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 ARBITRATION, ETC., TREATY-SWITZERLAND. FEB. 16, 1931. 1987 (d) depends upon or involves the observance of the obligations of Switzerland in accordance with the Covenant of the League of Nations. AImCLE VII The tribunal to which juridical differences shall be submitted shall be determined in each case by the Contracting Parties but shall, in the absence of other agreement, be the Permanent Court of Arbitration established at The Hague by the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of In- ternational Disputes concluded October 18 1901. Decision as to the tribunai shall be made in each case by a special agreement, which special agreement shall provide for the organization of the tribunal if nec~ry, shaH. de- fine its powers, shall state the question or questions at issue and shall settle the terms of reference. Such special agreement shall, in each case, be made 011 the part of the United States of America by the President thereof, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and on the part of Switzerland in accordance with its constitutional law. AlmCLE VIII The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof and by Switz- erland in accordance with its con- stitutional law. The ratifications shall be ex- changed at Washington as soon as possible, and the treaty shall come into force on the da~ of the exchange of the ratificatIOns. It shall thereafter remain in force continuously unless and until terminated on notice of one year by either Contracting Party to the other. d) depend de l'observation ou touche a l'observation des engage- ments assumes par la Suisse en conformite du Pacta de la So- ciete des Nations. AIrrrCLE VII La tribunal auquel seront sou- ~ealto~ mis les differends d'ordre juri- : g:ri dique sera constitue, dans ch89,ue of Arbitration. cas particulier, par les partIes contractantes. Toutefois et sauf accord contraire, ce tribunal sera Ia Cour permanente d'arbitrage etablie a La Haye par la conven- tion pour Ie reglement pacifique des conflits internationaux, con- Vol. ~ p. 2221 . clue Ie 18 octobre 1907. Les de- cisions relatives au tribunal fe- ront l'objet, dans chaque cas par- ticulierz d'un accord special, qui POUrvOlr8, s'il y a lieul}. l'organi- sation du tritiunaI, aefinira sea pouvoirs1 exposera Ia question ou les questIOns en litige et determi- nera Ies questions a moudre. Special ~L Cet accord ~ial sera dans chaque cas conclu, pour Ies Etats- Unis d'A.merique,. par Ie Presi- dent avec l'avis et Ie consentement du senat, et, pour la Suisse, con- formement a 10, Constitution federale. AlmCLE VIII Le present traiM sera ratifie Ratlflcatkm. par Ie President des Etats-Unis d'Amerique avec l'avis et Ie con- sentement du Senat et par 10, Suisse conformement a Ia Con- stitution federale. L'echange des ratifications aura C8 of raws. lieu a Washington dans Ie plus bref delai possible et Ie traite entrera en vigueur Ie jour de I'echange des ratifcations. n demeurera en vigueur aussi long- DaratIou. temps qu'il n'aura pas ere de- nonce sur avis d'une anLae donne par l'une des parties contractantes a l'autre.