JUSTICE UPDATED

RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Geneva, December 13th, 1920

1. The Assembly unanimously declares its approval of the draft Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice - as amended by the Assembly - which was prepared by the Council under Article 14 of the Covenant and submitted to the Assembly for its approval.
2. In view of the special wording of Article 14, the Statute of the Court shall be submitted within the shortest possible time to the Members of the League of nations for adoption in the form of a Protocol duly ratified and declaring their recognition of this Statute. It shall be the duty of the Council to submit the Statute to the Members.
3. As soon as this Protocol has been ratified by the majority of the Members of the League, the Statute of the Court shall come into force and the Court shall be called upon to sit conformity with the said Statute in all disputes between the Members or States which have ratified, as well as between the other States to which the Court is opened under Article 35, paragraph 2, of the said Statute.
4. The said Protocol shall likewise remain open for signature by the States mentioned in the Annex to the Covenant.