Two Lectures on the Revised Covenant of the League of Nations1919 - Počet stran: 35 |
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... persons , possessing rights inherent in their sovereignty , which all civilized nations are bound to respect . The work in which the Conference at Paris has been en- gaged is not , properly speaking , the formation of a univer- sal ...
... persons , possessing rights inherent in their sovereignty , which all civilized nations are bound to respect . The work in which the Conference at Paris has been en- gaged is not , properly speaking , the formation of a univer- sal ...
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... person , acting by itself in a manner to be determined by itself , and in accordance with rules to be devised by itself . It creates a body , at first called the Execu- tive Council , which , in turn , chooses and directs its own organs ...
... person , acting by itself in a manner to be determined by itself , and in accordance with rules to be devised by itself . It creates a body , at first called the Execu- tive Council , which , in turn , chooses and directs its own organs ...
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... persons supposed to be com- petent diametrically opposite interpretations , and such conflict- ing views have been expressed even by the same person , at different times , and upon different occasions . More precision is still necessary ...
... persons supposed to be com- petent diametrically opposite interpretations , and such conflict- ing views have been expressed even by the same person , at different times , and upon different occasions . More precision is still necessary ...
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... person of an American financial administrator , whose work was ren- dered futile by Russian and , alas ! British intervention . Large- ly because of this , a correspondent of the " Manchester Guard- ian " considers that Persia should be ...
... person of an American financial administrator , whose work was ren- dered futile by Russian and , alas ! British intervention . Large- ly because of this , a correspondent of the " Manchester Guard- ian " considers that Persia should be ...
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... person presume to say that the power to do this is an unlimited power ? that less than a hundred men are wholly uncontrolled by any legal obligation , and may ne- gotiate and conclude under this treaty - making power any en- gagement ...
... person presume to say that the power to do this is an unlimited power ? that less than a hundred men are wholly uncontrolled by any legal obligation , and may ne- gotiate and conclude under this treaty - making power any en- gagement ...
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abso accept Act or Charter action advice and consent affirmation agree agreement American appropriation of money arbitration arise armies Article XVI become blessings of liberty body Bonar Law Britain British casus belli coerce Columbian College Constitution contract corporate entity Cuba DAVID JAYNE HILL decisions declaration degree of authority delegated dispute doubt duties effect Elihu Root Empire enter Executive Council existence foreign George Washington University Government granted honor House of Commons imperialism intention International Law judgment judicial jurists justice King League of Nations LECTURE legislation limited lutism mandate mandatory Power ment merely military national Law necessary never non-members numbers obligations ourselves Parliament participate peace Persia pledge political Preamble present President and Senate principles proposed purposes question recommendations refused regarding Revised Covenant rights of neutrals Samoan Islands Samoans signatory Smuts sovereignty stitution submit super-government Switzerland territory tion treaty involving treaty-making power ultra vires United whole
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Strana 24 - But when the terms of the stipulation import a contract, when either of the parties engages to perform a particular act, the treaty addresses itself to the political, not the judicial department; and the legislature must execute the contract before it can become a rule for the
Strana 14 - ... the loss and inconvenience resulting from the above measures, and that they will mutually support one another in resisting any special measures aimed at one of their number by the covenant-breaking State, and that they will take the necessary steps to afford passage through their territory to the forces of any of the Members of the League which are cooperating to protect the covenants of the League.
Strana 28 - The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imports and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.
Strana 15 - The degree of authority, control or administration to be exercised by the Mandatory shall, if not previously agreed upon by the Members of the League, be explicitly defined in each case by the Council.
Strana 29 - I do not conceive that power is given to the President and Senate to dismember the empire, or to alienate any great, essential right. I do not think the whole legislative authority have this power. The exercise of the power must be consistent with the object of the delegation.
Strana 29 - ... exercised at all, — or, if at all, could not be so well and safely exercised by the separate governments of the several States, — it was proper that the former, and not the latter, should be enumerated and specified. But, although the treaty-making power is exclusively vested, and without enumeration or specification, in the government of the United States, it is nevertheless subject to several important limitations.
Strana 33 - State shall in each case be laid down by the League in a special Act or Charter, which shall reserve to it complete power of ultimate control and supervision, as well as the right of appeal to it from the territory or people affected against any gross breach of the mandate by the mandatory State.
Strana 10 - ... agreed upon by the parties." That, however, is merely an agreement to arbitrate when the parties choose to arbitrate, and it is therefore no agreement at all. It puts the whole subject of arbitration back where it was twenty-five years ago. Instead of perfecting and putting teeth into the system of arbitration provided for by the Hague conventions, it throws those conventions upon the scrap heap. By covering the ground of arbitration and prescribing a new test of obligation, it apparently by...