The Covenanter: An American Exposition of the Covenant of the League of NationsDoubleday, Page, 1919 - 188 pages |
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... tion to this covenant . Such accessions shall be effected by a declaration deposited with the Secretariat within two months of the coming into force of the covenant . Notice thereof shall be sent to all other members of the league . Any ...
... tion to this covenant . Such accessions shall be effected by a declaration deposited with the Secretariat within two months of the coming into force of the covenant . Notice thereof shall be sent to all other members of the league . Any ...
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... tion to be made for any such breach , are de- clared to be among those which are gen- erally suitable for submission to arbitration . For the consideration of any such dispute the court of arbitration to which the case is referred shall ...
... tion to be made for any such breach , are de- clared to be among those which are gen- erally suitable for submission to arbitration . For the consideration of any such dispute the court of arbitration to which the case is referred shall ...
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... tion of disease and the mitigation of suffering throughout the world . ARTICLE XXVI 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 ...
... tion of disease and the mitigation of suffering throughout the world . ARTICLE XXVI 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 ...
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... the predominant importance of preventing wars which , if unrestrained , threaten our civiliza- tion with destruction . Other benefits aimed at by the League may be tentative , may be attempted at first on a small scale and devel- oped 31.
... the predominant importance of preventing wars which , if unrestrained , threaten our civiliza- tion with destruction . Other benefits aimed at by the League may be tentative , may be attempted at first on a small scale and devel- oped 31.
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... tion but prevention . Therefore the greater and the more certain the penalty the stronger its deterrent effect and the less the probabil- ity of its use . If it is great and certain enough it will never be used . Finally the prevention ...
... tion but prevention . Therefore the greater and the more certain the penalty the stronger its deterrent effect and the less the probabil- ity of its use . If it is great and certain enough it will never be used . Finally the prevention ...
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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.