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INTERNATIONAL
PRIZE COURT |
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TIMELINE |
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1907.10.18 |
Convention (XII) relative to the Creation of an International Prize Court
has been adopted and opened to signature.
The 1907 Hague Convention for an International Prize Court never came into force. Nevertheless, it was the first international agreement intended to create a permanent international tribunal of the kind. The proposals submitted by the British and German delegations at the 1907 Hague Peace Conference were reflected in Convention XII of the Conference. This Convention was meant to remain in force for twelve years, then to be renewed for six years at a time, unless denounced. |
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1909.06.30 |
the date for the deposit of
ratifications, Although the convention at some point or the other
was signed by some 33 states, the ratificaitons were never
deposited. |
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1908.02 |
British Government suggested a conference to agree upon the generally recognized principles of international law within the field of maritime economic warfare which proposed Court was to observe. |
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1908.12-
1909.02 |
a number of States attended this London Naval Conference and drew up
the London Declaration. From the outset, the Declaration met with strong opposition, notably by Great Britain and USA. An additional protocol was drafted in September 1910; still ratifications were never deposited.
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Source:
Manley
O. Hudson The Permanent Court of International Justice 1920 –
1942: A Treatise (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1943). |
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