Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-15
PLAN SUBMITTED
FOR WORLD COURT
Would Have Is Members, Ac-
cording to Announcement at
League Headquarters.
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cy Associated Press to Every Evening
London. Sept. l5.-The headquarters
of the League of Nations yesterday made
public the text of the project for n per-
manent court of international Justice,
as adopted by The Hague committee OF
jurists, of which Elihu Root was n member:
Some of the features OF the proposed
world court have already been summar-
lied from The Hague, but the draft
given out today gives the exact terms
of the entire project, consisting of axty-
two articles divided into three chapters
ON organization, competence OF court
and procedure. A preamble states the
general PURPOSES of the court as follows:
"a permanent court of international
Justice, to which parties shall have
direct access, is hereby established, IN
accordance with Article NV OF the GOV
enant of the League of Nations. inns
court shall be iD addition to the court
of arbitrator ortanizaed by The Hague
convention of 1899 and 1907, and to The
special tribunals of arbitration to which
states are always at liberty to submit
their disputes for settlement"
The method of operation Of the inter
national court of justice is summarized
as follows:
"The permanent court of interna-
toinal Justice shall be composed OF
body of Independent judges, eelected re-
gardless of their nationality. from among
persons of high moral character, who
possess the publications required IN their
respective countries, for appointment
TO the highest judicial offices, or are
jurisnonsults Of recognized competence
in international law.
"'rhe court shall consist of fifteen
members; eleven judges and four deputy
Judges. The number Of judges and deputy
Judges may be hereafter Increased by the
assembly. upon the proposal of the ooun-
Gil of the League of Nations, TO a total OF
fifteen Judges and six deputy Judges.
The members Of the court are elected
for nine years. The president and vice
president Of the court serve for three
years. The seat of the court Is estab'
lished at The Hague, a session shall DC
held each year, beginning June 10, anc
an extraordinary session may be called
whenever necessary by the president oi
/ the court, who must reside at The Hague
The full court of eleven judges shall SIT
! but if eleven are not available, nin'
! Judges shall suffice to constitute the court
Three Judges sit IN chambers annually e
hear and determine summary procedure
! Salaries OF the court are 1iAei anu ~
penses borne by the League of Nations
The court shall also take cognizanc'
of all disputes Of any kind which may
be submitted 10 it by a general or par
! ticular convention between the parties
The court in considering question:
| applies international conventions. inter
national customs, general principles o
law recognized by civilized nations, anC
decisions and teachings Of the mos
highly qualified publicists of vsriou
| nations.
A state desiring 70 have recourse e
the court makes application 10 the reg
| istrar, who notifies the court and th
| members Of the league II the disput
| concerns an act which Is imminent
the court has power 70 suggest provisions
| measures 10 preserve the rights Of tn
parties. The hearing in court shall be
public, and the decisions Of the oour
shall be by majority at the judges presen
! at the hearing. In case OF a tie the presI
| dent casts the deciding vote. The oiicis
| language OF the court is French, but M
| other language may be authorized q
the request of parties 20 case.