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 ARBITRATION TREATY-NORWAY. FEBRUARY 20,1929. 2279 Mr. Frank B." Kellogg, Secre- tary of State of the United States of America; and His Maje,sty the King of Nor- way: Mr. H . H . Bachke, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America; Who, having communicated to one another their full powers found in good and due form, liave agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I AIl differences relating to in- ternational matters in which the High Contracting Parties are concerned by virtue of a claim of right made by one against the other under treat)' or otherwise, which it has not been possible to adjust by diplomacy, which, if they have been referred to the Permanent International Com- mission constituted pursuant to the treaty signed at Washington June 24, 1914, have not been ad- justed as a result of this proced- ure, and which are justiCIable in their nature by reason of being susceptible of decision by the ap- plication of the principles of law or equity, shall be submitted to the Permanent Court of Arbi- tration established at The Hague by the Convention of October 18, 1907, or to some other competent tribunal, as shall be decided in each case by special agreement, which speCIal agreement shall provide for the organization of such tribunal if necessary, 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 part of the United States of America by the President of the United States of America by and with the advice and consen~ of the Senate thereof, and on the part of the Kingdom of Norway in ac- cordance with the constitutional laws of that Kingdom. Herr Frank B. Kellogg Pl~nipotentiaries- •, ContIDUOO. Amerikas Forente Staters Statssekretaer; og .. Hans Majestet Norges Konge: Herr H. H. Bachke, Hans Overordentlige Ser.1emann og Befuldmektigede Minister; Som, efter a ha meddelt hverandre sine fullmakter som, blev funnet i god og behorig form, er blitt enige om folgende artikler: ARTIKKEL I AIle tvister som i mellemfol- InternatioI1!l1 difiH- k1· .. 01 0 11 ences not adjusted by e l~e sporsma opstar me em diplomacy, referred by d...kthd te' special agreement to e Ole on ra eren e par r 1 Permanent Court of anledning av at den ene part i Arbitration, etc. henhold til traktat elIer pa an- nen mate gjor gjeldende et rett- skrav mot den annen, og som ikke har kunnet lOses pa diplo- matisk vei, og som, hVlS de har vaert forelagt for den faste mel- lemfolkelige nevnd som er ned- satt i henhold til traktat under- Vol. 38, p. 1771. skrevet i Washington 24. juni 1914, ikke er blitt bilagt ved denne behandling, og som er av rettsli~ art fordi de er egnet til a avgJores efter grunnsetningene for rett og rettferdighet, skal henvises til den faste voldgifts- domstol som er oprettet i Haag ved overenskomsten av 18. ok- tober 1907, elIer til en annen Vol. 36, p. 2221. kompetent domstol overensstem- mende med det som i hvert enkelt tilfelle bestemmes ved en saerlig avtale; denne saerlige a vtale skal fastsette domstolens sammensetning hvis det er nod- vendig, bestemme dens myndig- het, angi tvistespOrsmalet eUer tvistesporsmUene og fastsette vilkarene for foreleggelsen. Den saerlige avtale skal i hvert Special agreement. enkelt tilfelIe avsluttes av Ameri- kas Forente Stater av Presiden- ten med Senatets rad og samtykke og av Kongeriket Norge over- ensstemmende med dette Konge- rikes statsforfatning.