The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-14

6. DEGREES. --f
LEGISLATURE Subject to Ratification.
8. It shall be within the competence OF tho
International Council to codify and declare
the International Law existing between the
several Independent sovereign States OF the
world: and any such codifying enactment.
when and in 90 far a. ratified by the Constit-
uent States, shall be applied and enforced by
the International High Court.
It shall also be within tho competence of
tho International Council from time to time.
by specific enactment, to amend International
Law. whether or not this has been codiied:
and any such enactment when and In so far
as ratified by the several Constituent States
shall be applied and enforced by the Interna-
,ional High Court.
Whenever any Constituent State -otiies its
refusal to ratify a whole any enactment
made by the International Council, 1t shall at
the same time notify its ratification Of such
part or parts Of such enactment as 1t will con.
cent to he bound by: and the International
Council shall thereupon re-enact the parts
ratified by ali the Constituent States. and de.
clare such enactment to have been SO ratified.
and such enactment shall thereupon be APP
Piled and enforced by the International High
Court.
Waen any enactment OF the International
Council making any new general rule Of law
has been ratified wholly or in part by any two
-T- more Commitment States, but NOT by all the
Constituent States, IL shall SO far as ratified,
j." deemed to nc binding on the rarifying
safe States. but only in respect of the
rela; o.s Of such State or States with any
o,hcr ratifyjni; State States: and it shall!
he applied ond enforced accordingly by The
ia'esna'iona! High Court.
Hon -Justiciable Issues
9 wnc- an" question. difference or dispute
arising between two more constituent
States is ut justic:ab.c defined in these
articlec and Is not promptly brought to
an1ica3." sc Element, and is OF such char
acter Nat !: might ultimately endanger
ericndly relations between such States it shall
be the duty ci each party to the matter at
issue. irrespective OF any action taken or not
takec by an? other party, to submit the ques.
ton, difference or dispute to the international
council with view to a satisfactory settle
mcnt beirg arrived at The council may itself
invite the parties to lay any such question.
difference or dispute before the council or
tie council; may itself take any such matter
at Issue into its own consideration.
The constituent States hereby severally
asreo and bind themselves under no circuc1-
stances to address TO any othe: constituent
otdlo dA ultIuuLull OF NyLulUS III the nature
OF threat o. fcrcible rcpri3a.s or naval or
military operations, or actually to commence
hostllities against such State or to violate
its territory. OF to attack its ships, otherwise
than by way OF repellins and defeating a
:orcible attack actually made by naval OF
military force, before matter in dispute Il
not OF jus:iciable character defined In
these articles, has been submitted to or taken
into consideration by the international cOuE,
Gil 40 aforesaid for investigation, modihca-
ton and report. and during a period OF one
year from the dave OF such submission or
consideration.
permanent board of concliators for dealing
with all such questions, differences dis
putes as they arise. and may constitute the
board either on the nomination OF the several
constituent States or otherwise, in such man
ner, upon such conditions and TOR such term
Or terms as the council may decide.
When any question. difference dispute.
not OF justiciable character defined in
these articles is submitted to taken into
consideration by the international council as
aforesaid. the council shalt. with the least
possible delay. take action, either u) by re.
terring the matter as issue to the permanent
board Of conciliators. or (2) by appointing
special committee. whether exclusively Of the
council or otherwise. to inquire into the mat.
ter and report, or (3) by appointing
mission OF inquiry to Investigate the matter
and report, or (N by itself taking the matter
into consideration.
The constituent States hereby agree and
bind themselves, whether or not they are
parties to any such matter at ISSUE to give
all possible facilities to the International coun-
Gil. to the permanent board Of conciliators.
to any committee or commission OF inquiry
appointed by either of them, and to any duly
accredited officer OF any Of these bodies. for
the successful discharge of their duties.
When any matter at issue is referred to the
board OF Cancellation, or to a special commit.
tee. or to a commission OF inquiry, such board.
committee commission shall. II at any time
during its proceedings it succeeds in bring
ing about agreement between the parties
upon the matter at issue. Immediately report
such agreement to the international council;
but II no such agreement be reached, such
board, committee or commission shall. as soon
Us 1t has finished its inquiries and in any case
$ithin six months make q report to the in
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