...of a permanent court of international justice, and this court shall, when established, be ARTICLE 14 The council shall formulate and submit to the members...adoption plans for the establishment of a permanent court of international justice. 84 competent to hear and determine any matter which the parties recognize...

...founded upon Art. 14, and I therefore invite your close attention to its terms. It reads as follows: " The Council shall formulate and submit to the Members...adoption, plans for the establishment of a Permanent Court of Justice. The Court shall be competent to hear and determine any dispute of an international character,...

...meeting. They are accordingly held at the disposal of the Reporter. Article 14 of the Covenant provides : "The Court may also give an advisory opinion upon...dispute or question referred to it by the Council or the Assembly." 1 See Vol. V (N» 7), pp. 100-101. Although the question which has arisen does not concern...

...thereof, known as the Covenant of the League of Nations, the Council of the League was directed to "formulate and submit to the members of the League...adoption plans for the establishment of a permanent court of international justice." To aid the Council in the performance of this arduous duty, that body invited...

...the convention for the establishment of the league, directs the Council of the League of Nations to "formulate and submit to the members of the League...adoption plans for the establishment of a Permanent Court of International Justice," which tribunal was to be competent to hear and determine any dispute of...

...definitely laid down that the Council should formulate plans for the establishment of such a Court, ' competent to hear and determine any dispute of an...international character which the parties thereto submit to it '. This duty was promptly undertaken. It was the first item on the agenda of the first business meeting...

...an award, the Council shall propose what steps should be taken to give effect thereto. ARTICLE 14. The Council shall formulate and submit to the Members...referred to it by the Council or by the Assembly. ARTICLE 15. If there should arise between Members of the League any dispute likely to lead to a rupture,...

...competent to adjudicate upon a case, once the Parties had agreed to submit it to the Court, and to give an advisory opinion upon any dispute or question referred to it either by the Council or the Assembly. On the other hand, the terms of Article 36 of the Statute made...

...the League in the implementation of its obligation, under Article 14 of the Covenant, of formulating plans for the establishment of a Permanent Court of International Justice, the Netherlands promoted a conference of five countries — Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and...

...decision?'5 the Memorandum quoted Article XVIII of the Washington Convention of 1907 1 . This Article read: 'The Council shall formulate and submit to the Members...adoption plans for the establishment of a Permanent Court of International Justice . . .'. 2. The exact date is open to discussion since the requirement of ratification...