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1928 General Act of Arbitration (Pacific Settlement of International Disputes)

CIL Subject Classification
Citations to Text 93 LNTS 343
Date of Adoption 26/09/1928
Place of Adoption Geneva, Switzerland
Secretariat / Relevant Authority

League of Nations

Dispute settlement provisions

Article 41:

“Disputes relating to the interpretation or application of the present General Act, including those concerning the classification of disputes and the scope of reservations, shall be submitted to the Permanent Court of International Justice.”

Depository

Secretary-General of the League of Nations

Entry Into Force Status Superseded
Date of Entry into Force

16/08/1929

Entry into Force / Termination Provisions

Article 44:

“1. The present General Act shall come into force on the ninetieth day following the receipt by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations of the accession of not less than two Contracting Parties.

2.Accessions received after the entry into force of the Act, in accordance with the previous paragraph, shall become effective as from the ninetieth day following the date of receipt by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations. The same rule shall apply to the additional declaration provided for by Article 40.”

Article 45:

“1. The present General Act shall be concluded for a period of five years, dating from its entry into force.

2. It shall remain in force for further successive periods of five years in the case of Contracting Parties which do not denounce it at least six months before the expiration of the current period.”

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Links to Current Status/Reservations United Nations Treaty Collection
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument

1949 Revised General Act for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes

Related Instruments

1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes

1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes

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Additional Information

As with other instruments associated with the League of Nations, the 1928 General Act was not formally terminated when the League of Nations expired. It was replaced by the 1949 Revised General Act for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes.

The text of the 1928 General Act begins on page 345 in the external link provided.