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 ARBITRATION TREATY-BELGIUM. MARCH 20, 1929. 2791 His Majesty the King of the Belgians: His ~hness Prince Albert de Ligne, His Majesty's Ambassa- dor Extraordinary and Plenipo- tentiary to the United States of America; Who, having communi('.&ted to each other their full powers found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: ART1CLE I All differences relating to inter- national matters in which the High Contracting Parties are concerned by virtue of a claim of right made by one aga.inst the other under treaty or otherwise, which it has not been possible to adjust by diplomacy, which have not been adjusted as a result of reference 00 an ap- propriate commission of concilia. - tion, and wb,ich are justiciable in their nature by reason of being susceptible of decision by the application of the principles of law or equity, shall be subnutted. 00 the Permanent Court of Arbi~ tration established at The Hague by the Convention of October 18, 1907, or to some other com· petent tribunal, 88 shall be d~ eided in each case by special agreement, which special agre&- ment shall provide for the organi· zation of such tribunal if neces- sary, define its powers, state the question or questions at issue, and settle the terms of reference. The special agreement in each case shall be made on the pari of the United'States of America by the President of the United States of America by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and on the part oi Belgium in accordance Wlth the constitution· allaws of Belgium. ARTICLE II The provisions of this treaty shall not be invoked in respect of any dispute the subject matter of which (a) is within the domestic juris- diction of either of the High Contracting Parties, Sa Majeste Ie Roi des Belges: Son Altesse Ie Prince Albert de ~e, Ambassadeur Extraordi- naue et PIenipotentiai.re de Sa Majesta aux Etate-Unis d'Amen- que; . Lesquels, apres avou 00han.gQ leUl'8 pleins pouvoirs, reconnus en bonne et due forme, Bont convenus des articles suivants: ARTICLE I T diff~ d d International differ- OUs ~ren s concernant es ences not adjusted by affaires intemationales dans les- dipl?macy, referred by • special agreement to queUes les Hautes Parties con- Permanent Court or tractantes se trouvant engag&ls Arbitration. ete. par suite de la pr~tention d'un droit allegue par l'une Al'encontre de l'autre en vertu d'un traite ou autrement, qui n'auront pas eM regIes par la voie diploma- tique,non plus que p&r application du recours A une COmmIssion de concili&tion appropri6e et qui, & raison de leur nature susceptible d'une decision appliquant les principes du droit et de l'6quite, peuvent Mra jug~, seront soumis & la Cour Permanente d'Arbitrage etablie & La Haye par la conven- tion du 18 octobre 1907 ou un Vol. 36, p. 2221. autre tribunal competen~, selon ce qui sera decide dans chaque cas \lar accord spooial; cet &coord Sj>klal pourvoira & l'organisa.tion dudit tribunal, s'i! est necessaire, definira ses pouvoirs, ~;~osera 18. ou les questions en litige at determinera la question & r&- soudre. L'aocord spkial sera oonclu, dans chaque C&8, en ce qui con- cerne les Etats-Uni8 d'Am~ri~ue, par Ie President des Etats-Unis d'Amerique, sur et avec I'avia et Ie consentement du Senat des Etats-Unis et, en ce qui, concerne 1& Belgique, en conformite des lois constitutionnelles de la Belgique. ARTICLE II Special agreement. Subjects not In· Lea dispositions du pr~sent eluded. traite ne pourront pas ~tre in- voquees en ce qw concerne lea differends dont l'objet: a) rel~ve de Ill. juridiction na.- tionale de l'une ou de l'autre des Hautes Parties contractantes;