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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2017
The fifteenth year of the Permanent Court of International Justice has been notable for several reasons. Because of the entry into force on February 1, 1936, of the amendments to the Statute annexed to the Protocol of September 14, 1929, it marks the beginning of a new period in the history of the Court. A consequence of the amendments was the adoption of new Rules of Court on March 11, 1936, and some modifications were made in the Court's practice. The year also saw several changes in the Court's personnel; one judge died, one resigned, and three new judges were elected. Moreover, the action of various governments during the year with reference to the Court protocols is to be noted as significant for the future of the Court.
This is the fifteenth in the series of annual articles, the publication of which was begun in this JOURNAL, Vol. 17 (1923), p. 15.
1 See Hudson, , “Amendment of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice,” this Journal, Vol. 30 (1936), p. 273. For the English version of the Statute as amended, see this JOURNAL, Supplement, Vol. 30 (1936), pp. 115–128.Google Scholar
2 For the text, see Publications of the Court, Series E, No. 12, p. 60, note.
3 The situation with reference to the amendments to the Statute of the Court was not unlike that which existed for several years with reference to the Rome Protocol of April 21, 1926 (see 3 Hudson, International Legislation, p. 1857) on the amendment of the Convention of June 7, 1905, concerning the creation of the International Institute of Agriculture; amendments to the latter convention seem to have been put into force some time before the United States adhered to the 1926 Protocol. See Congressional Record, 1934, p. 7768; U. S. Treaty Series, No. 903.
4 One of the former deputy-judges, Redlich M. Josef, died on November 11, 1936.
5 League of Nations Document, A. 6 (a). 1936, Annex I, (V), p. 69.
6 On July 7, 1936, Bolivia deposited a ratification of the 1920 Protocol, which had been signed on its behalf prior to Feb. 1, 1936.
7 Series E, No. 12, p. 63.
8 English and French versions of the new Rules were promptly published in Series D, No. 1 (3rd edition); the English version is reproduced in this JOURNAL, Supplement, Vol. 30 (1936), pp. 128–153.
9 Series E, No. 12, pp. 63–64.
10 For a detailed analysis of the 1936 Rules, see Hudson, , “The 1936 Rules of the Permanent Court of International Justice,” this JOURNAL, Vol. 30 (1936), p. 463.Google Scholar
11 Series D, No. 2 (2nd Add.), p. 300.
12 Series E, No. 12, p. 196.
13 Series E, No. 12, p. 197. For comment on the previous practice, see this JOTRUNAL, Vol. 28 (1934), p. 14.
14 See 164 League of Nations Treaty Series, p. 353.
15 Ibid., p. 352.
16 League of Nations Official Journal, 1936, p. 911.
17 For the text, see 5 Hudson, , International Legislation, p. 933. For a list of the Hague Conventions on Private International Law to which the protocol applies, see Series E, No. 12, pp. 360–364.Google Scholar
18 League of Nations Document, A.8.(1).1936.V.
19 League of Nations Document, A.21(1).1936.V.
20 Idem, C.501.M.314.1936.V.
21 League of Nations Official Journal, 1935, p. 1203.
22 Idem, 1936, p. 783.
23 Idem, 1936, p. 756.
24 Idem, Special Supplement No. 151, p. 53.
25 Idem, 1936, p. 539.
26 Idem, 1936, p. 556.
27 See Hudson, , Permanent Court of International Justice, p. 244.Google Scholar
28 League of Nations Document, C.293.M.178.1936.V.
29 Idem, C. 93rd Session, P.V. 3 (1).
30 League of Nations Document, A.49.1936.V.
31 Idem, A.42.1936.V.
32 Ibid.
33 Ibid.
34 League of Nations Document, A.42.1936.V.
35 Idem, A.49.1936.V.
36 Journal of the Seventeenth Assembly, No. 17, p. 182.
37 Journal of the Seventeenth Assembly, No. 17, p. 183.
38 League of Nations Document, C. 93rd Session, P.V. 3 (1).
39 For the texts, see 121 League of Nations Treaty Series, p. 69 ff ., 5 Hudson, International Legislation, p. 422 ff.
40 Series A/B, No. 66.
41 Series A/B, No. 69.
42 Series A/B, No. 67.
43 Ibid., No. 68.
44 The text of the Treaty of 1863 is reproduced in 1 Martens, Nouveau Recueil General (2d Series), p. 117.
45 Series A/B, No. 62. See this JOURNAL, Vol. 29 (1935), p. 1.
