The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-14
How Mr. Shaws International Court and Council Would
Enforce Peace Among the Nations
How the DEGREES Are to Be Enforced

e to be Enforced
ternational council. stating tho facts OF tho
case and making any recommendations for .
decision that are deemed expedient.
When q report is made to the International
council by any such board. committee or com.
mission that an agreement has been arrived
at between the parties. the council shall EN-.
body such agreement, with recital OF its
terms. In a resolution OF the council
When any other report Is made to the coun-
Gil by any such board committee or commits
sion, or when the council itself has taken the
matter at issue into consideration the coun-
Gil shall. after taking all the facts into con-
sideration, and within period Of three
months. come to decision on the subject,
and shall embody such decision in resolu-
ton Of the council. Such resolution shall. If
necessary. be arrived at by voting, and shall
be published. together with any report on the
subject. in the Official Gazette.
resolution OF the council embodying .
decision settling a matter at issue between
constituent States shall be obligatory and
binding on all the constituent States, includ-
ing all the parties to the matter at issue, if
either it is passed unanimously by all the
members of the council present and voting;
or (query add: 1t is passed with other
dissentient present and voting than the rep
resentatives OF one only of the States which
have been parties in the CASEY, or where the
proposed enactment does not affect the in
dependent sovereignty or territorial integ
rity, nor require any change in the internal
laws of any State, and where such enactment
shall have been assented to by three-fourths
majority OF the votes given by the represen-
tatives present and voting (query add and
such majority includes the representatives OF
all the eight great Powers).
The International Secretariat,
10. There shall be an international secre-
business. with such a stan the interna-
tional council may from time to time de-
termine.
1t shall be the duty of the International
secretariat to make all necessary communi-
cations on behalf of the international council
to States or individuals; to place before the
president or bring before the council any
to organize and conduct any inquiries in
vestigations ordered by the council to main
tain an accurate record Of the proceedings of
the council; to make authentic trapslations
of the resolutions and enactments Of the coun.
Gil, the report of the proceedings, and other
documents, and to communicate them off,
cially to all the constituent States; and to
publish Tor sale an official gazette and such
other works as the council may from time to
time direct. :.:+ L. 5.. 80.
Subject to any regulations that may be
III,
national secretariat shall take charge of and
be responsible for (a) the funds belonging to
in the custody of the international council
and the international high court: (b) the col
lection >of all receipts due to either of them:
and Co the making OF all authorized pay.
ments.
The International High Court.
II. The International high court shall be
permanent judicial tribunal. consisting Of
fifteen judges, to be appointed as hereinafter
provided. Subject to these articles it shall
by a majority of judges sitting and voting.
control it's proceedings. determine its
sessions and place OF meeting, settle it's own
procedure. and appoint It's own officers. 1t
may. If thought fit. elect one OF its members
to be president of the court for such term and
with such functions it may decide. Its
members shall receive an annual stipend OF
-. while if a president is elected he shall
receive additional sum Of -. The court
shall hear and decide with absolute indie
pendence the issues brought before it in con-
formity with these articles; and shall in each
case pronounce. by a majority of votes,
single judgment OF the court as whole.
which shall be expressed in separate reasoned
statements by each of the judges sitting and
acting in the case. The sessions of the court
snail be held, If SO ordered. Notwithstanding
The existence of vacancy or of vacancies
the court shall be valid. and the decision of
majority o. the judges sitting and acting
shall be Of full force, notwithstanding the
existence OF any vacancy or vacancies or Of
the ab~ence Of any Judge or judges.
(Query add: In any case at issue between
constituent States the judge judges nom
mated by one or more of such States shall
unless all the litigant States otherwise
agree-take part in the case)
The Judges of the Court.
H. The judges OF the international high
court shall be appointed for term of five
Query seven) years by the international
council sitting whole, in accordance with
the following scheme: Each of the constitu-
ent States shall be formally invited to nom.
mate one candidate, who need not necessar-
lily be citizen or a resident of the State by
which he is nominated. The eight candi
dates severally nominated by the eight great
Powers shall thereupon be appointed judges
by the international council sitting as the
council of the eight great Powers. The re.
naming seven Judges shall be annninted by