manent Court of International Justice (Geneva, December 16, 1920), and made the following declarations:

Australia

On behalf of His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia and subject to ratification, I accept as compulsory ipso facto and without special convention on condition of reciprocity the jurisdiction of the Court in conformity with Article 36, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the Court, for a period of ten years and thereafter until such time as notice may be given to terminate the acceptance, over all disputes arising after the ratification of the present declaration with regard to situations or facts subsequent to the said ratification,

Other than disputes in regard to which the parties to the dispute have agreed or shall agree to have recourse to some other method of peaceful settlement, and Disputes with the Government of any other Member of the League which is a Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations, all of which disputes shall be settled in such manner as the parties have agreed or shall agree, and Disputes with regard to questions which by international law fall exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Australia,

And subject to the condition that His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia reserve the right to require that proceedings in the Court shall be suspended in respect of any dispute which has been submitted to and is under consideration by the Council of the League of Nations, provided that notice to suspend is given after the dispute has been submitted to the Council and is given within ten days of the notification of the initiation of the proceedings in the Court, and provided also that such suspension shall be limited to a period of twelve months or such longer period as may be agreed by the parties to the dispute or determined by a decision of all the members of the Council other than the parties to the dispute.

GENEVA, Sept. 20th, 1929.

GRANVILLE RYRIE

Canada

On behalf of His Majesty's Government in Canada and subject to ratification, I accept as compulsory ipso facto and without special convention, on condition of reciprocity, the jurisdiction of the Court in conformity with Article 36, paragraph 2, of the Statute, for a period of ten years and thereafter until such time as notice may be given to terminate the acceptance, over all disputes arising after ratification of the present declaration with regard to situations or facts subsequent to said ratification, other than :

Disputes in regard to which parties have agreed or shall agree to have recourse to some other method of peaceful settlement, and

Disputes with the Government of any other Member of the League which is a Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations, all of which disputes shall be settled in such manner as the parties have agreed or shall agree, and

Disputes with regard to questions which by international law fall exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Dominion of Canada,

And subject to the condition that His Majesty's Government in Canada reserve the right to require that proceedings in the Court shall be suspended in respect of any dispute which has been submitted to and is under consideration by the Council of the League of Nations, provided that notice to suspend is given after the dispute has been submitted to the Council and is given within ten days of the notification of the initiation of the proceedings in the Court,

and provided also that such suspension shall be limited to a period of twelve months or such longer period as may be agreed by the parties to the dispute or determined by a decision of all the members of the Council other than the parties to the dispute.

GENEVA, Sept. 20th, 1929.

R. DANDURAND

Czechoslovakia'

On behalf of the Czechoslovak Republic and subject to ratification, I recognise as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement in relation to any other Member of the League of Nations or State accepting the same obligation; that is to say, on condition of reciprocity, the jurisdiction of the Court, in conformity with Article 36, paragraph 2 of its Statute, for a period of ten years from the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification, in any dispute arising after the ratification of the present declaration with regard to situations or facts subsequent to this ratification, except in cases where the parties have agreed or shall agree to have recourse to another method of pacific settlement, and subject to the right, for either of the parties to the dispute, to submit the dispute, before any recourse to the Court, to the Council of the League of Nations. GENEVA, September 19, 1929.

DR. EDUARD BENEŠ

France

On behalf of the Government of the French Republic and subject to ratification, I recognise as compulsory, ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any other Member or State accepting the same obligation, the jurisdiction of the Court, in conformity with Article 36, paragraph 2 of the Statute of the Court, for a period of five years, in any disputes arising after the ratifica. tion of the present declaration with regard to situations or facts subsequent to this ratification, and which could not have been settled by a procedure of conciliation or by the Council according to the terms of Article 15, paragraph 6 of the Covenant, with reservation as to the case where the parties have agreed or shall agree to have recourse to another method of settlement by arbitration. This declaration replaces the declaration of October 2, 1924, which has now lapsed.

GENEVA, September 19, 1929.

LOUCHEUR

Great Britain

On behalf of His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and subject to ratification, I accept as compulsory ipso facto and without special convention on condition of reciprocity the jurisdiction of the Court in conformity with Article 36, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the Court, for a period of ten years and thereafter until such time as notice may be given to terminate the acceptance, over all disputes arising after the ratification of the present declaration with regard to situations or facts subsequent to the said ratification,

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Other than disputes in regard to which the parties to the dispute have agreed or shall agree to have recourse to some other method of peaceful settlement, and

Disputes with the Government of any other Member of the League which is a Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations, all of which disputes shall be settled in such manner as the parties have agreed or shall agree, and

Disputes with regard to questions which by international law fall exclusively within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom,

And subject to the condition that His Majesty's Government reserve the right to require that proceedings in the Court shall be suspended in respect of any dispute which has been submitted to and is under consideration by the Council of the League of Nations, provided that notice to suspend is given after the dispute has been submitted to the Council and is given within ten days of the notification of the initiation of the proceedings in the Court, and provided also that such suspension shall be limited to a period of twelve months or such longer period as may be agreed by the parties to the dispute or determined by a decision of all the members of the Council other than the parties to the dispute.

GENEVA, 19 September, 1929,

ARTHUR HENDERSON

Greece'

Duly authorised by the Greek Government, acting in virtue of special approval by the legislative power, I declare that I accept on behalf of Greece the optional clause provided in Article 36 of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice, for a period of five years and on condition of reciprocity, for all the classes of disputes mentioned in Article 36, with the exception of

(a) dispute relating to the territorial status of Greece, including disputes relating to its rights of sovereignty over its ports and lines of communication;

(b) disputes relating directly or indirectly to the application of treaties or conventions accepted by Greece and providing for another procedure. This acceptance is effective as from the date of signature of the present declaration.

GENEVA, September 12, 1929.

A. MICHALAKOPOULOS

India

On behalf of the Government of India and subject to ratification, I accept as compulsory ipso facto and without special convention on condition of reciprocity the jurisdiction of the Court in conformity with Article 36, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the Court, for a period of ten years and thereafter until such time as notice may be given to terminate the acceptance, over all disputes arising after the ratification of the present declaration with regard to situations or facts subsequent to the said ratification,

Other than disputes in regard to which the parties to the dispute have agreed or shall agree to have recourse to some other method of peaceful settlement, and

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Disputes with the Government of any other Member of the League which is a Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations, all of which disputes shall be settled in such manner as the parties have agreed or shall agree, and

Disputes with regard to questions which by international law fall exclusively within the jurisdiction of India,

And subject to the condition that the Government of India reserve the right to require that proceedings in the Court shall be suspended in respect of any dispute which has been submitted to and is under consideration by the Council of the League of Nations, provided that notice to suspend is given after the dispute has been submitted to the Council and is given within ten days of the notification of the initiation of the proceedings in the Court, and provided also that such suspension shall be limited to a period of twelve months or such longer period as may be agreed by the parties to the dispute or determined by a decision of all the members of the Council other than the parties to the dispute.

GENEVA, September 19, 1929.

MD. HABIBULLAH

Irish Free State

On behalf of the Irish Free State I declare that I accept as compulsory ipso facto and without special convention the jurisdiction of the Court in conformity with Article 36 of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice for a period of twenty years and on the sole condition of reciprocity. This declaration is subject to ratification.

GENEVA, September 9, 1929.

P. MCGILLIGAN

Italy

The Italian Government declares that it accepts as compulsory ipso facto, in relation to any other Member or State accepting the same obligation, and for a period of five years, subject to any other method of settlement provided by special convention, and in any case where no solution has been reached through the diplomatic channels or through the action of the Council of the League of Nations, the jurisdiction of the Court on the following classes of legal disputes arising after the ratification of the present declaration, and concerning :

(a) The interpretation of a treaty;

(b) Any question of international law;

(c) The existence of any fact which, if established would constitute a breach of an international obligation;

(d) The nature or extent of the reparation to be made for the breach of an international obligation.

GENEVA, September 9, 1929.

VITTORIO SCIALOJA

Latvia

On behalf of the Latvian Government and subject to ratification by the Saeima, I accept as compulsory, ipso facto and without special convention in relation to any other Member or State accepting the same obligation, that is to say, on condition of reciprocity, the jurisdiction of the Court in conformity with

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Article 36, paragraph 2 of the Statute of the Court, for a period of five years, in any disputes arising after the ratification of the present declaration with regard to situations or facts subsequent to this ratification, except in cases where the parties have agreed or shall agree to have recourse to another method of pacific settlement. This declaration replaces the declaration made on September 11, 1923.

GENEVA, September 10, 1929.

A. BALODIS

New Zealand

On behalf of His Majesty's Government in the Dominion of New Zealand and subject to ratification, I accept as compulsory ipso facto and without special convention on condition of reciprocity the jurisdiction of the Court in conformity with Article 36, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the Court, for a period of ten years and thereafter until such time as notice may be given to terminate the acceptance, over all disputes arising after the ratification of the present declaration with regard to situations or facts subsequent to the said ratification,

Other than disputes in regard to which the parties to the dispute have agreed or shall agree to have recourse to some other method of peaceful settlement, and

Disputes with the Government of any other Member of the League which is a Member of the British Commonwealth of Nations, all of which disputes shall be settled in such manner as the parties have agreed or shall agree, and Disputes with regard to questions which by international law fall exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Dominion of New Zealand,

And subject to the condition that His Majesty's Government in New Zealand reserve the right to require that proceedings in the Court shall be suspended in respect of any dispute which has been submitted to and is under consideration by the Council of the League of Nations, provided that notice to suspend is given after the dispute has been submitted to the Council and is given within ten days of the notification of the initiation of the proceedings in the Court, and provided also that such suspension shall be limited to a period of twelve months or such longer period as may be agreed by the parties to the dispute or determined by a decision of all the members of the Council other than the parties to the dispute.

GENEVA, September 19, 1929.

C. J. PARR

Nicaragua'

On behalf of the Republic of Nicaragua I recognise as compulsory unconditionally the jurisdiction of the Permanent Court of International Justice. GENEVA, September 24, 1929.

Peru

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T. F. MEDINA

On behalf of the Republic of Peru and subject to ratification, I recognise as compulsory, ipso facto without special agreement, in relation to any other

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