Show tA U Off OFFERS OFFER'S HIGH mH COURT n HI Of J JUSTiCE II LONDON LO Sept 15 The 15 The headquarters of the lea league ue of or nations Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day made public the text or of of th the e project for a permanent court o of ot f International Justice as adopted by byTha byTho Tho Tha Hague committee of ot Justice o of or f which Elihu Root was a a. member lo together with a letter from the council counci l of or the league to all governments which have entered the thc le league gue The letter says The That council docs does not propose t to o express on the merits o othe of oC f the scheme until they had had a full tuU l opportunity of ot considering It It states however that tho the project t was prepared b by a most competent t tt tribunal representing widely different t national points of ot view and adds OF VAST IMPORTANCE The Tho council would regard res-ard as ir irreconcilable irreconcilable irreconcilable ir- ir reconcilable difference of opinion o othe on n tho the merits of ot tho the scheme as an international International International Inter Inter- national misfortune of ot the gravest graves t kind It would mean that the league was publicly compelled to admit it its s incapacity to carry out one of or th the e most important of ot tho the tasks which it 1 t was WL invited to perform The failure e would b bo great and probably irreparable Irreparable irreparable able for If It agreement proves impossible im f possible under circumstances Apparently so favorable It Is hard to se see sea a how and when the task of ot securing i it t will be bo successfully resumed The Tho council states it t will later submit submit submit sub sub- mit Its Ils recommendations recommendatIons' to the as assembly AS- AS of the Ir league gue of f nations SCOPE OF PROPOSAL The Tho draft of the t-he proposed world court given out consists of ot two y-two two tw o articles divided into tt three rc chapters chapter s on organization competence of or court cour courand t ts and procedure A preamble states state s the general purposes purpose of ot tho the co court rt a as us s follows A permanent court of or Int International l Justice to which all aU parties shall have direct acce access s. s Is h hereby ere b established 1 in n I I accordance with t ith article t 1 of ot the covenant cotenant of ot the tho league leas of or nations I I This court shall be be In add addition Ion to the tho court ourt o of arbitration organ organised ed b by byThe byTho y The Tho Hague convention contention of or 18 9 an and d 1907 and to the special tribunals o of or orI f arbitration to which states are arc always alwa's I at liberty to submit their disputes I for far settlement Articles 2 and 3 give the membership membership member member- ship of or the tho court as na follows I PERMANENT COURT COUR The permanent court of International international Justice shall be he composed of a I body of Independent Judges elected re regardless of ot their nationality n from amongst person persons of ot high moral charI character character char char- acter who pos possess the tho qualifications I required in their respective countries for appointment to tho the highest t Ju JudIcial Judicial judicial Ju- Ju offices or are of or I recognized competence In international law 13 I I The court shall consist of ot fifteen Continued on page 10 I I LEAGUE OFFERS 0 Continued from page page- 1 I members Eleven judges and four deputy judges The number of judges and deputy Judges may be hereafter increased increased- by the assembly upon the proposal of or the tho council of the league of nations to a total of fifteen judges and six deputy deput judges 1 The manner of or choosing the judges judg-cs by the different national groups Is IsI provided The members of or the court I are elected for tor nine years The presIdent presIdent president pres pres- ident and vice president of ot the court serve sere for three years The seat of the court Is established at The Hague a A. ses session lon shall bo ho hold each year ear beginning June 15 Hi and an extra extraordinary extraordinary or- or dinar session may o he be called whenever necessary b by the president of or the court who must reside at The Thc Hague NINE A QUORUM The full tull court sha shall II uS sit It but if If eleven cleven judges are aro not nol available nine judg Judges shall suffice to constitute the tho court Three judges sit In chambers annually to hear and anti determine summary pro pro- Salaries of or orthe the court are fixed and expenses borne bOIno by tho the league of ot na nations lions Article 31 gives the court jurisdiction jurisdiction jurisdiction tion over suits between states The court is open b by right to states belonging belonging belonging be be- longing to the tho league Other states stales may have acco access s to It under conditions conditions con con- provided b by the league Article 33 provides When a dispute has arisen between states and it has been found Impossible Impossible impossible sible to settle it by diplomatic means and no agreement has been made to choose another juri jurisdiction the party complaining may brin bring the case be before before be- be fore tore th the tho court The shall first of ot all deci decide e whether the preceding conditions have been complied compiled with if it j so so o it shall hear and determine the dispute according to the terms andI and I within the limits of or the ne next t article JUSTICIABLE QUESTIONS The Flue rho questions i which the court court Is competent to determine between members mem- mem mem members bers Lers of the league are alC given as follows I The interpretation of or a treaty Any An question of ot international laThe law la 1 The existence of ot any fact which I if it est established wo would ld constitute a aI breach of or an international obligation I The Thc nature or extent of reparation I to be ma made e for or the of ot an international in international international in- in obligation The Tho interpretation of or a sentence I passed by the court I I The court also shall take cognizance I of or all nil disputes of any kind which may maybe I be submitted to It Il by a general or 01 I particular convention between the parties The Tho court in considering I questions applies international conventions con con- International customs general general general gen gen- eral principles of ot law recognized ed by civilized nations and decisions and amI teachings of or the most highly qualified I I publicists of or various arlous nations COURSE OF PROCEDURE I A slat desiring to have hav recourse to the court Murt makes application to the registrar who notifies the court and I members of ot the league It If th the dispute dispute dispute dis dis- concerns an act which is Imminent imminent Im Im- the thc court has power to suggest suggest sug sug- gest gesl provisional measures to preserve the rights of or the th parties The he hearIngs hearings hearings hear hear- ings shall shan be public and the decisions I II I of or the court shall be by majority In Incase Incase In case of or a tie He the president casts the deciding vote The official language I I of tho the court Is French Kronen but another I language ma may be used The Thc draft also provides for the ic- ic cording revision of ot jud Judgments ments etc |