Towards an enduring peace : $b A symposium of peace proposals and programs 1914-1916
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Towards an enduring peace : $b A symposium of peace proposals and programs 1914-1916
Peace; World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace
In the event of non-compliance with any decision or decree or injunction
of the International High Court, or of non-payment of the damages,
compensation, or fine within the time specified for such payment, the
Court may decree execution and may call upon the Constituent States or
upon some or any of them, to put in operation, after duly published
notice, for such period and under such conditions as may be arranged, the
following sanctions:
(a) To prohibit all postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and wireless
communication with the recalcitrant State;
(b) To prohibit all passenger traffic (other than the exit of
foreigners), whether by ship, railway, canal, or road, to or from the
recalcitrant State;
(c) To prohibit the entrance into any port of the Constituent States
of any of the ships registered as belonging to the recalcitrant State,
except so far as may be necessary for any of them to seek safety, in
which case such ship or ships shall be interned;
(d) To prohibit the payment of any debts due to the citizens, companies,
or subordinate administrations of the recalcitrant State, or to its
national Government; and, if thought fit, to direct that payment of such
debts shall be made only to one or other of the Constituent Governments,
which shall give a good and legally valid discharge for the same, and
shall account for the net proceeds thereof to the International High
Court;
(e) To lay an embargo on any or all ships within the jurisdiction of such
Constituent State or States registered as belonging to the recalcitrant
State;
(f) To prohibit any lending of capital or other moneys to the citizens,
companies, or subordinate administrations of the recalcitrant State, or
to its national Government;
(g) To prohibit the issue or dealing in or quotation on the Stock
Exchange or in the press of any new loans, debentures, shares, notes, or
securities of any kind by any of the citizens, companies or subordinate
administrations of the recalcitrant State, or of its national Government;
(h) To prohibit all imports, or certain specified imports, coming from
the recalcitrant State, or originating within it;
(i) To prohibit all exports, or certain specified exports consigned
directly to the recalcitrant State, or destined for it.
[Sidenote: Co-operation must be organized as part of international law.]
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