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Interpretation of the Iranian Declaration of acceptance of the Court's compulsory jurisdiction: words to which expression “posterieurs a la ratification de cette declaration” refer—Declaration limited to the application of treaties or conventions accepted by Iran after ratification of the Declaration—Most-favoured-nation clause contained in a treaty earlier in date than the ratification of the Declaration: impossibility of founding thereon a claim to invoke subsequent treaties for the purpose of establishing the Court's jurisdiction—Treaties and Conventions—Nature of the Concession Contract of 1933—Question whether any agreement between the Parties resulted from the action taken by the Council of the League of Nations—Inapplicability of the principle of forum prorogatum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2017

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Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 1952

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References

1 Excerpted text of opinion. For the background of this case, see note in this JOUENAL, Vol. 45 (1951), p. 749.

2 Consisting for this case of Vice President, Guerrero, Acting President; President McNair; Judges Alvarez, Basdevant, Hackworth, Winiarski, ZoriSid, Elaestad, Badawi Pasha, Bead, Hsu Mo, Carneiro, Armand-Ugon; and Judge ad hoo Sandjabi.

3 Caption by the Court.

4 * The vital words of the French read: “ sur tous les difffirends qui s ‘eleveraient apres la ratification de la prSsente declaration, au sujet de situations ou de faits ayant directement ou indirectement trait a 1'application des traitfis ou conventions accepted par la Perse et posterieurs a la ratification de cette declaration, exception faite pour … . “ [Footnote by ed.]