of the delegation of Paraguay to the Sub-Committee which it had appointed to report on the various questions arising out of the work of the Committee of Experts for the Progressive Codification of International Law. The Sub-Committee consisted of M. ROLIN (Belgium), Sir Cecil HURST (British Empire), M. POLITIS (Greece), Dr. LIMBURG (Netherlands), Dr. CABALLERO (Paraguay), Count RosTWOROWSKI (Poland), M. GUERRERO (Salvador) and M. LÖFGREN (Sweden). The Sub-Committee adopted a report which was approved with slight modifications by the First Committee on September 23, 1927. The First Committee submits this report to the Assembly and recommends the latter to adopt the resolution contained therein. REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE Rapporteur: Dr. CABALLERO (Paraguay) The First Committee has asked the Sub-Committee to present a report on the proposal submitted by the delegation of Paraguay at the plenary meeting of the Assembly on September 10, 1927, inviting the Council to entrust the Committee of Experts with the preparation of a general and comprehensive plan of codification of international law, paying due regard, as far as possible, to the work of codification which is being carried on in America. It is unnecessary to mention the considerations which led the delegation of Paraguay to submit this proposal, as they were explained in detail both in the Assembly and at the meeting of the First Committee on September 16, 1927. The proposal was referred to the Sub-Committee of the First Committee, for consideration in the light of the results already obtained by the Committee of Experts for the Progressive Codification of International Law, and bearing in mind the views and opinions expressed by the First Committee. The Sub-Committee considers that the proposal of the delegation of Paraguay is of the highest interest for the attainment of unity and universality in international law. It is of opinion that it would be advisable to consider the possibility of framing a general draft plan of codification, with special reference to nomenclature, and the systematic classification of subjects, with a view to their progressive codification as and when they are considered sufficiently ripe. In carrying out this task, regard should be had, as far as possible, both from the scientific and practical standpoints, to the advance of theory, to the work already accomplished by learned bodies and to the vast and remarkable efforts at codification which are being carried on in America. The task might be entrusted to a special Committee chosen by the Council; the members of this Committee should not merely possess individually the required qualifications, but should also represent the main forms of civilization and the principal legal systems of the world. The Sub-Committee, however, considered that it would be premature to appoint any special organ for the purpose at the present time. It is preferable to wait until the Assembly is in a position to draw up the future program of work for the Committee of Experts. It would be sufficient for the moment to invite the Committee of Experts to consider at its next session the conditions under which the problem might be investigated and to present a report to the Council, which would communicate these suggestions to the Assembly. The Sub-Committee has accordingly the honor to propose that the following draft resolution be submitted to the Assembly for its approval: (See resolution adopted by the Assembly September 27, 1927, printed supra, page 232.) INDEX Administration of property of absent persons. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 283. Agencies of foreign companies, nationality of. Report of S. Rundstein. 191. Agents, special immunities of. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 250. Air navigation, international. Int. Com. Jurists Project, 306; Res. Inst. Int. Law. 334. Albertini. Cited on diplomatic agents. 115. Aleatory contracts. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 298. Aliens, State responsibility for injuries to. Res. Inst. Int. Law, 330; government replies to Aliens, status of. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 242, 311, 319. Alvarez, Alejandro. Projects considered by International Commission of Jurists. 234. Annuities. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 297. Antioquia, S. S. Case of, Moore, Digest, VI, 645. Cited. 199. Appeal for annulment of foreign laws. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 323. Arbitral procedure. Res. Inst. Int. Law. 339. Arbitration. International, Int. Com. Jurists Project, 271; private, Int. Com. Jurists Arbitration tribunals for American continent. Proposition presented to Int. Com. of Arbitrators, immunities of. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 251. Archives, consular, inviolability of. Int. Com. Jurists Projects, 257, 314; report of G. Argentine Republic. Proposition presented to Int. Com. Jurists, 236; law on requisitions Associations, nationality of. Int. Com. Jurists Project, 275; civil capacity, 277; report of Asylum. Int. Com. Jurists Projects, 252, 258, 265; report of G. Guerrero and A. Mastny, Australia. Replies to League of Nations questionnaires on nationality, 6; territorial waters, Austria. Law on requisitions and letters rogatory, 57, 61, 63; replies to League of Nations Authentication of documents. Res. Inst. Int. Law. 342. Auxiliary ships of belligerents in neutral ports. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 260, 262. Baarch and Romer v. Venezuela. Netherlands-Venezuela Joint Comm. Cited. 199. Bankruptcy. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 323. Bar, Von, Lehrbuch des Internationalen Privat-und Strafrechts. Cited. 65. Bases of naval operations in neutral waters. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 260, 263, 267. Belligerents, rights and duties of. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 260. Bills of exchange. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 305. Blokland, B. van. Remarks on codification conference at The Hague. 228, 230. 121. Bogota. International commission of investigation at. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 269. Bottomry bonds. Int. Com. Jurists Project 307. Branch establishments of foreign companies, nationality of. Report of S. Rundstein. 191. Brazil. Law on requisitions and letters rogatory, 62; replies to League of Nations ques- British dominions and the most-favored-nation clause. Report of G. W. Wickersham. 141. Buenos Aires. International commission of investigation at. Int. Com. Jurists Project. Bulgaria. Replies to League of Nations questionnaires on nationality, 6; territorial waters, Bustamante, A. S. de. Project of code of private international law, 273; cited, 189. Caballero, Dr. Report on codification of international law. 352. Cables, neutral. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 263. Cables, submarine. Res. Inst. Int. Law. 338. Calvo, Droit International Théorique et Pratique. Cited. 121. Calvo clause. Report of S. Rundstein on diplomatic protection of commercial corporations Canada Southern Ry. v. Gebhard (1883), 109 U. S. 527. Cited. 199. Canevaro v. Peru. Cited. 201. Capture, right of. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 259. Ceremonial, consular. Int. Com. Jurists Project, 255; report of G. Guerrero and A. Mastny, Charter parties. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 307. Chauncey v. Chile, Chilean-American Joint Comm. Cited. 199. Checks, conflicts of laws in the matter of. Int. Com. Jurists Project, 305; Res. Inst. Int. Chile. Reply to League of Nations questionnaire on responsibility of states. 17. Civil registry. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 286. Civil war: Obligations of states in event of. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 267. Res. Inst. Int. Law. 333. Codification of International Law. Resolution of League of Nations Assembly, September Collisions of ships or aircraft. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 307. Colombia. Proposition presented to Commission of Jurists at Rio de Janeiro. 236. Project. 313. Commercial activities of foreign states. Jurisdiction of courts over. Report of M. Commercial contracts. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 302. Commercial registry. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 302. Commissions of investigation. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 268. Commissioners, immunities of. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 250. Community property. Int. Com. Jurists Project, 288. Companies, commercial. Int. Com. Jurists Project, 302; reports of League of Nations Comparative legislation. Office recommended. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 328. Conciliation, procedure of. Int. Com. Jurists Project, 271; Res. Inst. Int. Law, 340. Conference on exploitation of the products of the sea recommended by Committee of Conflicts of laws in the matter of checks. Int. Com. Jurists Project, 305; Res. Inst. Int. Consular archives. Inviolability of. Int. Com. Jurists Projects, 257, 314; report of G. Consuls. Int. Com. Jurists Projects, 255, 313; questionnaire of League of Nations Com- Contracts. Int. Com. Jurists Project. 293. Control as standard of nationality of commercial corporations. Report of S. Rundstein. 176. Copenhagen Council for Exploration of the Sea to coöperate in preparatory work of inter- Copyrights. Int. Com. Jurists Project 286, 287. Corporations, commercial, legal personality of. Report of League of Nations Committee of Corporations, nationality of. Report of League of Nations Committee of Experts, 171; Costs of judicial coöperation in penal matters. Report of W. Schücking. 86. Countervailing duties and the most-favored-nation treatment. Report of G. W. Wicker- Courts, national. Jurisdiction over foreign states. Report of M. Matsuda, 118; Int. Com. |