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Parties with reservations, declarations and objections
| Party | Reservations / Declarations | Objections |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Yes | No |
| Canada | Yes | No |
| Estonia | Yes | No |
| France | Yes | No |
| Greece | Yes | No |
| Italy | Yes | No |
Australia
21-05-1931
1. That the following disputes are excluded from the procedure described in the General
Act, including the procedure of conciliation:
(i) Disputes arising prior to the accession in respect of Canada to the said General
Act or relating to situations or facts prior to the said accession;
(ii) 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;
(iii) Disputes between His Majesty's Government in Canada and 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 a manner as the parties have agreed
or shall agree;
(iv) Disputes concerning questions which by international law are solely within the
domestic jurisdiction of States; and (v) Disputes with any Party to the General Act
who is not a Member of the League of Nations.
2. That His Majesty in respect of Canada reserves the right in relation to the disputes
mentioned in Article 17 of the General Act to require that the procedure prescribed
in Chapter II of the said Act 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
procedure, 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.
3. (i) That, in the case of a dispute, not being a dispute mentioned in Article 17
of the General Act, which is brought before the Council of the League of Nations in
accordance with the provisions of the Covenant, the procedure prescribed in Chapter
I of the General Act shall not be applied, and, if already commenced, shall be suspended,
unless the Council determines that the said procedure shall be adopted.
(ii) That, in the case of such a dispute, the procedure described in Chapter III of
the General Act shall not be applied unless the Council has failed to effect a settlement
of the dispute within twelve months from the date on which it was first submitted
to the Council, or, in a case where the procedure prescribed in Chapter I has been
adopted without producing an agreement between the parties, within six months from
the termination of the work of the Conciliation Commission. The Council may extend
either of the above periods by a decision of all its Members other than the parties
to the dispute.
Canada
01-07-1931
1. That the following disputes are excluded from the procedure described in the General
Act, including the procedure of conciliation:
(i) Disputes arising prior to the accession in respect of Canada to the said General
Act or relating to situations or facts prior to the said accession;
(ii) 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;
(iii) Disputes between His Majesty's Government in Canada and 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 a manner as the parties have agreed
or shall agree;
(iv) Disputes concerning questions which by international law are solely within the
domestic jurisdiction of States; and (v) Disputes with any Party to the General Act
who is not a Member of the League of Nations.
2. That His Majesty in respect of Canada reserves the right in relation to the disputes
mentioned in Article 17 of the General Act to require that the procedure prescribed
in Chapter II of the said Act 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
procedure, 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.
3. (i) That, in the case of a dispute, not being a dispute mentioned in Article 17
of the General Act, which is brought before the Council of the League of Nations in
accordance with the provisions of the Covenant, the procedure prescribed in Chapter
I of the General Act shall not be applied, and, if already commenced, shall be suspended,
unless the Council determines that the said procedure shall be adopted.
(ii) That, in the case of such a dispute, the procedure described in Chapter III of
the General Act shall not be applied unless the Council has failed to effect a settlement
of the dispute within twelve months from the date on which it was first submitted
to the Council, or, in a case where the procedure prescribed in Chapter I has been
adopted without producing an agreement between the parties, within six months from
the termination of the work of the Conciliation Commission. The Council may extend
either of the above periods by a decision of all its Members other than the parties
to the dispute.
Estonia
03-09-1931
Subject to the following conditions: The following disputes are excluded from the
procedures described in the General Act, including the procedure of conciliation:
(a) Disputes resulting from facts prior either to the accession of Estonia or to the
accession of another Party with whom Estonia might have a dispute;
(b) Disputes concerning questions which by international law are solely within the
domestic jurisdiction of States.
France
21-05-1931
The said accession concerning all disputes that may arise after the said accession
with regard to situations or facts subsequent thereto, other than those which the
Permanent Court of International Justice may recognize as bearing on a question left
by international law to the exclusive competence of the State, it being understood
that in application of Article 39 of the said Act the disputes which the parties or
one of them may have referred to the Council of the League of Nations will not be
submitted to the procedures described in this Act unless the Council has been unable
to pronounce a decision under the conditions laid down in Article 15, paragraph 6,
of the Covenant.
Furthermore, in accordance with the resolution adopted by the Assembly of the League
of Nations "on the submission and recommendations of the General Act", Article 28
of this Act is interpreted by the French Govern ment as meaning in particular that
"respect for rights established by treaty or resulting from international law" is
obligatory upon arbitral tribunals constituted in application of Chapter III of the
said General Act.
14-02-1939
The Government of the French Republic declares that it adds to the instrument of accession to the General Act of Arbitration deposited in its name on May 21st, 1931, the reservation that in future that accession shall not extend to disputes relating to any events that may occur in the course of a war in which the French Government is involved.
Greece
14-09-1931
The following disputes are excluded from the procedures described in the General Act,
including the procedure of conciliation referred to in Chapter I:
(a) Disputes resulting from facts prior either to the accession of Greece or to the
accession of another Party with whom Greece might have a dispute;
(b) Disputes concerning questions which by international law are solely within the
domestic jurisdiction of States and in particular disputes relating to the territorial
status of Greece, including disputes relating to its rights of sovereignty over its
ports and lines of communication.
Italy
07-09-1931
Subject to the following reservations:
I. The following disputes shall be excluded from the procedure described in the said
Act:
(a) Disputes arising out of facts or situations prior to the present accession;
(b) Disputes relating to questions which international law leaves to the sole jurisdiction
of States;
(c) Disputes affecting the relations between Italy and any third Power.
II. It is understood that, in conformity with Article 29 of the said Act, disputes
for the solution of which a special procedure is provided by other conventions shall
be settled in accordance with the provisions of those conventions; and that, in particular,
disputes which may be submitted to the Council or Assembly of the League of Nations
in virtue of one of the provisions of the Covenant shall be settled in accordance
with those provisions.
III. It is further understood that the present accession in no way affects Italy's
accession to the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice and to the
clause in that Statute concerning the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court.