The Covenanter: An American Exposition of the Covenant of the League of NationsDoubleday, Page, 1919 - 188 pages |
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... fact which if established would constitute a breach of any international obligation , or as to the extent and nature of the repara- tion to be made for any such breach , are de- clared to be among those which are gen- erally suitable ...
... fact which if established would constitute a breach of any international obligation , or as to the extent and nature of the repara- tion to be made for any such breach , are de- clared to be among those which are gen- erally suitable ...
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... facts and explanations regarding the dispute and terms of settlement thereof as the Council may deem appropriate ... facts of the dispute and the recommendations which are deemed just and proper in regard thereto . Any member of the ...
... facts and explanations regarding the dispute and terms of settlement thereof as the Council may deem appropriate ... facts of the dispute and the recommendations which are deemed just and proper in regard thereto . Any member of the ...
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... fact capable of decision by an examination of the evidence . Such matters have been termed justiciable . But it is not questions of this kind that com- monly provoke a resort to arms . Wars arise mainly from divergencies of national ...
... fact capable of decision by an examination of the evidence . Such matters have been termed justiciable . But it is not questions of this kind that com- monly provoke a resort to arms . Wars arise mainly from divergencies of national ...
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... fact precisely the opposite is true . This can be made clear by an illustration from business life . A bank , when offered a note endorsed by honest and responsible men , does not hesitate to discount it , because the obligation of the ...
... fact precisely the opposite is true . This can be made clear by an illustration from business life . A bank , when offered a note endorsed by honest and responsible men , does not hesitate to discount it , because the obligation of the ...
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... fact in the automatic form of league they certainly would not ; but consultative functions they must have and these are of the utmost importance . International congresses have often settled questions that might otherwise have led to ...
... fact in the automatic form of league they certainly would not ; but consultative functions they must have and these are of the utmost importance . International congresses have often settled questions that might otherwise have led to ...
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Page 135 - 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 22 - To those colonies and territories which as a consequence of the late war have ceased to be under the sovereignty of the States which formerly governed them and which are inhabited by peoples not yet able to stand by themselves under the strenuous conditions of the modern world, there should be applied the principle that the well-being and development of such peoples form a sacred trust of civilization and that securities for the performance of this trust should be embodied in this Covenant.
Page 137 - Disputes as to the interpretation of a treaty, as to any question of international law, as to the existence of any fact which if established would constitute a breach of any international obligation, or as to the extent and nature of the reparation to be made for any such breach, are declared to be among those which are generally suitable for submission to arbitration.
Page 3 - In order to promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war, by the prescription of open, just and honourable relations between nations, by the firm establishment of the understandings of international law as the actual rule of conduct among Governments, and by the maintenance of justice and a scrupulous respect for all treaty obligations in the dealings of organized peoples with one another, Agree to this Covenant...
Page 137 - The Members of the League agree that they will carry out in full good faith any award 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...
Page 22 - Nothing in this Covenant shall be deemed to affect the validity of international engagements, such as treaties of arbitration or regional understandings like the Monroe doctrine, for securing the maintenance of peace.
Page 175 - League with the general supervision over the execution of agreements with regard to the traffic in women and children, and the traffic in opium and other dangerous drugs ; (d) will entrust the League with the general supervision of the trade in arms and. ammunition with the countries in which the control of this traffic is necessary in the common interest...
Page 139 - If the dispute between the parties is claimed by one of them, and is found by the Council, to arise out of a matter which by international law is solely within the domestic jurisdiction of that party, the Council shall so report, and shall make no recommendation as to its setdement.
Page 143 - Nothing contained in this Convention shall be so construed as to require the United States of America to depart from its traditional policy of not intruding upon, interfering with, or entangling itself in the political questions or policy or internal administration of any foreign State; nor shall anything contained in the said Convention be construed to imply a relinquishment by the United States of America of its traditional attitude toward purely American questions.
Page 21 - In case any Member of the League shall, before becoming a Member of the League, have undertaken any obligations inconsistent with the terms of this Covenant, it shall be the duty of such Member to take immediate steps to procure its release from such obligations.