A League of Nations, Volume 4, Issue 1 - Volume 6World Peace Foundation, 1923 - International cooperation |
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... United States CHARLES EVANS HUGHES Secretary of State ELIHU ROOT President of the American Society of International Law JOHN HESSIN CLARKE Former Justice , United States Supreme Court HERBERT HOOVER Secretary of Commerce EDWARD MANDELL ...
... United States CHARLES EVANS HUGHES Secretary of State ELIHU ROOT President of the American Society of International Law JOHN HESSIN CLARKE Former Justice , United States Supreme Court HERBERT HOOVER Secretary of Commerce EDWARD MANDELL ...
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... on the Court , though we had no part in choosing him . Under the provisions of its establishment the United States can apply for a court decision on any justiciable question NATIONS ELECT JUDGES The Administration and the Court.
... on the Court , though we had no part in choosing him . Under the provisions of its establishment the United States can apply for a court decision on any justiciable question NATIONS ELECT JUDGES The Administration and the Court.
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... United States has taught me any one thing , it is that there are too many men in the news- paper world who believe one thing and preach another . And that is not honest and that is not a contribution to becoming journalism . How shall I ...
... United States has taught me any one thing , it is that there are too many men in the news- paper world who believe one thing and preach another . And that is not honest and that is not a contribution to becoming journalism . How shall I ...
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... United States has been at the request of the President , and it is fair to say that in the instances when they had been summoned they have said with just the same patriotic interest and devotion that you would say : " Mr. President , we ...
... United States has been at the request of the President , and it is fair to say that in the instances when they had been summoned they have said with just the same patriotic interest and devotion that you would say : " Mr. President , we ...
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... United States and to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives . I wish to tell you , and through your official capacity to inform the members of the Ohio Senate , of the especial satisfaction it has given ...
... United States and to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives . I wish to tell you , and through your official capacity to inform the members of the Ohio Senate , of the especial satisfaction it has given ...
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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.