'Treaty of Peace with Turkey. Signed at Sévres, August 10, 1920. [With Maps.]' [‎16v] (12/112)

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shall be competent to hear and determine any dispute of an international character which
the parties thereto submit to it. The Court may also give an advisory opinion upon any
dispute or question referred to it by the Council or by the Assembly.
Article 15.
If there should arise between Members of the League any dispute likely to lead to a
rupture, which is not submitted to arbitration in accordance with Article 13, the Members
of the League agree that they will submit the matter to the Council. Any party to the
dispute may effect such submission by giving notice of the existence of the dispute to the
Secretary General, who will make all necessary arrangements for a full investigation and
consideration thereof.
For this purpose the parties to the dispute will communicate to the Secretary General,
as promptly as possible, statements of their case with all the relevant facts and papers,
and the Council may forthwith direct the publication thereof.
The Council shall endeavour to effect a settlement of the dispute, and if such efforts
are successful, a statement shall be made public giving such facts and explanations
regarding the dispute and the terms of settlement thereof as the Council may deem
appropriate.
If the dispute is not thus settled, the Council either unanimously or by a majority
vote shall make and publish a report containing a statement of the facts of the dispute and
the recommendations which are deemed just and proper in regard thereto.
f Member of the League represented on the Council may make public a statement
of the facts of the dispute and of its conclusions regarding the same,
i i’ e P or t by the Council is unanimously agreed to by the members thereof other
than the Representatives of one or more of the parties to the dispute, the Members of the
.eague agree that they will not go to war with any party to the dispute which
complies with the recommendations of the report.
, t ^ the Council fails to reach a report which is unanimously agreed to by the members
tiereof, other that the Representatives of one or more of the parties to the dispute, the
Members of the League reserve to themselves the right to take such action as they shall
consider necessary for the maintenance of right and justice.
If the dispute betweeen the parties is claimed by one of them, and is found by the
Council to arise out of a matter which by international law is solely within the domestic
jurisdiction of that party, the Council shall so report, and shall make no recommendation
as to its settlement.
T , J he !l r y “ r ny C ? Se u , nder this ArticIe refer the dispute to the Assembly.
1 he dispute shalI be so referred at the request of either party to the dispute, provided that
Council 11681 ^ made Wlthm fourteen days after the submission of the dispute to the
Artide r^fnVf IT ? ^ J AsSembly - f the Provisions of this Article and of
Article 12 relating to the action and powers of the Council shall apply to the action and
powers of the Assembly prodded that a report made by the Assembly, if concurred in by
maiofetTe Xr “7^ the L ^ Ue -Presented on the Council and of !
of the mrfes^i the df em t ber l°f, t u e Lea ?" e ’ exclu8i ve in each case of the Representatives
of the parties to the dispute, shall have the same force as a report by the Council con-
pZestoSL a dis5utr m 8 ther60f 0ther th - the Representatives of one or more of the
AKTHJL.E 10.
Articles 0 12 lYof^it “idl Lea S" e -^t to war in disregard of its covenants under
ticies J 10 or lo, it shall ipso facto be deemed to have committed an act of war
against all other Members of the League, which hereby undertake immediately to subject
it to the severance of all trade or financial relations," the prohibition of all"i, tercourse
between their nationals and the nationals of the convenant-breaking State and the
prevention of all financial, commenca! or personal intercourse between 0 the nationals of
S i'i"* - *• »>l.« 5»«. wh«h, “ M“nZ
Govejnmentj / P 83 * 10 r ®*>minend to the several
f, , ,, conce ™ed what effective military, naval or air force the Members of the
of the U league SeVera 7 COntnb “ t * ! to the armed forces to be used to protect the convenants
The Members of the League a^ree furthpr thot iIiott nriii ± u
another in ,h, hnanelal and *o»„„", i™„„*,’.t*h “StaK “n“