The Geneva Protocol, by David Hunter Miller

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Arbitrators and, in the choice of the arbitrators, shall bear in mind the guarantees of competence and
impartiality referred to above.
[Sidenote: 6 of Article 4 of the Protocol, omitting clauses now unnecessary.]
The Members of the League undertake that they will carry out in full good faith any judicial sentence or
arbitral award that may be rendered and that they will comply, as provided in paragraph ten hereof, with the
solutions recommended by the Council. In the event of a Member of the League failing to carry out the above
undertakings, the Council shall exert all its influence to secure compliance therewith. If the Council fails
therein, it shall propose what steps should be taken to give effect thereto.
[Sidenote: Paragraphs nine and ten of Article 15 of the Covenant, and Article 6 of the Protocol.]
The Council may in any case under this Article refer the dispute to the Assembly. The dispute shall be so
referred at the request of either party to the dispute, provided that such request be made within fourteen days
after the submission of the dispute to the Council.
In any case referred to the Assembly, all the provisions of this Article and of Article 12 relating to the action
and powers of the Council shall apply to the action and powers of the Assembly, provided that a report made
by the Assembly, if concurred in by the Representatives of those Members of the League represented on the
Council and of a majority of the other Members of the League, exclusive in each case of the Representatives
of the parties to the {275} dispute, shall have the same force as a report by the Council concurred in by all the
Members thereof, other than the Representatives of any of the parties to the dispute; and provided further that
in any case referred to the Assembly, the powers of the Council under paragraphs five, six, seven and fourteen
hereof shall continue.
[Sidenote: 7 of Article 4 of the Protocol.]
The provisions of this article do not apply to the settlement of disputes which arise as the result of measures of
war taken by one or more Members of the League in agreement with the Council or the Assembly.
Article 15a.
[Sidenote: From Article 5 of the Protocol.]
If in the course of an arbitration, such as is contemplated in Article 15, one of the parties claims that the
dispute, or part thereof, arises out of a matter which by international law is solely within the domestic
jurisdiction of that party, the arbitrators shall on this point take the advice of the Permanent Court of
International Justice through the medium of the Council. The opinion of the Court shall be binding upon the
arbitrators, who, if the opinion is affirmative, shall confine themselves to so declaring in their award.
If the question is held by the Court or by the Council to be a matter solely within the domestic jurisdiction of
the State, this decision shall not prevent consideration of the situation by the Council or by the Assembly
under Article 11.
Article 15b.
[Sidenote: Articles 8 and 7 of the Protocol, slightly changed.]
The Members of the League undertake to abstain from any act which might constitute a threat of aggression
against another State.