A League of Nations, Volume 4, Issue 1 - Volume 6World Peace Foundation, 1923 - International cooperation |
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... Council of the League 181 Action taken by the Council 183 Had Italy violated the Covenant ? 184 Did the Council shirk its responsibility ? 185 Text of the Quiñones Proposals forwarded by the Council 187 Text of the decision of the ...
... Council of the League 181 Action taken by the Council 183 Had Italy violated the Covenant ? 184 Did the Council shirk its responsibility ? 185 Text of the Quiñones Proposals forwarded by the Council 187 Text of the decision of the ...
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... Council of the League on the other . And quoting further from the same address I recall that I said : " The one is a judicial tribunal to be governed by fixed and definite principles of law , administration without passion or prejudice ...
... Council of the League on the other . And quoting further from the same address I recall that I said : " The one is a judicial tribunal to be governed by fixed and definite principles of law , administration without passion or prejudice ...
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... Council . Here was a device for electing judges which removed the heretofore unsolvable problem of a satisfactory means of selecting them . Not the Council , but the nations members thereof , must vote in majority for the same ...
... Council . Here was a device for electing judges which removed the heretofore unsolvable problem of a satisfactory means of selecting them . Not the Council , but the nations members thereof , must vote in majority for the same ...
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... council and assembly , I myself contended as a Senator for equal voting power on the part of the United States with any nation in the world . With her dominions members of the League Assembly , the British Empire will have six votes in ...
... council and assembly , I myself contended as a Senator for equal voting power on the part of the United States with any nation in the world . With her dominions members of the League Assembly , the British Empire will have six votes in ...
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... Council of the League called to its aid an inter- national committee of the most distinguished jurists , among whom was Mr. Root . This Advisory Committee of Jurists formulated a plan for a permanent court . The plan was considered and ...
... Council of the League called to its aid an inter- national committee of the most distinguished jurists , among whom was Mr. Root . This Advisory Committee of Jurists formulated a plan for a permanent court . The plan was considered and ...
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Page 164 - It is also declared to be the friendly right of each Member of the League to bring to the attention of the Assembly or of the Council any circumstance whatever affecting international relations which threatens to disturb international peace or the good understanding between nations upon which peace depends.
Page 30 - ... international custom, as evidence of a general practice accepted as law ; c. the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations ; d. subject to the provisions of Article 59, judicial decisions and the teachings of the most highly qualified publicists of the various nations, as subsidiary means for the determination of rules of law.
Page 81 - The Members of the League agree that if there should arise between them any dispute likely to lead to a rupture, they will submit the matter either to arbitration or to inquiry by the Council, and they agree in no case to resort to war until three months after the award by the arbitrators or the report by the Council.
Page 29 - Court possess the qualifications required, but the whole body also should represent the main forms of civilization and the principal legal systems of the world.
Page 81 - Any war or threat of war, whether immediately affecting any of the Members of the League or not, is hereby declared a matter of concern to the whole League, and the League shall take any action that may be deemed wise and effectual to safeguard the peace of nations.
Page 148 - Treaty shall be ratified as soon as possible in accordance with the constitutional methods of the High Contracting Parties and shall take effect on the deposit of ratifications, which shall take place at Washington...
Page 502 - Dispute between France and Great Britain as to the nationality decrees issued in Tunis and Morocco (French Zone) on November 8, 1921, and their application to British subjects, the French government having refused to submit the legal questions involved to arbitration.
Page 160 - Should any Member of the League resort to war in disregard of its covenants under Articles 12, 13, or IB, it shall ipso facto be deemed to have committed an act of war against all other Members of the League...
Page 16 - Court shall be composed of a body of independent judges, elected regardless of their nationality from among persons of high moral character, who possess the qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to the highest judicial offices, or are juris-consults of recognized competence in international law.
Page 150 - Avieric* relating to their Insular Possessions and Insular Dominions in the Pacific Ocean.