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This collection documents the development of the Permanent Court, proposed in 1920 and established in 1922, in response to problems seen in the processes of The Hague Court of Arbitration. It chronicles the foundation upon which the new international law was established, and includes extracts from the minutes of the meetings held during preliminary sessions of the Court as well as judgments and advisory opinions given by the Court. The collection is presented in a series, with publications on:

Judgements (1922-1930)

• The Mavrommatis Palestine Concession and the Mavrommatis Jerusalem Concessions
• Treaty of Neuilly, Article 179, Annex, Paragraph 4 (interpretation)
• Denunciation of the Treaty of November 2, 1865, between China and Belgium

Advisory Opinions (1922-1930)

• Questions concerning the acquisition of Polish nationality, September 15, 1923

Judgements, Orders and Advisory Opinions (1931-1940)

• Customs regime between Germany and Austria (Protocol of March 9, 1931). Advisory Opinion of September 5, 1931

Acts and Documents Relating to Judgements and Adversary Opinion Acts and Documents Relative to the Organization of the Court (1922-1936)

• Preparation of the Rules of the Court. Minutes of Meetings held during the Preliminary Session of the Court, with annexes. (January 30th to March 24th 1922)
• Modification of the Rules, 1931.
• Extracts from international agreements affecting the jurisdiction of the Court

Annual Reports of the Permanent Court of International Justice

General Indexes of the Publications of the Court, 1922-1935

• Indexes to the Statute and Rules of the Court, 1920-1936

English and French versions of each publication appear in this collection.

36 reels in six series