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eue from he aue of he Pare a  he aue of Sae
owar era Ge eral embl reoluo  .e. he "Delarao
o Pr ple of Y er ao al Law o er  g Fre l elao  a 
Cooperao amo g Sae  aora e wh he Charer of he U?".
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u eroo a merel ha of a "reerao or eluao " of he


rea ommme  u erake  he Charer. O he o rar 
ma be u eroo a a aepa e of he val of he rule or e
of rule elare b he reoluo b hemelve. Vhe pr ple of
o -ue of fore for example ma hu be regare a a pr ple of
uomar  er ao al law o a uh o o e b provo 
rela g o olleve eur or o he fale or arme o  ge 
o be prove u er rle 43 of he Charer. Y woul herefore
eem appare  ha he aue referre o expree a op o jur
repe g uh rule (or e of rule) o be he eforh reae
eparael from he provo  epeall hoe of a  uo al
k  o whh   ubje o he rea-law pla e of he Charer.

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furher o frmao of he val a uomar  er ao al law
of he pr ple of he prohbo of he ue of fore expree 
rle 2 of he U? Charer of ma be fou   he fa ha  
freque l referre o  aeme  b Sae repree ave a be g
o o l a pr ple of uomar  er ao al law bu alo a
fu ame al or ar al pr ple of uh law. ?aragua  
emoral o he er ae ha he pr ple prohb g he ue
of fore emboe  rle 2 "ha ome o be reog  e a ju
oge . Vhe US   Cou er-emoral o he queo  of
juro a  ambl fou   maeral o quoe he vew of
holar ha h pr ple  a "u veral orm" a "u veral
 er ao al law" a "u verall reog  e pr ple of  er ao al
law" a  a "pr ple of ju oge ".


 
 
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o of CYL. S e her work eal wh uomar orm her
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De mark Germa  a  he ?eherla  have ubme o he Cour
era ffere e o er  g 'he elmao a bewee he
Pare of he area of he o  e al helf  he ?orh Sea whh
appera o eah of hem. Vhe Cour  requee o ee wha are
he applable 'pr ple a  rule of  er ao al law'. Germa 
propoe ha elmao of he o  e al helf bewee he
pare  gover e b he pr ple ha eah oaal Sae  e le
o a ju a  equable hare. Germa  o e  ha mak g ue of
he equa e meho of rle 6 paragraph 2 of he Co  e al

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Shelf Co ve o  ha o beome uomar  er ao al law a 


wa o u er he ruma e he approprae meho. Vhe
equa e meho oul o be ue where  woul o aheve a
ju a  equable apporo me  of he helf.  for De mark a 
he ?eherla  elmao houl be gover e b he pr ple of
r. 6 par. 2 a  ha where he pare were  agreeme  a o
he bou ar a  peal ruma e  o juf a oher
bou ar he he bou ar bewee hem  o be eerm e b
he applao of he pr ple of equa e from he eare
po  of he bael e from whh he breah of he erroral ea of
eah Sae  meaure. Vhe bou ar houl be eerm e o he
ba of he exluve rgh of eah Par over he o  e al helf
ajae  o  oa a  of he pr ple ha he bou ar  o leave
o eah Par ever po  of he o  e al helf whh le earer o
 oa ha o he oa of he oher Par. ?eherla  a 
De mark argue ha he ue of h meho  o  he aure of a
merel o ve o al oblgao  bu  or mu ow be regare a
 volv g a rule ha  par of he orpu of ge eral  er ao al
law;-a  lke oher rule of ge eral or uomar  er ao al law 
b  g o Germa  auomaall a   epe e l of a  pef
ae  re or  re gve b he laer. Vh o e o ha boh
a pove law a  a more fu ame al ape.  a maer of
pove law   bae o he work o e  h fel b  er ao al
legal boe o Sae prae a  o he  flue e arbue o he
Ge eva Co ve o elf-he lam be g ha hee varou faor
have umulavel eve e or bee reave of he op o # Y
YY   reque for he formao of ew rule of uomar
 er ao al law. Y  fu ame al ape he vew pu forwar
erve from wha mgh be alle he aural law of he o  e al
helf  he e e ha he equa e pr ple  ee a a
eear expreo  he fel of elmao of he aepe
or e of he exluve appure a e of he o  e al helf o he
earb oaal Sae a  herefore a hav g a a pror haraer of
o o peak jur  evabl. Vhe Cour oe o agree wh he
o e o  of ?eherla  a  De mark. Y o er g he
equa e meho he Y er ao al Law Commo ' uo 
reveal ha o o l wa he oo of equa e ever o ere
from he a po  of  hav g    a haraer of  here 
ee  wa ever gve a  peal prom e e a all a 
era l o pror. Vhe Cour oe ha he pr ple of
equa e a  ow fgure  r. 6 wa propoe b he YLC wh
o erable heao  omewha o a experme al ba a mo
Y+YY
Y Y  Y+  a  o a all Y+YY+  or a a
emerg g rule of uomar  er ao al law. Vh  learl o he
or of fou ao o whh r. 6 of he Co ve o oul be a o
have reflee or rall e uh a rule. De mark & ?eherla 
furher argue ha eve f a he ae of he Ge eva Co ve o o
he Co  e al Shelf o rule of CYL  favor of he equa e
pr ple a  o uh rule wa rall e  r. 6 uh a rule ha
ome  o be g  e he o ve o  parl beaue of  ow
mpa parl o he bau of ubeque  ae prae. Vhe Cour
oe o agree
+ Y ( Y . Y woul be eear ha he
provo houl a all eve  poe all be of a fu ame all
orm-rea g haraer uh a oul be regare a form g he
ba of a ge eral rule of law. Co ere    he
equa e pr ple mgh be a o fulfll h requreme . e 
he parular form  whh   emboe  r. 6 a  hav g
regar o he relao hp of ha rle o oher provo  h mu
be ope o ome oub. Y he fr plae r. 6  o frame a o pu
?D
2 he oblgao o make ue of he equa e meho au g 
o ome afer a prmar oblgao o effe elmao b
agreeme . Suh a prmar oblgao o ue a u uual prefae
o wha  lame o be a poe al ge eral rule of law. Whou

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law a  b agreeme  be erogae from  parular ae or a
bewee parular pare-bu h  o ormall he ubje of a 
expre provo  a    r. 6. Seo l he par plae b he
oo of peal ruma e relave o he pr ple of
equa e a emboe  r. 6 a  he ver o erable ll
u reolve o rovere a o he exa mea  g a  ope of h
oo  mu rae furher oub a o he poe all orm-rea g
haraer of he rule. F all he faul of mak g reervao  o
r. 6 whle  mgh o of elf preve  he equa e pr ple
be g eve uall reeve a ge eral law oe a o erabl o
he fful of regar g h reul a hav g bee brough abou (or
be g poe all poble) o he ba of he Co ve o for o lo g
a h faul o  ue o ex a   o he ubje of a  revo
brough abou  o eque e of a reque mae u er r. g3-of
whh here  a pree  o offal  ao -  he Co ve o
elf whh woul for he reao  alrea  ae eem o e  o
he provo  of r. 6 he ame orm-rea g haraer a for
 a e r. g a  2 poe.
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rule a be o ere o have beome a ge eral rule of  er ao al
law mgh be ha eve whou he paage of a  o erable
pero of me a ver weprea a  repree ave parpao 
he o ve o mgh uffe of elf prove   lue ha of
Sae whoe  ere were peall affee.
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lhough he paage of o l a hor pero of me  o eearl
or of elf a bar o he formao of a ew rule of uomar
 er ao al law o he ba of wha wa org all a purel
o ve o al rule a  pe able requreme  woul be ha wh
he pero  queo  hor hough  mgh be Sae prae
 lu g ha of Sae whoe  ere are peall affee houl
have bee boh @
 
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provo  voke; a  houl moreover have ourre  uh a wa
a o how a ge eral reog o ha a rule of law or legal oblgao
  volve.
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aga  Souh fra wh repe o he prae of aparhe
(alhough ever me o e here ). Y how how eural rule a
lea o ba a  paral. Vhe ao  bae o he ma ae gve
o Souh fra o promoe he maeral & moral well-be g & oal
progre of  haba  of he Souh We fra error. Vhe Cour
 o ee o he mer beaue   o o er he ae a
 volv g a legal ue beaue here wa o law prohb g
aparhe. Vhe ppla  re o erve a legal rgh or  ere  he
o u of he a ae for Souh We fra from he mple
pr ple of he are ru. Vhe pr ple e forh here have bee
oblerae  laer ae. Fu ame al equal  ow o ere
a Y Y oblgao  e   a fu ame al huma rgh.
Souhwe fra (SW) o e  ha Souh fra exer g
am rave power over he her error b vrue of a ma ae
prae  Y e. ha  guhe a o rae olor ao al
or rbal org  eablh g he rgh a  ue of he  haba 
of he Verror; ha uh prae   volao of  oblgao  a
ae  rle 2 of he a ae a  rle 22 of he Cove a  of
he League of ?ao ; a  ha he U o ha he u forhwh o

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eae he prae of  Y  he Verror. Furhermore Souh


fra b vrue of he eo om polal oal a  euao al
pole apple wh SW ha fale o promoe o he umo he
maeral a  moral well-be g a  oal progre of he  haba 
of he Verror; ha  falure o o o   volao of  oblgao 
a ae  he eo  paragraph of rle 2 of he a ae a 
rle 22 of he Cove a ; a  ha he U o ha he u forhwh
o eae  volao  a aforea a  o ake all praable ao o
fulfll  ue u er uh rle.
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o erve a legal rgh or  ere  he o u of he a ae from
he mple exe e or pr ple of he "are ru". Vhe are
ru  wa a wa a "are ru of vl ao " a  he e all
vl e ao  ha a  ere  ee g ha  wa arre ou. Bu
 orer ha h  ere mgh ake o a pefall legal haraer
he are ru elf mu be or beome omeh g more ha a
moral or huma ara eal. Y orer o ge erae legal rgh a 
oblgao   mu be gve jural expreo a  be lohe 
legal form. Vhe moral eal mu o be o fue wh he legal rule
 e e o gve  effe. Vhe pr ple of he "are ru" ha o
reual jural o e  whh oul o far a a  parular
ma ae  o er e operae Y Yo gve re o legal rgh a 
oblgao  oue he em a a whole.

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o he oher par. Vhe appla  mu prove ha he rule  voke
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ompee  o qualf he offe e for he purpoe of he a alum
wh he lm of he oblgao  reul g  parular from he
Bolvara greeme  o Exrao ca  he Co ve o o lum
a  of mera  er ao al law  ge eral a  ha Peru a he
erroral Sae  bou   he ae ow before he Cour o gve he
guara ee eear for he eparure of aa e la Vorre from he
ou r wh ue regar o he  volabl of h pero . Peru o
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prmera) of he Co ve o o lum."

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of h k  mu prove ha h uom  eablhe  uh a
ma er ha  ha beome b  g o he oher Par. Vhe
Colomba Gover me  mu prove ha he rule  voke b   
aora e wh a o a  a  u form uage prae b he Sae
 queo  a  ha h uage  he expreo of a rgh
appera  g o he Sae gra  g alum a  a u  umbe  o
he erroral Sae. Vh follow from rle of he Saue of he
Cour whh refer o  er ao al uom a eve e of a ge eral
prae aepe a law. Y uppor of  o e o o er  g he
exe e of uh a uom he Colomba Gover me  ha referre
o a large umber of exrao reae whh a alrea expla e
a have o bear g o he queo ow u er o erao . Y ha
e o ve o  a  agreeme  whh o o o a a  provo
o er  g he allege rule of u laeral a  ef ve qualfao
uh a he o eveo Co ve o of g889co  er ao al pe al
law he Bolvara greeme  of g9ggca  he ava a Co ve o of
g928.cY ha  voke o ve o  whh have o bee rafe b
Peru uh a he o eveo Co ve o  of g933 a  g939. Vhe
Co ve o of g933cha  fa bee rafe b o more ha
eleve Sae a  he Co ve o of g939 b wo Sae o l. Y 
parularl he o eveo Co ve o of g933 whh Cou el for
he Colomba Gover me  ha alo rele o  h o eo . Y 
o e e ha h Co ve o ha merel ofe pr ple whh
were alrea reog  e b La -mera uom a  ha   val
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aural ao  aompa e wh uppor g affav of 2  e 
op of a wor elarao of  e o a  proper oe of he
hear g. Bu ue o he Japa ee  vao  he ae wa upe e
a  he oume  pree e were eroe. Vhe ae wa
reo ue afer he war a  a reoluo wa eve uall ue
gra  g he peo .
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pree  Gover me  of he la  of h brh o whh he 
u omprom gl oppoe. e  o aga  orga  e gover me 
or afflae wh a  aoao whh uphol a  eahe or e
oppo g all orga  e gover me . e oe o beleve  he
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uppore b he well-k ow fa ha he ruhle e of moer
aorhp ha aere hroughou he worl a large umber of
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flag. Vhe ra al  olera e of a aorhp owar all


oppoo  ue hem o reor o beal oppreo 
o e rao amp a  bloo purge &   o l aural ha he
o-o-foru ae o e who were able o eape o foreg ou re
houl feel he lo of all bo  of aahme  o he hell whh were
formerl her faherla '. Peo er belo g o ha group of
aele refugee.
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Bureau of Jue where he elarao  of  e o o beome a
Flp o  e were fle ha bee lo or eroe ur g he
bale for he lberao of a la & he erfae allue o ha o
bee reo ue. ppella ' o e o ha aahme  of he
erfae of arrval  ee al o he val of a elarao f 
o uppor  he wor g of he law a Se. 5 of Commo wealh
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elarao he haraer of a legal u erak g. u erak g of
h k  f 
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Vhe Cour ha fou  ha he lam of ?ew Zeala  urala o
lo ger ha a  obje a  ha he Cour wa herefore o alle
upo o gve a eo hereo . Vhe proee g  ue before
he Cour o er e he legal of amopher ulear e
o ue b Fra e  he Souh Paf; he org al a  ulmae
objeve of ?ew Zeala  urala  o oba a erm ao of
hoe; Fra e b varou publ aeme  mae  g974 ha
a ou e   e o  follow g he ompleo of he g974 ere
of amopher e o eae he o u of uh e; he Cour
f  ha he objeve of ?ew Zeala  urala ha  effe bee
aomplhe  amuh a Fra e ha u erake he oblgao o
hol o furher ulear e  he amophere  he Souh Paf;
he pue hav g hu appeare he lam o lo ger ha a 
obje a  here  oh g o whh o gve jugme . Wh regar
Fra e
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ommu qu whh wa ue b he Offe of he Pree  of he
Fre h epubl o 8 Ju e g974 a  ra me  parular o he
ppla  ". . .  vew of he age reahe  arr g ou he Fre h
ulear efe e programme Fra e wll be  a poo o pa o o
he age of u ergrou  exploo  a oo a he ere of e
pla e for h ummer  omplee". Furher aeme  are
o a e  a ?oe from he Fre h Emba  Well go  a leer
from he Pree  of Fra e o he Prme  er of ?ew Zeala  a
pre o fere e gve b he Pree  of he epubl a peeh
mae b he  er for Foreg ffar  he U e ?ao 
Ge eral embl a  a elevo  ervew a  pre o fere e b
he  er for Defe e. Vhe Cour o er ha hee aeme 
o ve a a ou eme  b Fra e of   e o o eae he
o u of amopher ulear e follow g he o luo of he
g974 ere.

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amopher e ha bee lef ope  eve afer he Fre h
aeme  me o e above. Vhe Cour mu however form  ow
vew of he mea  g a  ope  e e o be gve o hee
u laeral elarao . av g regar o her  e o a  o he
ruma e  whh he were mae he mu be hel o
o ue a e gageme  of he Fre h Sae. Fra e ha o vee
o he worl a large  lu g he ppla    e o effevel
o erm ae  amopher e. Y wa bou  o aume ha oher
Sae mgh ake oe of hee aeme  a  rel o her be g
effeve. Y  rue ha Fra e ha o reog  e ha   bou  b
a  rule of  er ao al law o erm ae  e bu h oe o
affe he legal o eque e of he aeme   queo  he
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Vhe Cour ha e ow  eo ha ?ew Zeala ' eque for
a Exam ao of he Suao  aora e wh Paragraph 63 of
he Cour' g974 Jugme   he !+Y VY Y!Y/Y+ 
, Y mae o 2g ugu g995 "oe o fall wh he provo 
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he applao  for permo o  erve e ubme b urala
Samoa Solomo Yla  he arhall Yla  a  he Feerae
Sae of ro ea a well a he elarao  of  erve o mae
b he la four Sae all of whh are proee g  e al o
?ew Zeala ' ma reque lkewe ha o be me. Vhe Cour
lme he pree  proee g o he exam ao of he follow g
queo "Do he eque ubme o he Cour b he
Gover me  of ?ew Zeala  o 2g ugu g995 fall wh he
provo  of paragraph 63 of he Jugme  of he Cour of
20 Deember g974  he ae o er  g !+Y VY !Y/Y+
 , Y ". Y he Cour' vew ha queo ha wo eleme . Vhe
fr eleme  o er  he oure of proeure e vage b he
Cour  paragraph 63 of  g974 Jugme  whe  ae ha "he
ppla  oul reque a exam ao of he uao  Y
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wheher he "ba" of ha Jugme  ha bee "affee" wh he
mea  g of paragraph 63 hereof. Y  exam ao of ha queo
he Cour fou   he fr plae ha b  er g  paragraph 63 he
above-me o e phrae he Cour  o exlue a peal
proeure for ae o  (u lke hoe me o e  he Cour'
Saue lke he fl g of a ew applao  or a reque for

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 erpreao or revo  whh woul have bee ope o he


ppla   a  eve ). Seo l however he Cour fou  ha ha
peal proeure woul o l be avalable o he ppla  f
ruma e were o are whh affee he ba of he g974
Jugme .  ha  fou  wa o he ae a he ba of ha
Jugme  wa Fra e' u erak g o o o u a  furher
amopher ulear e a  o l a reumpo of ulear e 
he amophere woul herefore have affee . Y  o poble for
he Cour ow o ake  o o erao queo  rela g o
u ergrou  ulear e; a  ha he Cour a o herefore ake
aou  of he argume  erve b ?ew Zeala  o he o e ha 
from he o o   whh Fra e ha o ue u ergrou 
ulear e  e g974 a  o he oher from he evelopme  of
 er ao al law  ree  eae - a  parularl he o luo 
o 25 ?ovember g986 of he ?oumea Co ve o - a  more ha of
he argume  erve b Fra e from he o u of he
?ew Zeala  Gover me   e g974. Y f all oberve ha  Orer
 whou prejue o he oblgao  of Sae o repe a 
proe he aural e vro me  oblgao  o whh boh
?ew Zeala  a  Fra e have  he pree   a e reaffrme her
ommme 

 
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queo  of a legal haraer".
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ompabl of he hrea or ue of ulear weapo  wh he
releva  pr ple a  rule of  er ao al law. Vo o h he Cour
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o ma  queo  whh are   er ao al lfe oe o uffe o
eprve  of  haraer a a "legal queo " a  o "eprve he
Cour of a ompee e exprel o ferre o  b  Saue". ?or
are he polal aure of he move whh ma be a o have
 pre he reque or he polal mplao  ha he op o
gve mgh have of releva e  he eablhme  of he Cour'
juro o gve uh a op o .
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he forego g he Cour o lue ha he mo rel releva 
applable law gover  g he queo of whh  wa e e  ha
rela g o he ue of fore e hr e  he U e ?ao  Charer
a  he law applable  arme o fl whh regulae he o u
of hole ogeher wh a  pef reae o ulear weapo 
ha he Cour mgh eerm e o be releva .
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Cour oe ha  orer orrel o appl o he pree  ae he
Charer law o he ue of fore a  he law applable  arme
o fl  parular huma ara law   mperave for  o ake
aou  of he u que haraer of ulear weapo  a  
parular her eruve apa her apa o aue u ol
huma uffer g a  her abl o aue amage o ge erao  o
ome.

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legal or llegal of reoure o ulear weapo   he lgh of he
provo  of he Charer rela g o he hrea or ue of fore. Y
rle 2 paragraph 4 of he Charer he ue of fore aga  he
erroral  egr or polal  epe e e of a oher Sae or 
a  oher ma er  o e  wh he purpoe of he U e
?ao   prohbe. Vh prohbo of he ue of fore  o be
o ere  he lgh of oher releva  provo  of he Charer. Y
rle 5g he Charer reog  e he  here  rgh of  vual or
olleve elf-efe e f a arme aak our. furher lawful ue
of fore  e vage  rle 42 whereb he Seur Cou l ma
ake mlar e foreme  meaure  o form wh Chaper MYY of
he Charer. Vhee provo  o o refer o pef weapo . Vhe
appl o a  ue of fore regarle of he weapo  emploe. Vhe
Charer eher exprel prohb or perm he ue of a 
pef weapo   lu g ulear weapo .
!YY   +  Vhe e leme  o reor o elf-efe e
u er rle 5g  ubje o he o o  of ee a 
proporo al.  he Cour ae  he ae o er  g 2+  
   +  %  Y  !  "here  a
pef rule whereb elf-efe e woul warra  c 
whh are proporo al o he arme aak a  eear o repo 
o  a rule well eablhe  uomar  er ao al law". Vhe
proporo al pr ple ma hu o  elf exlue he ue of
ulear weapo   elf-efe e  all ruma e. Bu a he ame
me a ue of fore ha  proporo ae u er he law of elfefe e mu  orer o be lawful alo mee he requreme  of
he law applable  arme o fl whh ompre  parular he
pr ple a  rule of huma ara law.  he Cour oe ha he
ver aure of all ulear weapo  a  he profou  rk aoae
herewh are furher o erao  o be bor e  m  b Sae
belev g he a exere a ulear repo e  elf-efe e 
aora e wh he requreme  of proporo al.
Y orer o lee or elm ae he rk of u lawful aak Sae
omeme g al ha he poe era weapo  o ue  elfefe e aga  a  Sae vola g her erroral  egr or

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polal  epe e e. Wheher a g ale  e o o ue fore f


era eve  our  or  o a "hrea" wh rle 2
paragraph 4 of he Charer epe  upo varou faor. Vhe
oo  of "hrea" a  "ue" of fore u er rle 2 paragraph 4 of
he Charer a  ogeher  he e e ha f he ue of fore elf 
a gve ae  llegal - for whaever reao - he hrea o ue uh
fore wll lkewe be llegal. Y hor f   o be lawful he elare
rea e of a Sae o ue fore mu be a ue of fore ha  
o form wh he Charer. For he re o Sae - wheher or o 
efe e he pol of eerre e - uggee o he Cour ha 
woul be lawful o hreae o ue fore f he ue of fore
o emplae woul be llegal.
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prerpo auhor  g he hrea or ue of ulear weapo  or a 
oher weapo  ge eral or  era ruma e  parular
hoe of he exere of legmae elf-efe e. ?or however 
here a  pr ple or rule of  er ao al law whh woul make he
legal of he hrea or ue of ulear weapo  or of a  oher
weapo  epe e  o a pef auhor ao . Sae prae how
ha he llegal of he ue of era weapo  a uh oe o
reul from a abe e of auhor ao bu o he o rar 
formulae  erm of prohbo .
! Y Y Y+   "Y/ Y oe o eem o he
Cour ha he ue of ulear weapo  a be regare a pefall
prohbe o he ba of era provo  of he Seo  ague
Delarao of g899 he egulao  a exe o he ague
Co ve o YM of g907 or he g925 Ge eva Proool. Vhe paer u l
ow ha bee for weapo  of ma eruo o be elare llegal
b pef  rume . Bu he Cour oe o f  a  pef
prohbo of reoure o ulear weapo   reae exprel
prohb g he ue of era weapo  of ma eruo ; a 
oberve ha alhough  he la wo eae a grea ma 
egoao  have bee o ue regar g ulear weapo  he
have o reule  a rea of ge eral prohbo of he ame k 
a for baerologal a  hemal weapo .
Vhe Cour oe ha he reae eal g exluvel wh aquo 
ma ufaure poeo  eplome  a  e g of ulear
weapo  whou pefall are g her hrea or ue era l
po  o a  rea g o er  he  er ao al ommu  wh
hee weapo ; Y o lue from h ha hee reae oul
herefore be ee a forehaow g a fuure ge eral prohbo of
he ue of uh weapo  bu ha he o o o ue uh a
prohbo b hemelve.  o he reae of Vlaelolo a 
aroo ga a  her Proool a  alo he elarao  mae 
o eo wh he  ef e exe o of he Vrea o he ?o Prolferao of ?ulear Weapo   emerge from hee  rume 
ha
c a umber of Sae have u erake o o ue ulear
weapo   pef o e (La mera; he Souh Paf) or
aga  era oher Sae ( o - ulear-weapo Sae
whh are pare o he Vrea o he ?o -Prolferao of
?ulear Weapo );
c everhele eve wh h framework he ulear-weapo
Sae have reerve he rgh o ue ulear weapo  
era ruma e; a 
c hee reervao  me wh o objeo from he pare o
he Vlaelolo or aroo ga Vreae or from he Seur
Cou l.
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he ere of a ver large eo of he  er ao al ommu  o
ake b a pef a  expre prohbo of he ue of ulear
weapo  a g fa  ep forwar alo g he roa o omplee
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oher.
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evelopme  of he bo of rule whh org all were alle "law
a  uom of war" a  laer ame o be erme " er ao al
huma ara law" he Cour oberve ha he ar al pr ple
o a e  he ex o u g he fabr of huma ara law are
he follow g. Vhe fr  ame a he proeo of he vla
populao a  vla obje a  eablhe he  o
bewee ombaa  a  o -ombaa ; Sae mu ever make
vla  he obje of aak a  mu o eque l ever ue
weapo  ha are  apable of  guh g bewee vla a 
mlar arge. or g o he eo  pr ple   prohbe o
aue u eear uffer g o ombaa    aor gl
prohbe o ue weapo  au g hem uh harm or uelel
aggrava g her uffer g. Y applao of ha eo  pr ple
Sae o o have u lme freeom of hoe of mea   he
weapo  he ue.
2 Y+YVhe Cour alo refer o he are  Claue whh
wa fr  lue  he ague Co ve o YY wh epe o he
Law a  Cuom of War o La  of g899 a  whh ha prove o
be a effeve mea  of are g he rap evoluo of mlar
eh olog. moer vero of ha laue  o be fou   rle
g paragraph 2 of o al Proool Y of g977 whh rea a
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aeo o he reula  reae a well a he fa ha he
e u ao laue ha exe  he ofao  rume  have
ever bee ue have prove he  er ao al ommu  wh a
orpu of rea rule he grea major of whh ha alrea beome
uomar a  whh reflee he mo u verall reog  e
huma ara pr ple. Vhee rule  ae he ormal o u a 
behavor expee of Sae.
Vur  g o he applabl of he pr ple a  rule of huma ara
law o a poble hrea or ue of ulear weapo  he Cour oe
ha ulear weapo  were  ve e afer mo of he pr ple a 

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rule of huma ara law applable  arme o fl ha alrea


ome  o exe e; he Co fere e of g949 a  g974-g977 lef
hee weapo  ae a  here  a qualave a well a qua ave
ffere e bewee ulear weapo  a  all o ve o al arm.
owever  he Cour' vew  a o be o lue from h ha
he eablhe pr ple a  rule of huma ara law applable 
arme o fl  o appl o ulear weapo . Suh a o luo
woul be  ompable wh he  r all huma ara haraer
of he legal pr ple  queo whh permeae he e re law of
arme o fl a  apple o all form of warfare a  o all k  of
weapo  hoe of he pa hoe of he pree  a  hoe of he
fuure. Y h repe  eem g fa  ha he he ha he rule
of huma ara law o o appl o he ew weapo r beaue of
he ew e of he laer ha o bee avoae  he pree 
proee g.
VY +Y
Y +  Vhe Cour f  ha a  he ae of he
pr ple of huma ara law applable  arme o fl
 er ao al law leave o oub ha he pr ple of eural
whaever  o e  whh  of a fu ame al haraer mlar o
ha of he huma ara pr ple a  rule  applable (ubje o
he releva  provo  of he U e ?ao  Charer) o all
 er ao al arme o fl whaever pe of weapo  mgh be
ue.
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po  of vew he fa ha reoure o ulear weapo   ubje o
a  regulae b he law of arme o fl oe o eearl
mea ha uh reoure  a uh prohbe. oher vew hol
ha reoure o ulear weapo   vew of he eearl
 rm ae o eque e of her ue oul ever be ompable
wh he pr ple a  rule of huma ara law a   herefore
prohbe. mlar vew ha bee expree wh repe o he
effe of he pr ple of eural. Lke he pr ple a  rule of
huma ara law ha pr ple ha herefore bee o ere b
ome o rule ou he ue of a weapo he effe of whh mpl
a o be o a e wh he errore of he o e  g Sae.
Vhe Cour oberve ha  vew of he u que haraer of
ulear weapo  o whh he Cour ha referre above he ue of
uh weapo   fa eem arel reo lable wh repe for he
requreme  of he law applable  arme o fl. Y o er
everhele ha  oe o have uffe  eleme  o e able  o
o lue wh era  ha he ue of ulear weapo  woul
eearl be a vara e wh he pr ple a  rule of law
applable  arme o fl  a  ruma e. Furhermore he
Cour a o loe gh of he fu ame al rgh of ever Sae o
urvval a  hu  rgh o reor o elf-efe e  aora e
wh rle 5g of he Charer whe  urvval  a ake. ?or a 
g ore he prae referre o a "pol of eerre e" o whh a
appreable eo of he  er ao al ommu  ahere for ma 
ear.
or gl  vew of he pree  ae of  er ao al law vewe
a a whole a exam e b he Cour a  of he eleme  of fa a
 poal he Cour  le o oberve ha  a o reah a
ef ve o luo a o he legal or llegal of he ue of
ulear weapo  b a Sae  a exreme ruma e of elfefe e  whh  ver urvval woul be a ake.
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fful ue ha are  appl g he law o he ue of fore a 
above all he law applable  arme o fl o ulear weapo  he
Cour o er ha  ee o exam e o e furher ape of he
queo before  ee  a broaer o ex. Y he lo g ru 
 er ao al law a  wh  he abl of he  er ao al orer

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whh    e e o gover  are bou  o uffer from he


o  u g ffere e of vew wh regar o he legal au of
weapo  a eal a ulear weapo . Y  o eque l mpora 
o pu a e  o h ae of affar he lo g-prome omplee
ulear armame  appear o be he mo approprae mea  of
ahev g ha reul.
Y hee ruma e he Cour appreae he full mpora e of
he reog o b rle MY of he Vrea o he ?o -Prolferao of
?ulear Weapo  of a oblgao o egoae  goo fah a ulear
armame . Vhe legal mpor of ha oblgao goe beo  ha of
a mere oblgao of o u; he oblgao  volve here  a
oblgao o aheve a pree reul - ulear armame   all 
ape - b aop g a parular oure of o u amel he
puru of egoao  o he maer  goo fah. Vh wofol
oblgao o purue a  o o lue egoao  formall o er 
he g82 Sae pare o he Vrea o he ?o -Prolferao of
?ulear Weapo  or  oher wor he va major of he
 er ao al ommu . Y ee a  real earh for ge eral a 
omplee armame  epeall ulear armame  eeae
he o-operao of all Sae.

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( e  uage ha rpe e  o  er ao al law.
- Y er ao al uma ara Law  o o l uomar  aure bu
alo ju oge .
( Exemp g of fh g veel wa fou e o o erao  of
huma  o a poor a   urou orer of me  a  of he
muual o ve e e of bellgere  ae whh rel o he
lvelhoo of fh g.

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o ere a $
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our o eablh he orm  hrough uomar law a 
ubar mea  a eve e of he orm.
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?o.  lo g a here 
weprea a  vruall u form ae prae. lhough beaue
of he evelopme   e e a  eh olog wha ook hu re
of ear before oul ow beome uomar orm over gh.
- Wh are he exemp from be g ake a pre of war Beaue f
he are o proee o o e woul e gage  fh g a  ha
woul eprve vla populao wh oure of foo.
- Veh que ue b he Cour o eablh he orm
g. Cuomar law
2. Subar mea  a eve e of he orm
Vhe Cour hel ha he apure of he fh g veel wa u lawful a 
whou probable aue o he grou  ha a a rule of  er ao al
law fh g veel are exemp from apure a a pr e of war. Vhe
Cour orere ha he eree of he Dr Cour be revere a 
he proee of he ale of he veel ogeher wh he proee of
a  ale of her argo be reore o he lama  wh amage a 
o.
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uage amo g vl e ao  beg  g e ure ago a  grauall
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puru g her voao of ah g a  br g g  freh fh have


bee reog  e a exemp wh her argoe a  rew from
apure a pr e of war. Vhe Cour ue he hor of he uom
exemp g oaal fher from apure beg  g wh K g e r YM

orer o h amral  g403 o he releva  prae of Fra e
olla  Prua a  he US. Vhe Cour alo oe ae  he pa 
ffere  juro  whh ee he ue  he ame lgh. lo
he Cour oe legal wr g a  reaee of legal exper a 
lum are whh prove for he exempo of fh g ommeral
veel.

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- Eoppel a  aquee e are ge eral pr ple of law whh a
be a ba of  er ao al law.

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- Vhala  a  Camboa are aga o he verge of war beaue of
h.
- Vhee pr ple are exal he ame o e fou   he Cvl Coe.
Wha are he eleme  of eoppel g] a or repree ao 2]
rela e 3] amage
Vhe Cour hel ha he Vemple of Preah Mhear wa uae 
error u er he overeg  of Camboa a   o eque e
ha Vhala  wa u er a oblgao o whraw a  mlar or
pole fore or oher guar or keeper ao e b her a he
Vemple or   v  o Camboa error. Y alo fou  ha
Vhala  wa u er a oblgao o reore o Camboa a 
ulpure elae fragme  of mo ume  a o e moel a 
a e  poer whh mgh  e he ae of he oupao of he
Vemple b Vhala   g954 have bee remove from he Vemple or
he Vemple area b he Vha auhore.
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+
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Commo  whh ha eae o fu o ome mo h before 
prouo . Whle here oul be o reao able oub ha  wa
bae o he work of he urve g offer  he Da grek eor he
Cour everhele o lue ha    epo   ha o b  g
haraer. Y wa lear from he reor however ha he map were
ommu ae o he Samee Gover me  a purpor g o
repree  he ouome of he work of elmao ;  e here wa
o reao o he par of he Samee auhore eher he or for
ma  ear he mu be hel o have aquee. Vhe map were
moreover ommu ae o he Samee member of he xe
Commo  who a oh g. o he Samee  er of he
Y eror. Yf he Samee auhore aepe he ex Y map whou
 vegao  he oul o ow plea a  error va g he real
of her o e . Vhe Samee Gover me  a  laer he Vha
Gover me  ha rae o quer abou he ex Y map pror o 
egoao  wh Camboa  Ba gkok  g958. Vhala  ha
everhele o  ue alo o ue a   ee o publh map
how g Preah Mhear a l g  Camboa. oreover  he oure
of he egoao  for he g925 a  g937 Fra o-Samee Vreae
whh o frme he ex g fro er a   g947  Wah go
before he Fra o-Samee Co lao Commo   woul have
bee aural for Vhala  o rae he maer he  o o o. Vhe
aural  fere e wa ha he ha aepe he fro er a Preah
Mhear a  wa raw o he map rrepeve of  orrepo e e
wh he waerhe l e. oreover whe  g930 Pr e Damro g o
a v o he Vemple wa offall reeve here b he Fre h
ee  for he ajo  g Camboa prov e Sam fale o rea.
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o ferre o her. Furhermore he aepa e of he ex Y map
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mpora e of a f al regulao of her ow fro er he Cour
o ere ha he  erpreao o be gve ow woul be he
ame.

  2


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urrou e b he error of Y a whh o ue e lave Dara
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uom   favor wh he rgh of paage over he error.
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Y a
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uom ma be eablhe o he ba of lo g prae mu
eearl be larger ha wo. Vhere  o reao wh lo g o  ue
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bewee he wo Sae.
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queo wa pu o he Cour  repe of he pue whh ha
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hee obale ha mu be elee a he ar g po  whh o
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ourre whe Y a beame  epe e . Prae wa aepe a
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oblgao .
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oaal Dama a  he e lave a  bewee he e lave  repe
of prvae pero  vl offal a  goo  ge eral o he exe 

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eear a lame b Porugal for he exere of  overeg 


over he e lave a  ubje o he regulao a  o rol of Y a.
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of paage  favour of Porugal  volv g a orrelave oblgao o
Y a ha bee eablhe  repe of arme fore arme pole
a  arm a  ammu o . Vhe oure of eal g eablhe
bewee he Poruguee a  he Brh auhore wh repe o
he paage of hee aegore exlue he exe e of a  uh
rgh. Vhe prae ha wa eablhe how ha wh regar o
hee aegore  wa well u eroo ha paage oul ake
plae o l b permo of he Brh auhore. Vh uao
o  ue ur g he po-Brh pero.
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o Poruguee ao al of Europea org a  o ave Y a
Poruguee  he emplo of he Poruguee Gover me  wa ao
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ow g her ruk a oher m e a  wa alo eroul amage. Vhe
Cour hel ha lba a ha breahe  oblgao u er
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a oher have o be o ere. Vhe fr relae o he lba a
Gover me ' aue before a  afer he aarophe. Vhe la g of
he m e ook plae  a pero  whh  ha how   e o o
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exe e of he m efel a woul be requre b  er ao al law;
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ae. Suh a aue oul o l be expla e f he lba a
Gover me  whle k ow g of he m e la g ere he
ruma e  whh  wa effee o rema ere.
Vhe eo  ere of fa relae o he pobl of oberv g he
m e la g from he lba a oa. Geographall he ha el 
eal wahe   om ae b hegh offer g exelle 
obervao po  a   ru  loe o he oa. Vhe mehoal a 
well-hough-ou la g of he m e ompelle he m elaer o
rema from wo o wo-a -a-half hour  he waer. Y regar o
ha po  he aval exper appo e b he Cour repore afer
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were equppe wh b oular u er ormal weaher o o  for
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oul o have bee aomplhe whou he k owlege of lba a.
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are o pue. Y wa her u o of hpp g a  epeall o
war he hp proee g hrough he Sra o Oober 22  of he
a ger o whh he were expoe. Y fa oh g wa aempe
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: Vhe reparao of a wro g ma o   a  em 
orrepo  g o he amage whh he ao al of he  jure
ae have uffere a a reul of he a whh  o rar o
 er ao al law.
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o ve o .
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poble reme  ompe ao o uh amou  a o elm ae
all effe of llegal ak g.

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+ YY3eparao for he
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logal value of he proper ake a he me of he
exproprao . owever whe here  a  c
 he
amou  of reparao  lue he  a gble ae (lo of prof).
Vhe Germa empre ha a o ra wh a ompa  where he
ompa  u erook o eablh for he eh a  forhwh o beg
he o ruo of a rae faor a Chor ow Upper Slea.
Subeque l Pola  a  Germa  g e a Co ve o o er  g
he Upper Slea of Ge eva (Ge eva Co ve o ). Polh wa he
elegae wh he full power o ake harge of he faor hu
au g he e  of he o ra bewee Germa  a  he
ompa e. Germa  brough ao  behalf of he ompa e
aga  Pola  for he ak g of he ompa e  volao of he
Ge eva Co ve o .

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oe o preve  o e Sae from gra  g o a oher he rgh o have
reoure o  er ao al arbral rbu al  orer o oba he
re awar o ao al of he laer Sae of ompe ao for
amage uffere b hem a a reul of  frao  of  er ao al
law b he fr Sae.

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gaug g he reparao lame mu be ake  o aou . Vhe
amage uffere  equvale  o he c - bu o ha oal
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reparao are he rule of  er ao al law  fore bewee he wo
Sae o er e a  o he law gover  g relao  bewee he
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f h  o poble pame  of a um orrepo  g o he value
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mY +  YcVhe Cour o ere wheher here


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he ae of he proe g Sae of he ompa  lak g apa o
ake ao .


 
: Vha a orporao ha a jural pero al   from 
hareholer  a ge eral pr ple of law. Cae wa abou
orporae pero ale (Ca aa) v. hareholer (Belgum) m
Belgum ha o ju a ]
- Where o e of he pare  volve  a mu pal e  uh a a
COPOVYO? refere e ma be mae o releva  pr ple of
mu pal law.

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he oher  Spa . Some ear afer he fr worl war Barelo a
Vrao hare apal ame o be ver largel hel b Belga
ao al. Vhe erv g of he Barelo a Vrao bo  wa
upe e o aou  of he Spa h vl war. fer ha war he
Spa h exha ge o rol auhore refue o auhor e he
ra fer of he foreg urre  eear for he reumpo of he
erv g of he erl g bo . Eve uall he ompa  wa elare
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gover me  eek g reparao of amage lame o have bee
aue o he Belga ao al hareholer of he ompa .

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proeo   er ao al law wa  o  uou evoluo a  wa
alle upo o reog  e  uo  of mu pal law. Y mu pal
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bewee he rgh of he ompa  a  hoe of he hareholer.
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ake ao  repe of maer ha were of a orporae haraer.
wro g o e o he ompa  freque l aue prejue o 
hareholer bu h  o mpl ha boh were e le o lam
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a a o e o he ompa   wa o he laer ha he ha o look o
 ue approprae ao . a  fr g g o l he ompa '
rgh  o  volve repo bl owar he hareholer eve f
her  ere were affee. Y orer for he uao o be ffere 
he a ompla e of mu be ame a he re rgh of he
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o ue a jufao for he exere of ploma proeo b
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be prove. Sr oe o approve of h meho.
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volae he erm a  o o  of her Dee of Co eo . Vhe
Compa e requee arbrao . Vhe Sole rbraor hel ha (a) he
Dee of Co eo are b  g o he pare (b) b aop g he
meaure of ao al ao  he Lba Gover me  breahe 
oblgao  ar g u er he Dee of Co eo a  () he Lba
Gover me   legall bou  o perform he Dee of Co eo a 
o gve hem her full fore a  effe. Lba argue ha wh repe
o ao al ao  mu pal law houl gover a  o  er ao al
law. Several U? G.. reoluo  were  voke b boh pare. Vhu
he our ha o look  o he legal value a  val of uh
reoluo  a  her b  g effe o he pare.
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he ?ao al ao Law (whh wa rapl mpleme e) BP

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pr ple of law. Y he eve  ha  er ao al law a  Lba law
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uh a wa a o make  he po  of eparure  el g mo
queo  ha o er  er ao al relao .
ga    mpora  o vew 
c
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c a he
overeg  of o e Sae  relao o he overeg  of a oher
Sae  o o  of o- exe e.
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uber Dover  o
e ough  er ao al law
prerbe ha o o l


  
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greeme  of he Duh wh he
ave allowe he Duh o
exere overeg  over he la 

Vhe Cral Pero  a jural eh que  he ue or exluo of


eve e o  g of elf- erv g a of pare a a age whe 
wa eve  ha a pue exe.
Vhe our hel ha here wa  ee eo hrough he rea of
Par. owever Spa oul o ra fer o US more rgh ha he
herelf poee; a  Spa  o have he la  bae o
over. Vhe la  wa o l repore o have bee ee bu here
wa o g of poeo or am rao b Spa or a  me o
of a o ra wh he ave. lhough u er  er ao al law  he
h
g6 e ur ee g whou oupao amou e o over.
owever YL u erwe  mofao . Bae o he Y c
 he a whh reae a rgh  ubjee o he law  fore a
he me he rgh are. Bu he exe e f a rgh mu follow he
o o  requre b he evoluo of law he g9h e ur YL
whh requre effeve oupao o o ue erroral
overeg .
U e Sae oul have wo he ae f he ha how ha a he
me here wa c
c c$$cc. B how g ha
here were pre vl regrar olleo of rbu e e. he
woul have c.
c$$
 of he la .

$
c c

 preumpo of overeg   favor of a
parular ae where la  relavel loe o he hore of a
ae belo ge o hem b vrue of her geographal proxm o
eah oher. Y h ae he rbu al regare h beaue o
preee  o u era a  u o ee o raor op o 
lak g  preo  a  arbrar reul
c
Vhe la  of Palma  a  gle olae la  fou  bewee
 a ao a  Gree wh. Boh US a  ?eherla  lam erroral
overeg  over he la . US bae  le b eo from he
Spa ar lam g ha Spa aqure le b over  he
g500. Vhe ?eherla  lam ha he Duh Ea Y e poee
a  exere rgh of overeg  hrough o ve o  a 
agreeme  wh he ave (Vrea of Su era ).
VY   +Y Y  Y
Y Y appear o follow ha overeg 
 relao o a poro of he urfae of he globe  a c$

c
$ for he  luo of uh poro  he error of a
parular Sae. Sovereg   relao o error  alle


c
.
Sovereg   he relao  bewee Sae g fe
$.
Y epe e e  regar o a poro of he globe  he rgh o
exere here  o he exluo of a  oher Sae he fu o  of
a Sae. Vhe evelopme  of he ao al orga  ao of Sae

 c cc  c9 c 

ur g he la few e ure a  orollarl he evelopme  of


 er ao al law have eablhe h pr ple of he exluve
ompee e of he Sae  regar o  ow error  uh a wa
a o make  he po  of eparure  el g mo queo  ha
o er  er ao al relao .
Verroral overeg  belo g alwa o o e or  exepo al
ruma e o everal Sae o he exluo of all oher. Vhe
fa ha he fu o  of a Sae a be   ccc.c


cc
c?  o he oher ha  preel he haraer
feaure of he legal uao pera  g  hoe par of he globe
whh lke he 
c or c
cc  a o or o o
e form he error of a Sae.
Verroral overeg  VS]   ge eral a uao $
?cc


c
c$ eher b o-alle c 
 a reog  e
b  er ao al law or b ouwar g  of elmao ha are
u pue or ele b legal e gageme  e ere  o bewee
 eree eghbor e.g. fro er o ve o  or b a of
reog o of Sae wh fxe bou are.
 Y  Y  Y   +Y Y  Y+Y Yf a
pue are a o he overeg  over a poro of error  
uomar o exam e whh of he lam g Sae poee a 

eo  o que oupao  e.uperor o ha ava e b he
oher Sae. owever f he o eao  bae o he fa ha he
oher Par ha $c
c
  a o be uffe 
o eablh he le b whh VS wa vall aqure a a era
mome ;  mu alo be how ha he VS ha $
cc1

a  
c1
 a he mome  whh for he eo of he pue
mu be o ere ral. Vh emo rao o   he $c

c c.c$


 uh a belo g o l o he erroral
overeg .
c
%. 
  +YVle of aquo of VS  pree -a
 er ao al law are eher bae o a a of  $
c

 e.g. oupao or o que; or lke eo 
preuppoe ha he e g a  he eo ar Power or a lea o e
of hem have he faul of effevel po g of he ee
error. Y he ame wa c$$
ca o l be o eve
of a a areo o a poro of error where here ex a
aual overeg  apable of exe  g o a po whh fall wh 
phere of av. Y eem herefore aural ha a eleme  whh
 ee al for he o uo of overeg  houl o be lak g 
 o  uao . So rue  h ha prae a well a or e
reog  ehough u er ffere  legal formulae a  wh era
ffere e a o he o o  requreha he o  uou a 
peaeful pla of VS (peaeful  relao o oher Sae)  a goo
a a le. Vhe grow g  e e wh whh  er ao al law ever
 e he mle of he g8h e ur ha ema e ha he
oupao hall be effeve woul be  o evable f effeve e
were requre o l for he a of aquo a  o equall for he
ma e a e of he rgh. Yf he effeve e ha above all bee
 e o  regar o oupao  h  beaue he queo rarel
are  o eo wh errore  whh here  alrea a
eablhe orer of h g. Ju a before he re of  er ao al
law bou are of la  were eearl eerm e b he fa ha
he power of a Sae wa exere wh hem o oo u er he
reg of  er ao al law he fa of peaeful a  o  uou pla
 ll o e of he mo mpora  o erao   eablh g
bou are bewee Sae.
c
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Sovereg  a ha alrea bee a  volve he 1$
c
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he 

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cc
cc
c cc
.  parular her rgh o  egr a   volabl  peae
a   war ogeher wh he rgh whh eah Sae ma lam for 
ao al  foreg error. Whou ma fe g  erroral
overeg   a ma er orrepo  g o ruma e he Sae
a o fulfll h u.
c
  YY
+ + 
Y Y lhough mu pal
law wh  omplee jual em  able o reog  e abra
rgh of proper a ex g apar from a  maeral pla of hem
 ha o ehele lme her effe b he pr ple of prerpo
a  he proeo of poeo . Y er ao al law he ruure of
whh  o bae o a  uper-Sae orga  ao  a o be
preume o reue a rgh uh a VS wh whh almo all
 er ao al relao  are bou  up o he aegor of a abra
rgh whou o ree ma feao .c
Vhe pr ple ha o  uou a  peaeful pla of he fu o  of
Sae wh a gve rego  a o ue  eleme  of VS  o o l
bae o he o o  of he formao of  epe e  Sae a 
her bou are a well a o a  er ao al jurprue e a 
or e wel aepe.
a feao  of VS aume ffere  form aor g o me a 
plae. lhough o  uou  pr ple overeg  a o be
exere  fa a ever mome  o ever po  of a error. Vhe
 erme e a  o  u ompable wh he ma e a e of
he rgh eearl ffer aor g a  habe or u  habe
rego  are  volve or rego  e loe wh errore  whh
overeg    o eabl plae or aga rego  aeble
from e.g. he hgh ea. Y  rue ha eghbor g Sae ma b
o ve o fx lm o her ow overeg  eve  rego  uh a
he  eror of arel explore o  e  where uh overeg  
arel ma fee a   h wa ma preve  he oher from a 
pe erao of  error e.g. he elmao of  erla .
Yf however o o ve o al l e of uffe  opographal preo
ex or f here are gap  he fro er oherwe eablhe or f
a o ve o al l e leave room for oub or f a e.g.  he ae of
a la  uae  he hgh ea he queo are wheher a le
 val Y Y he aual o  uou a  peaeful pla of
ae fu o    ae of pue he ou  a  aural rerum
] of VS.
 Y Y ++ regar he queo whh of ffere  legal
em preval g a ueve pero  o be apple (he o-alle
 eremporal law) a  o mu be mae bewee he $
c
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 a  he 1
$c c
. Vhe ame pr ple whh
ubje he a reave of a rgh o he law  fore a he me he
rgh are ema  ha he exe e of he rgh .e.  o  ue
ma feao  hall follow he o o  requre b he evoluo of
law.
c
Y  Y+  Y  +YYf o he oher ha 
he vew  aope ha over oe o reae a ef ve le of
overeg  bu o l a  hoae le uh a le ex   rue
whou exer al ma feao . owever aor g o he vew ha
h
ha prevale  e he g9 e ur a  hoae le of over
mu be omplee wh a reao able pero b effeve
oupao .
 hoae le oul o preval over he o  uou a  peaeful
pla of auhor b a oher Sae; for uh pla ma preval
eve over a pror ef ve le pu forwar b a oher Sae.c
c

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+Y
  lhough Sae have  era ruma e
ma a e c
c
c$cc
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  vrue of her geographal uao    mpoble o how
he exe e of a rule of pove  er ao al law o he effe ha
la  uae oue erroral waer houl belo g o a Sae
from he mere fa ha  error form he Y 
  ( eare
o  e  or la  of o erable  e). ?o o l woul  eem ha
here are o preee  uffe l freque  a  uffe l pree
 her bear g o eablh uh a rule bu he allege pr ple elf
 b  ver aure o u era a  o ee ha eve
gover me  of he ame Sae have o ffere  oao 
ma a e o raor op o  a o  ou  e.
 m  YYY Y
Y Y / Yf he lam o overeg  
bae o he $
cc$ c
c c.c
 he
fa of uh pla mu be how preel  relao o he
pue error. Y  o eear ha here houl be a peal
am rao eablhe  h error; bu  a o uffe for
he error o be aahe o a oher b a legal relao o
reog  e   er ao al law a val aga  a Sae o e g h
lam o overeg ; wha  ee al  uh a ae  he o  uou
a  peaeful pla of aual power  he o ee rego .c
c
VY 
 Y m  Y Y  +Y  Y  Y Y+

Vhe a of he Ea Y a Compa   vew of oup g or olo   g
he rego  a ue mu   er ao al law be e rel amlae
h
o a of he ?eherla  Sae elf. From he e  of he g6 ll
h
he g9 e ur ompa e forme b  vual a  e gage 
eo om puru (Charere Compa e) were  vee b he Sae
o whom he were ubje wh publ power for he aquo a 
am rao of olo e.
Y  o eear ha he pla of overeg  houl go bak o a
ver far a  pero. Y ma uffe ha uh pla exe 
g898 a  ha alrea exe a o  uou a  peaeful before ha
ae lo g e ough o e able a  Power who mgh have o ere
herelf a poe g overeg  over he la  or hav g a lam o
overeg  o have aor g o loal o o  a reao able
pobl for aera  g he exe e of a ae of h g o rar
o her real or allege rgh.
Vhe ?eherla  ha prove he exere of ome a of Sae
auhor a  he exe e of exer al g  of auhor (flag oa
of arm). Vhee fa a lea o ue a beg  g of eablhme 
of overeg  b o  uou a  peaeful pla of ae auhor
or a omme eme  of oupao of a la  o e form g a par
of he error of a ae; a  uh a ae of h g woul reae 
favour of he ?eherla  a  hoae le for omple g he
o o  of overeg . Suh  hoae le bae o pla of
ae auhor woul preval over a  hoae le erve from
over epeall f h laer le ha bee lef for a ver lo g
me whou ompleo b oupao ; a   woul equall preval
over a  lam whh  equ mgh be eue from he oo of
o gu.
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$ 

+ !+$* 4 +DD4<0D2ACC03
Y/ccY$
c
CO?VEXV OF VYCLE. Vhe Phlpp e a  Y o ea have bee
argu g over who ge o keep he la  of Palma; Y o ea pull a
urpre  eak aak.




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23-25 Ju g994 Fr-ever Se or Offal ee g o he


Delmao of he arme Bou ar bewee Y o ea a  he
Phlpp e. Offal repree ave agree ha boh ou re wll
elm he loao bewee g20 a  g2930 Ea Lo gue. Vh
 lue he area  whh Palma  loae. Vhe offal agree ha
he follow g ge eral pr ple hall erve a ba for egoao 
(g) Vhe reul hall be full  keep g wh  er ao al law  lu g
he g982 U? Co ve o o he Law of he Sea (U?CLOS);
(2) Where applable he marme bou are hall be elme o
he ba of he 
c
c
$
; a 
(3) Creave opo  hall be ue a approprae.
9 ?ov 2000 Seo  blaeral o ulao . Duo  o l
exploraor; o furher agreeme  are forge.
r

20 De 2002 3 ee g of he Phlpp e-Y o ea Jo 


Commo for Blaeral Cooperao hel. Y o ea gve oe
ha  ha $ccc
c whh ame   law
e ae  g960 a  pree  a op  Bahaa. Vhe Phlpp e
reque ha a E glh vero be fur he he Phl gover me .
?o oher uba al op  ue.
Y?DO?ESY
S ?EW BSELY?ES LW. Y ue Palma a a bae po  
raw g Y o ea
 ragh arhpelag bael e.2 Vh provo
o ra Y o ea
 ommme  wh he Phlpp e gover me 
o elm he area where Palma  fou  o l afer a  purua  o
he egoao  a   keep g wh U?CLOS. Before h law wa
pae he wo ou re agree ha elmao of her errore
woul be o e blaerall a   o ulao wh eah oher. Vh
wa wh he 2 ou re e ere  o elmao alk  he fr
plae. Vhe paage of he law  a u laeral a a   he offal
expreo of Y o ea
  e  o rea Palma a Y o ea
error. Y  o ju a offal lam o la  error bu alo o
he arhpelag a  erroral waer repree  g all waer
e loe b he la 
 ragh bael e. Vhe Bael e Law ha o
e bee epoe wh he U? Se-Ge  ow g o he fa ha he
YCJ ju ree l ue a eo  he erroral pue bewee
Y o ea a  alaa over he la  of Spaa a  Lga 
awar g boh la  o alaa a  hereb eea g
ame me  o he Bael e Law.
Preparaor o he paage of he law Y o ea embarke o a
moer hrograph urve o har  ew bael e f a e wh
he help (approx $g70 ) of he gover me  of ?orwa. Vhe
Phlpp e ha o eve are  ow hrograph urve.
Clearl he ae of paage of he 2002 law woul be a ral
3
ae from whh o gauge whh of he 2 ou re ha a uperor

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lam o boh Palma a  he arhpelag a  erroral waer


urrou  g .

ave a  exere oupao of he la  o behalf of he Spa h


row .

Yf he ew bael e oor ae rafe b Y o ea were followe


he Phlpp e woul loe o o l Palma Yla  bu alo ome
g5000 q.m. of arhpelag a  erroral waer. Vhee are
Phlpp e errore urre l ef e u er he Vrea of Par.

US CLY Y? ?UVSELL. Vhe US lam ummar e


(g)c Palma le well wh he emarao of r. 3 Vrea of Par;
(2)c Y  approx g2 mle earer o  a ao ha o a  of he
maller la  of he Duh rhpelago;
(3)c Y  well wh he lm marke b he 4 a g493 Bull of
lexa er MY he  Y Y Y ];
(4)c Y  well wh he lm of he agreeme  o lue 4 Jul
g494 bewee Spa a  Porugal;
(5)c Vhe u o of Spa a  Porugal  g580 houl remove a 
oub a o he le of he Yla  pror o ha me;
(6)c Vhe gover me  of Spa o ere Palma o e of  oea 
poeo ;
(7)c Spa ever rel quhe o rol over he la  exep o he
US; a 
(8)c Spa exere overeg  over he Phl arhpelago a a whole;
 wa o eear for Spa o ma a eaprae
am rao  over he la .

YV YS Y? VE P
S BESV Y?VEESVS VO Y?VY? UVOYV ?D
CO?VOL OME VE PLS E. eao   lue
(g)c Mer loe o he raeg ax l k g he Paf a  Y ea
Oea . Vhe eare la  o Palma  Cape Sa gu . Vhe
eablhme  of arhpelag ea-la e bewee he wo u er
Phl overeg  wll e able he ou r pobl  ooperao
wh Y o ea o mo or o rol a  ma a urvella e of
e ve marme juro . a  of he ou r
 major
populao e er  ural o e a  he por of a
Davao C Ge eral Sa o Coabao Pagaa  a 
Zamboa ga are rel aeble from he a eala e.
(2)c Cloe o he ral paw  g area a  paage hghwa of
eo omall mpora  fh e.g. ellowf u a. lo he area
ha bee agge a a mar e eo-rego b he WWF ow g o
he area
   a  oua  g bover.
(3)c Vhe warm pool of he worl
 oea   e ere o Souher
 a ao mak g he Davao Gulf Sara ga  a  Ylla a ba 
he oro Gulf he mo uable e for large-ale oea
4
erm al pla .
Vhe heer area of marme error ha he Phl woul loe plu
he forego g reao  warra  a re-exam ao of he roo of
Y o ea
 lam o Palma he Palma rbrao of g928.
YY/cc  c cYccc'

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VE CSE Y? ?UVSELL. Vhe Sw arbraor ax uber u l
ummar e he o fl g lam o Palma whe he a Y le
wh he bou are of he Phlpp e a ee b Spa o he US
 g898 (b he Vrea of Par). Vhe pue bega  g906 whe
aj. Ge . Leo ar Woo he he mera Gov-Ge of he Phl.
ve Palma a  overe he Duh flag hoe o he la .
ave who poke Spa h allegel  forme hm of he v of
?eherla  ubje o he la .
WV UBE DOES?
V VELL US. Vhe mera  were ge erall
hea  o purue he lam. Vhe la  wa mall a  populae b
689 eae a  eue  haba  of low me al who peak a
ala-Spa h ale; a  he legal reoure o he lam  lu g
reoure o arbrao  wa o jufe ow g o he rfl g value
of he la . ?everhele here wa a lo of publ  g9gg over
a repor ha Duh auhore ore ow a US flag fou  o he
la  whh go a lea o e US e aor o ak abou he vera of
he repor.
Vhe US re o prove he pame  of Y + or ree e erfae
axe b he la 
  haba  o he Spa h Gover me  a well
a regular v of Spa h aval veel o he la . rhve 
Sevlle alo loe eve e ha Spa e  a expeo o he
la   g7g0 a  ha a group of Jeu mo are were auall
e  o ele  he la  wh he avowe goal of o ver g he

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DUVC CLY Y? ?UVSELL. Vhe allege grou  for he


?eherla  lam
(g)c Y he g7h e ur Palma wa o quere b he ajah of
Vabuka  who  g877 g e a agreeme  wh he Duh Ea
Y e Compa  ha he Vabuka errore houl beome he
proper of he ompa ;
(2)c Vhe poeo of he Duh Ea Y e Compa  ame u er
he re o rol of he ?eherla  Gov. S e he beg  g
of he g9h e ur he la  ha bee u er he u era  of
he ?eherla ;
(3)c Vhe  haba  pa axe o he Duh gover me  e he
h
earl g9 e ur;
(4)c Vhe la   ame  o ra bewee he Duh gover me 
a  he Sula of Vura e;
(5)c Vhe ?eherla  gover me   roue va ao upo he
la ;
(6)c Vhe ?eherla  auhore ve he la  a lea o e a
ear;
(7)c Spa ever queo e he rgh of he ?eherla  gover me 
o exere  overeg  or o pla   flag o he la ; a 
(8)c Spa  o hav g o rol of he la  a he me of eo 
g898 oul o ee  o he US.
Ympl   argume   ha whle Spa ma have ha le o he
la  b vrue of over  ha  e cAc 
le b allow g he Duh Ea Y e Compa  o e er  o
o ra a  agreeme  wh ave ruler who ee her
errore  favor of he ompa .
YSCELL?EOUS FCVS. Vhe ae oul o be brough o he
Perma e  Cour of Y er ao al Jue beaue he US wa o a
member of he League of ?ao  a  o eque l of he PCYJ. Vhe
ae woul have bee eall brough o he PCYJ beaue   volve
 er ao al law. Vhe mera  beleve however ha he PCYJ
mgh be bae aga  he US beaue he our wa bae a Vhe
ague a  heae b a Duh ma . Wh he US o ere he PC
o be more eural o er g   alo bae a Vhe ague wa o
ue. ax uber wa auall o he US
 fr hoe a
rbraor; he wa e a era Dr. oru o Oa or o e Lor F la
a member of he PCYJ or a Dr. Waler Shuk g of Germa .
VE DUVC D VE UPPE ?DU lke ubeque  arbrao 
probabl o m m e o he pare pulae ha he
proee g hall be  c
c or lme o emora um

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a  Cou er-emora um. Vhe pulao ha he effe of


lm g he abl of eah par o prove fa  wa alleg g. Wore
he mera  a  he Duh ha a ffere  o ruo of he
reque emora um Co e  wh moer form of ummar
proeure he mera  ubme all her argume  a  eve e
b wa of exe o her emora um. O he oher ha  he
Duh  o ae he e re of her ae  her emora um;
 ea he ummar e her argume  for he fr me o l 
her Cou er-emora um e abl g hem o pue po  b po 
he mera 
argume . o alarm g o Phlp Jeup he Duh
ever aahe a  of her allege oume ar eve e; he
merel u erook o proue hem upo reque of he arbraor.
Vhe mera pa el regere  objeo o he ma er b whh
he Duh wa e o prove her allegao  bu he Duh poo
wa upoul ua e b uber  h awar.

uber
 heor wa whou preee  a  ma probabl be
erbe a a bol arulao of a ew heor whh u l oa
oe o eem o have bee gve we aepa e. Jurprue e
abou    er ao al law repe g aqure rgh or appl g he
law  fore a he me of he reao of he rgh. Vhu ae
 le
o error aqure a a reul of o que  o 
 
ex guhe a a reul of he re of he o emporar orm
forb g he ue of fore  he o u of  er ao al relao .

UBE BYSED uber ake for furher wre  ruo 


 expla ao ] o l from he ?eherla  ak g hem o expla he
weak e  her argume  a po e ou  he mera Cou eremora um. Vhe mera  objee bu he rbraor wa he
ole Juge of queo  o proeure.

VEO OF CO?SVUCVYME POSSESSYO?. Vhere be g a pau of


eve e of aual Spa h exere of auhor o Palma  wa
proper o ake  o aou  he fa ha he la   o e par of he
geographal u  k ow a he Phlpp e arhpelago. Jeup
 e ha Spa
 le over he arhpelago  lear a  ha  he
abe e of o rar eve e  mu be   ha her
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he arbrao  bu alo o he uba ve ape of he awar.
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ame for Palma have alo bee ue o refer o he ?e ua Yla 
a group amel belo g g o he ?eherla . Y wa poble
herefore ha he la  be g lame b he ?eherla  wa o
Palma bu o e of he ?e ua Yla . Vh wa a ue of fa ha
houl have bee ee wh he aa e of exper.

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exe e  g928; uppore wh eve oke eve e of effeve
oupao  eve he mere ra g of he Spa h flag  houl have
bee e ough ba for a awar  he US
 favor. Bu uber rejee
h argume  bae olel o he allege lak of a pove rule ha
he heor  reog  e   er ao al law. e wa obvoul
hea  o eablh a preee  o h maer eve hough he
woul alo eablh wo revoluo ar a  preee -e g rul g
( er-emporal law ral ae). Bu Me e uela  he 5 

5 !& "

 alrea rae he propoo
ha oupao  o be effeve ee o exe  o ever ook a 
or er of he error. Example mera a  Ca aa wler e;
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o -exe . (
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of Gree la  wa hel uffe  eve e of her poeo of he
whole pue area.
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a a moe of aquo of erroral overeg    ubje o he
lmao ha o e
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preeeor (!Y  . Y ). oreover  ha bee he
vew  e he me of Grou ha he o e  of he populao of
he ee error  ee al o he val of he eo .
BUV WE WEE LED Y?DEPE?DE?V ?D VE US K?EW. Bu 
Spa ll have le o he Phlpp e arhpelago o he ae of he
eo B g2 Ju e g898 or almo 6 mo h pror o he Vrea of
Par Spa h mlar fore were alrea efeae b Flp o
revoluo are a  were ge erall olae a  Ge . Emlo
gu alo elare Phlpp e  epe e e a  prolame he
epubl. Ymmeael aferwar a revoluo ar gover me  wa
elare; a ab e wa appo e a  o ve e; a o uo wa
rafe; loal gover me  u  were orga  e; a  a Co gre wa
o ve e wh mo of  member ul elee. ll h wa o e
wh he k owlege a  ompl of mera fore. Vhe Flp o
people gave he alolo gover me  her wholeheare uppor a 
allega e. Clearl b he me he Vrea of Par wa g e Spa
o lo ger ha le o he Phlpp e arhpelago; o eque l he
ra ferre oh g o he US. oreover he Phlpp e wa alrea
b he a epubl.
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evaluae o he ba olel of he  c c a ef e
b he o eveo Co ve o a perma e  populao  a ef e
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wh oher. O he ba of horal aou  he Phlpp e
afe all uh rera b g8 De g898 f o before he .
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Y  well oume e ha he US wa kee l aware of he exe e
of he ew  epe e  ae of he Phlpp e a  ha Spa ha
lo  le o he arhpelago a of he g  g of he Vrea of Par.
Y fa  wa beaue of hee o erao  ha US polmaker
ha o he her mperal age a from hoe who were oppoe
o he a exao of a  epe e  ao .
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CDY?L ULE Y? BYVVYO? Co e  freel gve  he ore for
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ha agree o he arbrao (pr ple of auo om of pare).
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O? SUCCESSYO? OF SVVES. Eve aum g ha he Phlpp e ma
be hel a he ueor ae of he US o Palma a  he e re
Phlpp e arhpelago a ee ll  woul o 
  reul 
he Phlpp e
 ueo o he US
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U e Sae preparaor o he former]
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 epe e e ha woul  ae ha he former agree o uee
he laer o he Palma arbrao . Wha wa pulae wa o l
ha Vhe P] agree o aume all o  u g oblgao  aume
b he US] u er he Vrea of Peae ... o lue a Par ... a 
u er he Vrea bewee he US] a  Spa o lue a
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uh a lam.  mo Y o ea ma be reog  e o have
overeg  over he la  b vrue of he Palma arbrao ;
purua  o he U?CLOS he la  o be g a par of a
arhpelagoma be e lave7 a  gve  ow erroral ea.
 oher arra geme  woul be o rar o he U?CLOS a  woul
lea o a proporo ae a   equable reul. Vhe urrou  g
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Lou wh he Vurkh oller Bo Kour. Vhe Bo Kour wa u  wo
a  a k. Egh Vurkh ao al o boar e. Vhe offer o wah
o boar Lou wa L. Demo  a Fre h  e . L. Demo  wa
arree b he Vurkh auhore a  wa ubjee o ral  he
Vurkh our. Vhe Fre h gover me  proee he ao  of he
Vurkh auhore proe g h arre ema  g h releae or
oba  g ra fer of he ae from he Vurkh Cour o he Fre h
Cour. Vhe pare ubme he o fl o he Cour a he ague.
c
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law a pree   ha far from la g ow a ge eral prohbo o
he effe ha Sae ma o exe  he applao of her law
a  he juro of her our o pero  proper a  a
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c  fu ame al   equall rue
ha all or earl all hee em of law exe  her ao o
offe e omme oue he error of he Sae whh aop
hem a  he o o  wa whh var from Sae o Sae. c



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be ue  he pree  ae f  er ao al law forbae Vurke o
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o he Vurkh veel a  o eque l  a plae amlae o
Vurkh error  whh he applao of Vurkh rm al law
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plae here. Fre h our have  regar o a vare of uao 
gve eo  a o  g h wa of  erpre g he erroral
pr ple.
c
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+ Y 

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he .cc cc . Y vrue of he pr ple of he
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hgh ea) o Sae ma exere a  k  of juro over foreg
veel upo hem. Vhu f a war veel happe  g o be a he po
where a ollo our bewee a veel fl g  flag a  a foreg
veel were o e  o boar he laer a offer o make
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bu here  oh g o uppor he lam aor g o whh he
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lhough aquee e  o a mea  of aqur g le   a proof of
a beer lam.
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a o her oupao of a era poro of Gree la . owever
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?orwa   prolamao of Jul g0 g93g a ha   ak g
poeo of whh  offall o frme a  whh  plae
u er ?orwega overeg  of Elrk aue La   Eaer
Gree la . Vh prolamao wa r e for  falure o pef
he lm of he oupao bu  mu have bee  e e ha o
he eaer e of he ea a  he weer e he  la  e
houl o ue he lm of he area oupe. Vh g93g
Prolamao of ?orwa rggere he o rover bewee De mark
a  ?orwa. De mark lam ha he overeg  whh  e jo
over Gree la  ha exe for a lo g me ha bee o  uoul
a  peaefull exere a  u l he pree  pue ha o bee
o ee b a  Power. lo De mark lam ha ?orwa b rea
or oherwe herelf reog  e Da h overeg  over Gree la  a
a whole a  herefore a o pue . ?orwa lam ha De mark
poee o overeg  over he area whh ?orwa oupe o
Jul g0 g93g a  ha a he me of he oupao he area wa
Y ++.
  Y Y lam o overeg  bae o upo ome
parular a or le uh a a rea of eo bu merel upo
o  ue pla of auhor  volve wo eleme  eah of whh
mu be how o ex he  e o a  wll o a a overeg  a 
ome aual exere or pla of uh auhor.
oher ruma e whh mu be ake  o aou  b a 
rbu al whh ha o ajuae upo a lam o overeg  over a
parular error  he exe  o whh he overeg   alo
lame b ome oher Power. Y mo of he ae  volv g lam
o erroral overeg  whh have ome before a  er ao al
rbu al here have bee wo ompe g lam o he overeg 
a  he rbu al ha ha o ee whh of he wo  he ro ger.
O e of he peular feaure of he pree  ae  ha up o g93g
here wa o lam b a  Power oher ha De mark o he
overeg  over Gree la . Y ee up ll g93g o Power pue
he Da h lam o overeg .

Y Y  .Y Co que o l operae a a aue of
lo of overeg  whe here  war bewee wo Sae a  b
reao of he efea of o e of hem overeg  over error pae
from he loer o he vorou Sae. Vhe pr ple oe o appl 
a ae where a eleme  ha bee eablhe  a a  ou r
a    haba  are maare b he aborg al populao . ?or 
he fa of "o que" eablhe. Y  k ow ow ha he
eleme  mu have appeare a a earl ae bu a he me
here eem o have bee a belef ha epe he lo of o a a 
he lo of k owlege of he whereabou of he eleme  o e or
boh of hem woul aga be overe a  fou  o o a he
ee a  of he earl eler.

Y Y  +   Y Vhere  oh g o
how a  ef e re u ao o he par of he K g of ?orwa or
De mark. lo epe hav g o  eroure wh Gree la  he
h
rao of he K g
 rgh lve o  a   he earl par of he g7
Ce ur a revval of  ere  Gree la  o he par of boh he
K g a  of h people ook plae. Vha pero wa a era of
ave ure a  explorao . Vhe example e b he avgaor of
foreg ou re wa  pr g a  a ere aroe  ?orwa a 
De mark o reover he error whh ha bee ubje o he
overeg  of he K g' a eor  he pa.

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!  1Y "+ YY )Y  


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!6Vhe bure of proof le o ?orwa o prove ha De mark
ue he wor Gree la  o l o mea he olo e o he We
Coa. Vhe geographal mea  g of he wor "Gree la " .e. he
ame whh  habuall ue  he map o e om ae he whole
la  mu be regare a he or ar mea  g of he wor. Y he
op o of he Cour ?orwa ha o ueee  eablh g her
o e o . Y  o uffe  for her o how ha  ma  of hee
leglave a  am rave a ao wa o l o be ake  he
olo e. Vhe fa ha mo of hee a were o er e wh wha
happe e  he olo e a  ha he olo e were all uae o
he We oa  o b elf uffe  grou  for hol g ha he
auhor  vrue of whh he a wa ake wheher leglave or
am rave wa alo rere o he olo  e area. U le 
wa o rere  affor o grou  for  erpre g he wor
Gree la   h rere e e.
m Y+ .YYY !  he  er of Foreg ffar
of ?orwa a  Swee (Swee ha o rol over ?orwa ur g h
me) wroe o he Brh  er  Sokholm ha he K g of
Swee a  ?orwa agree o re ou e  favor of he K gom of
De mark her lam over Yela  Gree la  a  he Faroe Yla .
Vhe leer wa wre beaue ?orwa-Swee wa ak g for he
 erve o of he Brh Pr e ege   el g  ffere e
wh De mark epeall wh  f a al oblgao  u er he
Vrea of Kel.
eo  ere of u erak g b ?orwa reog   g Da h
overeg  over Gree la   affore b varou blaeral
agreeme  o lue b ?orwa wh De mark a  b varou
mullaeral agreeme  o whh boh De mark a  ?orwa were
o ra g Pare  whh Gree la  ha bee erbe a a
Da h olo  or a form g par of De mark or  whh De mark
ha bee allowe o exlue Gree la  from he operao of he
agreeme .
lo De mark ma a e ha he prome b  g9g9 b . Yhle 
he ?orwega  er for Foreg affar peak g o behalf of h
Gover me  ebarre ?orwa from proee g o a  oupao of
error  Gree la  eve f he ha o b oher a reog  e a
ex g Da h overeg  here.

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%* G(  286+  32 ;= 3




 Y   +Y Y 1YY Y
#   ++
    +Y+ 7  UK a  Fra e eek o eablh
overeg  over he  quer Group a  Ereho Group of le
a  rok b  g a e  le a  reae. UK wo beaue of
6
c$c


,7 pefall referr g o
g] Jere our exer g rm al juro for earl g00 ear;
2] Jere law requre he hol g of  que o orpe fou   he
area;
3] houe bul  he area were aee for he lev g of axe;
4] le  g of fh g boa;
5] real eae o ra rela g o proper  he area were
regere  he publ regr of ee;
7] Jere uom auhore eablhe a uom houe for he
purpoe of a e u.

   


! 

 2  +%!3

 c cc  c9 c 


Vc

Vc

Y o ea a  alaa la lam over he la  of Lga a 


Spaa . Boh ou re e reae olo al Y

Y  Ya 
le b ueo a proof of ow erhp.
m

Y Y cYCJ rule  favor of alaa beaue


effeve oupao wa prove b  effeve a of
am rao  pefall g]  regulao o gaher g of
urle egg; 2]  bul g of lghhoue; 3]  elarao of a
br a uar.

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o ep eal wh a of am rao . Vheo u of he


am rave auhore a proof of he effeve exere of
erroral juro  he rego ur g olo al pero.
ap a  g alo e o o o ue erroral le (oume 
e owe b  er ao al law wh  r  legal fore for he
purpoe of eablh g erroral rgh). owever he ma be ue
alo e wh oher eve e o eablh real fa. Y woul have ha a
legal fore f a exe o a leglave or exeuve eree.

( 
+)  2 ;;13
Vc

Vc

Vc

Vc

Vc
Vc

Vhe pue relae o ow erhp over he re ea la 


bewee Errea whh lam le c$$
 a  eme
whh lam le c 
$c
cc

$c
.
!  +Y Y Yal Errea
 preeeor  o oba
le o he error u er he Vrea of Laua e beaue  wa
prove ha he alle power have e o agree o who a
lam overeg  over he error. Vherefore Errea  o
ga le b ueo .
!    +Y eeval eme ha o o ep of erroral
overeg . Vherefore eme a o lam le b auoma
revero .
 .Y  Y   +  Y0+ 
  Vhe
our wll eerm e who ha a beer lam. Vhe group of la 
ee o be aware o o e lama .
m

Y Y cEffeve oupao  uh a peroleum


o eo    
Yeve e of le.
   YcVh  a meho b whh  9c
 a
be arbue o a Sae
 overeg . Ycc$cc
c
cc$c. Vhe ohabbakah Yla  loae
wh he erroral ea of Errea properl belo g o .

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 '      2"+3


2 ;>A3
m Y+ +Y Sam (Vhala )  eoppe from queo  g he
elmao  he map beaue g] Sam  o rea o he map
whe  wa o pree e; 2] Fra e (Camboa) rele o Sam

o -objeo .

 
  
 25 ?+%32 ;1>3
Vhe pue relae o he 


c cc cc$ c

bewee he former olo e of Upper Mola ( ow Burk a Fao) a 
Sua ( ow al) a  here from he Fre h am rao a 
ex g a he mome  of  epe e e. YCJ ue he 
 

/    a  looke  o eve e of olo al herage

  Y   +YcVh pr ple prove 


c

cc$
c
ur g he olo al pero a 
mpoe he oblgao o $c91

c

c 

 he eve  of c$$
. Y am o $c$c cc


c
 a he mome  whe  epe e e 
aheve.cVhe rao ale for h pr ple  ha he 
$c c
c

cc0  ee a he 
c$  orer o
preerve wha ha bee aheve b people who have ruggle for
her  epe e e a  o avo a rupo .

m

Y  Y8Y

Y Y 8 Y
Y  " $
c$$
  a
moe of aqur g le whh eek o prove le o he error. Vh
o ep eal wh he exere of overeg  of a ae over a
parular error.

m

Y  Y8++Y

Y Y8 Y
Y / .c$$
  a moe of
aqur g le whh eek o prove am rave bou are. Vh

"!+2 ;;<3
c
ccc aheve perma e e whh he
rea elf oe o eearl e jo.
Vc

Vc
Vc

rea bewee he olo al power Fra e a  Lba wa


e ere  o elm g  fro er. Laer Cha a  Yal
beame  epe e  of Fra e a  Lba repevel. Vhe
pue relae o he 1

c cc wh Cha  g
he   Y #  +Ya  Yal argu g ha here  o
lo ger a bou ar  e he rea ha expre.
  Y   +Y/cSueor ae mu repe he
olo al bou are of olo al ruler.
VY 
 (   ?owha  g he fa ha he
rea prove for a mere 20-ear effev he heor of auomao prove ha 
ccc
c c
cc
c  ccc
 beaue a bou ar eablhe
b rea aheve perma e e. Vh   l e wh he cc
c$ 
$cc


.

&:     286+ !32 ;= 3



  Y

Y  Y+   UK argue ha he bael e


houl be he low-waer mark o perma e l r la  a  ha he
Y ++Y+Ymeho houl be ue. owever YCJ allowe
?orwa
 meho of elm g he fhere o e hrough he ragh
bae-l e meho reko e from he ouer l e of he "#Y 
beaue g] h   o o a e wh geograph reale
ver of fa a  peal ruma e; 2] h gve a
mpler form o he bel; 3] ge eral olerao of he  er ao al
ommu ; 4] he g0-mle-maxmum rule o he maxmum le gh
of he bael e oe o appl beaue  ha alwa bee oppoe b
?orwa.
0"#Y  8 Y
Y  "#Y   mae up of arou  g20000
 ular formao  l g alo g he oa of he ma la . Vhe leare
v g l e bewee la  a  ea  he "#Y   o he oa of
he ma la .
0  Y+YY  8 Y
Y  Vh meho o   ele g
approprae po  o he low waer mark a  raw g ragh l e
bewee hem. eho apple o well-ef e ba a  ae of
m or urvaure of he oal e. Vhe goal  o prove a mpler form
o he bel of he erroral waer.

V Y ++Y+YY  8 Y
Y  Vh meho o   raw g he
ouer lm of he bel of erroral waer b follow g he oa  all
  uoe. eho apple o or ar oa.

  Y   Y  
  Y  Y Vhe follow g are
fu ame al o erao   here   he aure of he erroral
ea. Fr he raw g of bael e mu o epar o a 
appreable exe  from he ge eral reo of he oa. ao for
h  beaue   he la  whh o fer upo he oaal ae he

 c cc  c9 c 

rgh o he waer off  oa. Seo  he ea area l g wh he
bael e mu be loel l ke o he la  oma o be ubje o
he regme of  er al waer. Vhr he eo om  ere peular o
he rego  a eve e b lo g uage houl be o ere.

 
  2 ;D=3
% Y  Y ++  Y Y
0&++- cVY 
++ mea  a error belo g g o o o e over whh overeg 
a be $0
cc$$
. Vh  beaue
g] ae prae  ae ha a error  habe b rbe hav g a
oo-polal orga  ao  o Y Y++8
2] Spa ever reae  ae a oupao  bu merel
proeo .

VY Y Y+Y+ Y Y YY YY  Y Y 2 
 2  cBoh oroo a  aura a lam o have legal e
wh Weer Sahara pror o  olo  ao b Spa hrough.
oroo lam o have mmemoral poeo  a  publ pla
of overeg  u  errupe a  u o ee for e ure a
h
eve e b he rab o que  7 Ce ur D. Vhe our rejee
h o e o beaue here wa c
c c$ bu c
 c
$ of   ( o all) of he oma people.
aura a bae  lam o he aura e  whh e oe he
ulural geographal a  oal e  ex g  he rbe of
Weer Sahara. Vhe our rejee h o e o beaue here
wa c$ c


c$
?ccc
.
Y ao  he YCJ ook oe of he follow g fa
g] he prae of axao wa o e b he people of Weer
Sahara for hemelve;
2] he oma aure of he rbe  o rar o he o ep of
overeg ;
3] here wa o eve e he people reog  e a  furher
allega e oue her loal leaer.

  6?-  25


+
"32 ;;;3
rea bewee he olo al power Germa  a  UK wa e ere
 o elm g Souhwe fra. Laer ?amba beame  epe e 
from Germa ; a  Bowa a wa forme  he former Brh
error. Vhe pue relae o he loao of he bou ar arou 
he Kakl Seuu Yla  bewee ?amba a  Bowa a.

  Y   +YcVhere  o agreeme   he rea a o
he exa bou ar l e; a  eher  here proof of effeve
oupao b ?amba a  Bowa a. Y he abe e of hee
ruma e ?amba a  Bowa a a ueor mu repe
he bou ar e b he olo al power.

( + 


 
 
2 ;;A3
El Salvaor a  o ura beame  epe e  ae afer he
 egrao of he Spa h empre  Ce ral mera. Eve before
her  epe e e Spa h Ce ral mera ha overlapp g
am rave bou are. Pare eek o have he bou are
eerm e.

  Y   +Y Vhe pr ple wll be ue where he
olo al bou are are o lear a   h ae where lak of
ophae mea  of urve g le o ae of overlapp g
am rave bou are.


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Y Y  Vhe YCJ  o look  o effeve oupao


beaue he errore were ubje o o l o e olo al power.

++Y

Y  Yc Y orer o eerm e he olo al bou are


he YCJ looke  o he olo al Y

Y  Y or o empora eou a


whh refer o he belef of o e ha he belo g o o e or he oher
u .
 Y Y  belef of o e ha he belo g o h parular
u .
 ++Y

Y  Y proof of olo al bou are; he our


looke a republ le ubme o hem a  alo he ubeque 
a of pare afer  epe e e.


 & "

2  +% @32 ;0 3
Yf he la   u  habe phal oupao  o eear.
Ope elarao  uffe .
Clppero la   Y ++ o er g hecerror wa
u  habe a  whou am rao . Sovereg  over he la 
wa elare b Fra e from he mome   av member la e
o he la   g858 a  wa 
c
cc>c VY
+ Y he ame ear.

 + 8 YY  Fra e uefull aqure le
b oupao . 
$c$$
  o requre where
g] error  Y ++8
2] a he me he oup g ae make  appeara e here; a 
3] ak g of poeo a   e  o poe  how b a publ
elarao of overeg .
c

,

  
!, $* 
Whe ol wa overe ma  ou re la lam over . Ch a
bae  lam o over effeve oupao  a  reog o .
Vhe Phlpp e bae  lam o effeve oupao afer Japa
re ou e  le over he la . Vhe arle ue he moe of
aqur g error.
2 Y
%. VY   1

m

Y Y cEffeve oupao  he offal exere of


exluve auhor b a oup g ae or a  auhor e pero 
wh or whou phal oupao epe  g o wheher or o he
la   u  habe (+Y + %   ). ?oe ha
error mu be Y ++

%. Y Y  cquo of error reul where here 
lo g a  o  ue poeo .
$ Y  +Y

Y 
  Y%. 
VY   1
m Y+ Eoppel  a ge eral pr ple of  er ao al law whh
prelue a oher lama  from aqur g le.
Y 8 Y  +YcDover alo e gve he lama  merel a
 hoae le. Vh mu o ur wh effeve oupao for here o
be aquo of proper (+ 
 +Y). ?oe ha error
mu be Y ++
YPoeo  a ro g eve e of le whe ouple wh
effeve oupao  bu  o e ough o  ow for he aquo
of le. ?oe ha poeo requre Y Y 
  YYcVhere  o ruve poeo of he whole
la  or arhpelago where a oa of he la  or a
la  le rok of he arhpelago have bee auall oupe b

 c cc  c9 c 

a oher ae. Vhere a be o o ruve poeo where he


oupe la   o far a  from he oher  he group.
  cCo gu merel rae a preumpo of oupao .
.Y cCo que  a mea  b whh error a be aqure b
a e em hrough he omplee a  f al ubjugao of he error
ouple wh he e em
 elarao of   e o o o quer.
Co que wa o e a aepe orm bu  ow llegal.


  YY
 
Y



   


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++
 YYY+
  
 Y
 YYY+Y Y+ 
  Y
+0  Y#   , Y +Y
 YYY+
"Y  Y +0  Y YY Y#   m+ +Y

 +82 ;1>3


US mlar la m e  ?aragua  er al waer a   
erroral ea a  alo g ?aragua por au g maeral amage o
?aragua a   oe  veel. Vhe US Gover me   o ue a 
publ a  offal war  g o  er ao al hpp g of he exe e
a  loao of he m e.

c
/c Y " 'c(' ".c
c
Y er al waer are all waer la war from he bael e of he
error (rver lake ba e). Sovereg  over hee  he ame
 exe  a overeg  over la  a   o ubje o he rgh of
 oe  paage. owever  0 % %  he arbraor
a ha aor g o  er ao al law por of ever ae mu be
ope o foreg veel a  a o l be loe whe val  ere of
he ae o requre. Bu aor g o !  0a oaal ae
ma regulae ae o  por.
Ba are well-marke  e ao  whoe pe erao   uh
proporo o he wh of  mouh a o o a la -loke waer
a  o ue more ha a mere urvaure of he oa. Vo be
o ere a ba he area of he  e ao mu be a large a or
larger ha  ha of a em-rle whoe ameer  a l e raw
aro he mouh of ha  e ao ( YY( +Y Y ).
or ba are hoe whh are reae b he oaal ae a
 er al waer o he ba of hor rgh ak owlege b oher
ae.
90 1
 YYY+     ++  !m00 Y Y
V Y 
Y Y, Y ! ,  Y + Y  Y
 +0  Y+ Y Y   +#      Y+ Y

cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc
C

ccc: #
c!
c 
c c # cccc!
c cc=c   c
cc# cc c cc c=cc c:  )c) cc c !c
 !c

 Y + Y Coaal Sae


 Sovereg  exe  o  er al
waer a  arpae. Coaal Sae
 Law appl  Y er al Waer.
Vhe la g of m e wh he por of a oher Sae  gover e b
he law rela g o  er al waer whh are ubje o he
overeg  of he oaal Sae. Vhe poo  mlar a regar
m e plae  he erroral ea. Y  herefore he overeg  of
he oaal Sae whh  affee  uh ae. Y  alo b vrue of
 overeg  ha he oaal Sae ma regulae ae o  por.
O he oher ha    rue ha  orer o e jo ae o por
foreg veel poe a uomar rgh of  oe  paage 
erroral waer for he purpoe of e er g or leav g  er al
waer.

, YY 
! Y Y Suh  guara ee fr  he
exluve eo om o e a  beo  erroral waer a  o he
hgh ea  follow ha a  Sae whh e jo a rgh of ae o
por for  hp alo e jo all he freeom eear for marme
avgao . Yf h rgh of ae o he por  h ere b he la g
of m e b a oher Sae wha   fr ge  he freeom of
ommu ao  a  of marme ommere.  all eve    era
ha  erfere e wh avgao  hee area prejue boh he
overeg  of he oaal Sae over   er al waer a  he rgh
of free ae e joe b foreg hp.
/c "Y -Y'c."'c
Vh  he bel of ea ouwar from he bael e a  up o g2
aual mle beo . egar g  wh he org al rule wa he
a o ho rule where he wh wa meaure  erm of he

 c cc  c9 c 

ra ge of hore-bae arller. Vh laer beame he 3-mle rule.


U er he U?CLOS he rule  ow g2 mle. Vake oe however
ha where he applao of he g2-mle rule o eghbor g loral
ae woul reul  overlapp g he v g l e   ea a
mea l e equa  from he oppoe bael e. Bu h
equa  rule oe o appl where hor le or oher peal
ruma e requre a ffere  meaureme .
Vhe exe  of he erroral ea epe  o he bael e. Vhe bael e
 he low-waer l e alo g he oa a marke o large ale har
offall reog  e b he oaal Sae. Vhe wh of he erroral
ea  meaure from h l e. Vhere are 2 wa of raw g he
bael e. Vhe ormal bael e  raw follow g he low-waer l e
alo g he oa a marke o large-ale har offall reog  e
b he oaal Sae. Vh l e follow he urvaure of he oa a 
herefore woul ormall o o  of ragh l e. Vhere  o
fxe orm for eerm  g h low-waer l e or mark bu he
%+(! Y,Y YYuggee u g he mea bewee
he hgh a  low e.
rhpelag ae  ea ue ragh bael e. Vhee are raw
o e g elee po  o he oa whou appreable
eparure from he ge eral hape of he oa. Vh wa he meho
ue  he %+(! Y,Y YY a   ow  r. 7(g) of
U?CLOS. Vh arle prove ha ragh bael e ma be ue
where he oal e  eepl  e e a  u  o or f here  a
fr ge of la  alo g he oa   mmeae v . Some
guel e o be oberve  u g h meho
g.c he raw g of ragh bael e mu o epar o a 
appreable exe  from he ge eral reo of he oa
2.c he ea area l g wh he l e mu be uffe l
loel l ke o he la  oma o be ubje o he
regme of  er al waer
3.c he bael e hall o be raw o a  from low-e
elevao 
4.c ake aou  of eo om  ere peular o he rego
o er e he real a  mpora e of whh are learl
eve e b lo g uage
5.c h meho ma o be apple  uh a ma er a o u
off he erroral ea of a oher Sae from he hgh ea or
a EEZ (ex. S gapore)
Vhe overeg  of he oaal ae over  erroral ea he
arpae above  a  he eabe  he ame a  overeg  over
 la  error. owever he ea  ubje o he rgh of  oe 
paage b oher ae. Vhe rule o  oe  paage apple o hp
a  arraf. Submar e however mu urfae.
Y oe  paage  avgao hrough waer  a expeou a 
o  uou ma er whh  o prejual o he peae goo orer
or eur of he oaal ae. Some example of paage whh 
o  oe  are fh g pollu g weapo  prae p g reearh
ave a  a  oher av o hav g a re bear g o
paage. Coaal ae o have rgh of proeo  whh  he
u laeral rgh o verf he  oe  haraer of paage. Vhu he
ma ake eear ep o preve  o  oe  paage a  he
ma emporarl upe  he rgh of  oe  paage f h 
ee al for he proeo of  eur.
Vake oe ha la  a  rok whh a o ua huma
habao or eo om lfe have her ow erroral ea.
Wh he erroral ea he flag ae ha rm al a  vl
juro . owever here are exepo . Wh repe o rm al
juro  he oaal ae a exere  rm al juro 

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o eo wh a  rme omme o boar he hp ur g 


paage f
g.c he o eque e of he rme exe  o he oaal ae
2.c he rme urb he peae of he ou r or goo orer
of he erroral ea
3.c he hp
 maer or ploma age  o ular offer of he
flag ae requee he aa e of he loal auhore
4.c   eear o uppre ll raff  aro rug.
Vhe oaal ae ma exere  vl juro b lev g
exeuo or arre g he hp o l  repe of oblgao  or
lable aume or  urre b he hp elf  he oure of or for
he purpoe of  voage hrough he waer of he oaal ae.

&:     2 ;= 3


Y g935 ?orwa elme a era fhere o e whh wa
exluvel reerve o  ao al. Vh elmao  u g ragh
bael e wa oppoe b he UK. Vhe oaal o e  volve ha a
 ve o fgurao (lo g a  ver broke ). Vhe Cour uphel
h ?orwega elmao .
Y Y+( Y  "+ For he purpoe of meaur g he breah of
he erroral ea   he low-waer mark a oppoe o he hghwaer mark or he mea bewee he wo e whh ha ge erall
bee aope  he prae of Sae. Vh rero  he mo
favourable o he oaal Sae a  learl how he haraer of
erroral waer a appure a  o he la  error.
0  Y+YY  cVh meho o  of ele g
approprae po  o he low-waer mark a  raw g ragh l e
bewee hem. Vh ha bee vall o e o o l  he ae of
well-ef e ba bu alo  ae of m or urvaure of he oa
l e where  wa olel a queo of gv g a mpler form o he bel
of erroral waer.
!  &Y+YY Y+ +cBu he ?orwega elmao  ll
ubje o era pr ple whh make  poble o juge he
elmao
 val u er  er ao al law. Vhe elmao of ea
area ha alwa a  er ao al ape;  a o be epe e 
merel upo he wll of he oaal Sae a expree   mu pal
law. lhough   rue ha he a of elmao  eearl a
u laeral a beaue o l he oaal Sae  ompee  o
u erake  he val of he elmao wh regar o oher
Sae epe  upo  er ao al law. Cera ba o erao 
 here   he aure of he erroral ea br g o lgh era
rera whh hough o e rel pree a prove our wh a
aequae ba for her eo  whh a be aape o he
vere fa  queo . mo g hee ome refere e mu be mae
o he loe epe e e of he erroral ea upo he la  oma .
Y  he la  whh o fer upo he oaal Sae a rgh o he
waer off  oa. Y follow ha whle uh a Sae mu be
allowe he laue eear  orer o be able o aap 
elmao o praal ee a  loal requreme  he raw g of
bae-l e mu o epar o a  appreable exe  from he
ge eral reo of he oa. oher fu ame al o erao 
he more or le loe relao hp ex g bewee era ea area
a  he la  formao  whh ve or urrou  hem. Vhe real
queo rae  he hoe of bae-l e   effe wheher era
ea area l g wh hee l e are uffe l loel l ke o he
la  oma o be ubje o he regme of  er al waer. Vh ea
whh  a he ba of he eerm ao of he rule rela g o ba
houl be lberall apple  he ae of a oa he geographal
o fgurao of whh  a u uual a ha of ?orwa. Vhe la
o erao  ha of era eo om  ere peular o a

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rego  he real a  mpora e of whh are learl eve e b


lo g uage.

( +   


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Vhe legal au of he la  loae  he Gulf of Fo ea beame
a ue of pue; he queo of he la  fro er followe  g86g.
Borer  e  le o mou  g e o bewee El Salvaor a 
o ura a  ulmael o a arme o fl  g969
+ 
 Y+

,Y?o e of he la  ha bee erra
ullu  g82g he ae of  epe e e. Vhu overeg  over he
la  ha bee aheve aor g o he u poe jur
pr ple (olo al bou are are o  uall aope). owever he
applao of h pr ple uffere from he lak of oume  ha
mgh have efe learl he appera a e of he la  o o e
am rave r or he oher. Vhu he Cour wa fore o
o e rae more o he behavour of he pare wh regar o he
la  afer g82g. O h ba he Cour fou  ha El Vgre
appera e o o ura a  ea guera a  ea guera o El
Salvaor.
+

,Y+  +7  Y  !$0   +7 
 Y    Y  +Co er g he me o  a 
proporo  he Gulf woul oa be regare a a jural ba 
aora e wh U?CLOS. owever he Gulf wa o a  gle Sae
ba bu o ue a o alle horal ba whh  eher ef e
 he g958 Co ve o or  he Co ve o of g982. From h fa
he Cour o lue ha  eo ha o be ake o he ba of
uomar  er ao al law. Cour looke a he Ce ral mera
Cour of Jue of g9g7 o luo ha he Gulf of Fo ea
effevel o ue a "loe ea" belo g g o all hree oaal
Sae ommu all wh he exepo of a hree mle o e
eablhe u laerall b eah oaal Sae. Vhu he Ce ral
mera Cour vewe he Gulf of Fo ea a a o om um
reul g from he ueo of he hree Sae from Spa  g82g.
U l he  he Gulf ha bee a  gle Sae ba belo g g o Spa
alo e. or g o he Cour he eo of he Ce ral mera
Cour u erl e he fa ha a he me of  epe e e o
bou are were elme  he Gulf a  hu he waer ha
rema e u ve.
Cour hel ha Gulf of Fo ea wa a ae of "hor waer"
whereb he hree oaal Sae ha ueee o ommu al
overeg . Y o ra o he fro er elme o la  he waer
of he Gulf ha ever bee ve or oherwe elme afer he
 epe e e of he hree oaal Sae. Vhu he ommu al
ueo for he hree Sae wa a logal o eque e of he u
poe jur pr ple wh regar o he overeg  of he Gulf.

8


+ 2 ;>=3
Cae  volve he  erpreao of ome erm ue  he
Submerge La  . Sae of Calfor a a  he Feeral gover me 
are r g o eerm e who ow  a  ha juro over he
ubol eabe of he o  e al helf a  he reoure loae
here alo g he Calfor a. Vo reolve uh he Cour ue he
ef o of releva  marme erm.
   Feeral gover me  ow  a  ha exluve juro
over uh beo  3 mle eawar from he oal e. Calfor a ow 
a  ha exluve juro over uh wh 3 mle or he ela 
alo g  oa (ef e a he hore of he ma la  a  of la 
bewee he l e of mea hgh waer a  he l e of mea lower low
waer).
Y
 Cour aop he ef o   he Y er ao al
Co ve o o he Verroral Sea a  he Co guou Zo e

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Coal e - (r. 8 of he Co ve o o he Verroral Sea a  he


Co guou Zo e)
(a) Vhe l e of mea lower low waer o he ma la  o la 
a  o low-e elevao  l g wholl or parl wh hree
geographal mle from he l e of mea lower low waer o he
ma la  or o a la ; a 
(b) Vhe l e mark g he eawar lm of  la  waer.
Vh  lue mofao  b aural or arfal mea  a   lue
he ouermo perma e  harbour work ha form a  egral par of
he harbour em
"Yla " - a aurall-forme area of la  urrou e b waer whh
 above he level of mea hgh waer;
"Low-e elevao " - a aurall-forme area of la  urrou e b
waer a mea lower low waer whh  above he level of mea
lower low waer bu o above he level of mea hgh waer;
"ea lower low waer" - he average elevao of all he al lower
low e ourr g over a pero of g8.6 ear;
"ea hgh waer" - he average elevao of all he hgh e
ourr g over a pero of g8.6 ear;
"Geographal mle" - a a e of g852 meer (6076.g0333 U.S.
Surve Fee or approxmael 6076.gg549 Y er ao al Fee).
oaea - waer bewee la  a  waer bewee la 
a  he ma la  are o per e  la  waer.
"Y la  waer" (Par. 2(b) Co ve o o he Verroral Sea a  he
Co guou Zo e) waer la war of he bael e of he erroral
ea a   lue
(a)  rver or ream flow g rel  o he ea la war of
a ragh l e aro  mouh;
(b)  por la war of  ouermo perma e  harbor
work a  a ragh l e aro  e ra e;
()  "

$c,< a ha erm  ue  paragraph 6 of
rle 7 of he Co ve o  ef e ee all a a ba over
whh he U e Sae ha rao all aere a 
ma a e om o wh he aquee e of foreg ao ;
() .
c
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oaal  e ao hav g uh pe erao   proporo o he
wh of  e ra e a o o a la loke waer a 
hav g a area  lu g la  wh he ba a lea a grea
a he area of a emrle whoe ameer equal he le gh of
he lo g l e aro he e ra e of he ba or he um of
uh lo g l e f he ba ha more ha o e e ra e)
la war of a ragh l e aro  e ra e or f he e ra e
 more ha 24 geographal mle we la war of a ragh
l e o over 24 geographal mle lo g raw wh he ba o
a o e loe he greae poble amou  of waer. euar
of a rver  reae  he ame wa a a ba.c

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Vhe ue  abou he orre ef o of Y la  Waer. U.S.
argue ha he ef o  of  la  waer o a e  he
Y er ao al Co ve o o he Verroral Sea (YCVS) houl preval
over Loua a
 o e o ha  houl be he Y la  Waer L e
(YWL) fxe b he Comma a  of he Coa Guar  g895.
0 Y  Y+
 YCour ua  he aopo of he YCVS
ef o   he U.S. v. Calfor a ae. Vhe YCVS ef o preval
a    a follow - "he l e of or ar low waer alo g ha poro

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of he oa whh   re o a wh he ope ea a  he l e
mark g he eawar lm of  la  waer."
7Y+YVhe l e mark g he eawar lm of  la  waer  alo
o be raw  aora e wh he ef o  of he Co ve o o
he Verroral Sea a  he Co guou Zo e.
    +YWheher parular waer are  la  ha epe e o
horal a well a geographal faor bu a we a  U e
Sae v. Calfor a   ge erall agree ha hor le a be
lame o l whe he "oaal ao ha rao all aere a 
ma a e om o wh he aquee e of foreg ao ."

/Y
!+Y0Y Y YY + +Y

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,c
?eare o he ao '
hore are / Vhee
are ubje o he
omplee overeg 
of he ao  a muh
a f he were a par of
 la  error a 
he oaal ao ha
he prvlege eve o
exlue foreg veel
alogeher.

Beo  he  la 
waer a  meaure
from her eawar
ege  a bel k ow a
he. Wh  he
oaal ao ma
exere exe ve
o rol bu a o
e  he rgh of
 oe  paage o
foreg ao 

Oue he erroral


ea whh are
 er ao al waer o
ubje o he om o
of a   gle ao .

c
0 +Y +Y + 5 YVhe pol  favor of
a era a  able oal e ro g a   woul eearl
ouwegh ou erval g pol o erao  u er he Submerge
La  . We reog  e  Calfor a he erabl of "a  gle
oal e for boh he am rao of he Submerge La   a 
he o u of our fuure  er ao al relao ."
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c
Sra ue for  er ao al avgao (o avgae bewee o e
par of he hgh ea or a EEZ a  a oher par of he hgh ea or a
EEZ) are u er he purvew of U?CLOS bu he legal regme  uh
ra  whh paage  regulae  whole or  par b lo ga  g  er ao al o ve o   fore pefall rela g o
uh ra  o affee. Vhrough hee waer hp a  arraf
of all ou re are allowe ra  paage a lo g a he
proeee whou ela a  whou hreae  g he borer g
ae.
Vra  paage  he exere of he freeom of avgao a 
overflgh olel for he purpoe of expeou a  o  uou ra 
(hu he mu proee whou ela) of he ra. Dur g ra 
paage foreg hp  lu g marme e f reearh a 
hrograph urve hp ma o arr ou a  reearh or urve
ave whou he pror auhor ao of he borer g ae.
Vra  paage   applable  hree  a e
g.c f here ex hrough he ra a roue hrough he hgh
ea or a EEZ of mlar o ve e e  whh ae he
freeom of avgao a  overflgh woul appl
2.c f he ra  forme b a la  of a ae borer g he
ra a   ma la  a  here ex eawar of he
la  a roue o he hgh ea or EEZ of mlar
o ve e e  whh ae he rgh of  oe  paage
woul appl
3.c f he ra  bewee a par of he hgh ea or EEZ a  he
erroral ea of a oher ae  whh ae he rgh of
 oe  paage woul appl.

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Borer g ae have he follow g ue


g.c o o mpee he rgh of ra  paage
2.c o gve approprae publ o a  a ger o avgao or
overflgh wh or over he ra of whh he have
k owlege
3.c o o upe  ra  paage.
Shp a  arraf exer g he rgh of ra  paage have he
follow g ue
g.c o proee whou ela hrough or over he ra
2.c refra from a  hrea or ue of fore aga  he
overeg  erroral  egr or polal  epe e e
of Sae borer g he ra or  a  ma er  volao
of he pr ple  he U? Charer
3.c refra from a  ave oher ha hoe  e  o her
ormal moe of o  uou a  expeou ra  u le
eear ue o fore majeure or re
4.c o ompl wh he oher provo  of U?CLOS.
lo foreg veel ma o arr ou reearh a  urve ave
whou he pror auhor ao of he borer g Sae.
Vake oe ha hee ue (of borer g Sae a  foreg veel)
are alo applable o arhpelag ea la e paage.
Sae alo ge he ra however are able o regulae avgao
a  oher ape of paage.

   2 ;<;3


quaro of Brh warhp he ruer auru a  Lea er
a  he eroer Saumare a  Molage lef he por of Corfu a 
proeee orhwar hrough a ha el prevoul wep for m e
 he ?orh Corfu Sra. Several hp ruk a m e a  were
amage. UK ue People' epubl of lba a
%+&
+Y   5 ++YOblgao  umbe  upo
lba a auhore o e  of g for he be ef of he
hpp g  ge eral he exe e of a m efel  lba a erroral
waer a   war  g he Brh warhp of he mm e  a ger o
whh he m efel expoe hem.
7%00
+ 1
g. eleme ar o erao  of huma  eve more exa g 
peae ha
 war
2. he pr ple of freeom of marme ommu ao
3. ever Sae' oblgao o o allow k ow gl  error o
be ue for a o rar o he rgh of oher Sae. lba a
wa aware of he m ela g  e he geograph of he ra
eal allowe lba a lghhoue waher o vew uh
ave.
Y Y       Y-Y   Y  +
+Vhe eve rero   geographal uao a o e g
wo par of he hgh ea a  he fa of  be g ue for
 er ao al avgao . Vhe aure of he Cha el afe h
rero . Y ha bee a ueful roue for  er ao al marme raff.
oal umber of 2 884 hp have pae hrough he Cha el  a
pero of g ear a  9 mo h. Paage hrough  herefore a o
be prohbe b a oaal Sae  me of peae. Comba formao
eerm e f a paage   oe .
 $* !1Y er ao al ra are ubje o o -upe ble
rgh of  oe  paage.
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mmgrao  or a ao auhor over  erroral waer or


error a  o pu h uh  fr geme .

c
rhpelag ae are hoe whh are mae up wholl of o e or
more arhpelago. For hee ae he ragh bael e are raw
bewee he ouermo po  of he ouermo la  prove
hee po  are uffe l loe o o e a oher a  ha wh uh
bael e are  lue he ma la  a  a area  whh he
waer area o la  area rao  bewee gg a  9g. ll waer  e
hee bael e are arhpelag waer. Some guel e  raw g
he bael e
g.c he le gh of uh bael e hall o exee g00 aual
mle exep ha up o 3% of all he bael e ma reah
up o g25 mle
2.c he raw g of he bael e hall o epar o a 
appreable exe  from he ge eral o fgurao of he
arhpelago
3.c uh bael e hall o be raw o a  from low-e
elevao 
4.c hee hall o be apple  uh a ma er a o u off
from he hgh ea or EEZ he erroral ea of a oher Sae

 $* !1Vh wa ae a a repo e o hp whh woul


l ger  area beo  he Sae
 juro  hu beo  he Sae

rm al juro  bu woul o a  mal o he oaal Sae.
emember ha he juro  lme; beo  he 4 area follow
he regme of he EEZ. Vake oe ha h  he o l opo al regme.

Whle arhpelag ae have overeg  over a ea area e loe


b he bael e all oher ae e jo he rgh of  oe  paage
hrough eg ae ea la e. Foreg hp a  arraf alo have he
rgh of arhpelag ea la e paage whh refer o o  uou
expeou a  u obrue paage  ea la  a  ar roue
hrough or over he arhpelag waer a  he ajae  erroral
ea of he arhpelag ae  ra  bewee o e par of he hgh
ea or a EEZ a  a oher par of he hgh ea or a EEZ (+  
 Y. arhpelag ae hall repe ex g
agreeme  wh oher ae a  hall reog  e rao al fh g
rgh a  oher legmae ave of he mmeael ajae 
eghbor g ae  era area  lu g he ma e a e a 
replaeme  of ubmar e able fall g wh arhpelag waer.

Vhe oaal ae ha he rgh o explore a  explo  aural
reoure o ere eee  allao  a  o ere a afe o e
over   allao  wh a rau of 500 meer. Vhee rgh o o
epe  o oupao  effeve or oo al or a  expre
prolamao . Vh rgh oe o affe he rgh of avgao of
oher. oreover h rgh oe o exe  o o -reoure maeral
 he helf area uh a wreke hp a  her argoe. Coaal
ae alo have he rgh o regulae auhor e a  o u mar e
e f reearh o he o  e al helf.

Vake oe ha u er U?CLOS he waer  e he arhpelag
bael e are alle arhpelag waer.  whle arhpelag ae
ma eg ae ea la e a  ar roue uable for o  uou a 
expeou paage over hee arhpelag waer f he arhpelag
ae oe o eg ae uh la e he rgh of arhpelag ea la e
paage ma ll be exere hrough roue ormall ue for
 er ao al avgao . Vh  r e a be g u ul
bure ome for arhpelag ae. (% Y+ Y + Y
Y+Y+"Y Y + Y 

U er he Phlpp e Co uo  all waer o e g he la 
are  er al waer. Vhu whe he ou r rafe he U?CLOS a
elarao wa ae prov g ha
Vhe g  g of he Co ve o hall o  a  ma er mpar or
prejue he overeg rgh of he epubl of he Phlpp e u er
a  ar g from he Co uo Suh g  g hall o  a 
ma er affe he overeg rgh of he epubl u er a  ar g
ou of he Vrea of Par a  he Vrea of Wah go Vhe
provo  of he Co ve o o arhpelag paage hrough ea
la e o o ullf or mpar he overeg  of he Phlpp e a a
arhpelag Sae over he ea la e a  o o eprve  of
auhor o e a leglao o proe  overeg 
 epe e e a  eur.
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c
Vh  a area of waer o exee g 24 aual mle from he
bael e. Y hu exe  g2 aual mle from he ege of he
erroral ea. Vhe oaal ae exere auhor over ha area o
he exe  eear o preve   fr geme  of  uom fal

Vake oe ha he power of o rol oe o ha ge he aure of
he waer. Beo  he erroral ea he waer are hgh ea a 
o ubje o he overeg  of he oaal ae.

/c >"c- Y " 'c.>"c


c
Vh refer o (a) he eabe a  ubol of he ubmar e area
ajae  o he oaal ae bu oue he erroral ea o a eph
of 200 meer or beo  ha lm o where he eph allow
exploao ; a  (b) he eabe a  ubol of area ajae  o
la . U er pefe ruma e he o  e al helf a
exe  up o a a e of 350 mle.

Vake oe ha arfal la  or  allao  are o la  u er


U?CLOS hough oaal ae ma eablh afe o e a 
prerbe afe meaure arou  hem. Yla  o have her ow
o  e al helve.
 $* !1Compare he rgh of he oaal ae for he EEZ
(reoure = all e ompa g) a  he o  e al helf. For he
laer o l for lv g reoure perma e l aahe ee ar.


 
 
  2 ;>;3
Vh ae o er e he elmao of he o  e al helf  he
?orh Sea whh  volve De mark he ?eherla  a  Germa .
De mark a  he ?eherla  boh wa e o appl he equa e
pr ple whle Germa  oppoe a h woul proporo ael
reue  area ue o he o ave Germa oal e.

Y+    a proe whh  volve eablh g he bou are
of a area alrea  pr ple appera  g o he oaal Sae a 
o he eerm ao e ovo of uh a area. Delmao  a
equable ma er  o e h g bu o he ame h g a awar g a
ju a  equable hare of a prevoul u elme area eve
hough  a umber of ae he reul ma be omparable or eve
e al.
Y Y     Y   . Vhe rgh of he oaal Sae  repe of
he area of o  e al helf ha o ue a aural prolo gao
of  la  error  o a  u er he ea ex 
  a  
  b vrue of  overeg  over he la  a  a a exe o
of   a exere of overeg rgh for he purpoe of explor g he
eabe a  explo g  aural reoure. Y hor here  here a
 here  rgh. Y orer o exere  o peal legal proe ha o
be go e hrough or have a  peal legal a o be performe. Y
exe e a be elare bu oe o ee o be o ue.

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Furhermore he rgh oe o epe  o  be g exere. Y


follow ha he oo of apporo  g a a e u elme area 
que foreg o a   o e  wh he ba o ep of
o  e al helf e leme .
m.  YY   +  + Y ha ever bee oube ha
he equa e meho of elmao  a ver o ve e  o e. e
h oe o uffe o o ver wha  a meho  o a rule of law
mak g he aepa e of he reul of u g ha meho oblgaor
 all ae  whh he pare o o agree oherwe or  whh
'peal ruma e' a o be how o ex.
% YY
 Y Y +Y+
 0  Y:  . Vhu
he queo of whh par of he o  e al helf 'ajae  o' a
oal e borer g more ha o e Sae fall wh he appure a e
of whh of hem rema  o h exe  a ope o e o o be
eerm e o a ba exluvel of proxm. Eve f proxm ma
affor o e of he e o be apple a  a mpora  o e  he rgh
o o   ma o eearl be he o l or  all
ruma e he mo approprae o e.
2 Y
 Y +1  + +    
+ 
Y      + Y Y 
 Y +  Y 
 Y  YY YY 
  Y   +Y Y 
++
Y Y Submar e area o o reall appera o he oaal
Sae beaue he are ear . Wha o fer he # Y le whh
 er ao al law arbue o he oaal Sae  repe of 
o  e al helf  he fa ha he ubmar e area o er e ma
be eeme o be auall par of he error over whh he oaal
Sae alrea ha om o   he e e ha alhough overe wh
waer he are a prolo gao or o  uao of ha error a
exe o of  u er he ea. Vhu whe ever a gve ubmar e area
oe o o ue a aural exe o of he la  error of a
oaal Sae eve hough ha area ma be loer o  ha   o
he error of a  oher Sae  a o be regare a appera  g
o ha Sae; or a lea  a o be o regare  he fae of a
ompe g lam b a Sae of whoe la  error he ubmar e
area o er e  o be regare a a aural exe o  eve f  
le loe o .
$ Y% #Y +For oppoe Sae he aural prolo gao 
ma mee a  overlap a  a o l be elme b a mea l e;
a  g or g he pree e of le rok a  m or oaal
projeo  he proporo all or g effe of whh a be
elm ae b oher mea  uh a l e mu effe a equal vo
of he parular area  volve. Vh pe of ae  ffere  from ha
of laerall ajae  Sae o he ame oa wh o mmeael
oppoe oa  fro  of . Wherea a mea l e ve equall
bewee 2 oppoe ou re area ha a be regare a be g he
aural prolo gao of he error of eah of hem a laeral
equa e l e ofe leave o g of he Sae o er e area ha
are a aural prolo gao of he error of he oher. Vhe or g
effe of laeral equa e l e u er era o o  of oaal
o fgurao are everhele omparavel mall wh he lm
of erroral waer bu proue her maxmum effe  he
loale where he ma o  e al helf area le furher ou.
Vhere  alo a re orrelao bewee he oo of loe
proxm o he oa a  he overeg juro whh he
oaal Sae  e le o exere a  mu exere o o l over
he eabe u er eah he erroral waer bu over he waer
hemelve whh oe o ex  repe of o  e al helf area
where here  o juro over he uperjae  waer a  over
he eabe o l for purpoe of explorao a  exploao .

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Y+   Y  YYY  Y   Y 


Y. +Y +Y
(a) he pare are u er a oblgao o e er  o egoao  wh
a vew o arrv g a a agreeme  a  o merel o go hrough a
formal proe of egoao a a or of pror o o for he
auoma applao of a era meho of elmao  he
abe e of agreeme ; he are u er a oblgao o o o u
hemelve ha he egoao  are mea  gful whh wll o be
he ae whe eher of hem   upo  ow poo whou
o empla g a  mofao of ;
(b) he pare are u er a oblgao o a  uh a wa ha  he
parular ae a  ak g all he ruma e  o aou 
equable pr ple are apple; for h purpoe he equa e
meho a be ue bu oher meho ex a  ma be emploe
alo e or  omb ao  aor g o he area  volve;
() he o  e al helf of a  Sae mu be he aural prolo gao
of  la  error a  mu o e roah upo wha  he aural
prolo gao of he error of a oher Sae.
Y. 
 YY.  YY  Y Y +
  Y1
(a) Vhe lghe rregular  a oal e  auomaall mag fe
b he equa e l e a regar he o eque e for he
elmao of he o  e al helf. Vhu  ha bee ee  he
ae of o ave or o vex oal e ha f he equa e meho
 emploe he he greaer he rregular a  he furher from
he oal e he area o be elme he more u reao able are he
reul proue. So grea a exaggerao of he o eque e of a
aural geographal feaure mu be remee or ompe ae for
a far a poble be g of elf reave of  equ.
(b) Where here  o ouer bou ar o he o  e al helf 
happe  ha he lam of everal Sae o verge mee a 
 erro  loale where epe her a e from he oa
he be of he ea ll u queo abl o  of o  e al helf.
u of hee o verge e how how  equable woul be he
appare  mplfao brough abou b a elmao whh
g or g uh geographal ruma e wa bae olel o he
equa e meho.
Y 

Y Y Y  ?o objeo ee be fel o he ea of


effe g a elmao of ajo  g o  e al helf area b he
o urre  ue of varou meho. Equ oe o eearl mpl
equal. Vhere a ever be a  queo of ompleel refaho  g
aure a  equ oe o requre ha a Sae whou ae o he
ea houl be alloe a area of o  e al helf a  more ha
here oul be a queo of re er g he uao of a Sae wh a
exe ve oal e mlar o ha of a Sae wh a rere
oal e. Bu here here are 3 Sae whoe ?orh Sea oal e are
 fa omparable  le gh a  whh have bee gve broal
equal reame  b aure exep ha he o fgurao of o e of he
oal e woul f he equa e meho  ue e  o o e of
hee Sae reame  equal or omparable o ha gve he oher
wo.  equ  reae merel beaue o e oal e  roughl
o vex a  he oher o ave. Y  o a queo of oall
refaho  g geograph whaever he fa of he uao bu gve
a geographal uao of qua-equal a bewee a umber of
Sae of aba g he effe of a  e al peal feaure from
whh a u jufable ffere e of reame  oul reul.
  Y   Y 
g. . Vhe o  e al helf  a area phall exe  g he
error of mo oaal Sae  o a pee of plaform. Vhe
appure a e of he helf o he ou re  fro  of whoe
oal e  le  a fa a   a be ueful o o er he geolog

 c cc  c9 c 

of ha helf  orer o f  ou wheher he reo ake b


era o fgurao al feaure houl  flue e elmao .
2. . Vhe pr ple  ha he la  om ae he ea;  
o eque l eear o exam e loel he geographal
o fgurao of he oal e of he ou re whoe o  e al
helve are o be elme. S e he la   he legal oure of he
power whh a Sae ma exere over erroral exe o  o
eawar  mu fr be learl eablhe wha feaure o  fa
o ue uh exe o .
3. &
c cc
. Vhe aural reoure of he ubol of he
ea  hoe par whh o  of o  e al helf are he ver
obje of h legal regme. e  freque l our ha he ame
epo le o boh e of he l e v g a o  e al helf
bewee wo Sae a   e   poble o explo uh a epo
from eher e a problem mmeael are o aou  of he rk
of prejual or waeful exploao b o e or oher of he Sae
o er e. ll ha  eee  o refer o he u erak g e ere
 o b he oaal Sae of ha ea wh a vew o e ur g he mo
effe  exploao or he apporo me  of he prou exrae.
4. cc c

 whh a elmao
effee aor g o equable pr ple ough o br g abou
bewee he exe  of he o  e al helf appera  g o he Sae
o er e a  he le gh of her repeve oal e hee be g
meaure aor g o her ge eral reo  orer o eablh
he eear bala e bewee Sae wh ragh a  hoe wh
markel o ave or o vex oa or o reue ver rregular
oal e o her ruer proporo . Vhe hoe a  applao of
he approprae eh al meho woul be a maer for he pare.

"!+%
2 ;1=3
Vh o er e he elmao of he o  e al helf bewee
Lba a  ala. Vhe eerra ea  borere b Vu a (ea)
Yal ( orh) Greee (we) a  Lba (ouh). ala  a group of
la  uae  he eerra ea  o he ouh of Yal a  o he
orh of Lba. Lba
 oa  g fa l larger ha ha of ala.
m1 !$0  Y    Y Y+  
 Y Y +
Y+
YY

Y Y   YYY  Y


 Y  ++
 Y  YYY. +Y+ Vhe Co ve o e a goal o
be aheve bu  le  a o he meho o be followe o aheve
. Y rer elf o e g a a ar a    lef o Sae
hemelve or o he our o e ow h a ar wh pef
o e .
Y+  mm/+Y+
 Y +Y+
  Vhe wo
 uo  - o  e al helf a  EEZ are l ke ogeher 
moer law. S e he rgh e joe b a Sae over  o  e al
helf woul alo be poee b  over he ea-be a  ubol of
a  EEZ whh  mgh prolam o e of he releva  ruma e o
be o ere for he elmao of he o  e al helf of a Sae
 he legall permble exe  of he EEZ appera  g o ha ame
Sae. Vh oe o mea ha he o ep of he o  e al helf
ha bee aborbe b ha of he EEZ;  oe however g f ha
greaer mpora e mu be arbue o eleme  uh a a e
from he Coa whh are ommo o boh o ep. lhough he
 uo  of he o  e al helf a  he EEZ are ffere  a 
  he rgh whh he EEZ e al over he ea-be of he o e
are ef e b refere e o he regme la ow for he o  e al
helf. lhough here a be a o  e al helf where here  o
EEZ here a o be a EEZ whou a orrepo  g o  e al
helf. Y follow ha he a e rero mu ow appl o he
o  e al helf a well a o he EEZ. Wha h mea   ha where
he o  e al marg oe o exe  a far a 200 mle from he
hore aural prolo gao  whh  pe of  phal org  ha
hroughou  hor beome more a  more a omplex a  jural

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o ep   par ef e b a e from he hore rrepeve of


he phal aure of he  erve  g ea-be a  ubol. Vhe
o ep of aural prolo gao a  a e are herefore o
oppoe bu ompleme ar.
m. +YY
 Y+   +Vhe elmao of a o  e al
helf bou ar mu be effee b he applao of equable
pr ple  all he releva  ruma e  orer o aheve a
equable reul.
0YY. +Y +Y he pr ple ha here  o be o
queo of refaho  g geograph or ompe a g for he
 equale of aure; he relae pr ple of o -e roahme  b
o e par o he aural prolo gao of he oher (he oaal Sae
e jo overeg rgh over he o  e al helf off  oa o he
full exe  auhor e b  er ao al law  he releva 
ruma e); he pr ple of repe ue o all uh releva 
ruma e; he pr ple ha alhough all Sae are equal before
he law a  are e le o equal reame  "equ oe o
eearl mpl equal" or oe  eek o make equal wha
aure ha mae u equal; a  he pr ple ha here a be o
queo of rbuve jue.
,  Y Y&  Y Y  Y1 la ma relave
eo om poo  of he Pare eur o erao  a  he
pr ple of equal.
 +  Y Y  Wha he Cour  e e wa
proporo al wa o be ue a a mea  of e f g a  he
orre g he k  of oro ha oul are from he ue of a
meho  ap o ake aequae aou  of ome k  of oaal
o fgurao .
Y+   Y1
g. ake a provo al elmao b u g a rero a  a meho
boh of whh are learl e e o pla a mpora  role 
prou g he f al reul.
Vhe law applable o lam rela g o o  e al helve loae
le ha 200 mle from he oa of he Sae o a rero of
a e from he Coa or o he pr ple of ajae  a meaure
b a e. Vhu he hoe of he rero a  he meho o be
ue o arrve a a provo al reul houl be mae  a ma er
o e  wh he o ep u erl g he arbuo of legal le.
Y h elmao bewee oppoe oa he ra g of a mea
l e bewee hoe oa b wa of a provo al ep  he mo
juou ma er of proee g wh a vew o he eve ual
aheveme  of a equable reul. Vake oe ha he mea l e
raw  o l provo al. Were he Cour o rea  a f al  woul
be o ferr g o he equa e meho he au of be g he
o l meho he ue of whh  ompulor  he ae of oppoe
oa. U er ex g law  mu be emo rae ha he
equa e meho lea o a equable reul  he ae 
queo . Vo aheve h purpoe he reul o whh he a e
rero lea mu be exam e  he o ex of appl g equable
pr ple o he releva  ruma e. lo remember ha o
aheve a equable reul  a uao  whh he equa e
l e  prma fae he approprae meho all releva  ruma e
mu be exam e  e he ma have a wegh  he aeme  of
he eque of he ae whh  woul be proper o ake  o aou 
a  o refle  a ajume  of he equa e l e.
2. Exam ao of he provo al oluo  lgh of he requreme 
erve from oher rera whh ma all for a orreo of he
 al reul.

 c cc  c9 c 

Due o he grea ffere e  le gh of he oa a  he ge eral


geographal o ex (he alee la  appear a a relavel mall
feaure  a em-e loe ea)  orer o e ure he aheveme 
of a equable oluo  he elmao l e mu be ajue o a
o le loer o he oa of ala. Wh he area wh whh he
Cour  o er e he oa of he Pare are oppoe o eah
oher a  he equa e l e bewee hem le broal we o
ea o ha  ajume  a be afaorl a  mpl aheve
b ra po g   a exal orhwar reo . Vh l e mee
he requreme  of he e of proporo al a   equable
gve all releva  ruma e.

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Vhe ae regar g he mar e elmao wa remove from he l
of ae of he YCJ beaue boh pare muuall roppe he ae.
Vher ma reao wa ha boh pare agree o eablh g a
 er ao al age  for he jo exploao of he marme o e 
queo .

&   


 
  2 ;D13
Vhough he Cour wa prmarl foue o he ue of juro 
h ae he releva  ue  wheher or o era la  u er
Greek overeg  are e le o a o  e al helf of her ow a 
e le Greee o all for he bou ar o be raw bewee hoe
la  a  he Vurkh Coa.
!#   YCJ ha o juro  e Vurke  o aep uh
juro  he ome Commu que.
V "Y &VY la   queo are mere proubera e of he
Vurkh o  e al helf a  have o o  e al helf of her ow .
(Cour  o ee o h ue  e  ha o juro bu Y
h k Sr arr agree wh Vurke
 heor  e bae o he map
o gra  o  e al helve woul e roah  he erroral ea of
Vurke)
Vhe ue of wheher hee la  have her ow o  e al helf
o er  maer of e leme  (o he la  eerve helve)
elmao (wha he area of hee helve) a  erroral au
(wll  e roah o eablhe ao al bou are) c
 $* !1Y h ae he pr ple  he Spaa ae a 
Errea- eme rbrao woul appl. Y our uo  Sr a ha
he meho of half effe oul be apple.


+"!
Lba a  Vu a requee he YCJ o eerm e wha pr ple a 
rule of  er ao al law ma be apple for he elmao of he
area of he o  e al helf appera  g o Lba a  o ha of
Vu a; ee aor g o 0
c
$
 a  he c
$
$ $ whh haraer e he area a well a he ew
aepe re   he Vhr Co fere e o he Law of he Sea; a 
larf he praal meho for he applao of hee pr ple o
he a elm whou fful.
VY2Y  
+
(Y

Y Vhe elmao  o be effee 


aora e wh equable pr ple o er g all releva 
ruma e. Vhe area o be elme o ue a 
c
$
c a he aural prolo gao of boh Sae o
pr ple of aural prolo gao a o be ue. Vhe area 
elme b wo l e. Y ef  g he a gulao of he  al l e
he Cour ook oe of he exe e of he l e  cc $ b
eah Par v g her peroleum o eo .  for he eo 
l e he $c
c
$
c cc$  a fa whh mu be
ake  o aou . ?oe ha  h ae he la  error of he

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wo Sae  ajae  bu beaue of he ha ge  reo of he


oa of Vu a  eem oppoe a ome po . Vhe  al
elmao l e  ae b he YCJ wll herefore exe  from he
ouer lm of he erroral ea u l   ereo wh he parallel
of laue of he po  o he oa of he Gulf of Gabe. Y
eerm  g he a gulao of he eo  lke he exe e of he
Kerke ah Yla  (Vu a) houl be o ere. Vhe Kerke ah
Yla   urrou e b le a  low-e elevao . Some effe
mu be arbue o . Vhe Cour ha o ake  o aou  o o l
he la  bu alo he low-e elevao  whh whle he o o
a o la  have a  o  e al helf of her ow  o e jo ome
reog o   er ao al law for era purpoe. owever f he
YCJ le he l e ru parallel o he la  oal e ha woul be
gv g he la  oo muh wegh. e e half-effe mu be ue.
Vhe eh que  volve raw g c


c
 o e gv g o
he la  he c $ arbue o  b he elmao meho 
ue a  he oher 

cc
c a hough   o
ex. Vhe elmao l e auall aope  he raw bewee
he fr wo l e eher  uh a wa a o ve equall he area
bewee hem or a beor of he a gle whh he make wh eah
oher or pobl b rea g he la  a plae owar he
ma la  b half  aual a e herefrom.

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2 ;D;3
Vh  volve he elmao of he o  e al helve of Fra e
a  UK  he ?orh Sea. Y h ae he Cour o ere he effe
of era geologal feaure o he elmao .
VYm.  Y(0Y+  YY  +U er rle 6 he
equa e pr ple ulmael poee a oblgaor fore whh
 oe o have  he ame meaure u er he rule of uomar
law. Bu he equa e-peal ruma e rule mea  ha he
oblgao o appl he equa e pr ple  alwa o e qualfe
b he o o "u le a oher bou ar l e  jufe b peal
ruma e". Vhe role of he "$
c$
$ $" o o 
o e ure a equable elmao a  he omb e "equa epeal ruma e rule"  effe gve parular expreo o a
ge eral orm ha fal g agreeme  he bou ar bewee Sae
abu g o he ame o  e al helf  o be eerm e o
equable pr ple. Co eque l he queo wheher he ue of
he equa e pr ple or ome oher meho  approprae for
ahev g a equable elmao  ver muh a maer of
appreao  he lgh of he geographal a  oher ruma e.
$ Y  Y Vhroughou he E glh Cha el where he oa of
Fra e & he UK are oppoe eah oher he bou ar houl 
pr ple be he mea l e equa  from he repeve oa.
Vhe relao hp of "oppoe" or "ajae " Sae  oh g bu a
refleo of he geographal fa. Vhe  o raw bewee
he wo geographal uao   o e erve o from a  legal
heor bu from he ver uba e of he ffere e bewee he
wo uao . Wherea  "oppoe" Sae a mea l e wll
ormall effe a broal equable elmao  a laeral
equa e l e exe  g ouwar from he oa of ajae 
Sae for lo g a e ma reul  a  equable elmao b
reao of he or g effe of  vual geographal feaure. Y 
he omb e effe of he e-b-e relao hp of he wo Sae
a  he prolo gao of he laeral bou ar for grea a e o
eawar whh ma be prouve of  equ a   he ee e of
he  o bewee "ajae " a  "oppoe" oa uao .
,   Yhe legal frame o be ue  ha of elmao bewee
oppoe Sae. Vhe fr ep houl be o eerm e he oure of
he mea l e wh he Cha el. Vake oe ha he ur Deepur Deep Faul Zo e a geographal feaure wa
 o ere b

 c cc  c9 c 

he Cour gve he ee al geologal o  u of he area (he
ur Deep were ju o  ue  he eabe a  ubol whh

 rup he ee al u  of he o  e al helf).
,Y  Y
 YY+ Y Y  Y+Vhe Cha el Yla 
( o o uo all par of he UK bu re epe e e of he
Brh Crow whh were reae a par of he UK  e he UK wa
he repo ble auhor wh regar o he o  e al helf) are
uae o he Fre h e a  wh he arm of a gulf o he
Fre h oa. Vhe pree e of hee la   ha parular uao
urb he bala e or he geographal ruma e whh woul
oherwe ex bewee he Pare  h rego a a reul of he
broa equal of he oal e of her ma la . Vhe legal
framework  ha of wo oppoe Sae o e or whh poee
la  errore loe o he oa of he oher Sae.
,    Y Y  avgao al efe e a  eur  ere 
he rego .
+Y
  + +  + YVhe queo  wha
area of o  e al helf are o be o ere a legall he aural
prolo gao of he Cha el Yla  raher ha of Fra e. Y
 er ao al law he o ep of he o  e al helf  a jural
o ep whh o oe he aural prolo gao u er he ea o
of a o  e  or geographal la  ma bu of he la  error of
eah Sae. Vh mea  ha he ope a  he o o  for 
applao are o eerm e exluvel b he phal fa of
geograph bu alo b legal rule. oreover   lear (gve he
peal ruma e provo & empha o equable pr ple)
ha he fore of he ar al pr ple of aural prolo gao of
error  o abolue bu ma be ubje o qualfao . Vhe
pr ple of aural prolo gao of error a o be a o requre
ha he o  e al helf o he orh a  orhwe of he Cha el
Yla  houl be o ere a auomaall a  eearl
appure a  o hem raher ha o Fra e. e f he fore of he
pr ple of aural prolo gao of error were abolue a mall
la  woul blok he aural prolo gao of he error of he
earb ma la   he ame wa f o alwa o he ame exe 
a a larger la . Vhe queo of he appure a e o he Cha el
Yla  of he area of o  e al helf exe  g o her orh a 
orh-we  o herefore reolve merel b referr g o he
pr ple of aural prolo gao . Vhe pr ple of aural
prolo gao of error  eher o be e ae or reae a
abolue  a ae where la  belo g g o o e Sae are uae
o o  e al helf whh woul oherwe o ue a aural
prolo gao of he error of a oher Sae. Vhe applao of ha
pr ple  uh a ae ha o be appreae  he lgh of all he
releva  geographal a  oher ruma e a well a o a 
releva  o erao  of law a  equ.
+Y
Y.  U er uomar law he meho aope for
elm g he bou ar mu e ure ha he elmao aor
wh equable pr ple. Vhe queo  wheher he Cha el Yla 
houl be gve he full be ef or he applao of he pr ple of
aural prolo gao  he area o her orh a  orhwe or
wheher her uao loe o he ma la  of Fra e requre o
equable grou  ome mofao of he applao of he
pr ple  hoe area. Vhe or e of he equal of Sae a o
be o ere a o u g uh a equable grou  (a h woul
have he effe of refaho  g geograph).  grou  of equ  o
be looke for  he parular ruma e of he ae a   he
parular equal of he wo Sae  her geographal relao o
he o  e al helf of he Cha el.
Charaer of he area approxmae equal of he ma la 
oal e reul g  equal of her geographal relao o he

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o  e al helf of he Cha el f he Cha el Yla  are lef ou of
aou . Yf he Cha el Yla  are gve full effe h wll reul 
a uba al m uo of he area of o  e al helf whh woul
arue o Fra e. Vh fa appear o be prma fae a ruma e
reave of  equ a  all g for a meho of elmao ha 
ome meaure reree he  equ. Yf h o luo  ee b
appl g he equa e-peal ruma e rule he pree e of
he Cha el Yla  mu be o ere prma fae a a "peal
ruma e" juf g a elmao oher ha he mea l e.
VY (
+ +   Y  Y++ 1 Fr o
ma a he approprae bala e bewee he wo Sae  relao
o he o  e al helf a rpara Sae of he Cha el wh
approxmael equal oal e he prmar bou ar bewee hem
hall be a mea l e. Y elm g  oure  he Cha el Yla 
rego he Cha el Yla  hemelve are o be regare  e
her o  e al helf mu be he ubje of a eo  a  eparae
elmao .
0Y  Y o elm a eo  bou ar eablh g v--v he
Cha el Yla  he ouher lm of he o  e al helf hel b
he Cour o be appure a  o he Fre h epubl  h rego o
he ouh of he m-Cha el mea l e.
,Y  Y Y Y Vhe ee al o  u or he o  e al helf
of he E glh Cha el a  la  rego ha bee empha e. Y 
alo ommo grou  ha geologall he lgh ouhweerl re 
of he o  e al helf of he Cha el exe  wewar  o he
la  rego alo g he l e of he ur Deep Faul Zo e. Vhe
o  e al helf of he la  rego  o o f e wh he arm
of a omparavel arrow ha el bu o e exe  g eawar fro 
he oa of he wo ou re  o he ope pae of he la 
Oea . Y o eque e he area of o  e al helf o be elme
le off raher ha bewee  he oa or he wo ou re.
furher o eque e  ha he o  e al helf exe  o eawar
of he oa of he wo ou re for grea a e. Vhe aual
oal e of he wo ou re abu g o he o  e al helf o be
elme are omparavel hor a  ha her geographal
relao o eah oher v--v he o  e al helf o be elme 
o e of laeral raher ha oppoe oa. oher  ha he UK

oaal fro age proje furher  o he la  ha ha of Fra e.
Vh ha he e e  o make he UK oa obrue upo he
o  e al helf uae o eawar of he more weerl fa g
oa of he Fre h epubl  ha rego . oher  Fra e a  he
UK are
 he o l Sae whh abu o he la  o  e al helf.
Y+
Y "Y U er r. 6  he abe e of agreeme  a 
u le a oher bou ar  jufe b peal ruma e he
bou ar  o be he l e whh  equa  from he eare
po  of he bael e from whh he breah of he erroral ea of
eah Sae  meaure. Vhere  oh g  he la guage of r. 6 o
mpl ha  uao  fal g u er paragraph g he vrue of he
equa e pr ple a a meho of effe g a equable
elmao are  a  wa uperor o hoe whh  poee 
uao  fall g u er paragraph 2. Vhe approprae e of he
equa e or a  oher meho for he purpoe of effe g a
equable elmao  a  gve ae  alwa a fu o or
refleo of he geographal a  oher releva  ruma e of he
parular ae. Y hor he equable haraer of he elmao
reul o from he legal eg ao of he uao a o e of
"oppoe" Sae bu from  aual geographal haraer a uh.
Smlarl  he ae of "ajae " Sae   he laeral geographal
relao of he wo oa whe omb e wh a large exe o of
he o  e al helf eawar from hoe oa whh make
 vual geographal feaure o eher oa more pro e o re er

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he geomeral effe of appl g he equa e pr ple


 equable ha  he ae of "oppoe" Sae. Vhe greaer rk 
hee ae ha he equa e meho ma proue a
 equable elmao hu alo reul o from he legal
eg ao of he uao a o e of "ajae " Sae bu from 
aual geographal haraer a o e  volv g laerall relae oa.
Y h ae ue o he eparao of he 2 oa b a we expa e
of ea he area (la  rego )  o ere a a ae of oppoe
Sae.
%Y+  Y1he prolo gao of he Sll Yle (UK) ome
a e furher wewar ha he Uha  la  (Fra e) whh
jufe a bou ar oher ha he r mea l e. owever h
oe
 auhor e he ue of a  meho  orer o effe a
equable elmao .
2 
Y Y.  YY   Y a large proporo of elmao 
where a parular geographal feaure ha  flue e he oure of
a o  e al helf bou ar he meho of elmao aope ha
bee ome mofao or vara  of he equa e pr ple
raher ha  oal rejeo . ere he problem alo are preel
from he or g effe of a geographal feaure  ruma e
 whh he l e equa  from he oa of he wo Sae woul
oherwe o ue he approprae bou ar. Vhe approprae
meho  o ake aou  of he Sll Yle a par of he oal e of
he UK bu o gve hem le ha her full effe  appl g he
equa e meho. Ju a   o he fu o of equ  he
elmao of he o  e al helf ompleel o refaho
geograph o   alo o he fu o of equ o reae a uao
of omplee equ where aure a  geograph have eablhe a
 equ.
+
(Y

Y + Y o e  a e he meho emploe wa o gve half


 ea of full effe o he offhore la   elm g he
equa e l e. Vh meho o   elm g he l e
equa  bewee he wo oa fr whou he ue of he
offhore la  a a bae-po  a  eo l wh  ue a a baepo ; a bou ar gv g half-effe o he la   he he l e
raw mwa bewee hoe wo equa e l e. Vh meho
appear o be a approprae a  praal meho of aba g he
proporo a   equ whh oherwe reul from gv g full
effe o he Sll Yle a a baepo  for eerm  g he oure of
he bou ar.
90 1 YY  
+
Y

Y + YY 
  
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Y  Y
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(
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De mark ue ?orwa for oup g era errore  Eaer
Gree la . Boh ou re are lam g ha he have he uperor
lam over h area.
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;0Y Y % ++ mY Y <Vwo eleme  eah of
whh mu be how o ex
a. he  e o a  wll o a a overeg
b. ome aual exere or pla of uh auhor
Example Vax olleo  mo opol av gra  law mak g
a  e foreme 
uhor reog o  o ve o  reae publ ule
o eo 
hu  g fh g expeo  marme perm auhor
lghhoue
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"5=Y6 exam ao of he map of he g7 a  g8h


e ure how ha he ge eral feaure a  o fgurao of he
Ea oa of Gree la  were k ow o he arographer. Eve f o
eve e of a  la  g o he oa have bee proue he hp
whh hu e whale  he waer o he Ea of Gree la  ghe
he la  a  erval a  gave ame o he prom e  feaure whh
were oberve. Y ee "Gree la " a a geographal erm wa eve
more ue  o eo wh he Ea oa ha wh he We
oa a he erm "Sraa Dav" wa ofe ue o erbe he We
oa or olo  e area of Gree la .
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c
Before he aepa e of he or e o he exluve eo om
o e all waer beo  he o guou o e were o ere hgh
ea over whh o ae ha o rol. Vhe or e evelope ue o
he ere of oaal ae for beer o ervao a  ma ageme 
of oaal fhere.
Vhe EEZ  a area exe  g o more ha 200 aual mle
beo  he bael e. Vhe oaal ae ha rgh over he eo om
reoure of he ea eabe a  ubol bu h rgh oe o
affe he rgh of avgao a  overflgh of oher ae. Coaal
ae alo have he rgh o regulae auhor e a  o u mar e
e f reearh  he EEZ.
Vhe provo  o he EEZ are boh a gra  of rgh o a  a
mpoo of oblgao  o oaal ae relave o he exploao 
ma ageme  a  preervao of he reoure fou  wh he
o e. Coaal ae have 2 prmar oblgao . Fr he mu
e ure hrough proper o ervao a  ma ageme  meaure ha
he lv g reoure of he EEZ are o ubje o over-exploao .
Vh  lue he u o ma a a  reore populao  of
harvee fhere a level whh proue a maxmum ua able
el. Seo  he mu promoe he objeve of opmum
ul ao  of he lv g reoure. Vhe mu eerm e he
allowable ah of lv g reoure a  f he o
 have he apa
o harve he allowable ah he mu gra  ae o oher ae.
ghl mgraor pee of fh a  mar e mammal are aore
peal proeo .
Vhe elmao of overlapp g EEZ bewee ajae  ae 
eerm e b agreeme .  ake oe ha la  have her ow
EEZ.

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!I
Vh  a pue rela g o Ca aa
 ame me  of he Ca aa
 +,Y Y  Y %  b vrue of whh Ca aa purue
boare a  e e a fh g veel he Ea; fl g he Spa h flag)
o he hgh ea  orer o pu a op o he overfh g of Gree la 
halbu b Spa h fherme .
rgume 
Europea Commu 
 poo - he arre of a veel 
 er ao al waer b a Sae oher ha he Sae of whh he
veel  fl g he flag a  u er whoe juro  fall  a
llegal a u er boh he ?FO Co ve o a  uomar
 er ao al law a  a o be jufe b a  mea .
Ca aa
 Poo - pue o er  he aopo of meaure for
he o ervao a  ma ageme  of fhere ok wh repe o
veel fh g  he ?FO egulaor rea a  her e foreme 
Spa
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ma ageme  meaure" mu be  erpree  aora e wh
 er ao al law o  mu exlue a  u laeral meaure b a

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Sae whh averel affee he rgh of oher Sae oue ha
Sae' ow area of juro .
Dor e
Y  er ao al law o l 2 pe of meaure ake b a oaal
Sae oul  prae be regare a "o ervao a 
ma ageme  meaure"
g] hoe rela g o he Sae' exluve eo om o e; a 
2] hoe rela g o area oue ha o e  o far a hee
ame wh he framework of a  er ao al agreeme  or were
ree a aele veel.
eaure o af g hee o o  were o o ervao a 
ma ageme  meaure bu u lawful a pure a  mple.
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$$
 bu mu  c hem upo he po g of a
ah bo .

%-'2+A3 2 ;;;3
Vhe Saga  a Cpro ol a ker ha wa arree a  boare b
Gu ea auhore whe  wa al g ouh of he ouher lm of
he exluve eo om o e of Gu ea. Vhe appla  are
halle g g he val of he arre a  wa  amage. Gu ea 
  g ha he ha juro o arre a   voke ho puru.
0&! + 5 !$0m! !m!>Vm0V rle 9g
paragraph g of he Co ve o prove "Vhere mu ex a ge u e
l k bewee he Sae a  he hp." Vwo queo  ee o be
aree  h o eo .
(a) Vhe fr  wheher he abe e of a ge u e l k bewee a
flag Sae a  a
hp e le a oher Sae o refue o reog  e he ao al
of he hp.
(b) Vhe eo  queo  wheher or o a ge u e l k exe
bewee he
Saga a  Sa  M e  a  he Gre a e a he me of he
 e .
mm/5Y+ + +   +  Y   
+
+  ++     Y +Y?  Vhe
Vrbu al oe ha u er he Co ve o  a oaal Sae  e le
o appl uom law a  regulao    erroral ea (arle 2
a  2g). Y he o guou o e a oaal Sae ma exere he
o rol eear o
(a) preve   fr geme  of  uom fal mmgrao or
a ar law a  regulao  wh  error or erroral ea;
(b) pu h  fr geme  of he above law a  regulao 
omme wh  error of erroral ea.
owever  he exluve eo om o e he oaal Sae ha
juro o appl uom law a  regulao   repe of
arfal la   allao  a  ruure (arle 60 paragraph 2).
Vhe Co ve o oe o empower a oaal Sae o appl 
uom law  repe of a  oher par of he exluve eo om
o e o me o e above.
mY 50  Y
!YY % V@ (;$Vm  m0$,
!Vm !%V$!%%)< Y2 CO?DYVYO?S FO SVVE OF
?ECESSYV VO PPL ?OV EV.  e ou  arle 33 paragraph g
of he Y er ao al Law Commo ' Draf rle o Sae
epo bl are
(a) he a wa he o l mea  of afeguar g a ee al
 ere of he
Sae aga  a grave a  mm e  perl; a 
(b) he a  o eroul mpar a ee al  ere of he
Sae owar whh he oblgao exe.

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Y e or g hee o o  he Cour ae ha he "mu be


umulavel afe" a  ha he "refle uomar  er ao al
law".
    5 Y
YY YY % +Y444 !$0 ll he
requreme  mu be umulavel omple wh. Gu ea  o
ompl wh everal. ?o vual or auor g al o op oul have
bee gve o he Saga. a  he allege puru wa  errupe
whe he parol boa were realle before he reume he hae.

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Vhe Camouo  a fh g veel fl g he flag of Pa ama. Y ow er 
"ere-Pea (S..)" a ompa  regere  Pa ama. Y wa
boare b he Fre h urvella e frgae ,+ A+  he exluve
eo om o e of he Cro e Yla . Vhe Fre h refue o releae he
veel a  he aer u l a bo   poe (exhau loal remee)
+ YY YYY  YY Y  Y  
+Y+ 
rle 292 prove for a  epe e  reme a  o a appeal
aga  a eo of a ao al our. ?o lmao houl be rea
 o arle 292 ha woul have he effe of efea g  ver obje
a  purpoe. Y ee arle 292 perm he mak g of a applao
wh a hor pero from he ae of ee o a    o ormall
he ae ha loal remee oul
2+   Y Y++Y    ++Y  
Y 
   Y  Y  Y+Yrle 292
of he Co ve o  eg e o free a hp a   rew from
prolo ge ee o o aou  of he mpoo of u reao able
bo   mu pal juro  or he falure of loal law o prove
for releae o po g of a reao able bo   fl g hereb
avoable lo o a hp ow er or oher pero  affee b uh
ee o . Equall  afeguar he  ere of he oaal Sae b
prov g for releae o l upo he po g of a reao able bo  or
oher f a al eur eerm e b a our or rbu al referre o
 arle 292 whou prejue o he mer of he ae  he
ome forum aga  he veel  ow er or  rew.
Y+YY
7 % Vhe ba  he value of he
ea e veel a  of he argo e e he amou  of he bo 
mpoe b he ea  g Sae a   form bu he value of he
veel alo e ma o be he o roll g faor  he eerm ao of
he amou  of he bo  or oher f a al eur f here  o
eve e o uppor he aeme .
/c %"Y#Y ' Y- c-c#'Y Y#"c-& %'Y".cc
c
egar g he elmao of he erroral ea bewee Sae wh
oppoe or ajae  oa eher of hem  e le o exe  
erroral ea beo  he mea l e ever po  of whh 
equa  from he eare po  o he bael e of eah of hem
u le he agree o o o or f hor le or oher peal
ruma e make  eear o elm he erroral ea 
oher wa.
Vhe elmao of he EEZ a  o  e al helf bewee Sae wh
oppoe or ajae  oa mu be o e b agreeme  o he ba
of  er ao al law (ex. equable pr ple whh have a ormave
haraer a par of ge eral  er ao al law). Pe  g h he ma
make provo al arra geme  of a praal aure a  he mu
o jeopar e or hamper he reah g of a f al agreeme . Yf o
agreeme  a be reahe wh a reao able pero of me he
pare hall reor o peaeful mea  of pue eleme .

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Y he ! 0Y Y +0Y+


Y  wa hel ha he
equa e meho  o repree  ge eral  er ao al law.
S e he  era equable pr ple have bee reog  e a
guel e for elmao
g. Delmao hall be effee b agreeme  o he ba of
 er ao al law.
2. Vhe pr ple of o -e roahme  b o e par o he aural
prolo gao of he oher.
3. Preve o a  u off of he ea war projeo of he ae
o er e.
4. Delmao  o be effee b appl g equable rera a  b
u g praal meho apable of e ur g wh regar o he
geographal o fgurao of he area a  oher releva 
ruma e a equable reul.
5. Vhere  a preumpo ha he equable oluo  a equal
vo of he overlapp g area of he o  e al helve of he
pu g ae.
Vhe applao of equable pr ple make refere e o releva 
ruma e uh a
g. Ge eral o fgurao of he oa of he pare
2. Where here  a geographal uao of qua-equal bewee
a umber of ae   eear o abae effe of a  Y +
Y+
Y  Y whh mgh reul  u jufe ffere  reame . (
o avo he effe of a o ave oa he loao of la  of o e
ae ear he oher a  he ee r alg me  of mall la 
l g off a pe  ula).
3. Vhe geologal ruure of he ea-be a   geomorpholog (or
urfae feaure)
4. Vhe par of oaal le gh  he releva  area.
5. Vhe ge eral geographal framework or o ex.
6. Vhe o u of he pare uh a he e fao l e proue b
he paer of gra  of peroleum o eo   he pue area.
7. Vhe  e e of aural reoure (ol a  aural ga)  he
pue area.
8. Vhe pr ple of equable ae o he aural reoure of he
pue area.
9. Defe e a  eur  ere of he pu g ae.
g0. Vher avgao al  ere.
gg. Co e  wh he ge eral reo of he la  bou ar.
c
Y he  2+  a  +

2Yae he elmao wa
o e  wo ep. Fr a provo al elmao l e wa prove.
?ex he provo al oluo wa exam e ak g aou  of peal
ruma e. Yf eear he  al reul were orree.
Y he +

2Yae he YCJ ae ha here are o rule 
ge eral uomar  er ao al law pefall prerb g he
applao of a  parular equable rera or he ue of parular
praal meho  elmao . Y ea uomar  er ao al
law merel o a  a ge eral requreme  of he ue of equable
rera a  praal meho apable of mpleme  g hem. Y 
peal  er ao al law ha mu be looke  o o ee wheher
ha law  lue ome rule pefall requr g he Pare a  he
YCJ arbral rbu al o appl era rera or pef praal
meho o he elmao (ex. g958 Ge eva Co ve o o he
Co  e al Shelf).
r. 6 of he Co  e al Shelf Co ve o prove for a  gle
eh que for o  e al helf elmao (a mea for marme
area bewee oppoe oa a  a laeral equa e l e for
oa of ajae  Sae). Vh meho   pre b a  erve
from h equable rero ha he equable oluo  a lea
prma fae  a equal vo of he area of overlap of he
o  e al helve of he wo Sae. owever he applabl of

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h meho  ubje o he o o ha here are o peal


ruma e  he ae whh woul make ha rero
 equable (.e. u reao able vo ). Vh arle ae
g. Where he ame o  e al helf  ajae  o he errore of
wo or more Sae whoe oa are oppoe eah oher he
bou ar of he o  e al helf appera  g o uh Sae hall be
eerm e b agreeme  bewee hem. Y he abe e of
agreeme  a  u le a oher bou ar l e  jufe b peal
ruma e he bou ar  he mea l e ever po  of whh
 equa  from he eare po  of he bael e from whh he
breah of he erroral ea of eah Sae  meaure.
2. Where he ame o  e al helf  ajae  o he errore wo
ajae  Sae he bou ar of he o  e al helf hall be
eerm e b agreeme  bewee hem. Y he abe e of
agreeme  a  u le a oher bou ar l e  jufe b peal
ruma e he bou ar hall be eerm e b applao of
he pr ple of equa e from he eare po  of he bael e
from whh he breah of he erroral ea of eah Sae 
meaure.

  


  


 % 
 
5 !
 % & 2 ;;<3
Y h ae Ca aa & he US ake he Cour o elm boh he
o  e al helf a  he exluve fh g o e  he Gulf of a e
area u g o l a  gle bou ar. Vhe Gulf of a e area  a broa
oea   e ao  whh  hape lke a rea gle borere o he
3 e b la  a  o he fourh b he la  Oea .
4Y Y Y Y   
 Y+Y Y h ae he ar g
po  wa hoe b he Pare (po  ). Whle he Cour ma ue
a oher ar g po   wo
 for  he elmao of a marme
bou ar boh o ve o al a  uomar  er ao al law gve
pror o he rero ha elmao mu be ough hrough
agreeme  bewee he Pare.
0Y
  Geologal faor are  g fa  gve he
ee all o  uou geologal ruure of he raa u erl g
he whole of he o  e al helf. Vhere  u  a  u form 
he whole ea-be a he o  e al helf of he area  ju a
u ffere ae par of he o  e al helf of he mera eaer
eaboar; hu geomorphologal faor are  g fa . Vhe ame
goe for he waer olum . Y 
 poble o er a  ge u e
ure a  able aural bou are  o fluua g a e vro me 
uh a he waer of he oea . Y woul be fule o eek a 
eleme  whh oul be a able aural bou ar. Vhu he grea
ma of waer  he elmao area ju lke he ea-be alo
poee ha haraer of u  a  u form whh make 
mpoble o er a  aural bou ar apable of erv g a a
ba for arr g ou a elmao .
VY++Y +Y  +Y
 Y  ++)  Y
Y +YY  ++Y3

+Y Y % ?c  elmao of he o  e al helf
effee u laerall b o e Sae regarle of he vew of he
oher  o er e    er ao al law o oppoable o hoe
Sae. Sae have a u o egoae wh a vew o reah g a
agreeme  a  o o o  goo fah wh a ge u e  e o o
aheve a pove reul.  elmao mu be effee b
agreeme  bewee he Sae o er e eher b he o luo of
a re agreeme  or b ome aler ave meho whh mu be
bae o o e .  a  agreeme  or oher equvale  oluo
houl  volve he applao of equable rera - hoe erve
from equ whh are o  hemelve pr ple a  rule of
 er ao al law.

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, Y +  Y+  1he bou ar be eerm e


aor g o he applable law  o form wh equable
pr ple hav g regar o all releva  ruma e  orer o
aheve a equable reul. more omplee pree reformulao
of he fu ame al orm prerbe b ge eral  er ao al law for
all marme elmao  bewee eghbour ae
(g) ?o marme elmao bewee Sae wh oppoe or
ajae  oa ma be effee u laerall b o e of hoe Sae.
Suh elmao mu be ough a  effee b mea  of a
agreeme  follow g egoao  o ue  goo fah a  wh
he ge u e  e o of ahev g a pove reul. Where however
uh agreeme  a o be aheve elmao houl be effee
b reoure o a hr par poe g he eear ompee e.
(2) Y eher ae elmao  o be effee b he applao of
equable rera a  b he ue of praal meho apable of
e ur g wh regar o he geograph o fgurao of he area a 
oher releva  ruma e a equable reul.
 Y +0Y+
Y ++Y+Yf he goal  o l a
elmao of he o  e al helf he he ma aor applao
of r. 6  u pue. owever he goal of h proee g  o
raw a  gle elmao l e for boh he o  e al helf a  he
uperjae  fher o e. Y  oubful wheher a rea oblgao
whh   erm o f e o he elmao of he o  e al helf
a be exe e o a fel whh  eve l greaer a 
fu ame all ffere . Vo o o woul make he marme waer
ma over he helf a mere aeor of he laer a  h 
u aepable.
m. +Y  Y Vhere ha bee o ema ef o of he
equable rera for ue   er ao al marme elmao .
Example of rera ue (la formula) ha he la  om ae
he ea; he equal vo of he area of overlap of he marme a 
ubmar e o e appera  g o he repeve oa of eghbor g
Sae  ae where here are o peal ruma e; whe ever
poble he eawar exe o of a Sae' oa houl
 e roah
o area ha are oo loe o he oa of a oher Sae; he
preve o  a far a poble of a  u-off of he eawar projeo
of he oa or of par of he oa of eher of he Sae o er e;
a   era ruma e he approprae o eque e ma be
raw from a   equale  he exe  of he oa of wo Sae
 o he ame area of elmao . Vhe ee al fa o remember 
ha he rera are o rule of law a  herefore ma aor  he
ffere  uao  bu "equable" or eve "reao able" rera
a  ha wha  er ao al law requre  ha reoure be ha 
eah ae o he rero  or he bala e of ffere  rera
appear g o be mo approprae o he o ree uao .
Y Y    Y  YVhe US propoe he meho of he
perpe ular (a veral l e perpe ular o he ge eral of he
oa). Ca aa rele o he equa e meho.
Y  YY   YY c?o e of he poe al meho for
elmao ha  r  mer whh woul make  preferable o
a oher  he abra. Vhere  o  gle meho whh  r all
br g greaer jue or  of greaer praal ueful e. Vhe greaer
or leer approprae e of o e meho or a oher a o l be
aee wh refere e o he aual uao   whh he are
ue a  he aeme  mae  o e uao ma be e rel
revere  a oher. ?or  here a  meho of whh mu be
preferre a meho wh whoe applao ever elmao
operao oul beg  albe ubje o  effe be g ubeque l
orree or  be g eve are  favor of a oher f hoe
effe ur e ou o be learl u afaor. Vhere mu be

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wll g e o aop a omb ao of ffere  meho whe ever


ha eem o be alle for b ffere e  he ruma e ha
ma be releva   he ffere  phae of he operao a  wh
refere e o ffere  egme  of he l e. Vhu he Cour ee
h  epe e l of he propoal.
% #Y $ Yr. 6 o emplae 2   hpoheal
uao  bu h oe
 mea ha he ba rero (equal
vo ) beh  hee provo  are ffere  or ha he meho
oe
 ue he ame eh que. Vhe  o  o l ue o he
ffere  geographal uao  referre o (laeral equa e l e
for ajae  oa mea l e for oppoe oa). Y apprea g
he approprae e of he equa e meho a a mea  of
ahev g a equable oluo  regar mu be ha o he ffere e
bewee a 'laeral' bou ar bewee ajae  Sae a  a 'mea '
bou ar bewee 'oppoe' Sae." Vhe oa of wo Sae ma
be ajae  a era plae a  oppoe a oher (a  h ae).
O h laer hpohe ffule mgh are of a praal aure
 parular  e ever effor houl be mae o preve  he paral
relao hp of ajae  from ulmael preom a g over he
paral relao hp of oppoe e or ve-vera. Y mgh beome
appare  ha ajume  were eear for h purpoe or eve
reoure o a ffere  meho.
%++YY. +Y  Y  Y1Y  B+ 
  Y emember ha h  volve a elmao of 2  
eleme  b mea  of a  gle l e. Vh prelue he ue of a 
rera whh are  approprae for he elmao of eher
eleme . Vhe Cour wll appl rera erve from geograph ma l
he geograph of oa whh ha (prmarl) a phal ape a 
(eo arl) a polal ape. Some orreo  mu be mae o
era effe of  applao ha mgh be u reao able o ha
he o urre  ue of auxlar rera ma appear  pe able
uh a le gh of oal e he equable e of orre g he reul
whe a oal e  u off a  he pree e of geographal feaure
(la  group of mall la ).
%++Y  +Y  +Vhe praal meho a o l be
meho approprae for ue aga  a bakgrou  of geograph.
oreover he meho ue mu be ju a uable for he
elmao of he ea-be a   ubol a for he elmao of
he uperjae  waer a  her fher reoure. Vhu o l
geomeral meho wll erve. Gve he o fgurao of he Gulf of
a e oal e he elmao l e 
 a u reo al l e. Vake
oe ha a he orheaer eor he oa are laerall ajae 
whle a he lo g eor he oa are oppoe. Vhu  he fr
eor he bou ar  a laeral elmao l e. Y he eo  he
l e  a mea l e.
VYY+  

,  0YY  Vhe praal meho o be apple mu be a
geomeral o e bae o repe for he geographal uao of
he oa bewee whh he elmao  o be effee a  a
he ame me uable for prou g a reul af g he rero
for he vo of pue area. Vhu he equa e meho 

ue bu he meho of raw g perpe ular. or gl o e
ma jufabl raw from po  wo l e repevel perpe ular
o he wo ba oaal l e. Vhee perpe ular form a po  
o o e e a aue a gle of abou 82' a  o he oher a reflex
a gle of abou 278'. Y  he beor of h eo  a gle whh
houl be aope for he oure of he fr egme .
0Y 0YY 

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emember he hoe of meho  ee all epe e  o
geograph. Y h ae (gve he rea gular hape of he area a 
he qua-parallelm bewee he l e ue  he elmao  a 
he fa ha he oa are oppoe) he applao of a  meho
of geomeral org a  prae o l reul  he raw g of a
mea elmao l e. Suh a l e a o l be o e approxmael
parallel o he approxmael parallel l e of he wo oppoe oa.
0 Y  cVhe bak of he Gulf  e rel oupe b he
o  uou oa of a e a ompo e  ae of he US a  he
erm al po  of he  er ao al bou ar wh Ca aa  uae
muh farher o he orhea  he Gra  a a Cha el a a
or er of he rea gle whh geomerall repree  he hape of
he Gulf proper. Vhu   mpoble o regar he ffere e 
le gh bewee he repeve oal e of he wo Sae whh
borer o he elmao area. orreo  hu eee. Vhe
oal le gh of he US oal e  he Gulf  approxmael 284
aual mle. Vhe overall le gh of he Ca aa oal e 
approxmael 206 aual mle. Vhe rao bewee he oaal
fro  of he Pare o he Gulf of a e a  hu g.38 o g. Vh
rao houl be reflee  he loao of he eo  egme  of he
elmao l e. Vhe approprae meho houl be o appl he
rao elee o a l e raw aro he Gulf where he oa of
?ova Soa a  aahue are eare o eah oher. Y woul
he be proper o hf he mea l e raw  uh a wa a o
refle h rao alo g he l e Cape Co-Chebogue Po . Vhe
pree e of ome la  a  le mu alo be o ere .e. Seal
Yla . Y  ome wo a -a-half mle lo g. owever  woul be
exeve o rea he oal e of ?ova Soa a ra ferre ouhwewar b he whole of he a e bewee Seal Yla  a  ha
oa a    approprae o gve he la  half effe o ha he
rao o be apple for eerm  g he loao of he orree
mea l e wll be approxmael g.32 o g  plae of g.38 o g. S e
  o l a queo of aju g he proporo b refere e o whh
he orree mea l e  o be loae he la 
 effe  a
mall ra vere plaeme  of ha l e o a a gular
plaeme  wh lme praal mpa. Vhe e ral egme  of
he elmao l e wll orrepo  over  e re le gh wh he
orree mea l e a o eablhe. Y wll beg where h l e
 ere wh he Gulf he beor raw from po  a 
o u g he fr egme  a  e  o reah g he lo g l e of
he Gulf.
V 0YY Vhc he lo ge poro . Vh  he egme 
whh le oue a  over aga  he Gulf of a e. Y pr ple he
eerm ao of he pah of h egme  mu epe  o ha of
he wo prevou egme . Vhe poro of he l e ow o be
eerm e wll  evabl be uae  he ope oea . From he
geographal po  of vew here  o po  of refere e oue he
aual hore of he Gulf ha a erve a a ba for arr g ou he
f al operao requre. Y  obvou ha he o l k  of praal
meho whh a be o ere for h purpoe  a geomeral
meho - he raw g of a perpe ular o he lo g l e of he
Gulf.
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he mee g-po  bewee he fr wo egme  a above ef e
leer C o he mee g-po  bewee he eo  a  hr egme 
o he lo g l e of he Gulf a  leer D o he po  where he
fr egme  reahe o eawar he la plae o  pah where
he lam of he wo Pare overlap he elmao l e fxe
bewee he marme juro  of Ca aa a  he US wll be he
l e uevel o e g po   B C a  D.

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eear o l for he hr egme  whh  he real ubje of he
pue ue o he poe al reoure of he ubol a  he fhere.
Some e qur wheher  ao o he faor prove b he
geograph of he Gulf elf here are o oher ha houl be ake
 o aou   a u era able ep. Y mgh well appear ha
oher ruma e ough properl o be o ere  ae g he
equable haraer of he reul proue b h poro of he
elmao l e. Vhee oher ruma e ma be umme up b
he aa prove b huma a  eo om geograph a  are hu
 elgble for o erao a rera o be apple  he elmao
proe elf ma be releva   ae g he equable haraer of
a elmao fr eablhe o he ba of rera borrowe from
phal a  polal geograph (ex. oral pree e  he area
ave purue lke fh g a  o ervao of reoure &
ooeo om ape) . Y h ae he Cour o lue ha here
are aboluel o o o  of a exepo al k  whh mgh
juf a  orreo of he elmao l e ha wa raw . Vhe
elmao wa effee  ompla e wh he gover  g pr ple
a  rule of law appl g equable rera a  approprae meho
aor gl hu prou g a equable overall reul.

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Vhee are all par of he ea ha are o  lue  he erroral
ea or  he  er al waer of a Sae. Vhe hgh ea are ubje o 6
freeom
g.c freeom of avgao
2.c freeom of overflgh
3.c freeom of fh g
4.c freeom o la ubmar e able a  ppel e
5.c freeom o o ru arfal la  a  ruure
6.c freeom of e f reearh.
Freeom of overflgh belo g o boh vla a  mlar arraf.
Freeom of fh g alo  lue he u o ooperae  ak g
meaure o e ure he o ervao a  ma ageme  of he lv g
reoure of he hgh ea.
Ever Sae wheher oaal or la -loke ha he rgh o al hp
fl g  flag o he hgh ea. Vhe flag ae ha exluve juro
over  hp o he hgh ea o he exe  o lme b agreeme .
B legal fo  a hp  a floa g par of he flag ae. warhp
whh e ou er o he hgh ea a foreg hp a boar he laer
o l f here  a reao able grou  for upe g ha
g.c he hp  e gage  pra
2.c he hp  e gage  lave rae
3.c he hp  e gage  u auhor e broaa g a  he
flag ae of he warhp ha juro
4.c he hp  whou ao al
5.c hough fl g a foreg flag or refu g o how  flag he
hp  reall of he ame ao al a he warhp.
Pra refer o he follow g a
g.c a  llegal a of vole e or ee o  or a  a of
epreao  omme for prvae e  b he rew or he
pae ger of a prvae hp or a prvae arraf a 
ree o he hgh ea aga  a oher hp or arraf
or aga  pero  or proper o boar uh hp or
arraf; or aga  a hp arraf pero  or proper  a
plae oue he juro of a  Sae;
2.c a  a of volu ar parpao  he operao of a
k ow prae hp or arraf;
3.c a  a of   g or of  e o all fala g a  of he
above a.

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Vake oe ha he o guou o e  par of he hgh ea.


o puru  allowe where here  goo reao o beleve ha he
hp ha volae law or regulao  of a oaal ae. Vh mu
omme e whe he foreg veel  wh he  er al waer he
arhpelag waer he erroral waer or he o guou o e of
he puru g ae. Y ma o  ue o he hgh ea f he puru ha
o bee  errupe. Y  o eear ha a he me whe he
foreg hp wh he erroral ea or o guou o e reeve he
orer o op he hp gv g he orer houl lkewe be wh he
erroral ea or o guou o e. Yf he foreg hp   he
o guou o e  ma be purue o l for volao  of he rgh of
he oaal ae  he o guou o e. 2    he rgh
of ho puru hall alo appl o volao  of applable law a 
regulao  of he oaal ae  he EEZ or he o  e al helf
 lu g he afe o e of he helf. o puru mu op a oo
a he hp purue e er he erroral waer of  ow ae or of
a hr ae. o puru ma be arre ou o l b warhp or
mlar arraf or a  oher hp or arraf properl marke for ha
purpoe.
o puru  o eeme o have begu u le he puru g hp ha
afe elf b uh praable mea  a ma be avalable ha he
hp purue  wh he lm of he erroral ea or a he ae
ma be wh he o guou o e EEZ or above he o  e al
helf. Vhe puru ma o l be omme e afer a vual or auor
g al o op ha bee gve a a a e whh e able  o be ee
or hear b he foreg hp.
Y he eve  of a ollo or a  oher  e  of avgao
o er  g a hp o he hgh ea  volv g he pe al or pl ar
repo bl of he maer or of a  oher pero  he erve of
he hp o pe al or pl ar proee g ma be  ue
aga  uh pero exep before he jual or am rave
auhore eher of he flag Sae or of he Sae of whh uh
pero  a ao al. Y pl ar maer he Sae whh ha
ue a maer' erfae or a erfae of ompee e or le e
hall alo e be ompee  afer ue legal proe o pro ou e he
whrawal of uh erfae eve f he holer  o a ao al of
he Sae whh ue hem. ?o arre or ee o of he hp eve
a a meaure of  vegao  hall be orere b a  auhore
oher ha hoe of he flag Sae.
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hgh ea ubje o her rea oblgao  he rgh a  ue of
oaal ae a  he U?CLOS provo . Y l e wh h all ae
have he u o ake or o ooperae wh oher ae  ak g
uh meaure for her repeve ao al a ma be eear for
he o ervao of he lv g reoure of he hgh ea (e.g.
eerm  g he allowable ah).


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urala a  ?ew Zeala  allege ha Japa ha fale o ompl
wh  oblgao o ooperae  he o ervao of he ouher
blue f u a (SBV) ok b u erak g u laeral experme al
fh g for ouher bluef u a  breah of  oblgao  u er
r 64 a  gg6 o gg9 of U?CLOS  relao o he o ervao a 
ma ageme  of he SBV. Vhe are alo ak g for provo al remee
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u laeral experme al fh g.

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approprae  er ao al orga  ao  wh a vew o e ur g
o ervao a  promo g he objeve of opmum ul ao of
hghl mgraor pee.
SOUVE? BLUE FY? VU? YGL YGVO SPECYES OF FYS
Vhe l of hghl mgraor pee o a e  ex Y o he
Co ve o  lue ouher bluef u a  ;
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he Co ve o  he Vrbu al ma prerbe provo al meaure o
preerve he repeve rgh of he pare o he pue or o
preve  erou harm o he mar e e vro me . ESUES
SOULD BE VKE? VO PESEME YGVS ?D MEV OE
DEVEYOVYO?. lhough he Vrbu al a o o luvel ae
he e f eve e pree e b he pare  f  ha
meaure houl be ake a a maer of urge  o preerve he
rgh of he pare a  o aver furher eerorao of he ouher
blue f u a ok.
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hrough he error of a ra  ae (a ae wh or whou a eaoa uao bewee a la -loke ae a  he ea hrough
whoe error raff  ra  pae). Vraff  ra  hall o be
ubje o a  uom ue axe or oher harge exep hoe
leve for pef erve re ere  o eo wh uh raff.
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Vhee are area of he eabe a  he oea floor a  her ubol
whh le beo  a  ao al juro . Vhee are he ommo
herage of ma k  a  ma o be approprae b a  ae or
pero . ll rgh  he reoure of he rea are vee  ma k 
a a whole o whoe behalf he uhor (he Y er ao al Sea-Be
uhor) hall a. Vhee reoure are o ubje o ale ao . Vhe
m eral reovere from he rea however ma o l be ale ae 
aora e wh he releva  provo  of U?CLOS. Vhe E erpre 
he orga of he uhor whh hall arr ou ave  he rea
rel a well a he ra por g proe g a  marke g of
m eral reovere from he rea a  hall have  pr pal plae of
bu e a he ea of he uhor.
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ar e polluo preve o a  o rol ar g from la -bae
oure ea-be-ave ubje o ao al juro  ave 
he rea veel a  oher are overe que exe vel u er
U?CLOS. Sae are bou  o preve  a  o rol mar e polluo
from a  oure a  are lable for amage aue b volao of her
 er ao al oblgao  o omba uh polluo .
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 he Sae
 rgh o ee he o o  b whh  wll aor he
rgh o fl  flag. ?o hp ma ha ge  flag ur g  voage
exep  ae of ra fer of ow erhp or o he ba of ha ge of
regr. Yf a hp al u er he flag of 2 ae   o ere a
hav g o ao al a  ma o lam a  of he ao ale
repree e b hee flag wh repe o a  oher Sae. O l he
flag ae ma exere rm al juro over he maer or a 
pero  he erve of he hp. Vh  a eparure from he 00 
ae. lo he flag ae hall have he u o requre he hp

maer whou a ger o he rew or pae ger o re er
aa e o a  pero a ea  a ger of be g lo or o reue
pero   re.
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Peaeful eleme  of pue  ompulor. Yf a blaeral
eleme  fal U?CLOS requre ubmo of he pue for
ompulor eleme   o e of he rbu al lohe wh
juro . Vhe aler ave are he Y er ao al Vrbu al for he
Law of he Sea he YCJ or a arbral rbu al o ue u er he
Co ve o .
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Y exer g her rgh a  perform g her ue u er U?CLOS
ae hall refra from a  hrea or ue of fore aga  he
erroral  egr or polal  epe e e of a  Sae or  a 
oher ma er  o e  wh he pr ple of  er ao al law
emboe  he U? Charer.
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horal aure fou  a ea.

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whh oe o exee
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he bael e. U er he
U?CLOS roaea are
par of he erroral
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Coaal ae ha


overeg  (over
arpae eabe
ubol)  lme b he
rgh of  oe  paage
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regulao  rela g o
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Whe eear wh
regar o avgao al
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of  eur)

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grp. of la   lu g
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or whh horall have
bee regare a uh

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erroral ea ha ma
o exe  beo  24
aual mle from he
bael e

rhpelag ae

overeg  exe  o he
arhpelag waer he
arpae above hee
waer he eabe
ubol a  he reoure.
Vh overeg  
exere ubje o he
rgh of arhpelag ea
la e paage.

Coaal ae oe o


exere overeg  bu
proeve juro .
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ajae  o he
erroral ea whh
exe  200 aual
mle from he
bael e

Vhee are lme.


Sovereg rgh o l
for he purpoe of
explor g
explo g
o erv g a 
ma ag g he
aural reoure
lv g or o lv g 
he waer eabe
a  ubol.

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ubmar e area ha
exe  beo  he
erroral ea hroughou
he aural prolo gao of
 la  error o he
ouer ege of he
o  e al marg  or o a
a e of 200 mle from
he bael e whhever 
greaer.
Coaal ae ha era
overeg rgh over he
o  e al helf hough 
oe
 form par of 
error. Vhee overeg
rgh o
 affe he legal
au of uperjae 
waer a  arpae over
he waer.

Juro 
lme wh regar
o arfal la 
a   allao 
mar e e f
reearh a 
proeo 
preervao of
mar e e vro me 

Vo upe  he rgh of


paage wh regar o
pefe area f ee al
for he proeo of he
ae
 eur a  whou
rm ao amo g
foreg hp
Vo eg ae ea la e &
ar roue
Prerbe raff eparao
heme for afe paage
of hp va arrow
ha el  uh la e
Subue oher ea la e

Coaal ae mu make


a lam o  o guou
o e for her per e 
rgh o ex (h o e
 o l  + he
oher are ma aor).
Vhe o guou o e f
lame wll be
upermpoe o he
EEZ. Yf here  o lam
he area wll be par of
he hgh ea.
Exere eear
o rol o preve 
volao  wh regar o
uom fal a ar

Vo explore explo
o erve & ma age
aural reoure
lv g or o lv g 
he waer eabe
or ubol.
Vo o ru
operae & ue
arfal la  &
 allao 
Vo la ubmar e
able & ppel e
Freeom of
avgao &

Sovereg rgh o explore


explo aural reoure
(m eral & oher o lv g
reoure of he eabe &
ubol & lv g orga m
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eher mmoble o or
u er he eabe or are
u able o move exep 
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ha are o
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exluve eo om
o e  he
erroral ea or 
he  er al waer
of a Sae or  he
arhpelag waer
of a arhpelag
Sae.
?o u er
juro 
overeg  of a 
ae
Shp u er he flag
of g ae hall be
ubje o he
exluve
juro of uh
ae.
For ollo  o
pe al proee g
ma be  ae
exep before he
jual or
am rave
auhore of eher
he flag ae or of
he ae of whh
pero   he
erve of he hp 
a ao al
FO LL SVVES
Freeom of he
hgh ea
- avgao
- overflgh
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member-ae. Ympora  o -polal purpoe + auo om.
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Peo for Cerfao Eleo of ra k a  fle member of he


labor u o  YCC a Me am War refugee proe g e er o prof & U? regere.
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 $Y er ao al Orga  ao   ge erall
ue o erbe a orga  ao e up b agreeme  bewee wo
or more ae.cU er o emporar  er ao al law uh
orga  ao  are e owe wh ome egree of  er ao al legal
pero al uh ha he are apable of exer g pef rgh
ue a  power. Vhe are orga  e ma l a a mea  for
o u g ge eral  er ao al bu e  whh he member
ae have a  ere. Vhe U?  a  er ao al orga  ao
eae o he propagao of worl peae. Vhe gra  of mmu 
from loal juro o YCC a  YY  learl eeae b
her  er ao al haraer a  repeve purpoe. Vhe objeve
 o avo he a ger of paral a   erfere e b he ho
ou r  her  er al work g. Vhe exere of juro b he
DOLE woul efea he ver purpoe of mmu  whh  o hel
he affar of  er ao al orga  ao   aora e wh
 er ao al prae from polal preure or o rol b he ho
ou r o he prejue of member Sae of he orga  ao  a 
o e ure he u hampere performa e of her fu o .


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- Whou aba o  g he uomar orm o mmu e he
Lor rule ha mmu  exe  o l o overeg a.
- Y er ao al rme u o proeue; a g  behalf of he
 er ao al orer.
- P ohe ae bu a were omme whle he wa he
overeg of Chle & overeg  have mmu  from u
Exrao  UK rm al
- oue of Lor revewe he aure of h a; mmu 
pera  o l o overeg a o  lu g ommo of
 er ao al rmeome Saue mmu   o a efe e
aga  harge of  er ao al rme.
P ohe exrae b Spa whle he wa  Lo o eek g
meal reame  for rme omme prmarl  Chle ur g
h erm a hea of ae of Chle (he beame hea of ae afer a
ueful oup).
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he rme a harge are exrao rme o P ohe a be
exrae WYV EGD VO harge afer Sep. 29 g988 (ae
whe Vorure beame a rme  he UK). Pr ple of Double
Crm alcrequre ha he o u ompla e of mu o ue
a rme u er he law of boh Spa a  of he UK. Vhe releva  ae
 he o u aemea  g ha he o u houl be a rme 
he UK a he me  wa omme a  o a he me he
exrao wa ough (reque ae).
P ohe a a former hea of ae e jo mmu   Y
 Y Y bu orure a ef e u er he Vorure o ve o
a o be a publ fu o  o he oe o e jo mmu  WYV
EGD VO hee a omme afer 09-29-88.
Vorure  ow a  er ao al rme o  ow . YL prohb g
orure ha he haraer of #Y or a perempor orm .e.
o e of hoe rule whh have a parular au. U veral
Juro over orure  jufe b  #Y aure.
Ympora  po  from he orure o ve o
g) Vorure u er he Co ve o a o l be omme b "a
publ offal or oher pero a g  a offal apa" bu

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hee wor  lue a hea of ae.  gle a of offal


orure  "orure";
2) Superor orer prove o efe e;
3) Yf he ae wh he mo obvou juro (he r. 5(g)
ae) o o eek o exrae he ae where he allege
orurer  fou  mu proeue or appare l exrae o
a oher ou r (u veral juro ).
4) Vhere  o expre provo eal g wh ae mmu  of
hea of ae ambaaor or oher offal.
5) S e Chle Spa a  he UK are all pare o he
Co ve o  he are bou  u er rea b  provo  WO?
uh provo  woul appl  he abe e of rea oblgao .
Chle rafe he Co ve o wh effe from O. 30 g988 a 
he UK wh effe from De. 8 g988.
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of he mbaaor U er he
Me a Co ve o

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- Sae mmu  probabl grew from he horal mmu  of he
pero of he mo arh. Suh pero al mmu  of he hea of ae
per o he pree  a he hea of ae  e le o he ame
mmu  a he ae elf.
Y 
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Vhe Me a Co ve o o Dploma elao  g96ggg over he
mmu  of he mbaaor. Y prove ha
Vc he mbaaor hall e jo h mmu  a  prvlege
from he mome  he ake up po.
Vc fer h po  over he hall ll e jo hee prvlege
a  mmu  u l he leave he ou r or o expr of a
reao able pero  whh o o o bu hall ub u l ha me
eve  ae of arme o fl.
e hall o  ue o e jo mmu  wh repe o a performe
 he exere of h fu o  (r. 39(2); lme mmu ;  Y
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- mmu e & prvlege he
overeg ae (he forum
mbaaor e joe eae he
ae) oe o ajuae o
mome  he leave he ou r
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afer h po. Bu o preerve he
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whe he wa ambaaor  
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- mmu  exe  o boh


rm al & vl labl.
- hea of ae  e le o he
ame mmu  a he ae
elf.
- ploma repree ave of
he foreg ae  he forum
ae  alo affore he ame
mmu   reog o of he
g  of he ae whh he
repree .
-Ymmu    YY Y
aah g o he pero of he
hea of ae or ambaaor
a   a omplee mmu 
re er g hm mmu e from all
ao  or proeuo 
wheher or o he relae o
maer o e for he be ef of
he ae.

ll  po.
-S e he o lo ger repree  h
ae he mer o parular
prvlege or mmu e a a
pero .

-U er r. 39(2) he


ambaaor lke a  oher offal
of he ae e jo mmu  
relao o h offal a o e
whle he wa a offal. Vh
lme mmu   o be
o rae wh he former
mmu   YY Ywhh
gave omplee mmu  o all
ave publ or prvae.
Vhere  o eablhe rule of YL ha requre ae mmu 
 Y Y Y o be aore  repe of proeuo for a
 er ao al rme.

6 + 
Ker wa k appe from Peru & brough o Cook Cou  US o fae
lare  & embe leme  harge.
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Y    Y 

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Due proe of law
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$ b he proper gra  jur  he ae our ha a ral
aor g o he form a  moe prerbe for uh ral a 
whe  ha ral a  proee g he 
 eprve of rgh o
whh he  lawfull e le. For mere rregulare  ma er 
whh he wa brough  o he uo of he law he 
 e le
o a ha he houl
 be re for he rme wh whh he 
harge  a regular  me .
Vh rea (of exrao ) or a  oher rea oe
 prove ha
a par flee g from he US o eape pu hme  for rme beome
hereb e le o a alum  he ou r o whh he ha fle. Y

 o e e ha Peru oul
 have orere Ker ou of he
ou r o h arrval or a a  pero of h ree e here. ?or
a  be oube ha Peru oul of  ow aor whou a 
ema  from he US have urre ere Ker o a age  of Yll o
a  h urre er woul
ve bee val wh he om o  of
Peru. Vhe rgh of he Peruva gover me  o volu arl gve a
par  Ker
 o o  a alum  ha ou r  que a
ffere  h g from h rgh o ema  a    upo eur 
uh a alum. Vhe rea o far a  regulae he rgh of alum
  e e o lm h rgh  he ae of o e who  prove o be a
rm al flee g from jue; o ha o proper ema  a 
proee g ha here  he gover me  of he ou r of he
alum hall elver hm up o he ou r where he rme wa
omme.  o h exe  he rea oe regulae or mpoe a
rero upo he rgh of he gover me  of he ou r of he
alum o proe he rm al from removal. Y h ae he rea
wa
 alle  o operao or rele upo .
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cYmmu  from Juro
Ge eral rule he juro of a ae wh  error 
omplee a  abolue.

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Caegore of exepo  Sovereg mmu  whh over boh a


hea of ae a  he ae elf & Ymmu  of he repree ave
of ae or ploma a  o ular mmu e.
Sae mmu  he pr ple ha he ae ma o be ue
whou  o e  fou   he Phlpp e Co uo  boh
mu pal law a  alo  er ao al law applable o foreg ae.
Vh  bae o he pr ple of equal of ae   Y
Y Y . Vhe mmu  of he overeg hea  ee a alo
ommu ae o he overeg ae.
Dploma a  o ular mmu e - muh of he law gover  g
ploma relao   uomar law. Offal repree ave of a
ae are gve mmu e a  prvlege whh are pero al (he
be ef he pero ) whe he are wh he error of a oher
ae. Bu he purpoe of he mmu e gve  fu o al ha 
o e able hem o perform her fu o  properl. O he par of
he reev g ae here le era oblgao  o proe he
repree ave a  h proper a  offe.
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Seem g ffere e bewee overeg mmu  a  mmu  of
a YO o e reall whe we agree o lm erroral juro va
he Bae greeme  (amo g oher) emploee are mmu e for
boh fu o al a  full mmu .
Ve e  arrow o ruo of mmu  over o l overeg
a
Lm o Sovereg 
-US-P Bae greeme  ra or provo omplee mmu 
o lme mmu  (lme o overeg a a oppoe o
proprear a)
-bu whe overeg Proprear Wha abou whe bul g
bae Or he ZVE o ra (ae e erprea of Ch ee ae
Ch a ha o o ep of prvae e e) Whe bu g heloper
armame  (for efe e)ll overeg a. Dfful ae
ra porao vla a  overeg haraer f ur g o -go g
arme o fl prvae veel ommo e b he ae f here
 o o fl
-VC of aka o omplee mmu 
Ve
g.c ?aure of a wheher overeg or proprear.
2.c Pero al of o ra g pare rumpe b purpoe
e (armame  ol b prvae e e o ae o be
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here wa o eparae rea wh uh a prohbo . Our revew of


he  er ao al auhore a  leraure reveal o pef
b  g oblgao  expre or mple o he par of he US or 
age  o refra from ra borer k app g. ?or a we a ha
here  a u veral o e u  he e e ha we ue ha erm
o erbe well-e re he uom of  er ao al law. Beaue a
huma rgh orm reog   g a  vual' rgh o be free from
ra borer abuo  ha o reahe a au of  er ao al
aor uffe  o re er  oblgaor or u veral  a o
qualf a a ao able orm u er he VC. prao ha o
e rpe e  o oblgao .
Bu exraerroral applao oe o auomaall gve re o
exraerroral e foreme  auhor. Vha Co gre ma have
 e e he reah of a rm al aue o exe  beo  our
borer oe o mea ha Co gre alo  e e o gve feeral
law e foreme  offer u lme auhor o volae he
erroral overeg  of a  foreg ao o e fore hoe law or
o breah  er ao al law  o g o. lhough we reog  e ha
he k app g a  murer of DE age  abroa eeae he
exere of exraerroral rm al juro  abe  a lear
reve we a o o lue ha Co gre ha gve he DE
u lme e foreme  power abroa. lvare ' arre a  he e
h ee o  were arbrar beaue he were o purua  o
law. Co eque l lvare eablhe a or omme 
volao of he law of ao .
O he Feeral Vor Clam  lhough he  jure were uffere
 exo he proxmae aue of uh  jure (pla  g hem g
e.) were o e  he US a  o  fall u er he heaquarer
or e exepo o he foreg ave exepo .  alhough
he waver of overeg mmu  u er he FVC exlue
 e o al or uh a fale arre h exluo  followe b a
mpora  provo Y oe o appl f he  e o al or 
omme b a  vegave or law e foreme  offer. Vhe
DE age  who orherae lvare ' arre are law e foreme 
offer a ef e b he FVC beaue he are empowere b
law o exeue earhe o e e eve e or o make arre for
volao  of Feeral law. Beaue he prmar orou a wa he
 ao a  pla  g of lvare ' abuo b he DE age  h
lam fall quarel wh h law e foreme  provo a  hu
he  e o al or exluo oe o appl.

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ommo a  a he me of reque he offe e mu be ef e
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oorou for volao of orure e. ( lu g he eah pe al)
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be a alum eeker.

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ou r exepo bar all lam bae o a   jur uffere  a
foreg ou r regarle of where he orou a or omo
ourre. Vhe le Vor Saue  a juro al aue rea g
o ew aue of ao . Vhe reao able  fere e from hor &
prae  ha he VS wa  e e o have praal effe he
mome   beame law o he u era  g ha he ommo law
woul prove a aue of ao for he moe umber of YL
volao  hough o arr pero al labl a he me offe e
aga  ambaaor volao of afe o u & pra. Y erv g
a a ar for ae g lvare ' lam  uffe o look o he
horal a eee  whh peruae h Cour ha feeral our
houl o reog  e lam u er feeral ommo law for
volao  of a  YL orm wh le ef e o e  & aepa e
amo g vl e ao  ha he g8h-e ur paragm famlar
whe he VS wa e ae. (F]or purpoe of vl labl he
orurer ha beomelke he prae & lave raer before hm
 YY  a e em of all ma k ) Ym  Y

2      o able volao  of YL mu be
of a orm ha  pef u veral & oblgaor.  gle llegal

lvare ue US & pa k apper afer he wa aque o harge
for whh he wa brough o he US.
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Clam  US oe o reog  e a prohbo aga  ra borer
k app g or a  be a ha here   er ao al aepa e
of uh a orm.  he me of lvare ' abuo  he US-exo
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lawful auhore & a promp arrag me  volae o orm of
uomar YL o well ef e a o uppor he reao of a feeral
reme. c
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auao of eve  (ommo mu be  he US error). O
Soa CV  avalable for vm of  er ao al rme; f erve
b ummo   US. CV oe o appljuro -gv g o l; c
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appeara e.
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huma  laver orure) Y k app g a  er ao al rme


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ppeal of o vo for rme aga  huma  ur g he
oloau.
Y +#   Y  Y  8Y 
 Y 
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Y #   O juro Vhe pr ple of


erroral overeg  merel requre ha he Sae exere 
power o pu h wh  ow borer o oue hem; ha
ubje o h rero ever Sae ma exere a we reo
a o he applao of  law a  he juro of  our 
repe of a omme oue he Sae; a  ha o l  o far
a   poble o po  o a pef rule prohb g he exere of
h reo . . .  a Sae preve e from exer g . Vha vew
wa bae o he follow g wo grou  (g) Y  preel he
o epo of Sae overeg  whh ema  he preluo of
a  preumpo ha here  a rero o   epe e e; &
(2) Eve f   rue ha he pr ple of he erroral haraer of
rm al law  frml eablhe  varou Sae   o le rue
ha  almo all of uh Sae rm al juro ha bee
exe e . . . o a o embrae offe e omme oue 
error. . .
owever   he u veral haraer of he rme  queo
whh ve  ever Sae he power o r hoe who parpae
 he preparao of uh rme a  o pu h hem herefor. Y
follow ha he Sae whh proeue a  pu he a pero for
ha offe e a olel a he orga a  age  of he  er ao al
ommu  a  mee ou pu hme  o he offe er for h
breah of he prohbo mpoe b he law of ao . . . .
O ma er of arre (k app g from rge  a)
(a) Y he abe e of a exrao agreeme  bewee he
Sae o whh a "fugve offe er" ha bee brough for ral
a  he ou r of "alum" . . . a  eve f here exe uh
a agreeme  . . . bu he offe er wa o exrae . . . 
aora e herewh he Cour wll o  vegae he
ruma e  whh he wa ea e a  brough o he
area of juro (Sr he a-a -Pa or e org all
from >Y ++).
(b) Vh alo apple f he offe er' o e o be ha he
abuo wa arre ou b he age  of he Sae
proeu g hm  e  uh a ae he rgh volae  o
ha of he offe er bu he overeg rgh of he Sae
aggreve.
() he aggreve Sae ma o o e he volao of 
overeg  a  wave  lam  lu g he lam for he
reur of he offe er o  error a  uh waver ma be
expl or b aquee e.

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ppella   a "fugve from jue" from he po  of vew of he


law of ao   e he rme ha were arbue o hm are of
a  er ao al haraer a  have bee o em e publl b
he vle worl; herefore b vrue of he pr ple of u veral
juro  ever ou r ha he rgh o r hm. Vh juro
wa auomaall vee  he Sae of Yrael o  eablhme 
 g948 a a overeg Sae. Vherefore  br g g he appella  o
ral  fu o e a a orga of  er ao al law a  ae o
e fore he provo  hereof hrough  ow law. Co eque l 
 mmaeral ha he rme  queo were omme whe he
Sae of Yrael  o ex a  oue  error Vhe mome   
ame ha he Sae of Yrael poee rm al juro boh
aor g o loal law a  aor g o he law of ao   mu
alo be o ee ha he Cour  o bou  o  vegae he
ma er a  legal of he arre a ]ee o ...

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Vhala  emo rae exe e of reble hrea ha he woul
be ubjee o huma rgh volao  allegel omme 
furhera e of ppel e proje b how g ha he are  a ger of
be g forbl reparae o a mar eher a reul of Burmee
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a mar beaue of Burmee gover me ' allege o  u g
volao  of huma rgh wa o lkel o hal allege huma rgh
volao  where bulk of orporao '  al apal  veme  ha
alrea bee mae a  operao of ppel e wa wh reo
of pare who were o pare o lawu.
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Ppel e  a mar;  ge ou people fore o leave a  he
work. Clam  Feeral Cour u er CV. U?OCL wa  vee 
a a eparae ompa  (jo  ve ure). a mar o roll g hare
 loal ubar.
Yue Wh pr pal ompa  wa hel lable Eve f he o l ha
m or hare a  he ma ageme  wa wh he rul g ju a.
Vhere  a relao of a of ju a a  pero al of he moher
ompa  (pave  veor).
Cour E fore laver prohbo  eve b 9c$.
Feeral Cour a ?o o rol over a mar.
Speal Cru Cour evere hel U?OCL lable.

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proee a volao of uomar YL wh repe o ploma

abolue mmu ;  er ha  e lef he gover me .
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o ular age  era hgh-ra k g offal  a ae uh a he
ea of Sae ea of Gover me  a   er for Foreg ffar
e jo mmu e from juro  oher ae boh vl a 
rm al. Ymmu e aore o m er of foreg affar 
uomar YL are aore o e ure he effeve performa e of
her fu o  o behalf of her ae a  o for her pero al
be ef. fer he YCJ o ere he aure of he fu o 

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exere b a m er of foreg affar  o lue ha h


fu o  are uh ha hroughou he urao of h offe he
whe abroa e jo full mmu  from rm al juro a 
 volabl. Vh mmu  a   volabl proe he  vual
o er e from a  a of auhor of a oher ae whh woul
h er hm or her  he performa e of h or her ue. Vhere a
be o  o from a whh were performe  a offal
apa a   a prvae apa. 
YCJ  u able o o lue ha here ex exepo  u er
uomar YL  regar o ao al our upo exam ao of he
rule o er  g mmu  or rm al repo bl of pero 
hav g offal apa o a e  he legal  rume  rea g
 er ao al rm al rbu al. Sae Prae alo oe o how
he exe e of exepo  o he m er of foreg affar

mmu  u er uomar YL. Vhe eo  of he ?uremberg a 


Voko  er ao al lar Vrbu al a  of he Y er ao al
Crm al Vrbu al for he Former ugolava o o eal wh he
queo of mmu e  umbe  m er of foreg affar before
ao al our where he are aue of war rme or rme
aga  huma .
Belgum volae he mmu e of he he  er of Foreg
ffar of he Co go. Vhe mere ue a  he rulao of he a w
WO?  g fa l  erfere wh eroa
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> Doe he Draf rle a whe here  S Sr o  o l a
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2. proe g  S he  ere of he SS &  ao al
3. egoa g wh S
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4. aera  g b all lawful mea  o o  & ev
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f o mae avalable elewhere)
5. promo g fre l relao  bewee he SS & he S &
evelop g her eo om ulural & e f relao .
2. ?oh g here hall be o rue a preve  g he
performa e of o ular fu o  b a ploma mo .

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(a) proe g  ere of SS  ao al boh  vual & boe
orporae
(b) furher g ev
 of ommeral eo om ulural & e f relao  &
promo g fre l relao  bewee SS & S
() aera  g b all lawful mea  o o  & ev
  S
ommeral
eo om ulural & e f lfe repor g o SS & gv g  fo o pero 
 eree;
() u g papor & ravel oume  o SS ao al & va or
oume  o pero  wh g o ravel o SS;
(e) help g & a g ao al of SS;
(f) a g a oar vl regrar  mlar apae & perform g era
fu o  of a am rave aure o o rar o S law
(g) afeguar g  ere of SS ao al  ueo    S
per law of S
(h) afeguar g per S law  ere of m or & pero  lak g full
apa who are ao al of SS
() per S proeure repree  g or arra g g repree ao for SS
ao al before S rbu al & auhore o ge provo al meaure for
preervao of rgh &  ere of abe  ao al
(j) ra m g jual & exrajual oume  or exeu g leer
rogaor or ommo  o ake eve e for SS our
(k) exer g rgh of upervo &  peo per law of SS  repe of
SS
veel & arraf & rew
(l) exe  g aa e o veel & arraf  (k) & o her rew ak g
aeme  regar g he voage exam  g & amp g he hp' paper
& whou prejue o he power of S auhore o u g
 vegao   o a   e  ur g he voage & el g pue of
a  k  bewee he maer offer & eame per SS law
(m) perform g fu o  e rue o a o ular po b SS o prohbe
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g. ambaaor or u o aree o ea of Sae
& oher hea of mo of equvale  ra k;
2. e vo m er &  er u o aree o ea
of Sae;
3. harge 'affare aree o  er for Foreg
ffar.
2. Exep a o er  preee e & equee here hall
be o ffere ao bewee hea of mo b reao
of her la.
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g. ea of mo hall ake preee e  her
repeve lae  he orer of he ae a  me of
ak g up her fu o   aora e wh rle g3.
2. lerao   he ree al of a hea of mo o
 volv g a  ha ge of la hall o affe h
preee e.
3. Vh arle  whou prejue o a  prae aepe
b he S regar g he preee e of he repree ave of
he ol See.

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o er e are a hea of mo or ag a 
member of he ploma aff o more ha g Sae u le
here  expre objeo b a  of he S.
2. Yf SS are a hea of mo o g or more oher Sae
 ma eablh a ploma mo heae b a harge
'affare a  erm  eah Sae where he hea of
mo ha o h perma e  ea.
3. hea of mo or a  member of he ploma aff
of he mo ma a a repree ave of he SS o a  YO.
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of mo o a oher Sae u le objeo  offere b
he S.
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of he mo  u able o perform h fu o  a harge
'affare a  erm hall a provo all a hea of he
mo . Vhe ame of he harge 'affare a  erm hall
be ofe eher b he hea of he mo or  ae he
 u able o o o b he  r for Foreg ffar of he
SS o he  r for Foreg ffar of he S or uh oher
m r a ma be agree.
2. Y ae where o member of he ploma aff of he
mo  pree   he reev g Sae a member of he
am rave a  eh al aff ma wh he o e  of
he S be eg ae b he SS o be  harge of he
urre  am rave affar of he mo .

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eo  of SS ha he hea of he mo or a 
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g. ea of o ular po are ve  o 4 lae
(a) o ul-ge eral;
(b) o ul;
() ve-o ul;
() o ular age .
2. Par. g of h r.  o wa rer he rgh of a  of he Co ra g
Pare o fx he eg ao of o ular offer oher ha he hea of
o ular po.

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g. ea of o ular po hall ra k  eah la aor g o he ae of
he gra  of he exequaur.
2. Yf he hea before oba  g he exequaur
 ame o he exere of h fu o  provo all h preee e
hall be eerm e aor g o he ae of he provo al amo ; h
preee e hall be ma a e afer he gra  g of he exequaur.
3. Orer of preee e a bewee 2 or more hea who oba e he
exequaur or provo al amo o he ame ae hall be eerm e
per he ae o whh her ommo  or mlar  rume  or he
ofao  referre o  par. 3 of r. gg were pree e o S.
4.  g hea of po hall ra k afer all hea &
a bewee hemelve ra k aor g o he ae he aume fu o 
a a g hea per  he
ofao  gve u er par. 2 of r. g5.
5. o orar o ular offer who are hea hall ra k  eah la afer
areer hea  he orer & per rule la ow  he forego g paragraph.
6. ea hall have preee e over o ular offer o hav g ha au.
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a o ular offer  ha Sae.

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poo of hea of o ular po  vaa  a a g hea of po ma a
provo all a hea of he o ular po.
2. Vhe full ame of he a g hea of po hall be ofe eher b he
ploma mo of he SS or f ha Sae ha o uh mo  he S
b he hea of he o ular po or f he  u able o o o b a 
ompee  auhor of he SS o he  r for Foreg ffar of he S
or o he auhor eg ae b ha  r.  a ge eral rule h
ofao hall be gve  ava e. S ma make he amo a a g
hea of po of a pero who  eher a ploma age  or a o ular
offer of he SS  he S o o al o  o e .
3. Vhe ompee  auhore of he S hall affor aa e
a  proeo o he a g hea of po. Whle he   harge of he po
he provo  of he pree  Co ve o hall appl o hm o he ame
ba a o he hea of he o ular po o er e. S hall o however
be oblge o gra  o a a g hea of po a  fal prvlege or
mmu  whh he hea of he o ular po e jo o l ubje o
o o  o fulflle b he a g hea of po.
4. Whe   he ruma e referre o  paragraph g of h rle a
member of he ploma aff of he ploma mo of he SS  he S
 eg ae b he SS a a
a g hea of po he hall f he S oe o obje
hereo o  ue o e jo ploma prvlege a  mmu e.
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or ha a  oher member of he o ular aff  o aepable. SS hall
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mo  o aepable. SS hall eher reall he pero
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be elare    or o aepable before arrv g 
S
error.
2. Yf SS refue or fal wh a reao able pero o arr
ou  oblgao  u er par. g S ma refue o reog  e
he pero a a member of he mo .

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g. S hall perm e r of & gra  exempo from all
uom ue axe a  relae harge oher ha
harge for orage arage a  mlar erve o
g. arle for he offal ue of he mo ;
2. arle for he pero al ue of a ploma age  or
member of h faml form g par of h houehol
 lu g arle  e e for h eablhme .
2. Vhe pero al baggage of a ploma age  hall be
exemp from  peo  u le here are erou grou 
for preum g ha  o a  arle o overe b he
exempo  me o e  paragraph g of h rle or
arle he mpor or expor of whh  prohbe b he
law or o rolle b he quara  e regulao  of he S.
Suh  peo hall be o ue o l  he pree e of
he ploma age  or of h auhor e repree ave.

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ploma age  hall be exemp from all ue & axe
pero al or real ao al rego al or mu pal exep
g.  re axe of a k  whh are ormall  orporae
 he pre of goo or erve;
2. ue & axe o prvae mmovable proper  S
error u le he hol  o behalf of he SS for he
purpoe of he mo ;
3. eae ueo or  hera e ue leve b he S
ubje o par. 4 of rle 39;
4. ue & axe o prvae  ome hav g  oure  he
S & apal axe o  veme  mae  ommeral
u erak g  he S;
5. harge leve for pef erve re ere;
6. regrao  our or reor fee morgage ue a 
amp u WYV EGD VO mmovable proper ubje
o he provo  of rle 23.
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g. SS & he hea of he mo hall be exemp from all
ao al rego al or mu pal ue & axe  repe of
he preme of he mo  wheher ow e or leae
oher ha uh a repree  pame  for pef erve
re ere.
2. Vh exempo hall o appl o uh ue & axe
paable u er S law b pero  o ra g wh SS or he
hea of he mo .
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Vhe mo a   hea hall have he rgh o ue he flag
a  emblem of he e  g Sae o he preme of he
mo   lu g he ree e of he hea of he mo 
a  o h mea  of ra por.

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he S ma o e er hem exep wh he o e  of he
hea of he mo .
2. S  u er a peal u o ake all approprae ep o
proe he preme of he mo aga  a   ruo or
amage a  o preve  a  urba e of he peae of he

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2. Yf SS refue or fal wh a reao able me o arr
ou  oblgao  u er par. S ma eher whraw he exequaur from
he pero or eae o o er hm a a member of he o ular aff.
3. pero appo e a a member of a o ular po ma be elare
u aepable before arrv g  he error of S or f alrea  S before
e er g o h ue wh he
o ular po. SS hall whraw h appo me .
4. Y ae  par. g & 3 of h rle S  o oblge o gve o SS reao 
for  eo .
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g. S hall perm e r of & gra  exempo from all uom
ue axe & relae harge oher ha harge for orage arage &
mlar erve o
(a) arle for he offal ue of he o ular po;
(b) arle for he pero al ue of a o ular offer or member of h
faml form g par of h houehol  lu g arle  e e for h
eablhme . Vhe arle  e e for o umpo hall o exee he
qua e eear for re ul ao b he pero  o er e.
2. Co ular emploee hall e jo he prvlege & exempo  pefe 
paragraph g of h rle  repe of arle mpore a he me of fr
 allao .
3. Pero al baggage aompa  g o ular offer & member of her
famle form g par of her houehol hall be exemp from  peo . Y
ma be  pee o l f here  erou reao o beleve ha  o a 
arle oher ha hoe referre o  ub-paragraph (b) of paragraph g of
h rle or arle he mpor or expor of whh 
prohbe b he law a  regulao  of he S or whh are
ubje o  quara  e law a  regulao . Suh  peo hall be
arre ou  he pree e of he o ular offer or member of h faml
o er e.
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g. Co ular offer a  o ular emploee a  member of her famle
form g par of her houehol hall be exemp from all ue a  axe
pero al or real ao al rego al or mu pal exep
(a)  re axe of a k  whh are ormall  orporae  he pre of
goo or erve;
(b) ue or axe o prvae mmovable proper uae  he error of
S ubje o he provo  of rle 32;
() eae ueo or  hera e ue a  ue o ra fer leve b
he S ubje o he provo  of paragraph (b) of rle 5g;
() ue a  axe o prvae  ome  lu g apal ga  hav g 
oure  he S a  apal axe rela g o  veme  mae 
ommeral or f a al u erak g S;
(e) harge leve for pef erve re ere;
(f) regrao  our or reor fee morgage ue a  amp ue
ubje o he provo  of rle 32.
2. ember of he erve aff hall be exemp from ue a  axe o he
wage whh he reeve for her erve.
3. ember of he o ular po who emplo pero  whoe wage or
alare are o exemp from  ome ax  he S hall oberve he
oblgao  whh he law a  regulao  of ha Sae mpoe upo
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he S per provo  of h rle.
2. Vhe ao al flag of he SS ma be flow &  oa-of-arm plae o
he bul g oupe b he o ular po & a he e ra e oor hereof
o he ree e of he hea of he o ular po & o h mea  of
ra por whe ue o offal bu e.
3. Y he exere of h rgh regar hall be ha o he law regulao 
a  uage of he S.
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g. Co ular preme hall be  volable o exe  here prove.
2. S auhore hall o e er ha par of he o ular preme whh 
ue exluvel for he purpoe of he work of he o ular po exep
wh he o e  of he hea of he o ular po or of h eg ee or of he
hea of he ploma mo . Suh o e  ma be aume  ae of fre
or oher aer requr g promp proeve ao .

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3. Preme of he mo  fur h g & oher proper
hereo & he mea  of ra por of he mo hall be
mmu e from earh requo  aahme  or exeuo .

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ame  volabl & proeo a he preme of he
mo .
2.  paper orrepo e e & exep a  par. 3 of r.
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Vhe fu o of a ploma age  ome o a e   Y 
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g. o ofao b SS o S ha he fu o of he
ploma age  ha ome o a e ;
2. o ofao b S o SS ha  aora e wh par. 2
of rle 9  refue o reog  e he ploma age  a a
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Vhe pero of a ploma age  hall be  volable. e
hall o be lable o a  form of arre or ee o . Vhe
reev g Sae hall rea hm wh ue repe a  hall
ake all approprae ep o preve  a  aak o h
pero  freeom or g .
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rm al juro of S. e hall alo e jo mmu 
from  vl a  am rave juro  exep  he
ae of
g. a real ao rela g o prvae mmovable proper
uae  S error u le he hol  o behalf of SS for
purpoe of he mo ;
2. a ao rela g o ueo  whh he ploma
age    volve a exeuor am raor her or legaee
a a prvae pero & o o behalf of SS;
3. a ao rela g o a  profeo al or ommeral
av exere b he ploma age   S oue h
offal fu o .
2. ploma age   o oblge o gve eve e a a
w e.
3. ?o meaure of exeuo ma be ake  repe of a
ploma age  exep  he ae u er here ub-par.
(a) (b) & () of par. g & prove ha uh meaure a
be ake whou  fr g g he  volabl of h pero or
ree e.

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3. Subje o par 2 of h rle S  u er a peal u o ake all
approprae ep o proe he o ular preme aga  a   ruo or
amage a  o preve  a  urba e of he peae of he o ular po or
mparme  of  g .
4. Co ular preme fur h g proper of he o ular po &  mea 
of ra por hall be mmu e from a  form of requo for purpoe of
ao al efe e or publ ul. Yf exproprao  eear for uh
purpoe all poble ep hall be ake o avo mpe g performa e of
o ular fu o  & promp aequae & effeve ompe ao hall be
pa o he SS.
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Vhe fu o  of a member of a o ular po hall ome o a e   Y +
(a) o ofao b SS o S ha h fu o  have ome o a e ;
(b) o whrawal of he exequaur;
() o ofao b S o SS ha he S ha eae o o er hm a a
member of he o ular aff.

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g. Vhe o ular po ma lev  S error he fee & harge prove b
SS law for o ular a.
2. Vhe um ollee  he form of he fee & harge  par. g of h
rle & he reep for uh fee & harge hall be exemp from all ue
& axe  he S.
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S hall rea o ular offer wh ue repe & hall ake all approprae
ep o preve  a  aak o her pero  freeom or g .
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g. Co ular offer hall o be lable o arre or ee o pe  g ral
exep  he ae of a grave rme a  purua  o a eo b he
ompee  jual auhor.
2. Exep  he ae pefe  par. g of h rle o ular
offer hall o be omme o pro or lable o a  oher form of
rero o her pero al freeom ave  exeuo of a jual eo
of f al effe.
3. Yf rm al proee g are  ue aga  a o ular offer he mu
appear before he ompee  auhore. ?everhele he proee g
hall be o ue wh he repe ue o hm b reao of h offal
poo & exep  he ae pefe  par. g of h rle  a ma er
whh wll hamper he exere of o ular fu o  a lle a poble.
Whe   he ruma e  par. g of h rle  ha beome eear
o ea a o ular offer he proee g aga  hm hall be  ue
wh he m mum of ela.
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Y he eve  of he arre or ee o  pe  g ral of a member of he
o ular aff or of rm al proee g be g  ue aga  hm S
hall prompl of he hea of he o ular po. Shoul he laer be
hmelf he obje of uh meaure S hall of SS hrough he ploma
ha el.
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g. Co ular offer & o ular emploee hall o be ame able o he
juro of he jual or am rave auhore of S  repe of
a performe  he exere of o ular fu o .
2. Vhe provo  of par. g of h rle hall o however appl  repe
of a vl ao eher
(a) ar g ou of a o ra o lue b a o ular offer or a o ular
emploee  whh he  o o ra exprel or mplel a a age  of
he e  g Sae; or
(b) b a hr par for amage ar g from a ae   S aue b a
vehle veel or arraf.

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g. Vhe mmu  from juro of ploma age  & of
pero  e jo g mmu  u er rle 37 ma be wave
b SS.
2. Waver mu alwa be expre.
3. Y ao of proee g b a ploma age  or b a
pero e jo g mmu  from juro u er rle 37
hall prelue hm from  vok g mmu  from juro
 repe of a  ou er-lam rel o ee wh he
pr pal lam.
4. Waver of mmu  from juro  repe of vl or
am rave proee g hall o be hel o mpl waver
of mmu   repe of he exeuo of he jugme  for
whh a eparae waver hall be eear.c
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g. Ever pero e le o prvlege & mmu e hall
e jo hem from he mome  he e er S error o
proee g o ake up h po or f alrea   error
from he mome  whe h appo me   ofe o he
 r for Foreg ffar or uh oher m r a ma be
agree.
2. Whe he fu o  of a pero e jo g prvlege &
mmu e have ome o a e  uh prvlege &
mmu e hall ormall eae a he mome  whe he
leave he ou r or o expr of a reao able pero 
whh o o o bu hall ub u l ha me eve  ae
of arme o fl. Bu WYV EGD VO a performe b
uh a pero  he exere of h fu o  a a member
of he mo  mmu  hall o  ue o ub.
3. Y ae of he eah of a member of he mo  he
member of h faml hall o  ue o e jo he prvlege
& mmu e o whh he are e le u l he expr of a
reao able pero  whh o leave he ou r.
4. Y he eve  of he eah of a member of he mo o
a ao al of or perma e l ree   S or a member of
h faml form g par of h houehol S hall perm he
whrawal of he movable proper of he eeae
exep a  proper aqure  he ou r he expor of
whh wa prohbe a he me of h eah. Eae
ueo &  hera e ue hall o be leve o
movable proper he pree e of whh  S wa ue
olel o he pree e here of he eeae a a member
of he mo or a a member of he faml of a member of
he mo .c
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g. Whou prejue o her prvlege & mmu e  
he u of all pero  e jo g uh prvlege &
mmu e o repe S law. Vhe have a u o o
 erfere  he  er al affar of ha Sae.
2. ll offal bu e wh S e rue o he mo b SS
hall be o ue wh or hrough he  r for Foreg
ffar of S or uh oher m r a ma be agree.
3. Preme of he mo mu o be ue  a  ma er
 ompable wh fu o  of he mo per he
Co ve o  rule of ge eral YL or peal agreeme 
bewee he SS & S.c
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prof a  profeo al or ommeral av.
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S mu eve  ae of arme o fl gra  fale 
orer o e able pero  e jo g prvlege & mmu e
oher ha S ao al & member of he famle of uh

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g. SS ma wave WYV EGD VO a member of he o ular po a  of
he prvlege & mmu e prove for  r. 4g 43 & 44.
2. Vhe waver hall  all ae be expre exep a  par. 3 of h rle &
hall be ommu ae o S  wr g.
3. Vhe  ao of proee g b a o ular offer or a o ular emploee
 a maer where he mgh e jo mmu  from juro u er rle
43 hall prelue hm from  vok g mmu  from juro  repe of
a  ou er-lam rel o ee wh he pr pal lam.
4. Vhe waver of mmu  from juro for he purpoe of vl or
am rave proee g hall o be eeme o mpl he waver of
mmu  from he meaure of exeuo reul g from he jual
eo ;  repe of uh meaure a eparae waver hall be eear.
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g. Ever member of he o ular po hall e jo here prvlege &
mmu e from he mome  he e er S error o proee g o ake
up h po or f alrea   error from he mome  whe he e er o
h ue wh he o ular po.
2. ember of he faml of a member of he o ular po form g par of
h houehol & member of h prvae aff hall reeve he prvlege &
mmu e from he ae from whh he e jo prvlege & mmu e per
par. g of h rle or from he ae of her e r  o S error or from
he ae of her beom g a member of uh faml or prvae aff
whhever  he lae.
3. Whe he fu o  of a member of he o ular po have ome o a
e  h h faml
 h prvae aff
 prvlege & hall ormall eae a
he mome  whe he pero o er e leave S or o he expr of a
reao able pero  whh o o o whhever  he oo er bu hall
ub u l ha me eve  ae of arme o fl. Y he ae of he
pero   par. 2 of h rle prvlege & mmu e hall ome o a e 
whe he eae o belo g o he houehol or o be  he erve of a
member of he o ular po prove ha f uh pero   e  leav g
S wh a reao able pero hereafer her prvlege & mmu e hall
ub u l he me of her eparure.
4. Bu WYV EGD VO a performe b a o ular offer or a o ular
emploee  he exere of h fu o  mmu  from juro hall
o  ue o ub whou lmao of me.
5. Y he eve  of he eah of a member of he o ular po he member
of h faml form g par of h houehol hall o  ue o e jo he
prvlege & mmu e aore o hem u l he leave S or u l he
expr of a reao able pero e abl g hem o o o whhever  he
oo er.
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g. Whou prejue o her prvlege & mmu e   he u of all
pero  e jo g uh prvlege & mmu e o repe he law &
regulao  of S. Vhe alo have a u o o  erfere  he  er al
affar of ha Sae.
2. Vhe o ular preme hall o be ue  a  ma er  ompable wh
he exere of o ular fu o .
3. Par. 2 of h rle hall o exlue he pobl of offe of oher
 uo  or age e be g  alle 
par of he bul g  whh he o ular preme are uae prove
ha he preme ag e o hem are eparae from hoe ue b he
o ular po. Y ha eve  he a offe hall o be o ere o form
par of he o ular preme.
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g. Career o ular offer hall o arr o for pero al prof a 
profeo al or ommeral av  S.
2. Prvlege & mmu e hall o be aore
(a) o o ular emploee or o member of he erve aff who arr o
a  prvae ga ful oupao  S;
(b) o member of he faml of a pero referre o  ub-par. (a)
of h paragraph or o member of h prvae aff;
() o member of he faml of a member of a o ular po who
hemelve arr o a  prvae ga ful oupao  S.
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S hall eve  ae of arme o fl gra  o member of he o ular
po & member of he prvae aff oher ha S ao al & o member
of her famle form g par of her houehol rrepeve of ao al

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pero  rrepeve of her ao al o leave a he


earle poble mome . Y mu f eee plae a her
poal eear mea  of ra por for hemelve &
her proper.
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Yf ploma relao  are broke off bewee 2 Sae or f
a mo  perma e l or emporarl realle
g. S mu eve  ae of arme o fl repe & proe
he preme of he mo  wh  proper & arhve;
2. SS ma e ru he uo of he preme of he
mo  wh  proper & arhve o a hr Sae
aepable o S;
3. SS ma e ru he proeo of   ere & of 
ao al o a hr Sae aepable o S.
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g. Exep  ofar a ao al prvlege & mmu e ma
be gra e b S a ploma age  who  a ao al of or
perma e l ree   S hall e jo o l mmu  from
juro  &  volabl  repe of offal a
performe  he exere of h fu o .
2. Oher member of he aff of he mo & prvae
erva  who are ao al of or perma e l ree   S
hall e jo prvlege & mmu e o l o he exe 
ame b S. owever S mu exere  juro
over hoe pero  o a o o  erfere u ul wh he
performa e of he fu o  of he mo .

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eear me & fale o e able hem o prepare her eparure & o
leave a he earle poble mome  afer he erm ao of he fu o 
of he member. Y hall f eee plae a her poal eear mea 
of ra por for hemelve & her proper oher ha proper aqure 
S he expor of whh  prohbe a he me of eparure.
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g. Y he eve  of he evera e of o ular relao  bewee 2 Sae
(a) S hall eve  ae of arme o fl repe & proe he o ular
preme ogeher wh he proper of he o ular po & he o ular
arhve;
(b) SS ma e ru he uo of he o ular preme wh he proper
o a e here & he o ular arhve o a hr Sae aepable o S;
() SS ma e ru he proeo of   ere & of  ao al o a hr
Sae aepable o S.
2. Y he eve  of he emporar or perma e  loure of a o ular po
ub-par. (a) of here par. g hall appl. Y ao 
(a) f SS alhough o repree e  S b a ploma mo  ha a oher
o ular po  he error of ha Sae ha o ular po ma be
e rue wh he uo of he preme of he o ular po whh ha
bee loe wh he proper o a e here & he o ular arhve &
wh he o e  of S wh he exere of o ular fu o   he r
of ha o ular po; or
(b) f SS ha o ploma mo & o oher o ular po  S ub-par
(b) & () of par. g of h rle hall appl.
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g. Exep  o far a ao al fale prvlege & mmu e ma be
gra e b S o ular offer who are ao al of or perma e l
ree   S hall e jo o l mmu  from juro & pero al
 volabl  repe of offal a performe  he exere of her
fu o  & he prvlege  par. 3 of rle 44. So far a hee o ular
offer are o er e S hall alo be bou  b he oblgao la ow 
rle 42. Yf rm al proee g are  ue aga  uh a o ular
offer he proee g hall exep whe he  u er arre or ee o 
be o ue  a ma er whh wll hamper he exere of
o ular fu o  a lle a poble.
2. Oher member of he o ular po who are ao al of or perma e l
ree   S & member of her famle &
member of he famle of o ular offer  par. g of
h rle hall e jo fale prvlege & mmu e o l  o far a
hee are gra e o hem b S. Vhoe member of
he famle of member of he o ular po & hoe member of he
prvae aff who are hemelve ao al of or perma e l ree   S
hall lkewe e jo fale prvlege & mmu e o l  o far a hee
are gra e o hem b S. S hall exere  juro over hoe
pero   uh a wa a o o h er u ul he performa e of he
fu o  of he o ular po.

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r. 2. Vhe eablhme  of ploma relao  bewee Sae &
of perma e  ploma mo  ake plae b muual o e .
r. 4.
g. o ular po ma be eablhe  he error of he S o l
wh ha Sae' o e .
2. Vhe ea of he o ular po  lafao a  he o ular
r hall be eablhe b he SS a  hall be ubje o he
approval of he S.
3. Subeque  ha ge  he ea of he o ular po 
lafao or he o ular r ma be mae b he SS o l
wh he o e  of he S.
4. Vhe o e  of he S hall alo be requre f a o ulae-ge eral
or a o ulae ere o ope a ve-o ulae or a o ular age 
 a loal oher ha ha  whh   elf eablhe.
5. Vhe pror expre o e  of he S hall alo be requre for he
ope  g of a offe form g par of a ex g o ular po
elewhere ha a he ea hereof.
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; Co ular Saff D - r. gg; C - r. 20 ubje o
agreeme  S ma requre ha he  e of a mo be kep wh
lm o ere b  o be reao able & ormal hav g regar o
ruma e & o o   S & o he ee of he parular
mo  & S ma equall wh mlar bou  & o a
o rm aor ba refue o aep offal of a parular
aegor.


c c  cof ploma aff of mo (r. 8); of
o ular offer (r. 22) houl  pr ple be of he ao al of
SS. Vhe ma o be appo e from amo g pero  hav g he
ao al of S exep wh he o e  of ha Sae whh ma
be whraw a a  me. S ma reerve he ame rgh WYV
EGD VO ao al of a hr Sae who are o alo ao al of
SS.
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wh o e  of he S (whh ma allow o ular offer o exere
fu o  oue h po).


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 a o member of mo  faml of a member of
mo  prvae erva  (r. g0); a o member of o ular po
faml member form g par of h houehol prvae aff (r. 24.
ga-] & 2)
g. S  r for Foreg ffar or oher m r a ma be
agree hall be ofe of
g. appo me  of _________ arrval & f al eparure or
erm ao of fu o  wh he mo ;
2. arrval & f al eparure of a pero belo g g o he
__________ & where approprae fa ha a pero beome
or eae o be a member of he faml of a member of he
mo ;
3. arrval & f al eparure of ________ of pero   par. (a) of
h paragraph & where approprae fa ha he are leav g
uh emplo;
4. e gageme  & harge of pero  ree   S a member
______ or prvae erva  aff] e le o prvlege &
mmu e.
2. Where poble pror ofao of arrval & f al eparure hall
alo be gve .
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aquo o  error b SS of preme eear for _____ or


a he laer  oba  g ome oher aommoao   lu g
hoe for  member.
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po (r. 33) a a  me wherever he are
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hall aor full fale for he performa e of he fu o  of he
_________.
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o ular po (r. 34)
Subje o  law a  regulao  o er  g o e e r  o
whh  prohbe or regulae for reao  of ao al eur he
S hall e ure freeom of moveme  & ravel   error o all
member of he ______.
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 of hemo (r. 27); o ular po
(r. 35)
g. S hall perm & proe freeom of ommu ao o he par
of he mo o ular po] for all offal purpoe. Y
ommu a g wh he Gover me  he ploma mo  &
oher o ulae o ular po] wherever uae of he e  g
Sae he mo o ular po] ma emplo all approprae
mea   lu g ploma or o ular ourer] ploma or
o ular bag] a  meage  oe or pher. owever he
mo o ular po] ma  all & ue a wrele ra mer o l
wh he o e  of S.
2. Vhe offal orrepo e e of he mo o ular po] hall be
 volable. Offal orrepo e e mea  all orrepo e e
rela g o he mo o ular po] a   fu o .
3. Vhe ploma o ular] bag hall be eher ope e or
ea e. ?everhele f he ompee  auhore of S have
erou reao o beleve ha he bag o a  omeh g oher
ha he orrepo e e oume  or arle referre o  par. 4
of h rle he ma reque ha he bag be ope e  her
pree e b a auhor e repree ave of SS. Yf h reque 
refue b he auhore of SS he bag hall be reur e o 
plae of org .
4. Vhe pakage o u g he ploma o ular] bag hall bear
vble exer al mark of her haraer & ma o a o l offal
orrepo e e & oume  or arle  e e exluvel for
offal ue.
5. Vhe ploma o ular] ourer hall be prove wh a offal
oume   a g h au & he umber of pakage
o u g he ploma o ular] bag. Exep wh S
o e 
he hall be eher a S ao al or u le he  a SS ao al a
perma e  S ree . Y he performa e of h fu o  he hall
be proee b he S. e hall e jo pero al  volabl & hall
o be lable o a  form of arre or ee o .
6. SS  ploma mo   o ular po] ma eg ae
ploma o ular] ourer a ho. Y uh ae par. 5 of h
rle hall alo appl exep ha he mmu e me o e hall
eae o appl whe uh a ourer ha elvere o he o g ee
he ploma o ular] bag  h harge.
7. ploma o ular] bag ma be e rue o he apa of a
hp or of a ommeral arraf heule o la  a a auhor e
por of e r. e hall be prove wh a offal oume 
 a g he umber of pakage o u g he bag bu he hall
o be o ere o be a ploma o ular] ourer. B
arra geme  wh he approprae loal auhore he ploma
o ular] po ma e  o e of  member o ake poeo of
he bag rel & freel from he apa of he hp or of he
arraf.

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 for a ploma age  (r. 33); member
of he o ular po (r. 48)
g. Subje o par. 3 of h rle _______ WYV EGD VO
erve re ere b hem for he SS & member of her famle
form g par of her houehol] hall be exemp from oal
eur provo  whh ma be  fore  he S.
2. Vhe exempo  par. g of h rle hall appl alo o member
of he prvae erva  aff] who are  he ole emplo of a
_________ o o o
(a) ha he are o ao al of or perma e l ree   he S;
&
(b) ha he are overe b he oal eur provo  whh are
 fore  he SS or a hr Sae.
3. ________ who emplo pero  o whom he exempo  par. 2
of h rle oe o appl hall oberve he oblgao  whh he
oal eur provo  of he S mpoe upo emploer.
4. Vhe exempo  par. g & 2 of h rle hall o prelue
volu ar parpao  he oal eur em of he S
prove ha uh parpao  perme b ha Sae.
5. Vhe provo  of h rle hall o affe blaeral or
mullaeral agreeme  o er  g oal eur o lue
prevoul & hall o preve  he o luo of uh agreeme  
he fuure. par. 5  o  C]
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member of he o ular po & member of he famle form g
par of her houehol (r. 52) S hall exemp _______ from all
pero al erve from all publ erve of a  k  whaoever &
from mlar oblgao  uh a hoe o ee wh
requo  g mlar o rbuo  & blle g.
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c. of a ploma age  (r. 40); o ular
offer (r. 54)
g. Yf a ______ pae hrough or   he error of a hr Sae
whh ha gra e hm a va f a va wa eear whle
proee g o ake up or reur o h po or whe reur  g o he
SS he hr Sae hall aor o hm  volabl & all mmu e
prove for b he oher rle of he pree  Co ve o a ma
be requre o e ure h ra  or reur . Vhe ame hall appl 
he ae of a  member of h faml form g par of h houehol]
e jo g uh prvlege & mmu e who are aompa  g he
_______ or ravel g eparael o jo hm or o reur o he SS.
2. Y ruma e mlar o hoe pefe  paragraph g of h
rle hr Sae hall o h er he ra  hrough her
error of oher member of he am rave & eh al or
erve aff of a mo o ular po] or of member of her
famle form g par of her houehol] hrough her errore.
3. Vhr Sae hall aor o offal orrepo e e & o oher
offal ommu ao   ra   lu g meage  oe or
pher he ame freeom a  proeo a he S  bou  o
aor u er he pree  Co ve o . Vhe hall aor o
ploma o ular] ourer who have bee gra e a va f a va
wa eear & o o ular bag  ra  he ame  volabl &
proeo a he S  bou  o aor u er he pree 
Co ve o .
4. Vhe oblgao  of hr Sae u er par g 2 & 3 hall alo appl
o he pero  me o e repevel  hoe paragraph & o
offal ommu ao  & o ploma o ular] bag whoe
pree e  he error of he hr Sae  ue o
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pero  propoe o are a hea of he mo o ha Sae.


2. S  o oblge o gve reao  o he SS for a refual of
agrme .
'cJ. Subje o r 5 8 9 & gg SS ma freel appo  he
member of he aff of he mo . Y he ae of mlar aval or
ar aahe S ma requre her ame o be ubme
beforeha  for  approval.
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g. ea of he mo ake up h fu o   he S eher whe
he ha pree e h ree al or whe he ha ofe h arrval
& a rue op of h ree al ha bee pree e o he  r
for Foreg ffar of he S or uh m r a ma be agree per
he prae  he S whh hall be apple  a u form ma er.
2. Orer of pree ao of ree al or of a rue op wll be
eerm e b ae & me of he arrval of he hea.
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g. Faml member of a D form g par of h houehol hall f
he are o ao al of he S e jo he prvlege & mmu e 
r 29 o 36.
2. ember of he am rave & eh al aff wh faml
member form g par of her houehol f o ao al of or
perma e l ree   S e jo he prvlege & mmu e  r
29 o 35 exep ha mmu  from vl & am rave
juro of he S  r. 3g.g hall o exe  o a performe
oue he oure of her ue. Vhe hall alo e jo he
prvlege  r 36.g a o arle mpore a he me of fr
 allao .
3. ember of he erve aff who are o ao al of or
perma e l ree   he S e jo mmu  a o a performe
 he oure of her ue exempo from ue & axe o he
emolume  reeve ue o her emplome  & he exempo
o a e  rle 33.
4. Prvae erva  of member of he mo hall f he are o
ao al of or perma e l ree   he S be exemp from ue
& axe o he emolume  reeve ue o her emplome . Y
oher repe he ma e jo prvlege & mmu e o l o he
exe  ame b he S. S mu exere  juro over
hoe pero   uh a ma er a o o  erfere u ul wh he
performa e of he fu o  of he mo .
'c3 SS ma wh he pror o e  of S & a he reque of a
hr Sae o repree e  S u erake he emporar
proeo of he  ere of he hr Sae & of  ao al.
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po eablhe  a parular Sae wh he exere of o ular
fu o   a oher Sae u le here  expre objeo b o e
of he Sae o er e.
'c. Upo approprae ofao o S a o ular po of SS
ma u le S obje exere o ular fu o   S o behalf of
a hr Sae.
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g. ea of o ular po are appo e b SS & are ame o
he exere of her fu o  b S.
2. Formale for appo me  & amo of he hea of a
o ular po are eerm e b he law regulao  & uage of SS
& of S repevel.
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g. ea of a o ular po  ame o he exere of h
fu o  b a auhor ao from S erme a exequaur
whaever he form of h auhor ao .
2. Sae whh refue o gra  a exequaur  o oblge o gve
o he SS reao  for uh refual.
3. Subje o r. g3 & g5 hea of a o ular po hall o e er
upo h ue u l he ha reeve a exequaur.

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of h fu o  S hall mmeael of ompee  auhore
of he o ular r & e ure ha eear meaure are ake
o e able he hea of a o ular po o arr ou he ue of h
offe & o have he be ef of he Co ve o .
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g. Y a Sae where SS ha o ploma mo &  o
repree e b a ploma mo of a hr Sae a o ular
offer ma wh S
o e  & whou affe g h o ular
au be auhor e o perform ploma a. Suh performa e
b a o ular offer hall o o fer a  rgh o lam ploma
prvlege & mmu e.
2. Co ular offer ma afer ofao aree o S a a
repree ave of SS o a   er-gover me al orga  ao . e
hall be e le o e jo prvlege & mmu e aore o uh a
repree ave b uomar YL or b  
l agreeme ;  repe of
he performa e b hm of a  o ular fu o  he hall o be
e le o a  greaer mmu  from juro ha ha o whh
a o ular offer  e le u er he Co ve o .
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g. Co ular preme & ree e of he areer hea of whh SS or
a  pero a g o  behalf  he ow er or leee hall be
exemp from all ao al rego al or mu pal ue & axe oher
ha uh a repree  pame  for pef erve re ere.
2. Vax exempo  par. g hall o appl o uh ue & axe f
u er S law he are paable b he pero who o rae wh
SS or wh he pero a g o  behalf.
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g. Wh a vew o fala g he exere of o ular fu o 
rela g o SS ao al
(a) o ular offer hall be free o ommu ae wh SS ao al
& o have ae o hem. SS ao al hall have he ame freeom
WYV EGD VO ommu ao wh & ae o o ular offer
of SS;
(b) f he o reque ompee  auhore of S hall whou
ela  form he o ular po of SS f wh  o ular r a
SS ao al  arree or omme o pro or o uo pe  g
ral or  ea e.  ommu ao aree o he o ular
po b uh pero hall alo be forware b a auhore
whou ela. Sa auhore hall  form he pero o er e
whou ela of h rgh u er h ub-paragraph;
() o ular offer hall have he rgh o v a SS ao al who 
 pro  uo or ee o  o o vere & orrepo  wh hm
& o arra ge for h legal repree ao . Vhe hall alo have he
rgh o v a  SS ao al who   pro  uo or ee o 
purua e of a jugme . Co ular offer hall refra from ak g
ao o behalf of a ao al who   pro  uo or ee o
f he exprel oppoe uh ao .
2. Vhe rgh  par. g hall be exere  o form wh S law
ubje o he provo ha a law mu e able full effe o be
gve o he purpoe for whh he rgh aore u er h
rle are  e e.
'c J/ Yf releva   formao  avalable o ompee  auhore
of S uh auhore hall have he u
(a) eah of a SS ao al  form whou ela he o ular po 
whoe r he eah ourre;
(b)  form ompee  o ular po whou ela of a  ae where
he appo me  of a guara or ruee appear o be  he
 ere of a m or or oher pero lak g full apa who  a SS
ao al. Vhe gv g of h  formao hall be whou prejue o
he operao of S law o er  g uh appo me ;
() f a veel hav g he ao al of SS  wreke or ru 
agrou   S erroral ea or  er al waer or f a arraf
regere  SS uffer a ae  o S error  form whou
ela he o ular po eare o he e e of he ourre e.

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g. ember of a o ular po ma be alle upo o ae  a
w ee  he oure of jual or am rave proee g.
o ular emploee or a member of he erve aff hall o exep
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o o o o oerve meaure or pe al ma be apple o hm.
2. Vhe auhor requr g he eve e of a o ular offer hall
avo  erfere e wh he performa e of fu o . Whe
poble ake uh eve e a h ree e or a he o ular po
or aep a aeme  from hm  wr g.
3. ember of a o ular po are u er o oblgao o gve
eve e o er  g maer o ee wh he exere of her
fu o  or o proue offal orrepo e e & oume  & are
e le o el e o gve eve e a exper w ee WYV
EGD VO SS law.
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g. Co ular offer & o ular emploee & faml member
form g par of her houehol hall be exemp from all oblgao 
u er S law  regar o he regrao of ale  & ree e
perm.
2. Par. g hall o appl o a  o ular emploee who  o a
perma e  emploee of SS or who arre o a  prvae ga ful
oupao  S or o a  member of he faml of a  uh
emploee.
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g. ember of he o ular po hall WYV EGD VO erve
re ere for SS be exemp from a  oblgao   regar o work
perm mpoe b S law o er  g he emplome  of foreg
labour.
2. ember of he prvae aff of o ular offer & of o ular
emploee hall f he o o arr o a  oher ga ful oupao
 he S be exemp from he oblgao   par. g.
'c2g Deah of a member of he o ular po or of faml member
form g par of h houehol S
(a) perm expor of he movable proper of he eeae exep
proper aqure  S he expor of whh wa prohbe a he
me of h eah;
(b) o lev ao al rego al or mu pal eae ueo or
 hera e ue & ue o ra fer o movable proper he
pree e of whh  he S wa ue olel o he pree e  ha
Sae of he eeae a a member of he o ular po or a a
member of he faml of a member of he o ular po.
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g. r. 28 29 30 3439 54.3 & 55.2 & 3 hall appl o o ular
po heae b a ho orar o ular offer. Vhe fale
prvlege & mmu e of uh o ular po hall be gover e b
r. 5962.
2. r. 42 43 44.3 45 & 53 & 55.g hall appl o ho orar o ular
offer. Fale prvlege & mmu e of uh o ular offer
hall be gover e b r. 6367.
3. ere prvlege & mmu e hall o be aore o member
of he faml of a ho orar o ular offer or of
a o ular emploee emploe a a o ular po heae b a
ho orar o ular offer.
4. Exha ge of o ular bag bewee 2 o ular po heae b
ho orar o ular offer  ffere  Sae hall o be allowe
whou he o e  of he 2 S o er e.
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oblgao u er r. 36 (gb)  o of g he Co ular Po of
he oher ae of he ee o of he laer
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breahe r. 36 (ga) beaue  prelue he o ular offer of
he oher Sae o ommu ae wh a  have ae o her
ao al a well a r. 36 (g) beaue  prelue he o ular
offer of he oher Sae from v g her ea e ao al a 
from arra g g for legal repree ao of her ao al.
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o   requr g he US o 
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 of hee ao al
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vew o aera  g wheher  eah ae he volao of r. 36
omme b he ompee  auhore aue aual prejue o
he efe a   he proe of am rao of rm al jue.
Vhu  houl ake aou  of he volao of he rgh e forh 
he Me a Co ve o a  guara ee ha he volao a  he
poble prejue aue b he volao wll be full exam e a 
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he ew gover me  of ?aragua pefall he m  g of por
a  waer operao  aga  ol  allao  a  aval bae
 fr geme  of ar pae a  uppor for he mere ar arm he
o ra fore. Vhe US lame olleve elf efe e  behalf of El
Salvaor a jufao for  ao .
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ge eral rule prohb g fore allow for era exepo . Fr he
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efe e of oure oe o remove he ee for h. Vhere  #c
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uomar  er ao al law here  o rule perm g he exere
of olleve elf efe e  he abe e of a reque b he Sae
whh regar elf a he vm of a arme aak. Vhe
requreme  of a reque  ao al o he requreme  ha uh
a Sae houl have elare elf o have bee aake.
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whou oue  erfere e. prohbe  erfere e mu
aor gl be o e bear g o maer  whh eah Sae 
perme b he pr ple of Sae overeg  o ee freel.
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ee e of prohbe  erve o   parularl obvou  he ae
of a  erve o whh ue fore eher  he re from of
mlar ao  or  he  re form of uppor o ubverve or
error arme ave wh a oher Sae. Vhee are herefore
wro gful  he lgh of boh he pr ple of o -ue of fore a 
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?aragua  aue eve aum g hem o have bee eablhe
a  mpuable o ha Sae oul o l have jufe proporo ae
ou er-meaure o he par of he vm Sae (El Salvaor
o ura Coa a). Vhe oul o juf ou er-meaure
ake b a hr Sae (he US) a  parularl oul o juf
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ma hu o  elf exlue he ue of ulear weapo   elf
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prohb or perm he ue of a  pef weapo   lu g
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ver aure of all ulear weapo  a  he profou  rk aoae
herewh are furher o erao  o be bor e  m  b Sae
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o form wh he Charer. 
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a  proporo al.

 
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abolue o e u of he  er ao al ommu  make huma
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mere falure o aer or v ae hem hrough he paage of
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a o be ue o argue ha he people of ha ae have alrea
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argume  propoe ha he rgh o a far ral for example a o
be gra e o l o be ullfe b he ubeque  e al of he rgh
aga  ruel a  u uual pu hme . aue herefore who
ha bee gve all he ue proe requreme  of a mparal ral
bu who whe fou  gul woul be ubjee o  huma e
o o  of o f eme  a lam a volao of huma rgh
everhele. Vhe problemaque ome  whe era huma
rgh o e wh hoe ha are pereve o be har o aa 
for example he rgh o lfe  u e able bu he rgh o
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reae a  oher holarl work bu hoe ha fall wh he
rubr of he  er ao al legal em are hoe whh org ae
from he Charer of he U e ?ao  a  he U veral
Delarao of uma gh. Vhe e hr eme  of huma rgh 
hee  rume  wa movae b he ere o preve  he
repeo of he aroe omme ur g Worl War YY.
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huma rgh  he g  a  worh of ever huma pero  
he equal rgh of me a  wome a  of ao  large a 
mallg9. Vhe expre purpoe of he U e ?ao   lue
ahev g  er ao al ooperao  olv g  er ao al
problem of a eo om oal ulural or huma ara
haraer a   promo g a  e ourag g repe for huma
rgh a  for fu ame al freeom for all whou rm ao
a o rae ex la guage or relgo 20. Vhe U? Charer
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o fu ame al huma rgh fou  a auhorave expreo 
g948 whe he Ge eral embl aope he U veral Delarao
of uma gh a omplao of 3g arle arula g wha he
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argue ha he UD pr ple have alrea bee elevae o he
au of uomar law.
  
    
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meha m for he rere of huma rgh volao  ha a be
brough eve b  vual ( o ee for epoual b her ae
epeall f he ae elf  aue of he volao ) example of
hee are he Y er-mera Cour of uma gh eablhe
u er he mera Co ve o o uma gh a  he Europea
Cour of uma gh u er he Europea Co ve o o uma
gh. Y he abe e of uh  er ao al meha m (a he ae
  a where he o l huma rgh our eablhe wa he
o e  he rab o fere e) huma rgh volao  ma be
aree  he U? uma gh Cou l. Vhe C however a
o l a o ae b  vegao a  reomme ao . Y
u erake a pero revew of all U? member
huma rgh
reor o ou r a be pare from he revew a  make
reomme ao  o he Ge eral embl aor gl. Y a alo
o er emerge  uao  of huma rgh volao  a  make
he ame reomme ao  o he G. Ulmael he  furher
meaure ee o be a o e b he G. Yf a a  properl
arbuable o a ae u er  er ao al law a huma rgh
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volao woul e al he  er ao al repo bl of ha ae .
ae a herefore be brough before he YCJ prove ha he
aue woul be epoue b a ae a  prove furher ha uh
ae epou g woul have uffe  legal  ere  he pue. Y
um herefore huma rgh e foreme  ver largel  e ere
o ome leglao a   er ao al rea oblgao . Y
efaul of boh a  vual woul f   har o lgae a ae of
volao . Vhe U? a o l ep  o br g a ae before
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weprea a  ema a o o ue a hrea o he peae or
a breah of he peae he he Seur Cou l a ep  o he
pure prove all he reque are pree  a  all proeure are
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o a legall b  g  rume  Y Y ju lke all oher U? G
eoluo . Vhe YCJ however ha mae a aegoral
pro ou eme  ha he o e  of he UD alrea emboe
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a  u veral aure. Y o ra  er ao al huma ara law
beome applable o l ur g  a e of arme o fl. Doe
huma rgh law appl ur g arme o fl ES. S e huma
rgh are  volable a   here  he a ever be mofe b
o exual reale eve of arme o fl. uma rgh wll follow

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evelopme ). Vhe ebae  ll o go g a  he We have mae
ma  pro ou eme  ha he ulural relav argume   be g
ue merel o juf ro g ae meaure ame a eo om
evelopme  bu e al g arfe of vl a  polal rgh. Y
he mea me he  gle huma rgh oume  formerl prepare
b he U? Commo o uma gh were pl  o wo afer
muh ebae. Vhe YCCP oabl wa more palaable o all
o er e ae beaue  o a  abolue rule ha are eal
o re e whle he YCESC (whh prerbe a huma rgh
uh rgh a euao  emplome  a  aequae a ar of
lv g) wa vewe a heavl o  ge  o he level of eo om
evelopme  of he ae.

?O. Y er ao al huma rgh  rume  whh are he
o ree ofao  of he huma rgh emboe  he UD
reog  e ha he exere of fu ame al huma rgh (lke
peeh expreo  aembl lber of moveme  a  relgo )
ma be ubje o era lawful lmao . For uh lmao  o
be lawful however he houl pa he hree-fol e of
lawful e (g) VE VESV OF LEGLYV . Vhe lmao  mu be
emboe  he law o ha  e  who have ever rgh o
exere her huma rgh o he fulle exe  a be vall gve
oe of uh lmao . (2) VE VESV OF PUPOSE. Vhe lmao 
mu be mpoe for o e or more pefe legmae purpoe a 
uh purpoe houl alo be k ow o he publ. (3) VE VESV OF
POPOVYO?LYV . Vhe exere of huma rgh  alwa
preume o be u erake  a emora oe. U g hee
a ar he aure a  exe  of he lmao  o he exere
of huma rgh mu be aequael proporo al o he purpoe
for whh he were mpoe. Vhe e  o wheher he lmao 
are erable or o harmful bu wheher here  a lear a 
ompell g oal purpoe ha wll be erve b uh a of
lmao .

ES. Commo rle g of he wo o ve o  reog  e


he gh o Self-Deerm ao  b vrue of whh all people have
he rgh o eerm e her polal au a  freel purue her
25
eo om oal a  ulural evelopme  . Furher all people
ma for her ow e  freel poe of her aural wealh a 
reoure a  ha  o ae ma a people be eprve of  ow
mea  of ube e26. Vhe reog o of he rgh o elfeerm ao aroe from a U? G eoluo whh equae he
ubjeo of people o ale ubjugao  om ao  a 
exploao o a e al of huma rgh a  a volao of he U?
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are mulfarou  rume  o ve o  reae a  proool
regar g huma rgh. Vhe mo popular o e are he Y er ao al
Cove a  o Cvl a  Polal gh (YCCP) he Y er ao al
Cove a  o Eo om Soal a  Culural gh (YCESC) he
Opo al Proool o hee wo he Y er ao al Co ve o o
he Elm ao of all Form of aal Drm ao  he Co ve o
o he Elm ao of ll Form of Drm ao ga  Wome 
he Co ve o ga  Vorure a  Oher Cruel Y huma  a 
Degra g Vreame  or Pu hme  he Co ve o o he gh
of he Chl a  he Y er ao al Co ve o o he Proeo of
he gh of ll gra  Worker a  ember of her Famle.
For our purpoe we wll akle he wo mo wel-reog  e
 rume  embo g he mo omprehe ve l of huma
rgh he YCCP a  he YCESC.

Eah Sae par u erake o repe a  o e ure o


all  vual wh  error a  ubje o  juro he
rgh reog  e  he...Cove a  whou  o of a  k 
uh a rae olour ex la guage relgo  polal or oher
op o  ao al or oal org  proper brh or oher au28.
Vhe legal u o e ure e jome  of hee rgh mple a
oblgao o ake pove ep o ee o  fr ha ome law
are mofe whe eear  orer o ompl wh he Sae

 er ao al legal oblgao ; a  eo  ha hee law are
 ee effevel mpleme e  prae b all publ orga  a 
offal uh a he our ( lu g am rave rbu al)
proeuor pole offer pro offal hool he mlar
hopal a  he lke.

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Vhee are he rgh o lfe (ar. 6;7) he rgh o freeom
from orure or ruel  huma or egra g reame  or
pu hme   lu g a prohbo o be g ubjee o meal
or e f experme ao whou o e
 free o e  (ar. 7;8)
he rgh o freeom from laver he lave-rae a  ervue ar.
8(g) a  (2)] he rgh o freeom from fore a  ompulor labor
ar. 8(3)] he rgh o lber a  eur of pero   lu g
freeom from arbrar arre a  ee o (ar 9;9) he rgh of
pero  eprve of her lber o be reae wh huma  a 
wh repe for he  here  g  of he huma pero (ar.
g0;g0) prohbo of mpro me  merel o he grou  of
 abl o fulfl a o raual oblgao (ar. gg) lber of
moveme  a  freeom o hooe o e
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rgh o be free o leave a  ou r  lu g o e
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g2(2)] he rgh o o be arbrarl eprve of he rgh o e er

Vhe pl bewee he YCCP a  he YCESC  refleve of


he o go g ebae bewee hoe who beleve ha huma rgh
ough o be u veral a  hoe who a ha he are ulurall
relave. Vh Y +(+  + Y+  ebae owe o he fa
ha evelope Weer ae ma a ha vl a  polal rgh
mu be affore proeo alo ge eo om oal a  ulural
rgh a  uh a ar mu be he ame all over he worl.
Culural relav o he oher ha  beleve ha he proeo of
rgh  a maer relave o he ulure of a parular oe. Vhe
oable ahere  of h vew (ma l he ro gma ruler of a
lke ahahr a  Lee Kua - ew) beleve ha for example a
ommu e o o f   objeo able o arfe a meaure of
her vl a  polal rgh  favor of eo om rgh  epeall f
eo om evelopme  woul reul o be ef aru g o he
e re ommu  (a  he argue are ommu ara  aure
whle Weer er are  vual  ore ao  he e he refual
o erogae vl a  polal rgh eve for he ake of olleve

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20;g6) he rgh o peaeful aembl (ar. 2g) he rgh o freeom
of aoao (ar. 22) he rgh o marr freel o fou  a faml
a  o equal rgh a  repo ble of poue a o marrage
ur g marrage a  a  oluo (ar. 23;g7) he rgh of he
hl o peal proeo whou rm ao ; he rgh o be
regere upo brh a  he rgh o a ao al (ar. 24;g8) he
rgh o popular parpao  publ affar; he rgh o voe 
pero eleo  b u veral a  equal uffrage a  ere ballo
a well a he rgh o have ae o publ erve (ar. 25;g9) he
rgh o equal before he law a  he equal proeo of he law
(ar. 26;20) a  he rgh of m ore o e jo her ow ulure
relgo a  la guage (ar. 27.2g).


 
 
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29
Claue . Vhe r o o  ha gover he rgh of he Sae
pare o reor o erogao  from her legal oblgao  u er
a rle are
(g) he o o of a publ emerge  whh hreae  he lfe of
he ao . Vhe Sae par e vag g a erogao mu be fa g a
uao of exepo al hrea ha jeopar e he ao
 lfe hu
exlu g m or or eve more erou urba e ha o o
affe he fu o  g of he Sae
 emora  uo  or
people
 lve  ge eral.
(2) he o o of offal prolamao he exe e of a publ
emerge  whh hreae  he lfe of he ao mu be offall
prolame.  wa expla e ur g he raf g of arle 4 he
purpoe hereof wa o preve  Sae from eroga g arbrarl
from her oblgao  u er he Cove a  whe uh a ao wa
o warra e b eve 30.
(3) he o o of o -erogabl of era oblgao . rle
4(2) of he Cove a  e umerae ome rgh from whh o
erogao a ever be mae eve  he re of uao . Vhee
rgh are he rgh o lfe (ar. 6) he rgh o freeom from orure
or ruel  huma or egra g reame  or pu hme  (ar. 7)
he rgh o freeom from laver he lave-rae a  ervue (ar.

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8(g) a  (2)) he rgh o o be mpro e merel o he grou  of


 abl o fulfl a o raual oblgao (ar. gg) he prohbo of
ex po fao law (ar. g5) he rgh o legal pero al (ar. g6)
a  lal he rgh o freeom of hough o e e a  relgo
(ar. g8). owever  follow from he work of he uma gh
Commee ha   o poble o o lue a o raro ha
beaue a pef rgh  o le  arle 4(2)  a eearl
be erogae from. Co eque l ome rgh ma o be
erogae from beaue he are o ere o be  here  o he
Cove a  a a whole; o e uh example  he rgh o jual
remee  o eo wh arre a  ee o  a e ou 
arle 9(3) a  (4); oher ma alo be o -erogable beaue he
are  pe able o he effeve e jome  of he rgh ha are
expll le  arle 4(2) uh a he rgh o a far ral for
pero  hreae e wh he eah pe al. Vhe Commee ha
furher hel u er he Opo al Proool o he YCCP ha he rgh
o be re b a  epe e  a  mparal rbu al  a abolue
rgh ha ma uffer o exepo .
(4) he o o of r ee. Vh o o mea  ha he
Sae par a o l ake meaure eroga g from  oblgao 
u er he ... Cove a  o he exe  rl requre b he
exge e of he uao ; a ompare o he or ar lmao
provo  eal wh above he o o of r ee
ompel a arrow o ruo of he pr ple of proporo al 
ha he leglave meaure ake mu a uh be rl requre
b he exge e of he emerge  uao ; a  eo l a 
 vual meaure ake o he ba of ha leglao mu
lkewe be rl proporo ae. Y  hu eear o o er
wheher he meaure o er e are rl requre  orer o
eal wh he emerge  uao .
(5) he o o of o e  wh oher  er ao al legal
oblgao . O he ba of h o o  he uma gh
Commee   pr ple auhor e o exam e wheher meaure
of erogao mgh be u lawful a be g  o e  wh oher
 er ao al reae uh a for  a e oher reae for he
proeo of he  vual or eve  er ao al huma ara law
or uomar  er ao al law.
(6) he o o of o -rm ao . Vhe meaure of erogao
ma o  volve rm ao olel o he grou  of rae olour
ex la guage relgo or oal org  (ar. 4(g)  f e). Vh  a
mpora  o o  e   parularl  emerge  uao 
ha here  a rk of mpo g rm aor meaure whh have
o objeve a  reao able jufao .
(7) he o o of  er ao al ofao . Y orer o aval elf
of he rgh of erogao  a Sae par mu lal alo fulfll he
o o  e ou  arle 4(3) of he Cove a  b mmeael
ubm g a ofao of erogao o he oher Sae pare
hrough he Serear-Ge eral. Y h ofao  mu erbe
he provo  from whh  ha erogae a  ... he reao  b
whh  wa auae. eo  ofao mu be ubme o
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reoure wh a vew o ahev g progrevel he full real ao
of he rgh reog  e  he ... Cove a  b all approprae mea 
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2(g)). lhough he Cove a  hu prove for progreve
real ao a  ak owlege he o ra  ue o lm of
avalable reoure he Commee o Eo om Soal a 
Culural gh empha e  Ge eral Comme  ?o. 3 ha  alo
mpoe varou oblgao  whh are of mmeae effe. Y he
vew of he Commee wo of hee are of parular mpora e
amel fr he u erak g  arle 2(2) o guara ee ha he
rgh e u ae  he ... Cove a  wll be exere whou
rm ao  o era pef grou ; a  eo  he
u erak g  arle 2(g) o ake ep
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qualfe or lme b oher o erao . Y oher wor whle
he full real ao of he releva  rgh ma be aheve
progrevel ep owar ha goal mu be ake wh a
reao abl hor me afer he Cove a 
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he rgh o e jo ju a  favorable o o  of work  lu g
far remu erao for work of equal value whou  o of a 
k  (ar. 7); he rgh o form rae u o  a  jo he rae u o
of o e
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o be freel e ere  o; maer  proeo ; proeo a 
aa e o hlre a  ou g pero  (ar. g0); rgh o a
aequae a ar of lv g  lu g aequae foo loh g a 
hou g a  o he o  uou mproveme  of lv g o o 
(ar. gg); he rgh o he hghe aa able a ar of phal a 
me al healh (ar. g2); he rgh o euao (ar. g3;35); he
u erak g o evelop eale pla  of ao where ompulor
prmar euao  o e eure (ar. g4;36); he rgh o ake
par  ulural lfe o e jo he be ef of e f progre a  o
be ef from he proeo of he moral a  maeral  ere
reul g from a  e f lerar or ar prouo of whh
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guara ee b he Cove a  o l o uh lmao  a are
eerm e b law o l  o far a h ma be ompable wh he
aure of hee rgh a  olel for he purpoe of promo g he
ge eral welfare  a emora oe. Furhermore lmao 
rela g o he exere of pef rgh are alo o a e  arle
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ubm repor o he meaure whh he have aope a  he
progre mae  ahev g he oberva e of he rgh reog  e
here  a    he U? Eo om a  Soal Cou l ha  formall
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g6(2)(a)). owever  e he earl arra geme  for exam  g he
pero repor were o afaor he Cou l reae  g985
he Commee o Eo om Soal a  Culural gh a a orga
of  epe e  exper parallel o he uma gh Commee e
up u er he YCCP. Vhe Commee o  of eghee member
who erve  her  vual apa.   he ae wh he uma
gh Commee he repor ubme b he Sae pare are
o ere  publ mee g a   he pree e of
repree ave of he Sae par o er e. Vhe uo 
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alogue o ha he Commee member a ge a fuller pure of
he uao preval g  he ou r o er e hereb e abl g
hem o make he omme  he beleve mo approprae for he
mo effeve mpleme ao of he oblgao  o a e  he
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Srpka op a Prjeor (Serb u pal of Prjeor). uharem
?e rev he Eor- -Chef of ao Prjeor a he me wa
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g992. Whe he arrve he rao ao wa urrou e b


oler. lomr Sak who before he ake-over ha bee Me
Charma of he u pal embl a  aferwar beame he
Charma of he Serb u pal embl expla e o he rao
wha ha happe e a  he SDS'  e o  wh regar o Prjeor
mu pal. Vhe aak o he earb ow of Ko ara o 24 a
g992 whh  lue wo a of arller barrage a  a aaul b
a meha e brgae of roop reule  he kll g of ome 800
vla  ou of a populao of arou  4000. Whe he ow ha
bee apure he Bo a Serb fore proeee o rou  up a 
rve ou of he area o foo he e re o -Serb populao . Dur g
he oure of he eh  lea  g of Ko ara ma  more vla 
were beae  robbe a  murere b Bo a Serb paramlar
a  mlar fore.
Dur g he oupao of Ko ara Duko Va
parpae  he olleo a  fore ra fer of vla .  he
refugee were here ow he ol Prjeor-Ba ja Luka roa  he
reo of Ko arua ma  of hem were  gle ou a  o e
remove from he olum  were ho b member of he Bo a
Serb fore. fer he ake-over of Prjeor a  he oul g area
he Serb fore o f e houa  of ulm a  Croa vla  
he Omarka Keraerm a  Vr opolje amp. Vhe eablhme  of
hee amp wa par of he Greaer Serba pla  o expel o Serb from he Prjeor u pal. Dur g o f eme  boh male
a  female pro er were ubjee o evere mreame  whh
 lue bea g exual aaul orure a  exeuo . Vhe
were alo ubjee o egra g phologal abue b be g
fore o p o he ulm flag  g Serba ao al o g or o
gve he Serba hree-f gere alue. Dr k g waer a Omarka
wa ofe e e o he pro er for lo g pero a  wa  a 
eve  u uable for huma o umpo  au g k e. Vhere
wa ver lle  he wa of lavaore; pro er ha o wa hour
before be g allowe o ue hem a  omeme rke be g
beae f he ake o ue hem. Pro er were ofe fore o
efeae a  ur ae  her room. Vhere were o effeve
wah g fale a  me a  her lohe qukl beame flh
a  k eae were prevale  a were aue ae of arrhoea
a  e er. Vhe rowe room were fl g  he ummer hea
a  ofe guar refue o ope w ow  room rowe o
overflow g or ema e he ha  g over of a  poeo 
pro er ha ma age o rea a he pre of a ope w ow or
a pla jar of waer.
O 7 a g997 he Vral Chamber re ere  jugme 
o v g Duko Va o he ba of  vual rm al
repo bl (rle 7(g) of he Saue of he Vrbu al) wh (g)
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polal raal a  or relgou grou ;  huma e a) a  (2)
Molao  of he law or uom of war (rle 3 hereof - ruel
reame ). e wa mee ou a pro e e e of 20 ear. Boh
he Defe e a  he Proeuo appeale he Vral Chamber

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ha here ha bee a e al of he rgh o a far ral a  ha here
ha bee a make of fa. Vhe Proeuo rae ue of
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rle 5 alo lea o he o luo ha ge erall peak g h
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propoo . Vhe am of hoe raf g he Saue wa o make all
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leav g oue h la all he poble  a e of erou a 
weprea or ema rme aga  vla  o aou  o l of
her lak g a rm aor  e . For example a rm aor
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 rm ae vole e  e e o prea error amo g a vla
populao a a rme aga  huma . foror he obje a 
purpoe of rle 5 woul be hware were  o be uggee ha
he rm aor grou  requre are lme o he fve grou 
pu forh b he Serear-Ge eral  h epor a  ake up (wh
he ao   o e ae of he furher grou  of ge er)  he
aeme  mae  he Seur Cou l b hree of  member.
Suh a  erpreao of rle 5 woul reae g fa  lau ae
b fal g o proe vm group o overe b he le
rm aor grou . Vhe expere e of ?a  Germa 
emo rae ha rme aga  huma  ma be omme o
rm aor grou  oher ha hoe e umerae  rle 5 (h)
uh a phal or me al abl age or  frm or exual
prefere e. Smlarl he exerm ao of la e eme  he
Sove U o ur g he g930 (amel a  he ae of ?a 
o u before he Seo  Worl War a ourre e ha ook
plae  me of peae o  me of arme o fl) a  he
eporao of he urba euae of Camboa u er he Khmer
ouge bewee g975-g979 prove oher  a e whh woul
o fall u er he amb of rme aga  huma  bae o he
r e umerao of rm aor grou  uggee b he
Serear-Ge eral  h epor.
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he Empre of Japa (he e re l of aroe wa e  he
eo a    lo g. Mer lo g.) a hav g bee omme ur g
he e re pero mmeael pree g a  ur g he Worl War
YY. Vhe jugme  of he Vrbu al fr l ow all he oure of
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a  all ao  ha he oupe ur g he war uh oblgao 
hav g bee fou  o have bee breahe. Vhee oblgao 
ogeher wh her orrepo  g oure are
g. Oblgao  o preerve he erroral a  am rave
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U e Sae Delarao of g90g
Ye  ?oe of g908
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2. Oblgao  o preerve for he worl he pr ple of equal
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Ye  ?oe of g908
? e-Power Vrea of g922

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3. Oblgao  o uppre he ma ufaure raff   a  ue of


opum a  a alogou rug.
Opum Co ve o of g9g2
League of ?ao  of g925
Opum Co ve o of g93g
4. Oblgao  o repe he error of Power  eree  he
Paf.
Four-Power Vrea of g92g
?oe o ?eherla  a  Porugal of g926
Cove a  of he League of ?ao  of g920

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5. Vhe Y rume  of Surre er whh prove ha he


Delarao of Poam wll be gve effe mpoe he
o o ha Co ve o al War Crme a reog  e b
 er ao al law a he ae of he Delarao (26 Jul
g945) woul be he o l rme proeue;
6. Kll g  he oure of bellgere  operao  exep 
o far a he o ue volao  of he rule of warfare
or he law a  uom of war are he ormal  e  of
war a  are o murer;
7. Several of he aue be g pro er of war are rable
b our maral a prove b he Ge eva Co ve o
g929 a  o b h Vrbu al.

5. Oblgao  o keep  volae he error of eural Power.


Vo hee efe e he Vrbu al quoe he ame paage  he
?uremberg Vrbu al eo before whh he ame halle ge
were rae b Germa war offal. Vhe paage rea

ague M of g907
6. Oblgao  o olve pue bewee
mea  or meao  or arbrao .

ao  b ploma

Ye  ?oe of g908


Four-Power Vrea of g92g
? e-Power Vrea of g922
ague of g907
Pa of Par of g928
7. Oblgao  eg e o e ure he paf eleme  of
 er ao al pue.
ague of g899
ague of g907
Pa of Par of g928
8. Oblgao o gve prevou war  g before omme  g
hole.
ague YYY of g907
9. Oblgao  relave o huma e o u  warfare.
ague YM of g907 Ge eva e Cro of g929
Ge eva P.O.W. of g9g9
Y ao  he releva  pr ple of  er ao al law e u ae 
he eo of he Vrbu al were hoe mae  repo e o he
juro al halle ge poe b he aue Japa ee war offal.
Vhee juro al efe e are
g. Vhe lle Power a g hrough he Supreme
Comma er have o auhor o  lue  he Charer of
he Vrbu al a  o eg ae a juable "Crme aga 
Peae" (rle 5(a));
2. ggreve war  o per e llegal a  he Pa of Par
of g928 re ou  g war a a  rume  of ao al pol
oe o e large he mea  g of war rme or o ue
war a rme;
3. War  he a of a ao for whh here  o  vual
repo bl u er  er ao al law;
4. Vhe provo  of he Charer are "ex po fao"
leglao a  herefore llegal;

Vhe Charer  Y
Y   Y Y  Y  Y
V +' o a arbrar exere of power o he par
of he vorou ao  bu  he expreo of
 er ao al law ex g a he me of  reao . Vhe
queo  wha wa he legal effe of h pa (Pa of
Par ugu 27 g928) Vhe ?ao  who g e he pa
or ahere o  u o o all o em e reoure o
war for he fuure a a  rume  of pol a  exprel
re ou e . fer he g  g of he pa a  ao
reor g o war a a  rume  of ao al pol break
he pa. Y he op o of he Vrbu al he olem
re u ao of war a a  rume  of ao al pol
eearl  volve he propoo ha uh a war 
llegal   er ao al law; a  ha hoe who pla a 
wage uh a war wh   evable a  errble
o eque e are omm g a rme  o o g. Vhe
pr ple of  er ao al law whh u er era
ruma e proe he repree ave of a ae
a o be apple o a whh are o em e a
rm al b  er ao al law. Vhe auhor of hee a
a o heler hemelve beh  her offal poo 
orer o be free from pu hme   approprae
proee g. Vhe maxm ' ullum rme  e lege'  o a
lmao of overeg  bu   ge eral a pr ple of
jue. Vo aer ha   u ju o pu h hoe who 
efa e of reae a  aura e have aake
eghbour g ae whou war  g  obvoul u rue
for  uh ruma e he aaker mu k ow ha he
 o g wro g a  o far from  be g u ju o pu h
hm  woul be u ju f h wro g were allowe o go
u pu he. Vhe Charer pefall prove . . . 'he fa
ha a efe a  ae purua  o orer of h
Gover me  or of a uperor hall o free hm from
repo bl bu ma be o ere  mgao of
pu hme .' Vh provo   o form wh he law
of all ao  . . . Vhe rue e whh  fou   var g
egree  he rm al law of mo ao   o he
exe e of he orer bu wheher moral hoe wa 
fa poble.
Vhe Vrbu al alo eablhe he rao ale for hol g repo ble
gover me  offal for he ll-reame  of pro er ur g he
war. Y pla g he bure of e ur g he proper reame  of
pro er upo he gover me  (raher ha merel he mlar
offer auall e gage  war  he fel) of he ae hol g
hem  ee o  he Vrbu al rao ae

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Pro er ake  war a  vla  er ee are  he


power of he Gover me  whh apure hem. Vh wa
o alwa he ae. For he la wo e ure however
h poo ha bee reog e a  he uomar law
o h effe wa formall emboe  he ague
Co ve o ?o. YM  g907 a  repeae  he Ge eva
Pro er of War Co ve o of g929. epo bl for he
are of pro er of war a  of vla  er ee (all of
who we wll refer o a "pro er") re herefore wh
he Gover me  hav g hem  poeo . Vh
repo bl  o lme o he u of mere
ma e a e bu exe  o he preve o of
mreame . Y parular a of  huma  o
pro er whh are forbe b he uomar law of
ao  a well a b o ve o  are o be preve e b
he Gover me  hav g repo bl for he pro er.
Y he harge of hee ue o pro er Gover me 
mu have reor o pero . Y ee he Gover me 
repo ble  h e e are hoe pero  who re
a  o rol he fu o  of Gover me . Y h ae a 
 he above regar we are o er e wh he member
of he Japa ee Cab e. Vhe u o pro er  o a
mea  gle oblgao a upo a polal abrao . Y
 a pef u o be performe  he fr ae b hoe
pero  who o ue he Gover me . Y he mulue
of ue a  ak  volve  moer gover me  here
 of ee a elaborae em of ubvo a 
elegao of ue. Y he ae of he u of
Gover me  o pro er hel b hem  me of war
hoe pero  who o ue he Gover me  have he
pr pal a  o  u g repo bl for her pro er
eve hough he elegae he ue of ma e a e a 
proeo o oher.
Y ge eral he repo bl for pro er hel b Japa
ma be ae o have ree upo
g. ember of he Gover me ;
2. lar or ?aval Offer  omma  of formao 
hav g pro er  her poeo ;
3. Offal  hoe eparme  whh were
o er e wh he well-be g of pro er;
4. Offal wheher vla  mlar or aval hav g
re a  mmeae
o rol of pro er.
Y  he u of all hoe o whom repo bl re o
eure proper reame  of pro er a  o preve  her
ll-reame  b eablh g a  eur g he o  uou
a  effe  work g of a em approprae for hee
purpoe. Suh pero  fal  h u a  beome
repo ble for ll-reame  of pro er f
g. Vhe fal o eablh uh a em.
2. Yf hav g eablhe uh a em he fal o
eure  o  ue a  effe  work g.
Eah of uh pero  ha a u o aera ha he
em  work g a  f he egle o o o he 

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repo ble. e oe o harge h u b merel


 u g a approprae em a  hereafer
egle g o lear of  applao . rm Comma er
or a  er of War for example mu be a he ame
pa  o e ure obee e o h orer  h repe a
he woul  repe of oher orer he ha ue o
maer of he fr mpora e.
?everhele uh pero  are o repo ble f a proper
em a   o  uou effe  fu o  g be
prove for a  o ve o al war rme be omme
u le
g. Vhe ha k owlege ha uh rme were be g
omme a  hav g uh k owlege he fale o
ake uh ep a were wh her power o
preve  he ommo of uh rme  he fuure or
2. Vhe are a faul  hav g rale o aqure uh
k owlege.
Yf uh a pero ha or houl bu for eglge e or
up e e have ha uh k owlege he  o exue
for  ao f h Offe requre or perme hm o ake
a  ao o preve  uh rme. O he oher ha   
o e ough for he exulpao of a pero  oherwe
repo ble for hm o how ha he aepe aura e
from oher more rel aoae wh he o rol of
he pro er f hav g regar o he poo of hoe
oher o he freque  of repor of uh rme or o
a  oher ruma e he houl have bee pu upo
furher e qur a o wheher hoe aura e were rue
or u rue. Vha rme are oorou umerou a 
weprea a o me a  plae are maer o be
o ere  mpu g k owlege.
member of a Cab e whh ollevel a o e of he
pr pal orga  of he Gover me   repo ble for he
are of pro er  o abolve from repo bl f
hav g k owlege of he ommo of he rme  he
e e alrea ue a  om g or fal g o eure
he ak g of meaure o preve  he ommo of uh
rme  he fuure he ele o o  ue a a member of
he Cab e. Vh  he poo eve hough he
Deparme  of whh he ha he harge  o rel
o er e wh he are of pro er. Cab e member
ma reg . Yf he ha k owlege of ll-reame  of
pro er bu ele o rema  he Cab e hereb
o  u g o parpae   olleve repo bl for
proeo of pro er he wll gl aume repo bl
for a  ll-reame   he fuure.
rm of ?av Comma er a  b orer eure proper
reame  a  preve  ll-reame  of pro er. So a
 er of War a  of he ?av. f rme are omme
aga  pro er u er her o rol of he lkel
oura e of whh he ha or houl have ha
k owlege  ava e he are repo ble for hoe
rme. Yf for example  be how ha wh he u 
u er h omma  o ve o al war rme have bee
omme of whh he k ew or houl have k ow  a
omma er who ake o aequae ep o preve  he
ourre e of uh rme  he fuure wll be repo ble
for uh fuure rme.

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Deparme  Offal hav g k owlege of ll-reame  of


pro er are o repo ble b reao of her falure o
reg ; bu f her fu o   lue he am rao of
he em of proeo of pro er a  f he ha or
houl have ha k owlege of rme a   oh g
effeve o he exe  of her power o preve  her
ourre e  he fuure ha he are repo ble for uh
fuure rme.
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Vhe ral reule from he war rme a  oher aroe
mpue o Germa war offal ur g he Worl War YY. Lke he
Voko War Crme Vrbu al he eo of he Vrbu al 
?uremberg l ow (a le gh) all he aroe allegel
omme b Germa  ur g he war parularl  Europea
ae ha he have oupe a  aga  he Jewh people who
have beome prmar vm of  ra  ampag . For he
purpoe of  er ao al law he follow g are ome of he
ee al pr ple e u ae b he Vrbu al  repo e o he
varou efe e rae b he aue Germa war offal.
g.c FYSV DEFE?SE Vhe huma ara law provo  of he
ague Co ve o o o appl beaue ome of he
ae who parpae  he War were o pare o he
Co ve o . Vhe Vrbu al reje h propoo a 
aegorall ae ha he provo  of he ague
Co ve o are arulao  of uomar  er ao al
law rela g o warfare a  o all ae are bou  o hem
regarle of o ve o al oblgao 
Y  argue ha he ague Co ve o oe o
appl  h ae beaue of he "ge eral
parpao " laue  rle 2 of he ague
Co ve o of g907. Vha laue prove
"Vhe provo  o a e  he regulao 
(ule of La  Warfare referre o  rle g a
well a  he pree  Co ve o o o appl
exep bewee o ra g power a  he
o l f all he bellgere  are pare o he
Co ve o ."
Several of he bellgere   he ree  war
were o pare o h Co ve o .
Y he op o of he Vrbu al   o eear
o ee h queo . Vhe rule of la  warfare
expree  he Co ve o u oubel
repree e a ava e over ex g
 er ao al law a he me of her aopo .
Bu he Co ve o exprel ae ha  wa
a aemp " o reve he ge eral law a 
uom of war" whh  hu reog e o be
he ex g bu b g939 hee rule la ow
 he Co ve o were reog e b all vle
ao  a  were regare a be g elaraor
of he law a  uom of war whh are
referre o  rle 6 (b) of he Charer.
2.c SECO?D DEFE?SE Vhe rule of warfare eae o be
applable b he me he oupe errore were
 orporae  o Germa  beaue b he  he are o
be reae a Germa error a  Germa  a hooe
o eal wh uh errore a hough he were par of .

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Vhe Vrbu al reje h argume  a g ha he


or e of ubjugao  o applable a lo g a here
rema  a fore of rea e wh he oupe
errore a  a lo g a uh errore were o
uffe l how o have bee  orporae  o he
oup g power hrough eve e
furher ubmo wa mae ha Germa 
wa o lo ger bou  b he rule of la  warfare
 ma  of he errore oupe ur g he
war beaue Germa  ha ompleel
ubjugae hoe ou re a   orporae
hem  o he Germa eh a fa whh gave
Germa  auhor o eal wh he oupe
ou re a hough he were par of Germa .
Y he vew of he Vrbu al   u eear 
h ae o ee wheher h or e of
ubjugao  epe e  a   upo mlar
o que ha a  applao where he
ubjugao  he reul of he rme of
aggreve war. Vhe or e wa ever
o ere o be applable o lo g a here wa
a arm  he fel aemp g o reore he
oupe ou re o her rue ow er a  
h ae herefore he or e oul o appl
o a  errore oupe afer he g
Sepember g939.  o he war rme
omme  Bohema a  orava   a
uffe  a wer ha hee errore were
ever ae o he eh bu a mere
proeorae wa eablhe over hem.
3.c VYD DEFE?SE Vhere were omme o rme aga 
huma  ur g he war. Vhe Vrbu al o l parl
agree wh h beaue here wa o uffe 
eve e o eablh ha before g939 rme aga 
huma  have bee omme. owever afer g939
rme aga  huma  have u oubel bee
omme eher hrough (g) war rme whh are alo
rme aga  huma  or (2) rme omme  he
exeuo of a aggreve war he laer be g u er he
juro of he Vrbu al a  a uh woul alo
o ue rme aga  huma 
Wh regar o rme aga  huma  here  o oub
whaever ha polal oppo e  were murere  Germa 
before he war a  ha ma  of hem were kep  o e rao
amp  ruma e of grea horror a  ruel. Vhe pol of
error wa era l arre ou o a va ale a   ma  ae
wa orga e a  ema. Vhe pol of pereuo  repreo
a  murer of vla   Germa  before he war of g939 who
were lkel o be hole o he Gover me  wa mo ruhlel
arre ou. Vhe pereuo of Jew ur g he ame pero 
eablhe beo  all oub. Vo o ue rme aga  huma 
he a rele o before he oubreak of war mu have bee 
exeuo of or  o eo wh a  rme wh he juro
of he Vrbu al. Vhe Vrbu al  of he op o ha revol g a 
horrble a ma  of hee rme were  ha o bee afaorl
prove ha he were o e  exeuo of or  o eo wh
a  uh rme. Vhe Vrbu al herefore a o make a ge eral
elarao ha he a before g939 were rme aga  huma 
wh he mea  g of he Charer bu from he beg  g of he
war  g939 war rme were omme o a va ale whh were
alo rme aga  huma ; a   ofar a he  huma e a
harge  he Y me  a  omme afer he beg  g of he

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war  o o ue war rme he were all omme 


exeuo of or  o eo wh he aggreve war a 
herefore o ue rme aga  huma .
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Vhe ome Saue eablhe he Y er ao al Crm al Cour. Vh
wa o e o o reae a perma e  rbu al whh woul eal wh
grave rme ha hreae he peae eur a  well-be g of he
worl. Vh Vrbu al hall be +YY  o ao al rm al
juro .
PV g ESVBLYSE?V OF VE COUV
r g Eablhe he YCC a a perma e   uo hav g
juro over mo erou rme of ao al o er a  hall
be ompleme ar o ao al rm al juro .

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(e) Ympro me  or oher evere eprvao of phal


lber  volao of
fu ame al rule of  er ao al law;
(f) Vorure;
(g) ape exual laver e fore prouo  fore
preg a  e fore erl ao 
or a  oher form of exual vole e of omparable
grav;
(h) Pereuo aga  a  e fable group or
ollev o polal raal ao al
eh  ulural relgou ge er a ef e  paragraph
3 or oher grou  ha are u verall
reog  e a mpermble u er  er ao al law 
o eo wh a  a referre o  h
paragraph or a  rme wh he juro of he
Cour;
() E fore appeara e of pero ;
(j) Vhe rme of aparhe;
(k) Oher  huma e a of a mlar haraer  e o all
au g grea uffer g or
erou  jur o bo or o me al or phal healh.

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a  2 he Proeuor o lue ha he
  
c
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 for a  vegao  he or he
hall
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. Vh hall o
prelue he Proeuor from o er g furher  formao
ubme o hm or her regar g he ame uao  he lgh of
ew fa or eve e.
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?o  vegao or proeuo ma be omme e or proeee
wh u er h Saue for a pero of g2 mo h afer he .$
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he U e ?ao  ha 0ccccc $; ha
reque ma be re ewe b he Cou l u er he ame o o .
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(a) Y  
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u able ge u el o arr ou he  vegao or
proeuo ;
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 over  a  he Sae ha ee o o
proeue he pero o er e  he eo
reule from he u wll g e or  abl of he Sae
ge u el o proeue;
() Vhe c$$cccc
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$$ whh  he ubje of he ompla  a  a ral
b he Cour  o perme u er arle 20 paragraph
3;
() Vhe $c
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c
 o juf furher
ao b he Cour.
2. Y orer o eerm e 

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hall o er hav g
regar o he pr ple of ue proe reog  e b  er ao al
law wheher o e or more of he follow g ex a applable

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(a) Vhe proee g mae o hel he pero o er e


from rm al repo bl
(b) Vhere ha bee a u jufe ela  he proee g
() Vhe proee g were o or are o be g o ue
 epe e l or mparall
3. Y orer o eerm e


  a parular ae he Cour hall
o er wheher ue o a cc
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c  he Sae   o
oba he aue or he eear eve e a  emo  or
oherwe u able o arr ou  proee g.
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g. Exep a prove  h Saue o pero hall be
re before he Cour wh repe o o u whh
forme he ba of rme for whh he pero ha bee
o ve or aque b he Cour.
2. ?o pero hall be re b a oher our for a rme
referre o  arle 5 for whh ha pero ha alrea
bee o ve or aque b he Cour.
3. ?o pero who ha bee re b a oher our for
o u alo prorbe u er arle 6 7 or 8 hall be
re b he Cour wh repe o he ame o u u le
he proee g  he oher our
(a) Were for he purpoe of hel g he pero
o er e from rm al repo bl for rme
wh he juro of he Cour; or
(b) Oherwe were o o ue
 epe e l or mparall  aora e wh
he orm of ue proe reog  e b
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ma er whh  he ruma e wa
 o e  wh a  e  o br g he pero
o er e o jue.
rle 2g '
$cc
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g. Vhe Cour hall appl
(a) Y he fr plae h Saue " c c
cc

cc c $cc"
$;c
(b) Y he eo  plae where approprae 
$c

ccc
$
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c
 lu g he eablhe pr ple of he  er ao al
law of arme o fl;
() Fal g ha c
$
c c erve b he
Cour from ao al law of legal em of he worl
 lu g a approprae he ao al law of Sae ha
woul ormall exere juro over he rme
prove ha hoe pr ple are o  o e  wh
h Saue a  wh  er ao al law a   er ao all
reog  e orm a  a ar.

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ge er a ef e  arle 7 paragraph 3 age rae olour


la guage relgo or belef polal or oher op o  ao al
eh  or oal org  wealh brh or oher au.

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pu h g )
Vhe ef o of a rme hall be rl o rue a  hall o be
exe e b a alog. Y ae of ambgu he ef o hall be
 erpree  favour of he pero be g  vegae proeue
or o ve.
rle 23 cc
cc
pero o ve b he Cour ma be pu he o l 
aora e wh h Saue.
rle 24 9$

c
cc
c
g. ?o pero hall be rm all repo ble u er h
Saue for o u pror o he e r  o fore of he
Saue.
2. Y he eve  of a ha ge  he law applable o a gve
ae pror o a f al jugeme  he law more favourable o
he pero be g  vegae proeue or o ve
hall appl.
rle 25 Y

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c


c
Y aora e wh h Saue a pero hall be rm all
repo ble a  lable for pu hme  for a rme wh he
juro of he Cour f ha pero
(a) 
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wh a oher or hrough a oher pero  regarle of
wheher ha oher pero  rm all repo ble;
(b) -,c
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c c$cc
$
 whh  fa our or  aempe;
() For he purpoe of fala g he ommo of uh a
rme 
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 aempe ommo   lu g prov g he mea 
for  ommo ;
() Y a  oher wa $
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cc
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 of uh a rme b a group of
pero  a g wh a ommo purpoe. Suh o rbuo
hall be  e o al a  hall eher
() Be mae wh he am of furher g he
rm al av or rm al purpoe of he
group where uh av or purpoe  volve
he ommo of a rme wh he juro
of he Cour; or

2. Vhe Cour cc


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() Be mae  he k owlege of he  e o of


he group o omm he rme;

3. Vhe applao a   erpreao of law purua  o h arle


mu be o e  wh  er ao all reog  e huma rgh
a  be whou a  avere  o fou e o grou  uh a

(e) Y repe of he rme of $


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bee $cc reul g from a hrea of


mm e  eah or of o  u g or mm e 
erou bol harm aga  ha pero or
a oher pero  a  he pero a eearl
a  reao abl o avo h hrea prove
ha he pero oe o  e  o aue a
greaer harm ha he o e ough o be avoe.
Suh a hrea ma eher be

(f) '  o omm uh a rme b ak g ao ha


omme e  exeuo b mea  of a uba al ep
cc$
ccc$$ beaue of $
$ $c

c cc:c

. owever a
pero who aba o  he effor o omm he rme or
oherwe preve  he ompleo of he rme hall o
be lable for pu hme  u er h Saue for he
aemp o omm ha rme f ha pero ompleel
a  volu arl gave up he rm al purpoe.
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c cc c


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Vhe rme wh he juro of he Cour hall o be ubje o
a  aue of
lmao .

() ae b oher pero ; or


() Co ue b oher ruma e
beo  ha pero ' o rol.
rle 32 #
c c $cc
c cc
g. make of fa hall be a grou  for exlu g rm al
repo bl o l f  egae he me al eleme 
requre b he rme.

rle 30 #c c


2. make of law a o wheher a parular pe of
o u  a rme wh he juro of he Cour hall
o be a grou  for exlu g rm al repo bl.
make of law ma however be a grou 

g. U le oherwe prove a pero hall be rm all


repo ble a  lable for pu hme  for a rme wh
he juro of he Cour o l f he maeral eleme 
are omme 
c
cc.
2. For he purpoe of h arle a pero ha  e 
where
(a) Y relao o o u ha pero mea  o
e gage  he o u;
(b) Y relao o a o eque e ha pero
mea  o aue ha o eque e or  aware
ha  wll our  he or ar oure of eve .
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cc$
$ $c1
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c$$  he
or ar oure of eve . "K ow" a  "k ow gl" hall be
o rue aor gl.
rle 3g c c1$
c$

c


c
g. Y ao o oher grou  for exlu g rm al
repo bl prove for  h Saue a pero hall
o be rm all repo ble f a he me of ha
pero ' o u
(a) Vhe pero uffer from a c

(b) Vhe pero   a c c
1
$
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1
$
u er uh ruma e ha he pero k ew
or regare he rk ha a a reul of he
 oxao  he or he wa lkel o e gage 
o u o u g a rme wh he
juro of he Cour;
() Vhe pero a reao abl c c
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c cccc,c
cc$c c
c$
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$c
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c ccccccc
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c

 aga  a mm e  a c
u lawful ue of fore  a ma er proporo ae
o he egree of a ger o he pero or he
ohercpero or proper proee.
() Vhe o u whh  allege o o ue a
rme wh he juro of he Cour ha

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c cc
c
g. Vhe fa ha a rme wh he juro of he Cour
ha bee omme b a pero
purua  o a c cc  cc cc

wheher mlar or vla  hall o
releve ha pero of rm al repo bl u le
(a) Vhe pero wa ccc

 o
obe orer of he Gover me  or he
uperor  queo ;
(b) Vhe pero 
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() Vhe ccc 
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2. For he purpoe of h arle orer o omm
ge oe or rme aga  huma  are
ma fel u lawful.

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r. 2. Y ao o he provo  whh hall be mpleme e 
peaeme he pree  Co ve o hall appl o all ae of
elare war or of a  oher arme o fl whh ma are
bewee wo or more of he gh Co ra g Pare eve f he
ae of war  o reog  e b o e of hem.

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Vhe Co ve o hall alo appl o all ae of paral or oal


oupao of he error of a gh Co ra g Par eve f he
a oupao mee wh o arme rea e.

orga  ao ma ubje o he o e  of he Pare o he


o fl o er e u erake for he proeo of wou e a 
k meal pero el a  hapla  a  for her relef.

lhough o e of he Power  o fl ma o be a par o he


pree  Co ve o  he Power who are pare hereo hall
rema bou  b   her muual relao . Vhe hall furhermore
be bou  b he Co ve o  relao o he a Power f he
laer aep a  apple he provo  hereof.

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r. g2. ember of he arme fore a  oher pero  me o e
 he follow g rle who are wou e or k hall be repee
a  proee  all ruma e.
Vhe hall be reae huma el a  are for b he Par
o he o fl  whoe power he ma be whou a  avere
 o fou e o ex rae ao al relgo  polal
op o  or a  oher mlar rera.  aemp upo her lve
or vole e o her pero  hall be rl prohbe;  parular
he hall o be murere or exerm ae ubjee o orure or
o bologal experme ; he hall o wlfull be lef whou
meal aa e a  are or hall o o  expo g hem o
o ago or  feo be reae.
O l urge  meal reao  wll auhor e pror  he
orer of reame  o be am ere.
Wome hall be reae wh all o erao ue o her
ex. Vhe Par o he o fl whh  ompelle o aba o
wou e or k o he e em hall a far a mlar o erao 
perm leave wh hem a par of  meal pero el a  maeral
o a  her are.

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r. 3. Y he ae of arme o fl o of a  er ao al haraer
ourr g  he error of o e of he gh Co ra g Pare eah
Par o he o fl hall be bou  o appl cc

  he
follow g provo 
(g) Pero  ak g o ave par  he hole  lu g
member of arme fore who have la ow her arm a  hoe
plae hor e omba b k e wou  ee o  or a  oher
aue hall  all ruma e be reae huma el whou a 
avere  o fou e o rae olour relgo or fah ex
brh or wealh or a  oher mlar rera.
Vo h e  he follow g a are a  hall rema
prohbe a a  me a   a  plae whaoever wh repe o
he above-me o e pero 
(a) vole e o lfe a  pero   parular murer of all k 
mulao  ruel reame  a  orure;
(b) ak g of hoage;
() ourage upo pero al g   parular humla g a 
egra g reame ;
() he pa g of e e e a  he arr g ou of exeuo 
whou prevou jugeme  pro ou e b a regularl o ue
our affor g all he jual guara ee whh are reog  e a
 pe able b vl e people.
(2) Vhe wou e a  k hall be ollee a  are for.
mparal huma ara bo uh a he Y er ao al
Commee of he e Cro ma offer  erve o he Pare o
he o fl.
Vhe Pare o he o fl houl furher e eavour o br g  o
fore b mea  of peal agreeme  all or par of he oher
provo  of he pree  Co ve o .
Vhe applao of he pree g provo  hall o affe he legal
au of he Pare o he o fl.
r. 4. ?eural Power hall appl b a alog he provo  of he
pree  Co ve o o he wou e a  k a  o member of
he meal pero el a  o hapla  of he arme fore of he
Pare o he o fl reeve or  er e  her error a well
a o ea pero  fou .
r. 5. For he proee pero  who have falle  o he ha  of
he e em he pree  Co ve o hall appl u l her f al
reparao .
r. 7. Wou e a  k a well a member of he meal
pero el a  hapla     Y YY  par
or  e re he rgh eure o hem b he pree  Co ve o 
a  b he peal agreeme  referre o  he forego g rle f
uh here be.
r. 9. Vhe provo  of he pree  Co ve o o ue o
obale o he huma ara ave whh he Y er ao al
Commee of he e Cro or a  oher mparal huma ara

r. g3. Vhe pree  Co ve o hall appl o he wou e a  k
belo g g o he follow g aegore
(g) ember of he arme fore of a Par o he o fl a well a
member of mla or volu eer orp form g par of uh arme
fore.
(2) ember of oher mla a  member of oher volu eer
orp  lu g hoe of orga  e rea e moveme 
belo g g o a Par o he o fl a  opera g  or oue her
ow error eve f h error  oupe prove ha uh
mla or volu eer orp  lu g uh orga  e rea e
moveme  fulfl he follow g o o 
(a) ha of be g omma e b a pero repo ble for h
ubor ae;
(b) ha of hav g a fxe  ve g reog  able a a a e;
() ha of arr g arm ope l;
() ha of o u g her operao   aora e wh he law
a  uom of war.
(3) ember of regular arme fore who profe allega e o a
Gover me  or a auhor o reog  e b he Dea  g Power.
(4) Pero  who aompa  he arme fore whou auall be g
member hereof uh a vl member of mlar arraf rew
war orrepo e  uppl o raor member of labour u  or
of erve repo ble for he welfare of he arme fore prove
ha he have reeve auhor ao from he arme fore whh
he aompa .
(5) ember of rew  lu g maer plo a  appre e of
he merha  mar e a  he rew of vl arraf of he Pare o
he o fl who o o be ef b more favourable reame 
u er a  oher provo    er ao al law.
(6) Y haba  of a o -oupe error who o he approah of
he e em po a eoul ake up arm o re he  va g fore
whou hav g ha me o form hemelve  o regular arme
u  prove he arr arm ope l a  repe he law a 
uom of war.
r. g4. Subje o he provo  of rle g2 he wou e a  k
of a bellgere  who fall  o e em ha  hall be pro er of war
a  he provo  of  er ao al law o er  g pro er of war
hall appl o hem.

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r. g5.  all me a  parularl afer a e gageme  Pare o


he o fl ++   Y+  "Y+++YY Y Y 

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Y Y   YY  Y Y Y+Y .
Whe ever ruma e perm a arme or a
upe o of fre hall be arra ge or loal arra geme  mae o
perm he removal exha ge a  ra por of he wou e lef o
he balefel.
Lkewe loal arra geme  ma be o lue bewee
Pare o he o fl for he removal or exha ge of wou e a 
k from a beege or e rle area a  for he paage of
meal a  relgou pero el a  equpme  o her wa o ha
area.
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r. g6. Pare o he o fl hall reor a oo a poble 
repe of eah wou e k or ea pero of he avere Par
fall g  o her ha  a  parular whh ma a  h
e fao .
Vhee reor houl f poble  lue
(a) eg ao of he Power o whh he epe ;
(b) arm regme al pero al or eral umber;
() ur ame;
() fr ame or ame;
(e) ae of brh;
(f) a  oher parular how o h e  ar or ;
(g) ae a  plae of apure or eah;
(h) parular o er  g wou  or ll e or aue of eah.
 oo a poble he above me o e  formao hall be
forware o he Y formao Bureau erbe  rle g22 of he
Ge eva Co ve o relave o he Vreame  of Pro er of War of
g2 ugu g949 whh hall ra m h  formao o he Power
o whh hee pero  epe  hrough he  ermear of he
Proe g Power a  of he Ce ral Pro er of War ge .
Pare o he o fl hall prepare a  forwar o eah oher
hrough he ame bureau erfae of eah or ul auhe ae
l of he ea. Vhe hall lkewe olle a  forwar hrough he
ame bureau o e half of a ouble e   la wll or oher
oume  of mpora e o he ex of k  mo e a   ge eral
all arle of a  r  or e me al value whh are fou  o
he ea. Vhee arle ogeher wh u e fe arle hall be
e   eale pake aompa e b aeme  gv g all
parular eear for he e fao of he eeae ow er
a well a b a omplee l of he o e  of he parel.
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r. g7. Pare o he o fl hall e ure ha bural or remao
of he ea arre ou  vuall a far a ruma e perm
 preee b a areful exam ao  f poble b a meal
exam ao  of he boe wh a vew o o frm g eah
eablh g e  a  e abl g a repor o be mae. O e half of
he ouble e   or he e   elf f   a  gle 
houl rema o he bo.
Boe hall o be remae exep for mperave
reao  of hge e or for move bae o he relgo of he
eeae. Y ae of remao  he ruma e a  reao  for
remao hall be ae  eal  he eah erfae or o he
auhe ae l of he ea.
Vhe hall furher e ure ha he ea are ho ourabl
 erre f poble aor g o he re of he relgo o whh
he belo ge ha her grave are repee groupe f poble
aor g o he ao al of he eeae properl ma a e

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a  marke o ha he ma alwa be fou . For h purpoe


he hall orga  e a he omme eme  of hole a Offal
Grave egrao Serve o allow ubeque  exhumao  a 
o e ure he e fao of boe whaever he e of he
grave a  he poble ra porao o he home ou r. Vhee
provo  hall lkewe appl o he ahe whh hall be kep b
he Grave egrao Serve u l proper poal hereof 
aora e wh he whe of he home ou r.
 oo a ruma e perm a  a lae a he e 
of hole hee Serve hall exha ge hrough he Y formao
Bureau me o e  he eo  paragraph of rle g6 l
how g he exa loao a  mark g of he grave ogeher
wh parular of he ea  erre here .
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r. g8. Vhe mlar auhore ma appeal o he har of he
 haba  volu arl o olle a  are for u er her reo 
he wou e a  k gra  g pero  who have repo e o h
appeal he eear proeo a  fale. Shoul he avere
Par ake or reake o rol of he area he hall lkewe gra  hee
pero  he ame proeo a  he ame fale.
Vhe mlar auhore hall perm he  haba  a 
relef oee eve   vae or oupe area po a eoul o
olle a  are for wou e or k of whaever ao al. Vhe
vla populao hall repe hee wou e a  k a  
parular aba from offer g hem vole e.
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$c c
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Vhe provo  of he pree  rle o o releve he
oup g Power of  oblgao o gve boh phal a  moral
are o he wou e a  k.

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r. g9. Fxe eablhme  a  moble meal u  of he
eal Serve ma  o ruma e be aake bu hall a all
me be repee a  proee b he Pare o he o fl.
Shoul he fall  o he ha  of he avere Par her pero el
hall be free o purue her ue a lo g a he apur g Power
ha o elf e ure he eear are of he wou e a  k
fou   uh eablhme  a  u /c
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r. 22. Vhe follow g o o  hall o be o ere a eprv g
a meal u  or eablhme  of he proeo guara ee b
rle g9
(g) Vha he pero el of he u  or eablhme  are arme a 
ha he ue he arm  her ow efe e or  ha of he
wou e a  k  her harge.
(2) Vha  he abe e of arme orerle he u  or eablhme 
 proee b a pke or b e re or b a eor.
(3) Vha mall arm a  ammu o ake from he wou e a 
k a  o e ha e o he proper erve are fou   he u 
or eablhme .
(4) Vha pero el a  maeral of he veer ar erve are fou 
 he u  or eablhme  whou form g a  egral par
hereof.
(5) Vha he huma ara ave of meal u  a 
eablhme  or of her pero el exe  o he are of vla
wou e or k.
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r. 24. eal pero el exluvel e gage  he earh for or
he olleo  ra por or reame  of he wou e or k or 
he preve o of eae aff exluvel e gage  he

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am rao of meal u  a  eablhme  a well a


hapla  aahe o he arme fore hall be repee a 
proee  all ruma e.
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r. 28. Pero el eg ae  rle 24 a  26 who fall  o he
ha  of he avere Par hall be rea e o l  o far a he
ae of healh he prual ee a  he umber of pro er of
war requre.
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. ?everhele he hall a lea be ef b all he provo  of
he Ge eva Co ve o relave o he Vreame  of Pro er of
War of g2 ugu g949. Wh he framework of he mlar law
a  regulao  of he Dea  g Power a  u er he auhor of
 ompee  erve he hall o  ue o arr ou  aora e
wh her profeo al eh her meal a  prual ue o
behalf of pro er of war preferabl hoe of he arme fore o
whh he hemelve belo g. Vhe hall furher e jo he follow g
fale for arr g ou her meal or prual ue
(a) Vhe hall be auhor e o v peroall he pro er of war
 labour u  or hopal oue he amp. Vhe Dea  g Power
hall pu a her poal he mea  of ra por requre.
(b) Y eah amp he e or meal offer of he hghe ra k hall
be repo ble o he mlar auhore of he amp for he
profeo al av of he rea e meal pero el. For h
purpoe from he oubreak of hole he Pare o he o fl
hall agree regar g he orrepo  g e or of he ra k of
her meal pero el  lu g hoe of he oee eg ae
 rle 26. Y all queo  ar g ou of her ue h meal
offer a  he hapla  hall have re ae o he mlar a 
meal auhore of he amp who hall gra  hem he fale
he ma requre for orrepo e e rela g o hee queo .
() lhough rea e pero el  a amp hall be ubje o 
 er al pl e he hall o however be requre o perform
a  work oue her meal or relgou ue.
Dur g hole he Pare o he o fl hall make arra geme 
for relev g where poble rea e pero el a  hall ele he
proeure of uh relef.
?o e of he pree g provo  hall releve he Dea  g Power
of he oblgao  mpoe upo  wh regar o he meal a 
prual welfare of he pro er of war.
r. 30. Pero el whoe ree o  o  pe able b vrue of
he provo  of rle 28 hall be reur e o he Par o he
o fl o whom he belo g a oo a a roa  ope for her
reur a  mlar requreme  perm.
Pe  g her reur  he hall o be eeme pro er
of war. ?everhele he hall a lea be ef b all he provo 
of he Ge eva Co ve o relave o he Vreame  of Pro er of
War of g2 ugu g949. Vhe hall o  ue o fulfl her ue
u er he orer of he avere Par a  hall preferabl be
e gage  he are of he wou e a  k of he Par o he
o fl o whh he hemelve belo g.
O her eparure he hall ake wh hem he effe
pero al belo g g valuable a   rume  belo g g o hem.
r. 3g. Vhe eleo of pero el for reur u er rle 30 hall
be mae rrepeve of a  o erao of rae relgo or
polal op o  bu preferabl aor g o he hro ologal orer
of her apure a  her ae of healh.
 from he oubreak of hole Pare o he o fl
ma eerm e b peal agreeme  he pere age of pero el o

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be rea e  proporo o he umber of pro er a  he


rbuo of he a pero el  he amp.
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r. 33. Vhe maeral of moble meal u  of he arme fore
whh fall  o he ha  of he e em hall be reerve for he are
of wou e a  k.
Vhe bul g maeral a  ore of fxe meal
eablhme  of he arme fore hall rema ubje o he law
of war bu ma o be vere from her purpoe a lo g a he
are requre for he are of wou e a  k. ?everhele he
omma er of fore  he fel ma make ue of hem  ae of
urge  mlar ee prove ha he make prevou
arra geme  for he welfare of he wou e a  k who are
ure  hem.
Vhe maeral a  ore ef e  he pree  rle hall
o be  e o all eroe.
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r. 35. Vra por of wou e a  k or of meal equpme 
hall be repee a  proee  he ame wa a moble meal
u .
Shoul uh ra por or vehle fall  o he ha  of
he avere Par he hall be ubje o he law of war o
o o ha he Par o he o fl who apure hem hall  all
ae e ure he are of he wou e a  k he o a .
Vhe vla pero el a  all mea  of ra por oba e
b requo hall be ubje o he ge eral rule of  er ao al
law.
r. 36. eal arraf ha  o a arraf exluvel emploe
for he removal of wou e a  k a  for he ra por of
meal pero el a  equpme  hall o be aake bu hall
be repee b he bellgere  whle fl g a hegh me a 
o roue pefall agree upo bewee he bellgere 
o er e.
Vhe hall bear learl marke he 

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prerbe  rle 38 ogeher wh her ao al olour o her
lower upper a  laeral urfae. Vhe hall be prove wh a 
oher mark g or mea  of e fao ha ma be agree upo
bewee he bellgere  upo he oubreak or ur g he oure of
hole.
U le agree oherwe flgh over e em or e emoupe error are prohbe.
eal arraf hall obe ever ummo  o la . Y he
eve  of a la  g hu mpoe he arraf wh  oupa  ma
o  ue  flgh afer exam ao  f a .
Y he eve  of a  volu ar la  g  e em or e emoupe error he wou e a  k a well a he rew of he
arraf hall be pro er of war. Vhe meal pero el hall be
reae aor g o rle 24 a  he rle follow g.
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r. 38.  a omplme  o Sw erla  he heral emblem of he
c$ o a whe grou  forme b rever g he Feeral
olour  rea e a he emblem a   ve g of he
eal Serve of arme fore.
?everhele  he ae of ou re whh alrea ue a
emblem  plae of he re ro he re ree  or he re lo
a  u o a whe grou  hoe emblem are alo reog  e b
he erm of he pree  Co ve o .
r. 40. Vhe pero el eg ae  rle 24 a   rle 26 a 
27 hall wear affxe o he lef arm a waer-rea  armle

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bear g he  ve emblem ue a  ampe b he mlar


auhor.
Suh pero el  ao o wear g he e  
me o e  rle g6 hall alo arr a peal e  ar
bear g he  ve emblem. Vh ar hall be waer-rea 
a  of uh  e ha  a be arre  he poke. Y hall be
wore  he ao al la guage hall me o a lea he ur ame
a  fr ame he ae of brh he ra k a  he erve umber
of he bearer a  hall ae  wha apa he  e le o he
proeo of he pree  Co ve o . Vhe ar hall bear he
phoograph of he ow er a  alo eher h g aure or h f gerpr  or boh. Y hall be emboe wh he amp of he mlar
auhor.
Vhe e  ar hall be u form hroughou he ame
arme fore a  a far a poble of a mlar pe  he arme
fore of he gh Co ra g Pare. Vhe Pare o he o fl
ma be gue b he moel whh  a exe b wa of example
o he pree  Co ve o . Vhe hall  form eah oher a he
oubreak of hole of he moel he are u g. Ye  ar
houl be mae ou f poble a lea  uplae o e op be g
kep b he home ou r.
Y o ruma e ma he a pero el be eprve of
her  g a or e  ar or of he rgh o wear he armle. Y
ae of lo he hall be e le o reeve uplae of he ar
a  o have he  g a replae.
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r. 46. epral aga  he wou e k pero el bul g or
equpme  proee b he Co ve o are prohbe.
r. 47. Vhe gh Co ra g Pare u erake  me of peae a
 me of war o em ae he ex of he pree  Co ve o a
wel a poble  her repeve ou re a   parular o
 lue he u hereof  her programme of mlar a  f
poble vl  ruo  o ha he pr ple hereof ma beome
k ow o he e re populao   parular o he arme fgh g
fore he meal pero el a  he hapla .
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r. 49. Vhe gh Co ra g Pare u erake o e a a 
leglao eear o prove effeve pe al a o  for pero 
omm g or orer g o be omme a  of he grave breahe
of he pree  Co ve o ef e  he follow g rle.
Eah gh Co ra g Par hall be u er he oblgao
o earh for pero  allege o have omme or o have orere
o be omme uh grave breahe a  hall br g uh pero 
regarle of her ao al before  ow our. Y ma alo f 
prefer a   aora e wh he provo  of  ow leglao 
ha  uh pero  over for ral o a oher gh Co ra g Par
o er e prove uh gh Co ra g Par ha mae ou a
prma fae ae.
Eah gh Co ra g Par hall ake meaure eear
for he uppreo of all a o rar o he provo  of he
pree  Co ve o oher ha he grave breahe ef e  he
follow g rle.
Y all ruma e he aue pero  hall be ef b
afeguar of proper ral a  efe e whh hall o be le
favourable ha hoe prove b rle g05 a  hoe follow g
of he Ge eva Co ve o relave o he Vreame  of Pro er of
War of g2 ugu g949.
r. 50. c$ o whh he pree g rle relae hall
be hoe  volv g a  of he follow g a f omme aga 
pero  or proper proee b he Co ve o wlful kll g

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orure or  huma reame   lu g bologal experme 


wlfull au g grea uffer g or erou  jur o bo or healh
a  exe ve eruo a  approprao of proper o
jufe b mlar ee a  arre ou u lawfull a 
wa o l.
r. 53. Vhe  b  vual oee frm or ompa e eher
publ or prvae oher ha hoe e le hereo u er he
pree  Co ve o  of he emblem or he eg ao " e Cro "
or " Ge eva Cro " or a  g or eg ao o u g a
mao hereof whaever he obje of uh ue a  rrepeve
of he ae of  aopo  cc

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B reao of he rbue pa o Sw erla  b he
aopo of he revere Feeral olour a  of he o fuo
whh ma are bewee he arm of Sw erla  a  he  ve
emblem of he Co ve o  he ue b prvae  vual oee
or frm of he arm of he Sw Co feerao  or of mark
o u g a mao hereof wheher a raemark or
ommeral mark or a par of uh mark or for a purpoe
o rar o ommeral ho e or  ruma e apable of
wou  g Sw ao al e me  hall be prohbe a all me.
?everhele uh gh Co ra g Pare a were o
par o he Ge eva Co ve o of 27 Jul g929 ma gra  o pror
uer of he emblem eg ao  g  or mark eg ae  he
fr paragraph a me lm o o exee hree ear from he
om g  o fore of he pree  Co ve o o o  ue uh ue
prove ha he a ue hall o be uh a woul appear  me
of war o o fer he proeo of he Co ve o .
Vhe prohbo la ow  he fr paragraph of he
pree  rle hall alo appl whou effe o a  rgh aqure
hrough pror ue o he emblem a  mark me o e  he
eo  paragraph of rle 38.

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r 2. Y ao o he provo  whh hall be mpleme e 
peaeme he pree  Co ve o hall appl o all ae of
elare war or of a  oher arme o fl whh ma are
bewee wo or more of he gh Co ra g Pare eve f he
ae of war  o reog  e b o e of hem.
Vhe Co ve o hall alo appl o all ae of paral or
oal oupao of he error of a gh Co ra g Par eve f
he a oupao mee wh o arme rea e.
lhough o e of he Power  o fl ma o be a par
o he pree  Co ve o  he Power who are pare hereo hall
rema bou  b   her muual relao . Vhe hall furhermore
be bou  b he Co ve o  relao o he a Power f he
laer aep a  apple he provo  hereof.
r 3. Y he ae of arme o fl o of a  er ao al haraer
ourr g  he error of o e of he gh Co ra g Pare eah
Par o he o fl hall be bou  o appl cc

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follow g
provo 
(g) Pero  ak g o ave par  he hole  lu g
member of arme fore who have la ow her arm a  hoe
plae hor e omba b k e wou  ee o  or a  oher
aue hall  all ruma e be reae huma el whou a 

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avere  o fou e o rae olour relgo or fah ex
brh or wealh or a  oher mlar rera.
Vo h e  he follow g a are a  hall rema prohbe a a 
me a   a  plae whaoever wh repe o he aboveme o e pero 
(a) vole e o lfe a  pero   parular murer of all k 
mulao  ruel reame  a  orure;
(b) ak g of hoage;
() ourage upo pero al g   parular humla g a 
egra g reame ;
() he pa g of e e e a  he arr g ou of exeuo 
whou prevou jugeme  pro ou e b a regularl o ue
our affor g all he jual guara ee whh are reog  e a
 pe able b vl e people.
(2) Vhe wou e k a  hpwreke hall be ollee a  are
for.
mparal huma ara bo uh a he Y er ao al
Commee of he e Cro ma offer  erve o he Pare o
he o fl.
Vhe Pare o he o fl houl furher e eavour o br g  o
fore b mea  of peal agreeme  all or par of he oher
provo  of he pree  Co ve o .
Vhe applao of he pree g provo  hall o affe he legal
au of he Pare o he o fl.
r 4. Y ae of hole bewee la  a  aval fore of Pare
o he o fl he provo  of he pree  Co ve o cc
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Fore pu ahore hall mmeael beome ubje o he
provo  of he Ge eva Co ve o for he melorao of he
Co o of he Wou e a  Sk  rme Fore  he Fel of
ugu g2 g949.
r 5. c ccccche provo  of he
pree  Co ve o o he wou e k a  hpwreke a  o
member of he meal pero el a  o hapla  of he arme
fore of he Pare o he o fl reeve or  er e  her
error a well a o ea pero  fou .
r 7. Wou e k a  hpwreke pero  a well a member
of he meal pero el a  hapla  ma  o ruma e
re ou e  par or  e re he rgh eure o hem b he
pree  Co ve o  a  b he peal agreeme  referre o 
he forego g rle f uh here be.
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r g2. ember of he arme fore a  oher pero  me o e
 he follow g rle who are a ea a  who are wou e k
or hpwreke hall be repee a  proee  all
ruma e  be g u eroo ha he erm "hpwrek"
mea  hpwrek from a  aue a   lue fore la  g a ea
b or from arraf.
Suh pero  hall be c cc$c  b
he Pare o he o fl  whoe power he ma be whou a 
avere  o fou e o ex rae ao al relgo 
polal op o  or a  oher mlar rera.  aemp upo
her lve or vole e o her pero  hall be rl prohbe; 
parular he hall o be murere or exerm ae ubjee o
orure or o bologal experme ; he hall o wlfull be lef
whou meal aa e a  are or hall o o  expo g
hem o o ago or  feo be reae.

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O l urge  meal reao  wll auhor e pror  he


orer of reame  o be am ere.
Wome hall be reae wh all o erao ue o her
ex.
r g3. Vhe pree  Co ve o hall appl o he wou e k a 
hpwreke a ea belo g g o he follow g aegore
(g) ember of he arme fore of a Par o he o fl a well a
member of mla or volu eer orp form g par of uh arme
fore.
(2) ember of oher mla a  member of oher volu eer
orp  lu g hoe of orga  e rea e moveme 
belo g g o a Par o he o fl a  opera g  or oue her
ow error eve f h error  oupe prove ha uh
mla or volu eer orp  lu g uh orga  e rea e
moveme  fulfl he follow g o o 
(a) ha of be g omma e b a pero repo ble for h
ubor ae;
(b) ha of hav g a fxe  ve g reog  able a a a e;
() ha of arr g arm ope l;
() ha of o u g her operao   aora e wh he law
a  uom of war.
(3) ember of regular arme fore who profe allega e o a
Gover me  or a auhor o reog  e b he Dea  g Power.
(4) Pero  who aompa  he arme fore whou auall be g
member hereof uh a vla member of mlar arraf
rew war orrepo e  uppl o raor member of labour
u  or of erve repo ble for he welfare of he arme fore
prove ha he have reeve auhor ao from he arme
fore whh he aompa .
(5) ember of rew  lu g maer plo a  appre e of
he merha  mar e a  he rew of vl arraf of he Pare o
he o fl who o o be ef b more favourable reame 
u er a  oher provo  of  er ao al law.
(6) Y haba  of a o -oupe error who o he approah of
he e em po a eoul ake up arm o re he  va g fore
whou hav g ha me o form hemelve  o regular arme
u  prove he arr arm ope l a  repe he law a 
uom of war.
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r g4. ll warhp of a bellgere  Par hall have he 
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  ha he wou e k or hpwreke o boar mlar
hopal hp a  hopal hp belo g g o relef oee or o
prvae  vual a well a merha  veel ah a  oher
raf cc whaever her ao al prove ha
he wou e a  k are  a f ae o be move a  ha he
warhp a prove aequae fale for eear meal
reame .
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o er  g pro er of war hall appl o hem. Vhe apor ma
ee aor g o ruma e wheher   expee  o hol
hem or o o ve hem o a por  he apor' ow ou r o a
eural por or eve o a por  e em error. Y he la ae

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r g7. Wou e k or hpwreke pero  who are la e 


eural por wh he o e  of he loal auhore hall fal g
arra geme  o he o rar bewee he eural a  he
bellgere  Power be o guare b he eural Power where o
requre b  er ao al law ha he a pero  a o aga
ake par  operao  of war.
Vhe o of hopal aommoao a   er me  hall
be bor e b he Power o whom he wou e k or hpwreke
pero  epe .
r g8. fer eah e gageme  Pare o he o fl hall whou
ela ake all poble meaure o earh for a  olle he
hpwreke wou e a  k o proe hem aga  pllage a 
ll-reame  o e ure her aequae are a  o earh for he
ea a  preve  her be g epole.
Whe ever ruma e perm he Pare o he o fl
hall o lue loal arra geme  for he removal of he wou e
a  k b ea from a beege or e rle area a  for he
paage of meal a  relgou pero el a  equpme  o her
wa o ha area.
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r g9. Vhe Pare o he o fl hall reor a oo a poble 
repe of eah hpwreke wou e k or ea pero of he
avere Par fall g  o her ha  a  parular whh ma
a  h e fao . Vhee reor houl f poble  lue
(a) eg ao of he Power o whh he epe ;
(b) arm regme al pero al or eral umber;
() ur ame;
() fr ame or ame;
(e) ae of brh;
(f) a  oher parular how o h e  ar or ;
(g) ae a  plae of apure or eah;
(h) parular o er  g wou  or ll e or aue of eah.
 oo a poble he above-me o e  formao hall be
forware o he  formao bureau erbe  rle g22 of he
Ge eva Co ve o relave o he Vreame  of Pro er of War of
ugu g2 g949 whh hall ra m h  formao o he Power
o whh hee pero  epe  hrough he  ermear of he
Proe g Power a  of he Ce ral Pro er of War ge .
Pare o he o fl hall prepare a  forwar o eah
oher hrough he ame bureau erfae of eah or ul
auhe ae l of he ea. Vhe hall lkewe olle a 
forwar hrough he ame bureau o e half of he ouble e 
 or he e   elf f   a  gle  la wll or oher
oume  of mpora e o he ex of k  mo e a   ge eral
all arle of a  r  or e me al value whh are fou  o
he ea. Vhee arle ogeher wh u e fe arle hall be
e   eale pake aompa e b aeme  gv g all
parular eear for he e fao of he eeae ow er
a well a b a omplee l of he o e  of he parel.
r 20. Pare o he o fl hall e ure ha 
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 arre ou  vuall a far a ruma e perm 
preee b a areful exam ao  f poble b a meal
exam ao  of he boe wh a vew o o frm g eah
eablh g e  a  e abl g a repor o be mae. Where a
ouble e    ue o e half of he  houl rema o
he bo.
Yf ea pero  are la e he provo  of he Ge eva
Co ve o for he melorao of he Co o of he Wou e
a  Sk  rme Fore  he Fel of ugu g2 g949 hall be
applable.

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r 2g. Vhe Pare o he o fl ma appeal o he har of


omma er of eural merha  veel ah or oher raf o
ake o boar a  are for wou e k or hpwreke pero 
a  o olle he ea.
Meel of a  k  repo  g o h appeal a  hoe
hav g of her ow aor ollee wou e k or hpwreke
pero  hall e jo peal proeo a  fale o arr ou uh
aa e.
Vhe ma  o ae be apure o aou  of a  uh
ra por; bu  he abe e of a  prome o he o rar he
hall rema lable o apure for a  volao  of eural he
ma have omme.

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r 22. lar hopal hp ha  o a hp bul or equppe
b he Power peall a  olel wh a vew o a g he
wou e k a  hpwreke o rea g hem a  o
ra por g hem ma  o ruma e be aake or
apure bu hall a all me be repee a  proee o
o o ha her ame a  erpo  have bee ofe o
he Pare o he o fl e a before hoe hp are emploe.
Vhe haraer whh mu appear  he ofao
hall  lue regere gro o age he le gh from em o er
a  he umber of ma a  fu el.
r 23. Eablhme  ahore e le o he proeo of he
Ge eva Co ve o for he melorao of he Co o of he
Wou e a  Sk  rme Fore  he Fel of ugu g2 g949
hall be proee from bombarme  or aak from he ea.
r 24. opal hp ul e b ?ao al e Cro Soee b
offall reog  e relef oee or b prvae pero  hall have
he ame proeo a mlar hopal hp a  cc1 c
 c$ f he Par o he o fl o whh he epe  ha
gve hem a offal ommo a   o far a he provo  of
rle 22 o er  g ofao have bee omple wh.
Vhee hp mu be prove wh erfae from he
repo ble auhore a g ha he veel have bee u er
her o rol whle f g ou a  o eparure.
r 28. Shoul fgh g our o boar a warhp he k-ba hall
be repee a  pare a far a poble. 0"(   Y 
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he have falle ma afer e ur g he proper are of he wou e
a  k who are aommoae here  appl hem o oher
purpoe  ae of urge  mlar ee.
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r 30. Vhe veel erbe  rle 22 24 25 a  27 hall
affor relef a  aa e o he wou e k a  hpwreke
whou  o of ao al.
Vhe gh Co ra g Pare u erake o o ue hee
veel for a  mlar purpoe.
Suh veel hall  o we hamper he moveme  of
he ombaa .
Dur g a  afer a e gageme  he wll a a her ow
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r 33. erha  veel whh have bee ra forme  o hopal


hp a o be pu o a  oher ue hroughou he urao of
hole.
r 35. Vhe follow g o o  hall o be o ere a eprv g
hopal hp or k-ba of veel of he proeo ue o hem
(g) Vhe fa ha he rew of hp or k-ba are arme for he
ma e a e of orer for her ow efe e or ha of he k a 
wou e.
(2) Vhe pree e o boar of apparau exluvel  e e o
falae avgao or ommu ao .
(3) Vhe over o boar hopal hp or  k-ba of porable
arm a  ammu o ake from he wou e k a 
hpwreke a  o e ha e o he proper erve.
(4) Vhe fa ha he huma ara ave of hopal hp a 
k-ba of veel or of he rew exe  o he are of wou e
k or hpwreke vla .
(5) Vhe ra por of equpme  a  of pero el  e e
exluvel for meal ue over a  above he ormal
requreme .
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r 36. Vhe relgou meal a  hopal pero el of hopal
hp a  her rew cc$cc$; he ma
o be apure ur g he me he are  he erve of he
hopal hp wheher or o here are wou e a  k o boar.

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r 38. Shp harere for ha purpoe hall be auhor e o
ra por equpme  exluvel  e e for he reame  of
wou e a  k member of arme fore or for he preve o of
eae prove ha he parular regar g her voage have
bee ofe o he avere Power a  approve b he laer. Vhe
avere Power hall preerve he rgh o boar he arrer hp bu
o o apure hem or e e he equpme  arre.
B agreeme  amo g he Pare o he o fl eural
oberver ma be plae o boar uh hp o verf he
equpme  arre. For h purpoe free ae o he equpme 
hall be gve .
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r 4g. U er he reo of he ompee  mlar auhor he
emblem of he re ro o a whe grou  hall be plae o he
flag armle a  o c0
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?everhele  he ae of ou re whh alrea ue a emblem
 plae of he re ro he re ree  or he re lo a  u o
a whe grou  hee emblem are alo reog  e b he erm of
he pree  Co ve o .
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r 50. Vhe gh Co ra g Pare u erake o e a a 
leglao eear o prove effeve pe al a o  for pero 
omm g or orer g o be omme a  of he grave breahe
of he pree  Co ve o ef e  he follow g rle.
Eah gh Co ra g Par hall be u er he oblgao
o earh for pero  allege o have omme or o have orere
o be omme uh grave breahe a  hall br g uh pero 
regarle of her ao al before  ow our. Y ma alo f 
prefer a   aora e wh he provo  of  ow leglao 
ha  uh pero  over for ral o a oher gh Co ra g Par

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o er e prove uh gh Co ra g Par ha mae ou a
prma fae ae.
Eah gh Co ra g Par hall ake meaure eear
for he uppreo of all a o rar o he provo  of he
pree  Co ve o oher ha he grave breahe ef e  he
follow g rle.
Y all ruma e he aue pero  hall be ef b
afeguar of proper ral a  efe e whh hall o be le
favourable ha hoe prove b rle g05 a  hoe follow g of
he Ge eva Co ve o relave o he Vreame  of Pro er of
War of ugu g2 g949.
r 5g. c$ o whh he pree g rle relae hall
be hoe  volv g a  of he follow g a f omme aga 
pero  or proper proee b he Co ve o wlful kll g
orure or  huma reame   lu g bologal experme 
wlfull au g grea uffer g or erou  jur o bo or healh
a  exe ve eruo a  approprao of proper o
jufe b mlar ee a  arre ou u lawfull a 
wa o l.

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r 2. Y ao o he provo  whh hall be mpleme e 
peae me he pree  Co ve o hall appl o all ae of
elare war or of a  oher arme o fl whh ma are
bewee wo or more of he gh Co ra g Pare eve f he
ae of war  o reog  e b o e of hem.
Vhe Co ve o hall alo appl o all ae of paral or
oal oupao of he error of a gh Co ra g Par eve f
he a oupao mee wh o arme rea e.
lhough o e of he Power  o fl ma o be a par
o he pree  Co ve o  he Power who are pare hereo hall
rema bou  b   her muual relao . Vhe hall furhermore
be bou  b he Co ve o  relao o he a Power f he
laer aep a  apple he provo  hereof.
r 3. Y he ae of arme o fl o of a  er ao al haraer
ourr g  he error of o e of he gh Co ra g Pare eah
Par o he o fl hall be bou  o appl a a

  he
follow g
provo 
(g) Pero  ak g o ave par  he hole  lu g
member of arme fore who have la ow her arm a  hoe
plae hor e omba b k e wou  ee o  or a  oher
aue hall  all ruma e be reae huma el whou a 
avere  o fou e o rae olour relgo or fah ex
brh or wealh or a  oher mlar rera. Vo h e  he
follow g a are a  hall rema prohbe a a  me a   a 
plae whaoever wh repe o he above-me o e pero 
(a) vole e o lfe a  pero   parular murer of all k 
mulao  ruel reame  a  orure;
(b) ak g of hoage;
() ourage upo pero al g   parular humla g a 
egra g reame ;
() he pa g of e e e a  he arr g ou of exeuo 
whou prevou jugme  pro ou e b a regularl o ue
our affor g all he jual guara ee whh are reog  e a
 pe able b vl e people.
(2) Vhe wou e a  k hall be ollee a  are for.

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Commee of he e Cro ma offer  erve o he Pare o
he o fl.
Vhe Pare o he o fl houl furher e eavour o br g  o
fore b mea  of peal agreeme  all or par of he oher
provo  of he pree  Co ve o .
Vhe applao of he pree g provo  hall o affe he legal
au of he Pare o he o fl.
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c c  he e e of he pree  Co ve o 
are pero  belo g g o o e of he follow g aegore who have
falle  o he power of he e em
(g) ember of he arme fore of a Par o he o fl a well a
member of mla or volu eer orp form g par of uh arme
fore.
(2) ember of oher mla a  member of oher volu eer
orp  lu g hoe of orga  e rea e moveme 
belo g g o a Par o he o fl a  opera g  or oue her
ow error eve f h error  oupe prove ha uh
mla or volu eer orp  lu g uh orga  e rea e
moveme  fulfl he follow g o o 
(a) ha of be g omma e b a pero repo ble for h
ubor ae;
(b) ha of hav g a fxe  ve g reog  able a a a e;
() ha of arr g arm ope l;
() ha of o u g her operao   aora e wh he law
a  uom of war.
(3) ember of regular arme fore who profe allega e o a
gover me  or a auhor o reog  e b he Dea  g Power.
(4) Pero  who aompa  he arme fore whou auall be g
member hereof uh a vla member of mlar arraf
rew war orrepo e  uppl o raor member of labour
u  or of erve repo ble for he welfare of he arme fore
prove ha he have reeve auhor ao  from he arme
fore whh he aompa  who hall prove hem for ha
purpoe wh a e  ar mlar o he a exe moel.
(5) ember of rew  lu g maer plo a  appre e of
he merha  mar e a  he rew of vl arraf of he Pare o
he o fl who o o be ef b more favourable reame 
u er a  oher provo  of  er ao al law.
(6) Y haba  of a o -oupe error who o he approah of
he e em po a eoul ake up arm o re he  va g fore
whou hav g ha me o form hemelve  o regular arme
u  prove he arr arm ope l a  repe he law a 
uom of war.
B. Vhe follow g hall lkewe be reae a pro er of war u er
he pree  Co ve o
(g) Pero  belo g g or hav g belo ge o he arme fore of
he oupe ou r f he oup g Power o er  eear
b reao of uh allega e o  er hem eve hough  ha
org all lberae hem whle hole were go g o oue he
error  oupe  parular where uh pero  have mae a
u ueful aemp o rejo he arme fore o whh he
belo g a  whh are e gage  omba or where he fal o
ompl wh a ummo  mae o hem wh a vew o  er me .

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(2) Vhe pero  belo g g o o e of he aegore e umerae 


he pree  rle who have bee reeve b eural or o bellgere  Power o her error a  whom hee Power are
requre o  er u er  er ao al law whou prejue o a 
more favourable reame  whh hee Power ma hooe o gve
a  wh he exepo of rle 8 g0 g5 30 ffh paragraph 5867 92 g26 a  where ploma relao  ex bewee he
Pare o he o fl a  he eural or o -bellgere  Power
o er e hoe rle o er  g he Proe g Power. Where
uh ploma relao  ex he Pare o a o fl o whom
hee pero  epe  hall be allowe o perform owar hem he
fu o  of a Proe g Power a prove  he pree 
Co ve o  whou prejue o he fu o  whh hee Pare
ormall exere  o form wh ploma a  o ular uage
a  reae.
C. Vh rle hall  o wa affe he au of meal pero
a  hapla  a prove for  rle 33 of he pree 
Co ve o .

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r 5. Vhe pree  Co ve o hall appl o he pero  referre o


 rle 4 from he me he fall  o he power of he e em a 
u l her f al releae a  reparao .
Shoul a  oub are a o wheher pero  hav g
omme a bellgere  a a  hav g falle  o he ha  of he
e em belo g o a  of he aegore e umerae  rle 4
uh pero  hall e jo he proeo of he pree  Co ve o
u l uh me a her au ha bee eerm e b a ompee 
rbu al.
r 7. Pro er of war ma  o ruma e re ou e  par or
 e re he rgh eure o hem b he pree  Co ve o 
a  b he peal agreeme  referre o  he forego g rle f
uh here be.
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r g2. Pro er of war are  he ha  of he e em Power bu
o of he  vual or mlar u  who have apure hem.
Yrrepeve of he  vual repo ble ha ma ex he
Dea  g Power  repo ble for he reame  gve hem.
Pro er of war ma o l be ra ferre b he Dea  g
Power o a Power whh  a par o he Co ve o a  afer he
Dea  g Power ha afe elf of he wll g e a  abl of
uh ra feree Power o appl he Co ve o . Whe pro er of
war are ra ferre u er uh ruma e repo bl for he
applao of he Co ve o re o he Power aep g hem
whle he are   uo.
?everhele f ha Power fal o arr ou he provo 
of he Co ve o  a  mpora  repe he Power b whom he
pro er of war were ra ferre hall upo be g ofe b he
Proe g Power ake effeve meaure o orre he uao or
hall reque he reur of he pro er of war. Suh reque mu
be omple wh.
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Y . Y parular o pro er of war ma be ubjee o
phal mulao or o meal or e f experme  of a 
k  whh are o jufe b he meal e al or hopal
reame  of he pro er o er e a  arre ou  h  ere.
Lkewe pro er of war mu a all me be proee
parularl aga  a of vole e or  mao a  aga 
 ul a  publ uro.

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r g4. Pro er of war are e le  all ruma e o repe
for her pero  a  her ho our.
Wome hall be reae wh all he regar ue o her
ex a  hall  all ae be ef b reame  a favourable a ha
gra e o me .
Pro er of war hall 
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he e joe a he me of her apure. Vhe Dea  g Power ma
o rer he exere eher wh or whou  ow error of
he rgh uh apa o fer exep  o far a he apv
requre.
r g5. Vhe Power ea  g pro er of war hall be bou  o
prove free of harge for her ma e a e a  for he meal
ae o requre b her ae of healh.
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r g7. Ever pro er of war whe queo e o he ubje 
bou  o gve o l h ur ame fr ame a  ra k ae of brh
a  arm regme al pero al or eral umber or fal g h
equvale   formao .
Yf he wlfull  fr ge h rule he ma re er hmelf
lable o a rero of he prvlege aore o h ra k or au.
Eah Par o a o fl  requre o fur h he pero 
u er  juro who are lable o beome pro er of war
wh a e  ar how g he ow er' ur ame fr ame
ra k arm regme al pero al or eral umber or equvale 
 formao  a  ae of brh. Vhe e  ar ma furhermore
bear he g aure or he f gerpr  or boh of he ow er a 
ma bear a well a  oher  formao he Par o he o fl
ma wh o a o er  g pero  belo g g o  arme fore.
 far a poble he ar hall meaure 6.5 x g0 m. a  hall be
ue  uplae. Vhe e  ar hall be how b he pro er
of war upo ema  bu ma  o ae be ake awa from hm.
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+ Y  Y 
  Y Y
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Pro er of war who ow g o her phal or me al
o o  are u able o ae her e  hall be ha e over o
he meal erve. Vhe e  of uh pro er hall be
eablhe b all poble mea  ubje o he provo  of he
pree g paragraph.
Vhe queo  g of pro er of war hall be arre ou 
a la guage whh he u era .
r g8. ll effe a  arle of pero al ue exep arm hore
mlar equpme  a  mlar oume  hall rema  he
poeo of pro er of war lkewe her meal helme a  ga
mak a  lke arle ue for pero al proeo . Effe a 
arle ue for her loh g or fee g hall lkewe rema 
her poeo  eve f uh effe a  arle belo g o her
regulao mlar equpme .
 o me houl pro er of war be whou e 
oume . Vhe Dea  g Power hall uppl uh oume  o
pro er of war who poe o e.
Bage of ra k a  ao al eorao  a  arle
hav g above all a pero al or e me al value ma o be ake
from pro er of war.

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Sum of mo e arre b pro er of war ma o be


ake awa from hem exep b orer of a offer a  afer he
amou  a  parular of he ow er have bee reore  a
peal reger a  a em e reep ha bee gve  legbl
 rbe wh he ame ra k a  u  of he pero u g he a
reep. Sum  he urre  of he Dea  g Power or whh are
ha ge  o uh urre  a he pro er' reque hall be plae
o he re of he pro er' aou  a prove  rle 64.
Vhe Dea  g Power ma whraw arle of value from
pro er of war o l for reao  of eur; whe uh arle are
whraw  he proeure la ow for um of mo e mpou e
hall appl.
Suh obje lkewe um ake awa  a  urre 
oher ha ha of he Dea  g Power a  he o vero of whh
ha o bee ake for b he ow er hall be kep  he uo of
he Dea  g Power a  hall be reur e  her  al hape o
pro er of war a he e  of her apv.
r g9. Pro er of war hall be evauae a oo a poble afer
her apure o amp uae  a area far e ough from he
omba o e for hem o be ou of a ger.
O l hoe pro er of war who ow g o wou  or
k e woul ru greaer rk b be g evauae ha b
rema  g where he are ma be emporarl kep bak  a a ger
o e.
Pro er of war hall o be u eearl expoe o
a ger whle awa g evauao from a fgh g o e.
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r 2g. Vhe Dea  g Power ma ubje pro er of war o
 er me . Y ma mpoe o hem he oblgao of o leav g
beo  era lm he amp where he are  er e or f he
a amp  fe e   of o go g oue  permeer. Subje o
he provo  of he pree  Co ve o relave o pe al a 
pl ar a o  pro er of war ma o be hel  loe
o f eme  exep where eear o afeguar her healh a 
he o l ur g he o  uao of he ruma e whh make
uh o f eme  eear.
Pro er of war ma be parall or wholl releae o
parole or prome  o far a  allowe b he law of he Power o
whh he epe . Suh meaure hall be ake parularl 
ae where h ma o rbue o he mproveme  of her ae
of healh. ?o pro er of war hall be ompelle o aep lber o
parole or prome.
Upo he oubreak of hole eah Par o he o fl
hall of he avere Par of he law a  regulao  allow g or
forb g  ow ao al o aep lber o parole or prome.
Pro er of war who are parole or who have gve her prome 
o form wh he law a  regulao  o ofe are bou  o
her pero al ho our rupuloul o fulfl boh owar he Power
o whh he epe  a  owar he Power whh ha apure
hem he e gageme  of her parole or prome. Y uh ae
he Power o whh he epe   bou  eher o requre or o
aep from hem a  erve  ompable wh he parole or
prome gve .
r 22. Pro er of war ma be  er e o l  preme loae o
la  a  affor g ever guara ee of hge e a  healhful e.
Exep  parular ae whh are jufe b he  ere of he
pro er hemelve he hall o be  er e  pe e are.
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  Y Y Y+   Y Y Y Y
+ Y# 
  Y++Y YY +Y 
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Vhe Dea  g Power hall aemble pro er of war 


amp or amp ompou  aor g o her ao al la guage
a  uom prove ha uh pro er hall o be eparae
from pro er of war belo g g o he arme fore wh whh
he were erv g a he me of her apure exep wh her
o e .
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r 25. Pro er of war hall be quarere u er o o  a
favourable a hoe for he fore of he Dea  g Power who are
bllee  he ame area. Vhe a o o  hall make allowa e
for he hab a  uom of he pro er a  hall  o ae be
prejual o her healh.
Vhe forego g provo  hall appl  parular o he
ormore of pro er of war a regar boh oal urfae a 
m mum ub pae a  he ge eral  allao  be g a 
bla ke.
Vhe preme prove for he ue of pro er of war
 vuall or ollevel hall be e rel proee from
amp e a  aequael heae a  lghe  parular bewee
uk a  lgh ou. ll preauo  mu be ake aga  he
a ger of fre.
Y a  amp  whh wome pro er of war a well a
me  are aommoae eparae ormore hall be prove for
hem.
r 26. Vhe ba al foo rao  hall be uffe   qua 
qual a  vare o keep pro er of war  goo healh a  o
preve  lo of wegh or he evelopme  of uro al
efe e. ou  hall alo be ake of he habual e of he
pro er.
Vhe Dea  g Power hall uppl pro er of war who
work wh uh ao al rao  a are eear for he labour o
whh he are emploe.
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war. cc c$$ccc
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Pro er of war hall a far a poble be aoae
wh he preparao of her meal; he ma be emploe for ha
purpoe  he khe . Furhermore he hall be gve he mea 
of prepar g hemelve he ao al foo  her poeo .
equae preme hall be prove for me g.
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r 27. Cloh g u erwear a  foowear hall be upple o
pro er of war  uffe  qua e b he Dea  g Power
whh hall make allowa e for he lmae of he rego where he
pro er are ea e. U form of e em arme fore apure
b he Dea  g Power houl f uable for he lmae be mae
avalable o lohe pro er of war.
Vhe regular replaeme  a  repar of he above arle hall be
aure b he Dea  g Power. Y ao  pro er of war who
work hall reeve approprae loh g wherever he aure of he
work ema .
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r 29. Vhe Dea  g Power hall be bou  o ake all a ar
meaure eear o e ure he lea l e a  healhful e of
amp a  o preve  epem.
Pro er of war hall have for her ue a a  gh
o ve e e whh o form o he rule of hge e a  are
ma a e  a o a  ae of lea l e. Y a  amp  whh
wome pro er of war are aommoae eparae o ve e e
hall be prove for hem.

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lo apar from he bah a  hower wh whh he


amp hall be fur he pro er of war hall be prove wh
uffe  waer a  oap for her pero al ole a  for wah g
her pero al lau r; he eear  allao  fale a  me
hall be gra e hem for ha purpoe.
r 30. Ever amp hall have a 0c

  where
pro er of war ma have he ae o he requre a well a
approprae e. Yolao war hall f eear be e ae for
ae of o agou or me al eae.
Pro er of war uffer g from erou eae or whoe
o o eeae peal reame  a urgal operao or
hopal are mu be ame o a  mlar or vla meal
u  where uh reame  a be gve  eve f her reparao 
o emplae  he ear fuure. Speal fale hall be affore
for he are o be gve o he able  parular o he bl 
a  for her. rehablao  pe  g reparao .
Pro er of war hall have he ae o  preferabl of
meal pero el of he Power o whh he epe  a  f
poble of her ao al.
Pro er of war ma o be preve e from pree  g
hemelve o he meal auhore for exam ao . Vhe
ea  g auhore hall upo reque ue o ever pro er
who ha u ergo e reame  a offal erfae  a g he
aure of h ll e or  jur a  he urao a  k  of reame 
reeve. uplae of h erfae hall be forware o he
Ce ral Pro er of War ge .
Vhe o of reame   lu g hoe of a  apparau
eear for he ma e a e of pro er of war  goo healh
parularl e ure a  oher arfal appla e a  peale
hall be bor e b he Dea  g Power.
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r 39. Ever pro er of war amp hall be pu u er he mmeae
auhor of a repo ble ommo e offer belo g g o he
regular arme fore of he Dea  g Power. .$c
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Pro er of war wh he exepo of offer mu alue a 
how o all offer of he Dea  g Power he exer al mark of
repe prove for b he regulao  appl g  her ow fore.
Offer pro er of war are bou  o alue o l offer of a hgher
ra k of he Dea  g Power; he mu however alue he amp
omma er regarle of h ra k.
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r 49. Vhe Dea  g Power ma ul e he labour of pro er of
war who are phall f ak g  o aou  her age ex ra k
a  phal apue a  wh a vew parularl o ma a  g
hem  a goo ae of phal a  me al healh.
?o -ommo e offer who are pro er of war hall
o l be requre o o upervor work. Vhoe o o requre ma
ak for oher uable work whh hall o far a poble be fou 
for hem.

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Yf offer or pero  of equvale  au ak for uable work 


hall be fou  for hem o far a poble bu he ma  o
ruma e be ompelle o work.
r 50. Bee work o ee wh amp am rao 
 allao or ma e a e pro er of war ma be ompelle o
o o l uh work a   lue  he follow g lae
(a) agrulure;
(b)  ure o ee wh he prouo or he exrao of
raw maeral a  ma ufaur g  ure wh he exepo of
meallurgal mah er a  hemal  ure; publ work a 
bul g operao  whh have o mlar haraer or purpoe;
() ra por a  ha l g of ore whh are o mlar 
haraer or purpoe;
() ommeral bu e a  ar a  raf;
(e) ome erve;
(f) publ ul erve hav g o mlar haraer or purpoe.
Shoul he above provo  be  fr ge pro er of war hall be
allowe o exere her rgh of ompla   o form wh
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woul be looke upo a humla g for a member of he Dea  g
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r 69. Ymmeael upo pro er of war fall g  o  power he
Dea  g Power hall  form hem a  he Power o whh he
epe  hrough he Proe g Power of he meaure ake o
arr ou he provo  of he pree  Seo . Vhe hall lkewe
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uh meaure.
r 70. Ymmeael upo apure or o more ha o e week afer
arrval a a amp eve f   a ra  amp lkewe  ae of
k e or ra fer o hopal or o a oher amp c
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umber of leer a  ar e  b eah pro er of war he a
umber hall o be le ha wo leer a  four ar mo hl
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pree  Co ve o . Furher lmao  ma be mpoe o l f he
Proe g Power  afe ha  woul be  he  ere of he
pro er of war o er e o o o ow g o ffule of
ra lao aue b he Dea  g Power'  abl o f 
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meho a he poal of he Dea  g Power; he ma o be


elae or rea e for
pl ar reao .
Pro er of war who have bee whou ew for a lo g
pero or who are u able o reeve ew from her ex of k or
o gve hem ew b he or ar poal roue a well a hoe who
are a a grea a e from her home hall be perme o e 
elegram he fee be g harge aga  he pro er of war'
aou  wh he Dea  g Power or pa  he urre  a her
poal. Vhe hall lkewe be ef b h meaure  ae of
urge .
 a ge eral rule he orrepo e e of pro er of war
hall be wre  her ave la guage. Vhe Pare o he o fl
ma allow orrepo e e  oher la guage.
Sak o a  g pro er of war mal mu be eurel
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mlar auhore  whoe power he are her reque
regar g he o o  of apv o whh he are ubjee.
Vhe hall alo have he u rere rgh o appl o he
repree ave of he Proe g Power eher hrough her
pro er' repree ave or f he o er  eear re 
orer o raw her ae o o a  po  o whh he ma have
ompla  o make regar g her o o  of apv.
Vhee reque a  ompla  hall o be lme or
o ere o be a par of he orrepo e e quoa referre o 
rle 7g. Vhe mu be ra me mmeael. Eve f he are
reog  e o be u fou e he ma o gve re o a 
pu hme .
Pro er' repree ave ma e  pero repor o he
uao  he amp a  he ee of he pro er of war o he
repree ave of he Proe g Power.
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r 79. YY all plae where here are pro er of war exep 
hoe where here are offer he pro er hall freel ele b
ere ballo ever x mo h a  alo  ae of vaa e
pro er' repree ave e rue wh repree  g hem before
he mlar auhore he Proe g Power he Y er ao al
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a hem. Vhee pro er' repree ave hall be elgble for reeleo .
Y amp for offer a  pero  of equvale  au or 
mxe amp he e or offer amo g he pro er of war hall be
reog  e a he amp pro er' repree ave. Y amp for
offer he hall be ae b o e or more aver hoe b he
offer;  mxe amp h aa  hall be hoe from amo g
he pro er of war who are o offer a  hall be elee b
hem.
Offer pro er of war of he ame ao al hall be
ao e  labour amp for pro er of war for he purpoe of
arr g ou he amp am rao ue for whh he pro er
of war are repo ble. Vhee offer ma be elee a pro er'
repree ave u er he fr paragraph of h rle. Y uh a
ae he aa  o he pro er' repree ave hall be hoe
from amo g hoe pro er of war who are o offer.
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elee b h fellow pro er of war  mu  form he Proe g
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ame ao al la guage a  uom a he pro er of war
whom he repree . Vhu pro er of war rbue  ffere 
eo  of a amp aor g o her ao al la guage or
uom hall have for eah eo her ow pro er'
repree ave  aora e wh he forego g paragraph.
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elare a omme b a pro er of war o be pu hable
wherea he ame a woul o be pu hable f omme b a
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are he follow g
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u er he provo  of rle 60 a  62 ur g a pero of o
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(2) Do  ua e of prvlege gra e over a  above he
reame  prove for b he pree  Co ve o .
(3) Fague ue o exee g wo hour al.
(4) Co f eme .
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(3) he ha jo e a hp fl g he flag of he Power o whh he
epe  or of a alle Power  he erroral waer of he
Dea  g Power he a hp o be g u er he o rol of he
la ame Power.
Pro er of war who have mae goo her eape  he
e e of h rle a  who are reapure hall o be lable o
a  pu hme   repe of her prevou eape.
r 92. pro er of war who aemp o eape a   reapure
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pro er of war who  reapure hall be ha e over


whou ela o he ompee  mlar auhor.
r 93. Eape or aemp o eape eve f   a repeae offe e
hall o be eeme a aggrava g ruma e f he pro er of
war  ubjee o ral b jual proee g  repe of a
offe e omme ur g h eape or aemp o eape.
Y o form wh he pr ple ae  rle 83
offe e omme b pro er of war wh he ole  e o of
fala g her eape a  whh o o e al a  vole e aga 
lfe or lmb uh a offe e aga  publ proper hef whou
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or he wear g of vla loh g hall oao pl ar
pu hme  o l.
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o eape hall be lable o h ou  o pl ar pu hme 
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r 99. ?o pro er of war ma be re or e e e for a a
whh  o forbe b he law of he Dea  g Power or b
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?o moral or phal oero ma be exere o a
pro er of war  orer o  ue hm o am hmelf gul of he
a of whh he  aue.
?o pro er of war ma be o ve whou hav g ha
a opporu  o pree  h efe e a  he aa e of a
qualfe avoae or ou el.
r g00. Pro er of war a  he Proe g Power hall be
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b he eah e e e u er he law of he Dea  g Power.
Oher offe e hall o hereafer be mae pu hable b
he eah pe al whou he o urre e of he Power o whh
he pro er of war epe .
Vhe eah e e e a o be pro ou e o a pro er
of war u le he ae o of he our ha  aora e wh
rle 87 eo  paragraph bee parularl alle o he fa ha
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bou  o  b a  u of allega e a  ha he    power a
he reul of ruma e  epe e  of h ow wll.
r g0g. Yf he eah pe al  pro ou e o a pro er of war he
e e e hall o be exeue before he exprao of a pero of
a lea x mo h from he ae whe he Proe g Power
reeve a a  ae are he eale ommu ao
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Power hall f  hm a avoae or ou el a  hall have a lea
o e week a  poal for he purpoe. Vhe Dea  g Power hall
elver o he a Power o reque a l of pero  qualfe o
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he pro er of war or he Proe g Power he Dea  g Power


hall appo  a ompee  avoae or ou el o o u he
efe e.
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of he pro er of war hall have a h poal a pero of wo
week a lea before he ope  g of he ral a well a he
eear fale o prepare he efe e of he aue. e ma
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ma alo o fer wh a  w ee for he efe e  lu g
pro er of war. e hall have he be ef of hee fale u l he
erm of appeal or peo ha expre.
Parular of he harge or harge o whh he pro er
of war  o be arrag e a well a he oume  whh are
ge erall ommu ae o he aue b vrue of he law 
fore  he arme fore of he Dea  g Power hall be
ommu ae o he aue pro er of war  a la guage whh
he u era  a   goo me before he ope  g of he ral.
Vhe ame ommu ao  he ame ruma e hall be mae
o he avoae or ou el o u g he efe e o behalf of he
pro er of war.
Vhe repree ave of he Proe g Power hall be
e le o ae  he ral of he ae u le exepo all h 
hel  amera  he  ere of Sae eur. Y uh a ae he
Dea  g Power hall ave he Proe g Power aor gl.
r g06. Ever pro er of war hall have  he ame ma er a he
member of he arme fore of he Dea  g Power he 
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o fl hall e eavour wh he ooperao of he eural Power
o er e o make arra geme  for he aommoao  eural
ou re of he k a  wou e pro er of war referre o 
he eo  paragraph of he follow g rle. Vhe ma  ao 
o lue agreeme  wh a vew o he re reparao or
 er me   a eural ou r of able-boe pro er of war who
have u ergo e a lo g pero of apv.
?o k or  jure pro er of war who  elgble for
reparao u er he fr paragraph of h rle ma be
reparae aga  h wll ur g hole.
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eem o have bee gravel m he.
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lkel o reover wh o e ear whoe o o requre
reame  a  whoe me al or phal f e eem o have bee
gravel m he.
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phal f e eem o have bee gravel a  perma e l
m he.
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(g) Wou e a  k whoe reover ma be expee wh o e


ear of he ae of he wou  or he beg  g of he ll e f
reame   a eural ou r mgh  reae he prope of a
more era a  pee reover.
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meal op o   eroul hreae e b o  ue apv bu
whoe aommoao  a eural ou r mgh remove uh a
hrea.
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eural ou r mu fulfl  orer o perm her reparao hall
be fxe a hall lkewe her au b agreeme  bewee he
Power o er e. Y ge eral pro er of war who have bee
aommoae  a eural ou r a  who belo g o he
follow g aegore houl be reparae
(g) Vhoe whoe ae of healh ha eerorae o a o fulfl he
o o la ow for re reparao ;
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reame  o erabl mpare.
Yf o peal agreeme  are o lue bewee he
Pare o he o fl o er e o eerm e he ae of
ableme  or k e e al g re reparao or
aommoao  a eural ou r uh ae hall be ele 
aora e wh he pr ple la ow  he oel greeme 
o er  g re reparao a  aommoao  eural
ou re of wou e a  k pro er of war a   he
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vew o he eao of hole or fal g a  uh agreeme 
eah of he Dea  g Power hall elf eablh a  exeue
whou ela a pla of reparao  o form wh he pr ple
la ow  he forego g paragraph.
Y eher ae he meaure aope hall be brough o he
k owlege of he pro er of war.
Vhe o of reparao of pro er of war hall  all ae be
equabl apporo e bewee he Dea  g Power a  he Power
o whh he pro er epe . Vh apporo me  hall be arre
ou o he follow g ba
(a) Yf he wo Power are o guou he Power o whh he
pro er of war epe  hall bear he o of reparao from he
fro er of he Dea  g Power.
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bear he o of ra por of pro er of war over  ow error
a far a  fro er or  por of embarkao eare o he
error of he Power o whh he pro er of war epe . Vhe
Pare o er e hall agree bewee hemelve a o he
equable apporo me  of he rema  g o of he reparao .
Vhe o luo of h agreeme  hall  o ruma e juf
a  ela  he reparao of he pro er of war.
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he o o  of val requre b he leglao of her ou r
of org  whh wll ake ep o  form he Dea  g Power of 
requreme   h repe.  he reque of he pro er of war
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Ce ral ge .
Deah erfae  he form a exe o he pree 
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who e a pro er of war hall be forware a rapl a poble
o he Pro er of War Y formao Bureau eablhe  aora e
wh rle g22. Vhe eah erfae or erfe l hall how
parular of e  a e ou  he hr paragraph of rle g7
a  alo he ae a  plae of eah he aue of eah he ae
a  plae of bural a  all parular eear o e f he
grave.
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preee b a meal exam ao of he bo wh a vew o
o frm g eah a  e abl g a repor o be mae a  where
eear eablh g e .
Vhe ea  g auhore hall e ure ha pro er of
war who have e  apv are ho ourabl bure f poble
aor g o he re of he relgo o whh he belo ge a 
ha her grave are repee uabl ma a e a  marke o
a o be fou  a a  me. Wherever poble eeae pro er
of war who epe e o he ame Power hall be  erre  he
ame plae.
Deeae pro er of war hall be bure   vual
grave u le u avoable ruma e requre he ue of
olleve grave. Boe ma be remae o l for mperave
reao  of hge e o aou  of he relgo of he eeae or 
aora e wh h expre wh o h effe. Y ae of remao 
he fa hall be ae a  he reao  gve  he eah erfae
of he eeae.
Y orer ha grave ma alwa be fou  all parular of bural
a  grave hall be reore wh a Grave egrao Serve
eablhe b he Dea  g Power. L of grave a  parular of
he pro er of war  erre  emeere a  elewhere hall be
ra me o he Power o whh uh pro er of war epe e.
epo bl for he are of hee grave a  for reor of a 
ubeque  move of he boe hall re o he Power o roll g
he error f a Par o he pree  Co ve o . Vhee provo 
hall alo appl o he ahe whh hall be kep b he Grave
egrao Serve u l proper poal hereof  aora e wh
he whe of he home ou r.
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 formao  ma oba hrough offal or prvae ha el
repe g pro er of war a  o ra m  a rapl a poble
o he ou r of org of he pro er of war or o he Power o
whh he epe . Y hall reeve from he Pare o he o fl all
fale for effe g uh ra mo .
Vhe gh Co ra g Pare a   parular hoe
whoe ao al be ef b he erve of he Ce ral ge  are
requee o gve he a ge  he f a al a  ma requre.
Vhe forego g provo  hall  o wa be  erpree a
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oupao of he error of a gh Co ra g Par eve f he
a oupao mee wh o arme rea e.
lhough o e of he Power  o fl ma o be a par o he
pree  Co ve o  he Power who are pare hereo hall
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be bou  b he Co ve o  relao o he a Power f he
laer aep a  apple he provo  hereof.
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aue hall  all ruma e be reae huma el whou a 
avere  o fou e o rae olour relgo or fah ex
brh or wealh or a  oher mlar rera.
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me a   a  plae whaoever wh repe o he aboveme o e pero 
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mparal huma ara bo uh a he Y er ao al
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fore b mea  of peal agreeme  all or par of he oher
provo  of he pree  Co ve o .
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gve mome  a   a  ma er whaoever f  hemelve 
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?ao al of a Sae whh  o bou  b he Co ve o are o


proee b . ?ao al of a eural Sae who f  hemelve 
he error of a bellgere  Sae a  ao al of a o-bellgere 
Sae hall o be regare a proee pero  whle he Sae of
whh he are ao al ha ormal ploma repree ao 
he Sae  whoe ha  he are.

e em la  ar a  aval fore  orer o obvae he pobl of


a  hole ao .

Vhe provo  of Par YY are however wer  applao  a


ef e  rle g3.

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however eae o l afer ue war  g ha bee gve  am g  all
approprae ae a reao able me lm a  afer uh war  g
ha rema e u heee.
Vhe fa ha k or wou e member of he arme
fore are ure  hee hopal or he pree e of mall arm
a  ammu o ake from uh ombaa  a  o e bee
ha e o he proper erve hall o be o ere o be a
harmful o he e em.

Pero  proee b he Ge eva Co ve o for he melorao


of he Co o of he Wou e a  Sk  rme Fore  he
Fel of g2 ugu g949 or b he Ge eva Co ve o for he
melorao of he Co o of Wou e Sk a  Shpwreke
ember of rme Fore a Sea of g2 ugu g949 or b he
Ge eva Co ve o relave o he Vreame  of Pro er of War of
g2 ugu g949 hall o be o ere a proee pero  wh
he mea  g of he pree  Co ve o .
r. 8. $cc c
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 a  b he peal agreeme  referre o  he
forego g rle f uh here be.

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r. g5.  Par o he o fl ma eher re or hrough a
eural Sae or ome huma ara orga  ao  propoe o he
avere Par o eablh  he rego  where fgh g  ak g
plae 
?c?  e e o heler from he effe of war
he follow g pero  whou
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(a) wou e a  k ombaa  or o -ombaa ;
(b) vla pero  who ake o par  hole a  who whle
he ree  he o e perform o work of a mlar haraer.
Whe he Pare o er e have agree upo he
geographal poo  am rao  foo uppl a  upervo
of he propoe eural e o e a wre agreeme  hall be
o lue a  g e b he repree ave of he Pare o he
o fl. Vhe agreeme  hall fx he beg  g a  he urao of
he eural ao of he o e.
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k he  frm a  maer  ae c
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Sae whh are Pare o a o fl hall prove all
vla hopal wh erfae how g ha he are vla
hopal a  ha he bul g whh he oup are o ue for
a  purpoe whh woul eprve hee hopal of proeo 
aora e wh rle g9.
Cvla hopal hall be marke b mea  of he emblem
prove for  rle 38 of he Ge eva Co ve o for he
melorao of he Co o of he Wou e a  Sk  rme
Fore  he Fel of g2 ugu g949 bu o l f o auhor e b
he Sae.
Vhe Pare o he o fl hall  o far a mlar
o erao  perm ake he eear ep o make he
 ve emblem  a g vla hopal learl vble o he

Y vew of he a ger o whh hopal ma be expoe b be g


loe o mlar objeve   reomme e ha uh hopal
be uae a far a poble from uh objeve.

r.24. Vhe Pare o he o fl hall ake he eear meaure
o e ure ha hlre u er ffee  who are orpha e or are
eparae from her famle a a reul of he war are o lef o
her ow reoure a  ha her ma e a e he exere of
her relgo a  her euao are falae  all ruma e.
Vher euao hall a far a poble be e rue o pero  of a
mlar ulural rao .
Vhe Pare o he o fl hall falae he reepo of
uh hlre  a eural ou r for he urao of he o fl
wh he o e  of he Proe g Power f a  a  u er ue
afeguar for he oberva e of he pr ple ae  he fr
paragraph.
Vhe hall furhermore e eavour o arra ge for all
hlre u er welve o be e fe b he wear g of e 
 or b ome oher mea .
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r. 27. Proee pero  are e le  all ruma e o
repe for her pero  her ho our her faml rgh her
relgou o vo  a  prae a  her ma er a  uom.
Vhe hall a all me be   reae a  hall be proee
epeall aga  all a of vole e or hrea hereof a  aga 
 ul a  publ uro.
Wome hall be epeall proee aga  a  aak o
her ho our  parular aga  rape e fore prouo  or a 
form of  ee  aaul.
Whou prejue o he provo  rela g o her ae
of healh age a  ex all proee pero  hall be reae wh
he ame o erao b he Par o he o fl  whoe power
he are whou a  avere  o bae  parular o
rae relgo or polal op o .
owever he Pare o he o fl ma ake uh
meaure of o rol a  eur  regar o proee pero  a
ma be eear a a reul of he war.
r. 28. Vhe $c cc$cc ccccc
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r. 35. ll proee pero  who ma ere o  he error
a he oue of or ur g a o fl hall be e le o o o u le
her eparure  o rar o he ao al  ere of he Sae. Vhe
applao  of uh pero  o leave hall be ee  aora e
wh regularl eablhe proeure a  he eo hall be
ake a rapl a poble. Vhoe pero  perme o leave ma
prove hemelve wh he eear fu  for her jour e a 
ake wh hem a reao able amou  of her effe a  arle of
pero al ue.
Yf a  uh pero  refue permo o leave he
error he hall be e le o have refual reo ere a oo
a poble b a approprae our or am rave boar
eg ae b he Dea  g Power for ha purpoe.
Upo reque repree ave of he Proe g Power
hall u le reao  of eur preve   or he pero  o er e
obje be fur he wh he reao  for refual of a  reque for
permo o leave he error a  be gve  a expeoul a
poble he ame of all pero  who have bee e e permo
o leave.
r. 38. Wh he exepo of peal meaure auhor e b he
pree  Co ve o   parularl b rle 27 a  4g hereof he
uao of proee pero  hall o  ue o be regulae 
pr ple b he provo  o er  g ale   me of peae. Y a 
ae he follow g rgh hall be gra e o hem
(g) he hall be e able o reeve he  vual or olleve relef
ha ma be e  o hem.
(2) he hall f her ae of healh o requre reeve meal
ae o a  hopal reame  o he ame exe  a he ao al
of he Sae o er e.
(3) he hall be allowe o prae her relgo a  o reeve
prual aa e from m er of her fah.
(4) f he ree  a area parularl expoe o he a ger of
war he hall be auhor e o move from ha area o he ame
exe  a he ao al of he Sae o er e.
(5) hlre u er ffee ear preg a  wome a  moher of
hlre u er eve ear hall be ef b a  prefere al
reame  o he ame exe  a he ao al of he Sae
o er e.
r. 40. Proee pero  ma be ompelle o work o l o he
ame exe  a ao al of he Par o he o fl  whoe
error he are.
Yf proee pero  are of e em ao al he ma
o l be ompelle o o work whh  ormall eear o e ure
he fee g heler g loh g ra por a  healh of huma
be g a  whh  o rel relae o he o u of mlar
operao .
Y he ae me o e  he wo pree g paragraph proee
pero  ompelle o work hall have he be ef of he ame
work g o o  a  of he ame afeguar a ao al worker
 parular a regar wage hour of labour loh g a 
equpme  prevou ra  g a  ompe ao for oupao al
ae  a  eae.
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r. 42. Vhe  er me  or pla g  ag e ree e of proee
pero  ma be orere o l f he eur of he Dea  g Power
make  aboluel eear.

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Yf a  pero  a g hrough he repree ave of he


Proe g Power volu arl ema   er me  a  f h
uao re er h ep eear he hall be  er e b he
Power  whoe ha  he ma be.
r. 44. Y appl g he meaure of o rol me o e  he
pree  Co ve o  he Dea  g Power hall o rea a e em
ale  exluvel o he ba of her ao al e jure of a
e em Sae refugee who o o  fa e jo he proeo of
a  gover me .
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r. 47. Proee pero  who are  oupe error hall o be
eprve  a  ae or  a  ma er whaoever of he be ef
of he pree  Co ve o b a  ha ge  roue a he reul of
he oupao of a error  o he  uo  or gover me  of
he a error or b a  agreeme  o lue bewee he
auhore of he oupe errore a  he Oup g Power or
b a  a exao b he laer of he whole or par of he oupe
error.
  orer o  ue hem o work for he Oup g Power are
prohbe.
r. 64. ccc cc$$
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cc 
c
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$ wh he exepo ha he ma be repeale or upe e
b he Oup g Power  ae where he o ue a hrea o
 eur or a obale o he applao of he pree 
Co ve o .
Subje o he laer o erao a  o he ee for
e ur g he effeve am rao of jue he rbu al of he
oupe error hall o  ue o fu o  repe of all
offe e overe b he a law.
Vhe Oup g Power ma however ubje he
populao of he oupe error o provo  whh are
ee al o e able he Oup g Power o fulfl  oblgao 
u er he pree  Co ve o  o ma a he orerl gover me 
of he error a  o e ure he eur of he Oup g Power
of he member a  proper of he oup g fore or
am rao  a  lkewe of he eablhme  a  l e of
ommu ao ue b hem.
r. 68. Proee pero  who omm a offe e whh  olel
 e e o harm he Oup g Power bu whh cc
$
ca aemp o he lfe or lmb of member of he
oup g fore or am rao  or a grave olleve a ger
or eroul amage he proper of he oup g fore or
am rao or he  allao  ue b hem hall be lable o
 er me  or mple mpro me  prove he urao of uh
 er me  or mpro me   proporo ae o he offe e
omme. Furhermore  er me  or mpro me  hall for
uh offe e be he o l meaure aope for eprv g proee
pero  of lber. Vhe our prove for u er rle 66 of he
pree  Co ve o ma a her reo o ver a e e e of
mpro me  o o e of  er me  for he ame pero.
Vhe pe al provo  promulgae b he Oup g Power
 aora e wh rle 64 a  65 ma mpoe he c
aga  a proee pero c
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proee pero u le he ae o of he our ha bee
parularl alle o he fa ha  e he aue  o a ao al

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of he Oup g Power he  o bou  o  b a  u of


allega e.
Y a  ae he eah pe al ma o be pro ou e o
a proee pero who wa u er eghee ear of age a he me
of he offe e.
r. 70.  Y Y Y ++ Y Y Y  Y Y  
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   Y  
 
Y YY Y
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Y Y
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?ao al of he oup g Power who before he
oubreak of hole have ough refuge  he error of he
oupe Sae hall o be arree proeue o ve or
epore from he oupe error exep for offe e
omme afer he oubreak of hole or for offe e u er
ommo law omme before he oubreak of hole whh
aor g o he law of he oupe Sae woul have jufe
exrao  me of peae.
r. 75. Y o ae hall pero  o em e o eah be eprve of
he rgh of peo for paro or repreve.
?o eah e e e hall be arre ou before he
exprao of a pero of a lea x mo h from he ae of reep
b he Proe g Power of he ofao of he f al jugme 
o frm g uh eah e e e or of a orer e  g paro or
repreve.
Vhe x mo h pero of upe o of he eah e e e
here prerbe ma be reue   vual ae 
ruma e of grave emerge   volv g a orga  e hrea o
he eur of he Oup g Power or  fore prove alwa
ha he Proe g Power  ofe of uh reuo a   gve
reao able me a  opporu  o make repree ao  o he
ompee  oup g auhore  repe of uh eah e e e.
r. 76. $cc$$c c $ccc
c
c
c$$
c$,cc
c$
$cccc
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$c
. Vhe hall f poble be eparae from oher
ea ee a  hall e jo o o  of foo a  hge e whh wll
be uffe  o keep hem  goo healh a  whh wll be a lea
equal o hoe oba  g  pro   he oupe ou r.
Vhe hall reeve he meal ae o requre b her
ae of healh.
Vhe hall alo have he rgh o reeve a  prual
aa e whh he ma requre.
Wome hall be o f e  eparae quarer a  hall be
u er he re upervo of wome .
Proper regar hall be pa o he peal reame  ue o
m or.
Proee pero  who are ea e hall have he rgh o
be ve b elegae of he Proe g Power a  of he
Y er ao al Commee of he e Cro  aora e wh he
provo  of rle g43.
Suh pero  hall have he rgh o reeve a lea o e
relef parel mo hl.
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r. 80. Y er ee hall 
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 a  hall
exere uh ae a  rgh a ma be ompable wh her
au.

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r. 8g. Pare o he o fl who  er proee pero  hall be
bou  o prove c c$c c
c 
$ a  o gra 
hem alo he meal ae o requre b her ae of healh.
?o euo from he allowa e alare or re ue
o he  er ee hall be mae for he repame  of hee o.
Vhe Dea  g Power hall prove for he uppor of hoe
epe e  o he  er ee f uh epe e  are whou
aequae mea  of uppor or are u able o ear a lv g.
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r. 83. Vhe Dea  g Power hall o e up plae of  er me  
area parularl expoe o he a ger of war.
Vhe Dea  g Power hall gve he e em Power hrough
he  ermear of he Proe g Power all ueful  formao
regar g he geographal loao of plae of  er me .
Whe ever mlar o erao  perm  er me 
amp hall be  ae b he leer YC plae o a o be learl
vble  he ame from he ar. Vhe Power o er e ma
however agree upo a  oher em of mark g. ?o plae oher
ha a  er me  amp hall be marke a uh.
r.84. Y er ee hall be $$ cc

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r. 89. Dal foo rao  for  er ee hall be uffe  
qua  qual a  vare o keep  er ee  a goo ae of
healh a  preve  he evelopme  of uro al efe e.
ou  hall alo be ake of he uomar e of he  er ee.
Y er ee hall alo be gve he mea  b whh he a
prepare for hemelve a  ao al foo  her poeo .
Suffe  r k g waer hall be upple o  er ee.
Vhe ue of obao hall be perme.
Y er ee who work hall reeve ao al rao  
proporo o he k  of labour whh he perform.
Expea  a  ur g moher a  hlre u er ffee
ear of age hall be gve ao al foo  proporo o her
phologal ee.
r. 90. Whe ake  o uo  er ee hall be gve all
fale o prove hemelve wh he eear loh g
foowear a  ha ge of u erwear a  laer o  o proure furher
upple f requre. Shoul a   er ee o have uffe 
loh g aou  be g ake of he lmae a  be u able o
proure a   hall be prove free of harge o hem b he
Dea  g Power.
Vhe loh g upple b he Dea  g Power o  er ee
a  he ouwar mark g plae o her ow lohe hall o be
g om ou or expoe hem o rule.
Worker hall reeve uable work g ouf  lu g
proeve loh g whe ever he aure of her work o requre.
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r. 9g. Ever plae of  er me  hall have a aequae  frmar
u er he reo of a qualfe oor where  er ee ma have
he ae o he requre a well a a approprae e. Yolao
war hall be e ae for ae of o agou or me al eae.
aer  ae a   er ee uffer g from erou
eae or whoe o o requre peal reame  a urgal
operao or hopal are mu be ame o a   uo
where aequae reame  a be gve a  hall reeve are o
 feror o ha prove for he ge eral populao .
Y er ee hall for prefere e have he ae o of
meal pero el of her ow ao al.

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Y er ee ma o be preve e from pree  g


hemelve o he meal auhore for exam ao . Vhe meal
auhore of he Dea  g Power hall upo reque ue o
ever  er ee who ha u ergo e reame  a offal erfae
how g he aure of h ll e or  jur a  he urao a 
aure of he reame  gve . uplae of h erfae hall be
forware o he Ce ral ge  prove for  rle g40.
Vreame   lu g he provo of a  apparau
eear for he ma e a e of  er ee  goo healh
parularl e ure a  oher arfal appla e a  peale
hall be free of harge o he  er ee.
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r. 99. Ever plae of  er me  hall be pu u er he auhor of
a repo ble offer hoe from he regular mlar fore or he
regular vl am rao of he Dea  g Power. Vhe offer 
harge of he plae of  er me  mu have  h poeo a op
of he pree  Co ve o  he offal la guage or o e of he
offal la guage of h ou r a  hall be repo ble for 
applao . Vhe aff  o rol of  er ee hall be  rue 
he provo  of he pree  Co ve o a  of he am rave
meaure aope o e ure  applao .
Vhe ex of he pree  Co ve o a  he ex of peal
agreeme  o lue u er he a Co ve o hall be poe
 e he plae of  er me   a la guage whh he  er ee
u era  or hall be  he poeo of he Y er ee Commee.
egulao  orer oe a  publao  of ever k 
hall be ommu ae o he  er ee a  poe  e he plae
of  er me   a la guage whh he u era .
Ever orer a  omma  aree o  er ee
 vuall mu lkewe be gve  a la guage whh he
u era .
r. g00. Vhe 
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 a  hall  o
ruma e  lue regulao  mpo g o  er ee a 
phal exero a gerou o her healh or  volv g phal or
moral vm ao . Ye fao b aoo g or mpr  g g  or
mark g o he bo  prohbe.
Y parular prolo ge a  g a  roll-all
pu hme  rll mlar rll a  ma oeuvre or he reuo of
foo rao  are prohbe.
r. g02. Y ever plae of  er me  he
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c  he Y er ao al Commee of he e
Cro a  a  oher orga  ao whh ma a hem. Vhe
member of he Commee hall be elgble for re-eleo .
Y er ee o elee hall e er upo her ue afer
her eleo ha bee approve b he ea  g auhore. Vhe
reao  for a  refual or mal hall be ommu ae o he
Proe g Power o er e.
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r. g06.  oo a he   er e or a he lae o more ha
o e week afer h arrval  a plae of  er me  a  lkewe 
ae of k e or ra fer o a oher plae of  er me  or o a
hopal ever  er ee hall be e able o e  re o h faml
o he o e ha  a  o he Ce ral ge  prove for b rle
g40 o he oher a  er me  ar mlar f poble o he
moel a exe o he pree  Co ve o 
 
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$. Yf he Dea  g Power eem  eear o lm he umber
of leer a  ar e  b eah  er ee he a umber hall o
be le ha wo leer a  four ar mo hl; hee hall be
raw up o a o o form a loel a poble o he moel
a exe o he pree  Co ve o . Yf lmao  mu be plae o
he orrepo e e aree o  er ee he ma be orere
o l b he Power o whh uh  er ee owe allega e pobl
a he reque of he Dea  g Power. Suh leer a  ar mu
be o vee wh reao able epah; he ma o be elae or
rea e for pl ar reao .
Y er ee who have bee a lo g me whou ew or
who f   mpoble o reeve ew from her relave or o gve
hem ew b he or ar poal roue a well a hoe who are a
a o erable a e from her home hall be allowe o e 
elegram he harge be g pa b hem  he urre  a her
poal. Vhe hall lkewe be ef b h provo  ae whh
are reog  e o be urge .
 a rule  er ee' mal hall be wre  her ow
la guage. Vhe Pare o he o fl ma auhor e orrepo e e
 oher la guage.
r. gg3. Vhe Dea  g Power hall prove all reao able
exeuo fale for he ra mo  hrough he Proe g
Power or he Ce ral ge  prove for  rle g40 or a
oherwe requre of wll power of aor e leer of auhor
or a  oher oume   e e for  er ee or epahe b
hem.
Y all ae he Dea  g Power hall falae he
exeuo a  auhe ao  ue legal form of uh oume 
o behalf of  er ee  parular b allow g hem o o ul a
lawer.
r. gg4. Vhe Dea  g Power hall affor  er ee all $


cc
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c prove h  o
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applable. For h purpoe he a Power ma gve hem
permo o leave he plae of  er me   urge  ae a  f
ruma e allow.
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her home  urge  ae parularl  ae of eah or erou
ll e of relave.
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r. gg7. Subje o he provo  of he pree  Chaper he law
 fore  he error  whh he are ea e 
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omme b  er ee o be pu hable wherea he ame a
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?o  er ee ma be pu he more ha o e for he
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maxmum of hr o euve a eve f he  er ee 
a werable for everal breahe of pl e whe h ae  eal
wh wheher uh breahe are o ee or o.
r. g20. Y er ee who are $ afer hav g eape or
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   repe of h a eve f   a repeae offe e.
rle gg8 paragraph 3 owha  g  er ee
pu he a a reul of eape or aemp o eape ma be
ubjee o peal urvella e o o o ha uh urvella e
oe o affe he ae of her healh ha   exere  a plae
of  er me  a  ha  oe o e al he abolo of a  of he
afeguar gra e b he pree  Co ve o .
Y er ee who a a  abe a eape or aemp o
eape hall be lable o h ou  o pl ar pu hme  o l.
r. g2g. Eape or aemp o eape eve f   a repeae
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where a  er ee  proeue for offe e omme ur g h
eape.
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epeall  repe of a omme  o eo wh a
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he repo ble auhore; a  f he eve  of he eah of a
 er ee h wll hall be ra me whou ela o a pero
whom he ha prevoul eg ae.
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offal reor of he eah ul regere hall be
raw up  aora e wh he proeure rela g hereo  fore
 he error where he plae of  er me   uae a  a ul
erfe op of uh reor hall be ra me whou ela o
he Proe g Power a well a o he Ce ral ge  referre o 
rle g40.
r. g30. Vhe ea  g auhore hall e ure ha  er ee who
e whle  er e are c
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he re of he relgo o whh he belo ge a  ha her grave
are repee properl ma a e a  marke  uh a wa ha
he a alwa be reog  e.
Deeae  er ee hall be bure   vual grave
u le u avoable ruma e requre he ue of olleve
grave. Boe ma be remae o l for mperave reao  of
hge e o aou  of he relgo of he eeae or  aora e
wh h expree wh o h effe. Y ae of remao  he fa
hall be ae a  he reao  gve  he eah erfae of he
eeae. Vhe ahe hall be rea e for afe-keep g b he
ea  g auhore a  hall be ra ferre a oo a poble o
he ex of k o her reque.

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 oo a ruma e perm a  o laer ha he


loe of hole he Dea  g Power hall forwar l of grave
of eeae  er ee o he Power o whom eeae  er ee
epe e hrough he Y formao Bureaux prove for  rle
g36. Suh l hall  lue all parular eear for he
e fao of he eeae  er ee a well a he exa loao
of her grave.
r. g3g. Ever eah or erou  jur of a  er ee aue or
upee o have bee aue b a e r a oher  er ee or a 
oher pero  a well a a  eah he aue of whh  u k ow 
hall be mmeael followe b a offal e qur b he Dea  g
Power.
ommu ao o h ubje hall be e  mmeael
o he Proe g Power. Vhe eve e of a  w ee hall be
ake  a  a repor  lu g uh eve e hall be prepare a 
forware o he a Proe g Power.
Yf he e qur  ae he gul of o e or more pero 
he Dea  g Power hall ake all eear ep o e ure he
proeuo of he pero or pero  repo ble.
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ur g he oure of hole o o lue agreeme  for he
releae he reparao  he reur o plae of ree e or he
aommoao  a eural ou r of era lae of  er ee
 parular hlre  preg a  wome a  moher wh  fa 
a  ou g hlre  wou e a  k a   er ee who have
bee ea e for a lo g me.
r. g33. Y er me  hall eae a oo a poble  cc$c
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Y er ee  he error of a Par o he o fl aga 
whom pe al proee g are pe  g for offe e o exluvel
ubje o pl ar pe ale ma be ea e u l he loe of
uh proee g a  f ruma e requre u l he ompleo
of he pe al. Vhe ame hall appl o  er ee who have bee
prevoul e e e o a pu hme  eprv g hem of lber.
B agreeme  bewee he Dea  g Power a  he Power
o er e ommee ma be e up afer he loe of hole
or of he oupao of errore o earh for pere  er ee.
r. g34. Vhe gh Co ra g Pare hall e eavour upo he
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pero gve  Bureau  formao of a  meaure ake b 
o er  g a  proee pero  who are kep  uo for more
ha wo week who are ubjee o ag e ree e or who
are  er e. Y hall furhermore requre  varou eparme 

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o er e wh uh maer o prove he aforea Bureau


prompl wh  formao o er  g all ha ge pera  g o
hee proee pero  a for example ra fer releae
reparao  eape ama e o hopal brh a  eah.
r. g37. Eah ao al Bureau hall mmeael forwar
 formao o er  g proee pero  b he mo rap mea 
o he Power  whoe error he ree hrough he
 ermear of he Proe g Power a  lkewe hrough he
Ce ral ge  prove for  rle g40. Vhe Bureaux hall alo
repl o all e qure whh ma be reeve regar g proee
pero .
Y formao Bureaux hall ra m  formao o er  g a
proee pero u le  ra mo mgh be erme al o he
pero o er e or o h or her relave. Eve  uh a ae he
 formao ma o be whhel from he Ce ral ge  whh
upo be g ofe of he ruma e wll ake he eear
preauo   ae  rle g40.
ll ommu ao   wr g mae b a  Bureau hall be
auhe ae b a g aure or a eal.
r. g38. Vhe  formao reeve b he ao al Bureau a 
ra me b  hall be of uh a haraer a o make  poble
o e f he proee pero exal a  o ave h ex of k
qukl. Vhe  formao  repe of eah pero hall  lue a
lea h ur ame fr ame plae a  ae of brh ao al
la ree e a   guh g haraer he fr ame of
he faher a  he mae ame of he moher he ae plae a 
aure of he ao ake wh regar o he  vual he are
a whh orrepo e e ma be e  o hm a  he ame a 
are of he pero o be  forme.
Lkewe  formao regar g he ae of healh of  er ee who
are eroul ll or eroul wou e hall be upple regularl a 
f poble ever week.
r. g39. Eah ao al Y formao Bureau hall furhermore be
repo ble for olle g all pero al valuable lef b proee
pero  me o e  rle g36  parular hoe who have bee
reparae or releae or who have eape or e;  hall
forwar he a valuable o hoe o er e eher re or f
eear hrough he Ce ral ge . Suh arle hall be e  b
he Bureau  eale pake whh hall be aompa e b
aeme  gv g lear a  full e  parular of he pero o
whom he arle belo ge a  b a omplee l of he o e 
of he parel. Deale reor hall be ma a e of he reep a 
epah of all uh valuable.
r. g40. Ce ral Y formao ge  for proee pero  
parular for  er ee hall be reae  a eural ou r. Vhe
Y er ao al Commee of he e Cro hall f  eem
eear propoe o he Power o er e he orga  ao of
uh a ge  whh ma be he ame a ha prove for 
rle g23 of he Ge eva Co ve o relave o he Vreame  of
Pro er of War of g2 ugu g949.
Vhe fu o of he ge  hall be o olle all  formao of he
pe e forh  rle g36 whh  ma oba hrough offal or
prvae ha el a  o ra m  a rapl a poble o he
ou re of org or of ree e of he pero  o er e exep
 ae where uh ra mo  mgh be erme al o he
pero  whom he a  formao o er  or o her relave. Y

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hall reeve from he Pare o he o fl all reao able fale
for effe g uh ra mo .
Vhe gh Co ra g Pare a   parular hoe whoe
ao al be ef b he erve of he Ce ral ge  are
requee o gve he a ge  he f a al a  ma requre.
Vhe forego g provo  hall  o wa be  erpree a rer g
he huma ara ave of he Y er ao al Commee of he
e Cro a  of he relef Soee erbe  rle g42.
r. g4g. Vhe ao al Y formao Bureaux a  he Ce ral
Y formao ge  hall e jo free poage for all mal lkewe he
exempo  prove for  rle gg0 a  furher o far a
poble exempo from elegraph harge or a lea greal
reue rae.

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PV g GE?EL POMYSYO?S
Preamble
Vc ear e wh o ee peae preval amo g people
Vc ever Sae ha he u o refra from he hrea or ue of fore
aga  he overeg  erroral  egr or polal
 epe e e of a  Sae
Sope (rle g)
Vc Y ae o overe b h Proool or b oher  er ao al
agreeme  vla  a  ombaa  rema u er he
proeo a  auhor of he pr ple of  er ao al law
erve from eablhe uom from he pr ple of huma 
a  from ae of publ o e e.
Vc appl o all ae of elare war or of a  oher arme o fl
whh ma are bewee wo or more of he gh Co ra g
Pare eve f he ae of war  o reog  e b o e of hem.
Vc appl o all ae of paral or oal oupao of he error of
a gh Co ra g Par eve f he a oupao mee wh
o arme rea e.
Vc lhough o e of he Power  o fl ma o be a par o he
pree  Co ve o  he Power who are pare hereo hall
rema bou  b   her muual relao . Vhe hall
furhermore be bou  b he Co ve o  relao o he a
Power f he laer aep a  apple he provo  hereof.
Vc arme o fl whh people are fgh g aga  olo al
om ao a  ale oupao a  aga  ra regme  he
exere of her rgh of elf-eerm ao
Def o  (rle 2)
Vc ule of  er ao al law applable  arme o fl" mea  he
rule applable  arme o fl e forh   er ao al
agreeme  o whh he Pare o he o fl are Pare a  he
ge erall reog  e pr ple a  rule of  er ao al law
whh are applable o arme o fl
Vc Proe g Power" mea  a eural or oher Sae o a Par o
he o fl whh ha bee eg ae b a Par o he o fl
a  aepe b he avere Par a  ha agree o arr ou

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he fu o  ag e o a Proe g Power u er he


Co ve o  a  h Proool
Vc "Subue" mea  a orga  ao a g  plae of a Proe g
Power
Proe g Power (rle 5)
Vc u of he Pare o a o fl from he beg  g of ha o fl
o eure he upervo a  mpleme ao of he Co ve o 
a  of h Proool b he applao of he em of Proe g
Power
Vc Proe g Power hall have he u of afeguar g he
 ere of he Pare o he o fl
Vc eah Par o he o fl hall whou ela eg ae a
Proe g Power
Vc Yf a Proe g Power ha o bee eg ae he Y er ao al
Commee of he e Cro whou prejue o he rgh of a 
oher mparal huma ara orga  ao o o lkewe hall
offer  goo offe o he Pare o he o fl wh a vew o
he eg ao whou ela of a Proe g Power o whh he
Pare o he o fl o e 
PV 2 WOU?DED SYCK SYPWECKED
Def o  (rle 8)
Vc Wou e" a  "k" mea pero  wheher mlar or vla 
who beaue of rauma eae or oher phal or me al
orer or abl are  ee of meal aa e or are
a  who refra from a  a of hol. Vhee erm alo over
maer  ae ew-bor babe a  oher pero  who ma be
 ee of mmeae meal aa e or are uh a he
 frm or expea  moher a  who refra from a  a of
hol
Vc "Shpwreke" mea  pero  wheher mlar or vla  who
are  perl a ea or  oher waer a a reul of mforu e
affe g hem or he veel or arraf arr g hem a  who
refra from a  a of hol.
Vc "eal pero el" mea  hoe pero  ag e b a Par o
he o fl exluvel o he meal purpoe e umerae
u er e) or o he am rao of meal u  or o he
operao or am rao of meal ra por.
Vc "elgou pero el" mea  mlar or vla pero  uh a
hapla  who are exluvel e gage  he work of her
m r a  aahe o he arme fore of a Par o he
o fl o meal u  or meal ra por of a Par o he
o fl o meal u  or meal ra por or o vl efe e
orga  ao  of a Par o he o fl.
Vc "eal u " mea  eablhme  a  oher u  wheher
mlar or vla  orga  e for meal purpoe amel he
earh for olleo  ra porao  ag o or reame   lu g fr-a reame  - of he wou e k a 
hpwreke or for he preve o of eae.
Vc "eal ra porao " mea  he o vea e b la  waer or
ar of he wou e k hpwreke meal pero el
relgou pero el meal equpme  or meal upple
Vc "eal ra por" mea  a  mea  of ra porao 
wheher mlar or vla  perma e  or emporar ag e
exluvel o meal ra porao a  u er he o rol of a
ompee  auhor of a Par o he o fl
Vc "eal vehle" mea  a  meal ra por b la 
Vc "eal hp a  raf" mea  a  meal ra por b waer
Vc "eal arraf" mea  a  meal ra por b ar
Vc "D ve emblem" mea  he  ve emblem of he re
ro re ree  or re lo a  u o a whe grou  whe
ue for he proeo of meal u  a  ra por or
meal a  relgou pero el equpme  or upple

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Sope (rle 9)
Vc hall appl o all hoe affee b a uao referre o  rle
g whou a  avere  o fou e o rae olour ex
la guage relgo or belef polal or oher op o  ao al or
oal org  wealh brh or oher au or o a  oher mlar
rera.
Proeo of Pero  (rle gg)
Vc ll he wou e k a  hpwreke o whhever Par he
belo g hall be repee a  proee
Vc Vhe phal or me al healh a   egr of pero  who are 
he power of he avere Par or who are  er e ea e or
oherwe eprve of lber hall o be e a gere b a 
u jufe a or omo
Vc prohbe o arr ou o uh pero  eve wh her o e 
phal mulao  meal or e f experme  removal of
ue or orga  for ra pla ao
Vc Exepo  o he prohbo o l  he ae of o ao  of
bloo for ra fuo or of k for graf g prove ha he are
gve volu arl a  whou a  oero or  ueme  a 
he o l for herapeu purpoe
Proeo of eal U 
Vc eal u  hall be repee a  proee a all me a 
hall o be he obje of aak (rle g2)
Vc U er o ruma e hall meal u  be ue  a aemp
o hel mlar objeve from aak (rle g2)
Vc proeo o whh vla meal u  are e le hall o
eae u le he are ue o omm oue her huma ara
fu o  a harmful o he e em (rle g3)
Vc o be o ere a a harmful o he e em ha he
pero el of he u  are equppe wh lgh  vual weapo 
for her ow efe e or for ha of he wou e a  k  her
harge ha he u   guare b a pke or b e re or b a
eor ha mall arm a  ammu o ake from he wou e
a  k a  o e ha e o he proper erve are fou  
he u  ha member of he arme fore or oher ombaa 
are  he u  for meal reao  (rle g3)
Proeo of vla meal a  relgou pero el (rle g5)
Vc Cvla meal pero el hall be repee a  proee
Vc Vhe Oup g Power hall affor vla meal pero el 
oupe errore ever aa e o e able hem o perform
o he be of her abl her huma ara fu o 
Vc Cvla relgou pero el hall be repee a  proee
ole of he vla populao a  of a oee (rle g7)
Vc Vhe vla populao hall repe he wou e k a 
hpwreke eve f he belo g o he avere Par a  hall
omm o a of vole e aga  hem
Ye fao (rle g8)
Vc vla meal pero el a  vla relgou pero el houl
be reog  able b he  ve emblem a  a e  ar
erf g her au
Vc a Par o he o fl ma auhor e he ue of  ve g al
o e f meal u  a  ra por
eal Vra porao
Vc eal vehle hall be repee a  proee  he ame
wa a moble meal u  (rle 2g)

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Vc eal hp a  raf wheher a ea or  oher waer be


repee a  proee  he ame wa a moble meal u 
(rle 23)
Vc  warhp o he urfae able mmeael o e fore 
omma  ma orer hem o op orer hem off or make hem
ake a era oure a  he hall obe ever uh omma .
Suh hp a  raf ma o  a  oher wa be vere from
her meal mo o lo g a he are eee for he
wou e k a  hpwreke o boar (rle 23)
Vc lear refual o obe a omma  gve  aora e wh
paragraph 2 hall be a a harmful o he e em (rle 23)
Vc eal arraf hall be repee a  proee (rle 24)
Vc Y a  over la  area phall o rolle b fre l fore or
 a  over ea area o phall o rolle b a avere
Par he repe a  proeo of meal arraf of a Par o
he o fl  o epe e  o a  agreeme  wh a avere
Par (rle 25)
Vc meal arraf whh fle over a area phall o rolle b
a avere Par whou or  evao from he erm of a
agreeme  eher hrough avgao al error or beaue of a
emerge  affe g he afe of he flgh hall make ever
effor o e f elf a  o  form he avere Par of he
ruma e.  oo a uh meal arraf ha bee
reog  e b he avere Par ha Par hall make all
reao able effor o gve he orer o la  or o algh o waer
or o ake oher meaure o afeguar  ow  ere a  
eher ae o allow he arraf me for ompla e before
reor g o a aak aga  he arraf. (rle 27)
Vc eal arraf hall o be ue o olle or ra m
 ellge e aa a  hall o arr a  equpme   e e for
uh purpoe (rle 28)
Vc eal arraf hall o arr a  armame  exep mall arm
a  ammu o ake from he wou e k a  hpwreke
o boar a  o e ha e o he proper erve a  uh lgh
 vual weapo  a ma be eear o e able he meal
pero el o boar o efe  hemelve a  he wou e k
a  hpwreke  her harge. (rle 28)
Vc eal arraf fl g over area whh are phall o rolle
b a avere Par or over area he phal o rol of whh 
o learl eablhe ma be orere o la  or o algh o
waer a approprae o perm  peo  aora e wh he
follow g paragraph. eal arraf hall obe a  uh orer.
(rle 30)
Vc Shoul a meal arraf  he abe e of a agreeme  or 
evao from he erm of a agreeme  fl over he error of
a eural or oher Sae o a Par o he o fl eher hrough
avgao al error or beaue of a emerge  affe g he
afe of he flgh  hall make ever effor o gve oe of he
flgh a  o e f elf. Vha Sae hall make all reao able
effor o gve he orer o la  or o algh o waer o allow he
arraf me for ompla e before reor g o a aak aga 
he arraf. (rle 3g)

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Vc  oo a ruma e perm a  a he lae from he e  of
ave hole eah Par o he o fl hall earh for he
pero  who have bee repore m g b a avere Par
Dea Pero  (rle 34)
Vc Vhe rema  of pero  who have e for reao  relae o
oupao or  ee o reul g from oupao or hole
a  hoe or pero  o ao al of he ou r  whh he
have e a a reul of hole hall be repee a  he
gravee of all uh pero  hall be repee ma a e a 
marke.

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Vc Y he abe e of a  agreeme  a  f he home ou r of uh


eeae  o wll g o arra ge a  expe e for he
ma e a e of uh gravee he gh Co ra g Par 
whoe error he gravee are uae ma offer o falae
he reur of he rema  of he eeae o he home ou r.
Where uh a offer ha o bee aepe he gh Co ra g
Par ma afer he expr of fve ear from he ae of he offer
a  upo ue oe o he home ou r aop he
arra geme  la ow   ow law rela g o emeere
a  grave.

Par 3 eho a  ea  of Warfare Combaa  a  POW


eho a  ea  of Warfare
Vc prohbe o emplo weapo  projele a  maeral a 
meho of warfare of a aure o aue uperfluou  jur or
u eear uffer g (rle 35)
Vc prohbe o emplo meho or mea  of warfare whh are
 e e or ma be expee o aue weprea lo g-erm
a  evere amage o he aural e vro me  (rle 35)
Vc prohbe o kll  jure or apure a averar b reor o
perf.   v g he o fe e of a averar o lea hm
o beleve ha he  e le o or  oblge o aor proeo
u er he rule of  er ao al law applable  arme o fl
wh  e  o bera ha o fe e hall o ue perf
(rle 37)
Vc ue of war are o prohbe. Suh rue are a whh are
 e e o mlea a averar or o  ue hm o a
reklel bu whh  fr ge o rule of  er ao al law
applable  arme o fl a  whh are o perfou beaue
he o o  ve he o fe e of a averar wh repe o
proeo u er ha law. Vhe follow g are example of uh
rue he ue of amouflage eo mok operao  a 
m formao . (rle 37)
Vc prohbe o make mproper ue of he  ve emblem of he
re ro re ree  or re lo a  u or of oher emblem
g  or g al (rle 38)
Vc prohbe o make ue of he  ve emblem of he U e
?ao  exep a auhor e b ha Orga  ao (rle 38)
Vc prohbe o make ue  a arme o fl of he flag or mlar
emblem  g a or u form of eural or oher Sae o
Pare o he o fl (rle 39)
Vc prohbe o make ue of he flag or mlar emblem  g a
or u form of avere Pare whle e gag g  aak or 
orer o hel favour proe or mpee mlar operao 
(rle 39)
Vc ?o pero parahu g from a arraf  re hall be mae
he obje of aak ur g h ee  (rle 42)
Vc pero who ha parahue from a arraf  re hall be
gve a opporu  o urre er before be g mae he obje
of aak u le   appare  ha he  e gag g  a hole a
(rle 42)
rme Fore (rle 43)
Vc arme fore of a Par o a o fl o  of all orga  e arme
fore group a  u  whh are u er a omma  repo ble
o ha Par for he o u or  ubor ae
Vc ember of he arme fore of a Par o a o fl (oher ha
meal pero el a  hapla ) are ombaa  ha  o a
he have he rgh o parpae rel  hole.
Combaa  a  POW
Vc  ombaa  who fall  o he power of a avere Par hall
be a pro er of war. (rle 44)

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Vc ombaa  are oblge o  guh hemelve from he vla


populao whle he are e gage  a aak or  a mlar
operao preparaor o a aak (rle 44)
Vc ombaa  who fall  o he power of a avere Par whle
fal g o  guh hmelf from o ombaa  hall forfe h
rgh o be a pro er of war bu he hall everhele be gve
proeo  equvale   all repe o hoe aore o
pro er of war (rle 44)
Vc pero who ake par  hole a  fall  o he power of
a avere Par hall be preume o be a pro er of war a 
houl a  oub are a o wheher a  uh pero  e le
o he au of pro er of war he hall o  ue o have uh
au u l uh me a h au ha bee eerm e b a
ompee  rbu al. (rle 45)
Vc a  member of he arme fore of a Par o he o fl who
fall  o he power of a avere Par whle e gag g 
epo age hall o have he rgh o he au of pro er of war
a  ma be reae a a p (rle 46)
Vc member of he arme fore of a Par o he o fl who o
behalf of ha Par a   error o rolle b a avere
Par gaher or aemp o gaher  formao hall o be
o ere a e gag g  epo age f whle o a g he  
he u form of h arme fore (rle 46)
Vc mere ar hall o have he rgh o be a ombaa  or a
pro er of war (rle 47)

Par 4 Cvla Populao


Vc he Pare o he o fl hall a all me  guh bewee
he vla populao a  ombaa  a  bewee vla
obje a  mlar objeve a  aor gl hall re her
operao  o l aga  mlar objeve (rle 48)
Vc Y ae of oub wheher a pero  a vla  ha pero hall
be o ere o be a vla (rle 50)
Vc Cvla obje hall o be he obje of aak or of repral.
(rle 52)
Vc Sarvao of vla  a a meho of warfare  prohbe (rle
54)
Vc Y he o u of mlar operao  o a  are hall be ake
o pare he vla populao  vla  a  vla obje.
(rle 57)
Vc Pero  who before he beg  g of hole were o ere
a aele pero  or refugee u er he releva   er ao al
 rume  aepe b he Pare o er e or u er he
ao al leglao of he Sae of refuge or Sae of ree e
hall be proee pero  (rle 73)
Vc Vhe gh Co ra g Pare a  he Pare o he o fl hall
falae  ever poble wa he reu o of famle pere
a a reul of arme o fl a  hall e ourage  parular he
work of he huma ara orga  ao  e gage  h ak 
aora e wh he provo  of he Co ve o  a  of h
Proool a   o form wh her repeve eur
regulao . (rle 74)
Proeo of Cvla Populao (rle 5g)
Vc Vhe vla populao a   vual vla  hall e jo ge eral
proeo aga  a ger ar g from mlar operao .
Vc Vhe vla populao a uh a well a  vual vla  hall
o be he obje of aak.  or hrea of vole e he prmar
purpoe of whh  o prea error amo g he vla populao
are prohbe.
Vc ak aga  he vla populao or vla  b wa of
repral are prohbe.
Vc Vhe Pare o he o fl hall o re he moveme  of he
vla populao or  vual vla   orer o aemp o

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hel mlar objeve from aak or o hel mlar


operao .
Proeo of Cvla Obje
Vc ak hall be lme rl o mlar objeve. Y o far a
obje are o er e mlar objeve are lme o hoe
obje whh b her aure loao  purpoe or ue make a
effeve o rbuo o mlar ao a  whoe oal or paral
eruo  apure or eural ao   he ruma e rul g
a he me offer a ef e mlar ava age. (rle 52)
Vc   prohbeo omm a  a of hol ree aga  he
hor mo ume  work of ar or plae of worhp whh
o ue he ulural or prual herage of people; o ue uh
obje  uppor of he mlar effor; o make uh obje he
obje of repral. (rle 53)
Vc prohbe o aak ero remove or re er uele obje
 pe able o he urvval of he vla populao  uh a
foo-uff agrulural area for he prouo of foo-uff
rop lveok r k g waer  allao  a  upple a 
rrgao work for he pef purpoe of e  g hem for her
ue a e value o he vla populao or o he avere Par
(rle 54)
Vc prohbo  above hall o appl o uh of he obje overe
b  a are ue b a avere Par a ue a e olel for he
member of  arme fore; or f o a ue a e he 
re uppor of mlar ao (rle 54)
Proeo of he ?aural E vro me  (rle 55)
Vc Care hall be ake  warfare o proe he aural e vro me 
aga  weprea lo g-erm a  evere amage
Vc ak aga  he aural e vro me  b wa of repral are
prohbe.
Proeo of work a   allao  o a  g a gerou fore
(rle 56)
Vc Work or  allao  o a  g a gerou fore amel am
ke a  ulear eleral ge era g ao  hall o be
mae he obje of aak eve where hee obje are mlar
objeve f uh aak ma aue he releae of a gerou
fore a  o eque  evere loe amo g he vla
populao .
Vc Y orer o falae he e fao of he obje proee b
h arle he Pare o he o fl ma mark hem wh a
peal g o  g of a group of hree brgh ora ge rle
plae o he ame ax
Zo e u er Speal Proeo
Vc Y  prohbe for he Pare o he o fl o aak b a 
mea  whaoever o -efe e loale (rle 59)
Vc Vhe approprae auhore of a Par o he o fl ma elare
a a o -efe e loal a   habe plae ear or  a o e
where arme fore are  o a whh  ope for oupao
b a avere Par. Suh a loal hall fulfll he follow g
o o  all ombaa  a well a moble weapo  a  moble
mlar equpme  mu have bee evauae; o hole ue
hall be mae of fxe mlar  allao  or eablhme ; o
a of hol hall be omme b he auhore or b he
populao ; a  o ave  uppor of mlar operao 
hall be u erake . (rle 59)
Vc Y  prohbe for he Pare o he o fl o exe  her
mlar operao  o o e o whh he have o ferre b
agreeme  he au of emlar e o e f uh exe o 
o rar o he erm of h agreeme . emlar e o e  a
o e whh fulfl he follow g o o  all ombaa  a well
a moble weapo  a  moble mlar equpme  mu have

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bee evauae; o hole ue hall be mae of fxe mlar


 allao  or eablhme ; o a of hol hall be
omme b he auhore or b he populao ; a  a 
av l ke o he mlar effor mu have eae.
(rle 60)
Cvl Defe e
Vc "Cvl efe e" mea  he performa e of huma ara ak
 e e o proe he vla populao aga  he a ger
a  o help  o reover from he mmeae effe of hole
or aer a  alo o prove he o o  eear for 
urvval (rle 6g)
Vc Cvla vl efe e orga  ao  a  her pero el hall be
repee a  proee (rle 62)
Vc Oup g Power ma arm vl efe e pero el for reao 
of eur. (rle 62)
Vc . Vhe proeo o whh vla vl efe e orga  ao  her
pero el bul g heler a  marel are e le hall o
eae u le he omm or are ue o omm oue her
proper ak a harmful o he e em. Proeo ma
however eae o l afer a war  g ha bee gve e g
whe ever approprae a reao able me-lm a  afer uh
war  g ha rema e u heee. (rle 65)
Vc Y hall alo o be o ere a a a harmful o he e em ha
vla vl efe e pero el bear lgh  vual weapo  for
he purpoe of ma a  g orer or for elf-efe e (rle 65)
Vc Eah Par o he o fl hall e eavour o e ure ha  vl
efe e orga  ao  her pero el bul g a  marel are
e fable whle he are exluvel evoe o he performa e
of vl efe e ak. (rle 66)
Vc Vhe  er ao al  ve g of vl efe e  a equlaeral
blue ra gle o a ora ge grou  whe ue for he proeo
of vl efe e orga  ao  her pero el bul g a 
marel a  for vla heler. (rle 66)
elef o 
Vc Yf he vla populao of a  error u er he o rol of a
Par o he o fl oher ha oupe error  o
aequael prove wh upple relef ao  whh are
huma ara a  mparal  haraer a  o ue whou
a  avere  o hall be u erake  ubje o he
agreeme  of he Pare o er e  uh relef ao . Offer
of uh relef hall o be regare a  erfere e  he arme
o fl or a u fre l a. Y he rbuo of relef
o g me  pror hall be gve o hoe pero  uh a
hlre  expea  moher maer  ae a  ur g
moher who u er he Fourh Co ve o or u er h
Proool are o be aore prvlege reame  or peal
proeo . (rle 70)
Vc Eah Par  reep of relef o g me  hall o he fulle
exe  praable a he relef pero el  arr g ou her
relef mo . O l  ae of mperave mlar ee ma
he ave of he relef pero el be lme or her
moveme  emporarl rere. (rle 7g)
Pe al Proeuo  (rle 75)
Vc ?o e e e ma be pae a  o pe al ma be exeue o a
pero fou  gul of a pe al offe e relae o he arme
o fl exep purua  o a o vo pro ou e b a
mparal a  regularl o ue our repe g he ge erall
reog  e pr ple of regular jual proeure whh  lue
he follow g
(a) he proeure hall prove for a aue o be  forme
whou ela of he parular of he offe e allege aga  hm
a  hall affor he aue before a  ur g h ral all

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eear rgh a  mea  of efe e;


(b) o o e hall be o ve of a offe e exep o he ba of
 vual pe al repo bl;
() o o e hall be aue or o ve of a rm al offe e o
aou  or a  a or omo whh  o o ue a rm al
offe e u er he ao al or  er ao al law o whh he wa
ubje a he me whe  wa omme; or hall a heaver
pe al be mpoe ha ha whh wa applable a he me
whe he rm al offe e wa omme; f afer he
ommo of he offe e provo  mae b law for he
mpoo of a lgher pe al he offe er hall be ef hereb;
() a o e harge wh a offe e  preume  oe  u l
prove gul aor g o law;
(e) a o e harge wh a offe e hall have he rgh o be re
 h pree e;
(f) o o e hall be ompelle o ef aga  hmelf or o
o fe gul;
(g) a o e harge wh a offe e hall have he rgh o
exam e or have exam e he w ee aga  hm a  o
oba he ae a e a  exam ao of w ee o h behalf
u er he ame o o  a w ee aga  hm;
(h) o o e hall be proeue or pu he b he ame Par for
a offe e  repe of whh a f al jugeme  aqu g or
o v g ha pero ha bee prevoul pro ou e u er he
ame law a  jual proeure;
() a o e proeue for a offe e hall have he rgh o have
he jugeme  pro ou e publl; a 
(j) a o ve pero hall be ave o o vo or h jual
a  oher remee a  of he me-lm wh whh he ma
be exere.
Proeo of Wome
Vc Wome whoe lber ha bee rere for reao  relae o
he arme o fl hall be hel  quarer eparae from me '
quarer. Vhe hall be u er he mmeae upervo of
wome . ?everhele  ae where famle are ea e or
 er e he hall whe ever poble be hel  he ame plae
a  aommoae a faml u . (rle 75)
Vc Wome hall be he obje of peal repe a  hall be
proee  parular aga  rape fore prouo a  a 
oher form of  ee  aaul. (rle 76)
Vc Preg a  wome a  moher hav g epe e   fa  who are
arree ea e or  er e for reao  relae o he arme
o fl hall have her ae o ere wh he umo
pror. (rle 76)
Vc Vo he maxmum exe  feable he Pare o he o fl hall
e eavor o avo he pro ou eme  of he eah pe al o
preg a  wome or moher hav g epe e   fa  for a
offe e relae o he arme o fl. Vhe eah pe al for uh
offe e hall o be exeue o uh wome . (rle 76)
Proeo of Chlre
Vc Pare o he o fl hall ake all feable meaure  orer ha
hlre who have o aa e he age of ffee ear o o
ake a re par  hole a   parular he hall refra
from reru g hem  o her arme fore. Y reru g amo g
hoe pero  who have aa e he age of ffee ear bu who
have o aa e he age of eghee ear he Pare o he
o fl hall e eavour o gve pror o hoe who are ole.
(rle 77)
Vc Yf arree ea e or  er e for reao  relae o he arme
o fl hlre hall be hel  quarer eparae from he
quarer of aul exep where famle are aommoae a
faml u  (rle 77)

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Vc Vhe eah pe al for a offe e relae o he arme o fl


hall o be exeue o pero  who ha o aa e he age of
eghee ear a he me he offe e wa omme (rle 77)
Vc ?o Par o he o fl hall arra ge for he evauao of
hlre  oher ha  ow ao al o a foreg ou r exep
for a emporar evauao where ompell g reao  of he
healh or meal reame  of he hlre or exep  oupe
error her afe o requre. Where he pare  or legal
guara  a be fou  her wre o e  o uh evauao
 requre. Yf hee pero  a o be fou  he wre o e 
o uh evauao of he pero  who b law or uom are
prmarl repo ble for he are of he hlre  requre. 
uh evauao hall be uperve b he Proe g Power 
agreeme  wh he Pare o er e amel he Par
arra g g for he evauao  he Par reev g he hlre a 
a  Pare whoe ao al are be g evauae. Y eah ae all
Pare o he o fl hall ake all feable preauo  o avo
e a ger g he evauao . (rle 78)

Proeo of Jour al (rle 79)


Vc Jour al e gage  a gerou profeo al mo   area of
arme o fl hall be o ere a vla 
Vc Vhe ma oba a e  ar mlar o he moel  ex YY
of h Proool. Vh ar whh hall be ue b he
gover me  of he Sae of whh he Jour al  a ao al or 
whoe error he ree or  whh he ew meum
emplo g hm  loae hall ae o h au a a jour al.
Grave Breahe (rle 85)
Vc he follow g a hall be regare a grave breahe of h
Proool whe omme wllfull  volao of he releva 
provo  of h Proool a  au g eah or erou  jur o
bo or healh
(a) mak g he vla populao or  vual vla  he obje
of aak;
(b) lau h g a  rm ae aak affe g he vla
populao or vla obje  he k owlege ha uh aak
wll aue exeve lo of lfe  jur o vla  or amage o
vla obje a ef e  rle 57 paragraph 2 (a)();
() lau h g a aak aga  work or  allao  o a  g
a gerou fore  he k owlege ha uh aak wll aue
exeve lo of lfe  jur o vla  or amage o vla
obje a ef e  rle 57 paragraph 2 (a)();
() mak g o -efe e loale a  emlar e o e he
obje of aak;
(e) mak g a pero he obje of aak  he k owlege ha he
 hor e omba;
(f) he perfou ue of he  ve emblem of he re ro
re ree  or re lo a  u or of oher proeve g 
reog  e b he Co ve o  or h Proool
Vc he follow g hall be regare a grave breahe of h Proool
whe omme wllfull a   volao of he Co ve o  or
he Proool
(a) he ra fer b he oup g Power of par of  ow vla
populao  o he error  oupe or he eporao or
ra fer of all or par of he populao of he oupe error
wh or oue h error
Vc (b) u jufable ela  he reparao of pro er of war or
vla ;
() prae of aparhe a  oher  huma a  egra g
prae  volv g ourage upo pero al g  bae o raal
rm ao ;
() mak g he learl-reog  e hor mo ume  work of
ar or plae of worhp whh o ue he ulural or prual
herage of people a  o whh peal proeo ha bee

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gve b peal arra geme  for example wh he framework


of a ompee   er ao al orga  ao  he obje of aak
au g a a reul exe ve eruo hereof where here 
o eve e of he volao b he avere Par of rle 53
ubparagraph (b) a  whe uh hor mo ume  work of
ar a  plae of worhp are o loae  he mmeae
proxm of mlar objeve;
(e) eprv g a pero proee b he Co ve o  or referre o
 paragraph 2 of h rle of he rgh of far a  regular ral.
Vc grave breahe of hee  rume  hall be regare a war
rme
Y er ao al Fa-F  g Commo (rle 90)
Vc a) Y er ao al Fa-F  g Commo (here afer referre
o a "he Commo ") o  g of g5 member of hgh moral
a  g a  ak owlege mparal hall be eablhe;
(b) Whe o le ha 20 gh Co ra g Pare have agree o
aep he ompee e of he Commo purua  o paragraph
2 he epoar hall he  a  a  erval of fve ear
hereafer o ve e a mee g of repree ave of hoe gh
Co ra g Pare for he purpoe of ele g he member of
he Commo .  he mee g he repree ave hall ele
he member of he Commo b ere ballo from a l of
pero  o whh eah of hoe gh Co ra g Pare ma
om ae o e pero ;
() Vhe member of he Commo hall erve  her pero al
apa a  hall hol offe u l he eleo of ew member
a he e u g mee g;
()  he eleo  he gh Co ra g Pare hall e ure ha
he pero  o be elee o he Commo  vuall poe
he qualfao  requre a  ha  he Commo a a
whole equable geographal repree ao  aure;
(e) Y he ae of a aual vaa  he Commo elf hall fll
he vaa  hav g ue regar o he provo  of he pree g
ubparagraph;
(f) Vhe epoar hall make avalable o he Commo he
eear am rave fale for he performa e of 
fu o .
Vc Vhe Commo hall be ompee  o
()  qure  o a  fa allege o be a grave breah a ef e 
he Co ve o  a  h Proool or oher erou volao of he
Co ve o  or of h Proool;
() falae hrough  goo offe he reorao of a
aue of repe for he Co ve o  a  h Proool;
() Y oher uao  he Commo hall  ue a  qur a
he reque of a Par o he o fl o l wh he o e  of he
oher Par or Pare o er e;
(e) Subje o he forego g provo  or h paragraph he
provo  of rle 52 of he Fr Co ve o  rle 53 of he
Seo  Co ve o  rle g32 or he Vhr Co ve o a 
rle g49 of he Fourh Co ve o hall o  ue o appl o
a  allege volao of he Co ve o  a  hall exe  o a 
allege volao of h Proool.
epo bl (rle 9g)
Vc Par o he o fl whh volae he provo  of he
Co ve o  or of h Proool hall f he ae ema  be
lable o pa ompe ao . Y hall be repo ble for all a
omme b pero  form g par of  arme fore.
De u ao (rle 99)
Vc Y ae a gh Co ra g Par houl e ou e h Proool
he e u ao hall o l ake effe o e ear afer reep of
he  rume  of e u ao . Yf however o he expr of ha
ear he e ou  g Par  e gage  o e of he uao 

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before he e  of he arme o fl or oupao a  o  a 
ae before operao  o ee wh he f al releae
reparao or re-eablhme  of he pero  proee b he
Co ve o or h Proool have bee erm ae.
Vc Vhe e u ao hall be ofe  wr g o he epoar
whh hall ra m  o all he gh Co ra g Pare.

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eg ao   lu g he perfou ue a  he ue of a  g
or eg ao o u g a mao hereof.
?owha  g he paragraph above gh Co ra g Pare ma
perm pror uer of he hr Proool emblem or of a  g
o u g a mao hereof o o  ue uh ue prove
ha he a ue hall o be uh a woul appear  me of arme
o fl o o fer he proeo of he Ge eva Co ve o  a 
where applable he g977 o al Proool a  prove ha
he rgh o uh ue were aqure before he aopo of h
Proool.

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Vc Vh Proool reog  e a ao al  ve emblem 
ao o a  for he ame purpoe a he  ve
emblem of he Ge eva Co ve o . Vhe  ve emblem
hall e jo equal au.
Vc Vh ao al  ve emblem ompoe of a re frame 
he hape of a quare o ege o a whe grou  hall o form
o he llurao  he ex o h Proool. Vh  ve
emblem  referre o  h Proool a he "hr Proool
emblem".
Y ave ue of he hr Proool emblem (rle 3)
Vc ?ao al Soee of hoe gh Co ra g Pare whh ee
o ue he hr Proool emblem ma  u g he emblem 
o form wh releva  ao al leglao  hooe o
 orporae wh  for  ave purpoe
a) a  ve emblem reog  e b he Ge eva Co ve o  or
a omb ao of hee emblem; or
b) a oher emblem whh ha bee  effeve ue b a gh
Co ra g Par a  wa he ubje of a ommu ao o he
oher gh Co ra g Pare a  he Y er ao al Commee of
he e Cro hrough he epoar pror o he aopo of h
Proool.

 o e of he mo  am fel of  er ao al


ommeral law oa foreg  veme  law ha u ergo e a
rap evoluo  ae prae wh he ree  pa. Vhere are
ma  e er of o rover wh he larger fel of foreg
 veme  law bu arguabl he mo o e ou ue rema 
ha of exproprao . Vhe o ex of  er ao al exproprao
rule  he home ae (where he  veme   loae)
exproprae he rgh of ow erhp of he  veor ae (who
 roue he  veme  a  o whom uh  veme  belo g)
who a a ale  ma rel o  er ao al law for he a ar of
reame  ha houl be aore o . We mu remember ha
exproprao  alhough reog  e a o e of he  here  arbue
of overeg  aume a  er ao al a  herefore more
omplex me o whe exere aga  foreg proper
beaue (g) he  veor ae be g a ubje of a foreg ae
a o be eeme o have bee ompleel ubume u er he
auhor a  overeg  of he home ae b vrue merel of
her o raual relao  (2) he relao hp of home a   veor
ae are learl ef e u er a  veme  o ra whh
aor g o  verbage ma or ma o make refere e o
 er ao al law  ae of o fl  he former ae he eall
abolue exere of he home ae
 overeg  beome lme
o a era exe  b he a ar of  er ao al law. Y
avga g hrough he urbule  waer of exproprao rule o e
ma be gue b he follow g pr ple whh o ae ma be
a o gover foreg  veme  law
g.c Vhe orm rema  o be he harmo  ao of all oure
of legal oblgao . O e par o a  veme  o ra
a o herefore re ege o he ue  volu arl
aume o he preex of ompl g wh a u or
exer g a rgh f he oure of uh u or rgh ome
 o o fl wh he oblgao  la ow  he
 veme  o ra a  or uomar law. Vhe home
ae  herefore o allowe o u laerall revoke
 veme  agreeme  o he ba of  abolue
overeg  over  aural reoure beaue uh
exere of overeg  mu a muh a poble be
o o a  wh he u o ompl wh oblgao  vall
e ere  o.

r

Who ma ue he 3 proool emblem


Vc ?ao al oee of hgh o ra g pare (rle 3)
Vc Y er ao al Commee of he e Cro a  he Y er ao al
Feerao of e Cro a  e Cree  Soee a  her ul
auhor e pero el (rle 4)
Vc meal erve a  relgou pero el parpa g 
operao  u er he aupe of he U e ?ao  (rle 5)
Preve o a  epreo of ue (rle 6)
Vc Vhe provo  of he Ge eva Co ve o  a  where applable
he g977 o al Proool gover  g preve o a 
repreo of mue of he  ve emblem hall appl
equall o he hr Proool emblem. Y parular he gh
Co ra g Pare hall ake meaure eear for he
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2.c Yf harmo  ao  o poble he orm rema  o be


he exproprabl of ever proper. lhough  veme 
o ra mu be omple wh  goo fah all ae
reog  e he val of he exere of a home ae of 
prerogave o exproprae. Vhe home ae a herefore
ake foreg proper a  here are o eablhe
abolue exepo  o h rule (mea  g here are o
ae where he home ae a be a o be aboluel
barre or prelue from expropra g). Vhe o l
ffere e le  he legal o eque e of ever a of
ak g whh woul epe  o wheher he ak g wa
lawful or o or wheher he pare exprel prove 
he  veme  o ra for he proee o be omple
wh ur g uh expropraor a.

3.c For ever a of exproprao  he orm rema  o be he


ompe abl of ever a of ak g. Yf he home ae
ake   bou  o pa. Vh  he preval g rule 
urre  ae prae a  op o jur. Vhe home ae
ma exere  prerogave o exproprae bu  a o
o o whou ompe a g he  veor ae or a lea
re a g he au quo a e (mea  g he
o erao  pa for a  be ef reeve u er he
o ra woul be reore o he repeve pare). Vhe
u o pa ompe ao ma ake varou form. Y ma
be (g) a eear legal o eque e of he expropraor
a a prove exprel  he  veme  o ra (2) a
eear legal o eque e of he expropraor a 
aora e wh uomar law (3) a aler ave form of
ex guhme  of a legal oblgao ( ea of perform g
he oblgao  u er he o ra he home ae
hooe o re ae he au quo a e b gv g bak a
ompe ao  he o erao for he o ra plu
oher  e al ajume ) or (4)  he form of
pu ve amage where he ak g wa ajuge o be
u lawful  whh ae he o ra ma be e fore or f
performa e  alrea mpoble he home ae ma be
requre o pa ompe ao  a amou  ha woul
approxmae he value of he proper ake a  he
amage aue b he u lawful ak g. Vhe fa ha
ompe ao mu be pa  ge erall aepe a a
orm; he o l po  of o e o  he QU?VU of
uh ompe ao . ow muh houl be pa  ofe a
ubje of ebae a  here  a e o fxe rule 
eerm  g he value of ompe ao ha mu be pa.
Y prae however wha he home ae pa he
 veor woul uuall be a maer of egoao a 
o o e upo he f a al ruma e of he home
ae. Vhere are ome ae where he orm of
ompe abl  beleve o be  applable alhough
uh exempo  are fou   he wr g of publ a 
o auhorave eo ha e bee re ere
reog   g hee exempo  a uh. Vhe example are
40
4g
he ax g power of he ae  regulaor ak g  a 
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pole power .

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4.c Y a  ae he orm rema  o be e foreabl of ever


 er ao al legal oblgao  regarle of he oure. Vhe
 veme  o ra ma be prmarl he law bewee he
pare. owever b vrue of he fa ha  veme 
agreeme  are ofe o lue bewee ae or
bewee prvae e e purua  o a rae agreeme 
o lue b her repeve ae  er ao al legal
oblgao  woul  evabl ome  o pla.  uh from
he me he  veor ae  roue he foreg proper
 o he home ae
 error boh woul have o be
gue b he oblgao  whh boh are bou  o u er
 er ao al law.  a o eque e he home ae
a o be perme o u erake a exproprao  uh
ma er a o be volave of oher  er ao al legal
oblgao  lke (g) he u o oberve paa u 
43
erva a u er uomar law (2) he u o aor
foreg  veor wh he  er ao al m mum a ar
44
of reame  u er uomar law (3) he u o
exproprae for a publ purpoe o a o -rm aor
ba a  wh pame  of ju ompe ao u er
uomar law45 or (4) he u o oberve eleme ar
rule of o raual relao  a emboe  ge eral
pr ple of law rela g o o ra46.
Y eal g wh he ue of exproprao  o e mu be gue b
ba U? ex ouh g o exproprao

?ao al ao  exproprao or requo  g hall be


bae o grou  or reao  of publ ul eur or
he ao al  ere whh are reog  e a overr g
purel  vual or prvae  ere boh ome a 
foreg . Y uh ae he ow er hall be pa approprae
ompe ao   aora e wh he rule  fore  he

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Sae ak g uh meaure  he exere of 


overeg  a   aora e wh  er ao al law.
(VYCLE 4)

he pr ple of he law of Lba ommo o he pr ple of
 er ao al law a   he abe e of uh ommo pr ple
he b a   aora e wh he ge eral pr ple of law
 lu g uh of hoe pr ple a ma have bee apple b
 er ao al rbu al. Furher u er he o eo o ra a 
pue ar g from he  erpreao of he erm of he
agreeme  ( lu g allege breahe of he abl ao laue)
hall be ubme o  er ao al arbrao .

Foreg  veme  agreeme  freel e ere  o b or


bewee overeg Sae hall be oberve  goo fah;
Sae a   er ao al orga  ao  hall rl a 
o e oul repe he overeg  of people a 
ao  over her aural wealh a  reoure 
aora e wh he Charer a  he pr ple e forh 
he pree  reoluo . (VYCLE 8)

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Vo ao al e exproprae or ra fer ow erhp of


foreg proper  whh ae approprae ompe ao
houl be pa b he Sae aop g uh meaure
ak g  o aou   releva  law a  regulao  a 
all ruma e ha he Sae o er per e . Y a 
ae where he queo of ompe ao gve re o a
o rover  hall be ele u er he ome law of
he ao al  g Sae a  b  rbu al u le  
freel a  muuall agree b all Sae o er e ha
oher peaeful mea  be ough o he ba of he
overeg equal of Sae a   aora e wh he
pr ple of free hoe of mea . (VYCLE 2 Par. 2
Subpar. C)
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 arr oe he Charer ha o aa e he au of uom


beaue evelope ae have effevel mou e a rea e o
he laue whh oe o requre a publ purpoe preo o
o exproprao . Vhe ame  rue wh he Delarao o he
Eablhme  of he ?ew Y er ao al Eo om Orer a oher U?
G eoluo bake b evelop g ou re whh wa
overre  aor g o Wale b he horal  l ao owar
marke lberalm. Vhe formula of evelop g ae aor g o
hm wa mpl  ompable wh he e e  owar promoo
of foreg  veme  he laer requr g aequae a  able
proeo  a a  ueme  o rk-avere foreg  veor. Vhe
follow g urve of ae law o exproprao repree  he vew
ake b  er ao al rbu al   erpre g he ffere 
operave erm of he aforequoe ex
c

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o ra o explo a  exra ol. Vhe o e o e er o wo
laue  he o eo o ra (g) he abl ao laue
whh prove ha he o raual rgh exprel reae b h
o eo hall o be alere exep b muual o e  of he
pare a  (2) he gover  g law laue whh prove ha he
o eo hall be gover e b a   erpree  aora e wh

or g o ole arbraor Dupu he abl ao  gover  g law


a  arbrao laue of he o eo o ra are uffe 
eve e ha he o ra ha bee  er ao al e mea  g
ubjee o he a ar of  er ao al law a  ake ou of he
amb of ome law. Vhe val of he auao  of boh pare
herefore ha o be meaure aga   er ao al a ar a 
o bae o  ompabl wh Lba law. Y er ao al ao
of o ra reul  he proeo of  veor aga  he rk of
o raual mofao or abrogao reul g from ha ge 
mu pal law or oher gover me al meaure. Spefall Dupu
ae ha he reog o b  er ao al law of he rgh o
ao al e  o uffe  grou  o empower he ae o
regar  ommme  beaue he ame law alo reog  e
he power of a ae o omm elf  er ao all epeall b
aep g he  luo of abl ao laue  a o ra e ere
 o wh a foreg prvae parVhu  repe of he
 er ao al law of o ra a ao al ao a o preval over
a  er ao al e o ra o a  g abl ao laue
Vherefore f a ae bou  elf o a o ra whh   er ao al
 haraer a  bure e wh abl ao laue uh ae 
eeme o have wave  prerogave o exproprae o rar o
he erm of uh o ra. S e  h ae he exproprao wa
eeme o have bee o rar o he abl ao laue of a
 er ao al e o ra he expropraor a  e ae a 
Dupu aware a reme of Y    Y  mea  g Lba
wa ompelle o perform  oblgao  u er he o eo
o ra .e. o allow Vexao o exra ol.

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BP Explorao Compa  (BP) ha a o raual agreeme  wh he
Gover me  of Lba (Lba) whh allowe BP o operae  Lba
for he exrao  proe g a  expor of peroleum. Vhe area 
whh BP wa allowe o operae wa alle Co eo 65;  ha a
area of over 8000 q. km.  he hear of he Sarr eer. O
?ovember 29 a  30 of g97g he Gover me  of Yra oupe 3
Yla   he Gulf (bu ua a  he Greaer a  Leer Vumb).
Vhee Yla  were ll u er Brh proeo  hough he rea
whh prove uh proeo woul la o l u l ?ov. 30 g97g.
Vhe Brh however  o rea o he oupao  a  were
blame o be he aue of he lo of he Yla . Y Deember 7 of
g97g Lba pae he BP ?ao al ao Law whh ao al e
he operao  of BP  Co eo 65 reor g o he Sae
ow erhp of all propere rgh ae a  hare  he
operao  o ue  he a area a  he ra ferr g hee
o a ew ompa  he raba Gulf Explorao Compa . Vhe law
wa pae  reao o Bra
 falure o a o he Yra a
oupao of  hree proeorae la   he Gulf. Vhe
ao al ao law prove ha he Sae houl pa
ompe ao o BP whh wa o be eerm e b a ommee
eablhe b he  er of Peroleum. Vhe eo of uh a

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ommee wa o be f al o am o appeal a  o be


ommu ae o he Peroleum  er who wll he  form BP
abou  wh 30 a of ua e. owever o ao o
ompe ao wa ake u l Februar g3 g972. hree ma
ommee wa forme bu  wa o l  Sepember of ha ear
ha BP reeve ommu ao from he ommee ak g 
remark a  vewpo  o he maer of ompe ao .  a reul
of he ?ao al ao Law (whh wa rapl mpleme e) BP

operao   Co eo 65 were brough o a omplee hal a  
aff were mmeael exlue from he preme a  fale.
Vhe raba Gulf Explorao Compa  ha ake over Co eo
65.

hereu er b Lba o ue a fu ame al breah of he BP


Co eo a he amou  o a oal repuao of he agreeme 
a  oblgao  of Lba u er uh agreeme . Vhe bae for h
rul g are rule of applable em of law oo eleme ar a 
volum ou o requre or perm ao . Furher Lba
 ak g of
BP
 proper rgh a   ere learl volae Publ Y er ao al
Law a  wa mae for purel exra eou polal reao  a  wa
arbrar a  rm aor (a oher o eo  have o bee
ouhe). Y wa alo o faor a o offer of ompe ao wa
mae  wo ear.

Vhe Co eo o ra  h ae o a  he ame gover  g


law laue a ha  he ae of VY above ha Lba law
woul be applable o l o he exe  ha  o e wh
 er ao al law. Vhe arbraor fr poe of he ue of (g)
wheher or o he allege  jure par o a o eo agreeme 
ha he rgh o eem he o ra a val a  e foreable eve
afer he allege wro gful exproprao a  (2) wheher or o he
 jure par ma lam reparao   he form of pef
performa e reuo   egrum. Vhe arbraor ae ha
u er  er ao al law he wro gful breah of a o ra woul
e le he  jure par o erm ae he o ra a  opo . U l
a  u le uh  jure par ele o o o he o ra houl be
eeme a val a  b  g a   a ompel he oher par o
o  ue perform g  oblgao  u er . owever uh
uao  aor g o he arbraor oe o f  applao  a
ae where he oher (expropra g) par  a overeg ae. Vhe
rgh o eem he o ra a o  u g o be b  g a  he
o eque  rgh o ema  reuo   egrum  herefore o
avalable o BP u er  er ao al law. Vh pro ou eme  
mpora  beaue  reog  e he almo ple ar power of he
home ae o exproprae ha he home ae a o be
prelue u er  er ao al law o exproprae whe  whe o.

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F  g o o urre e bewee Lba a   er ao al law


regar g he elarao  ough o be oba e b BP he
arbraor he ur  o  er ao al law. U er  er ao al law
he arbraor elare he ame o luo  a above were
 evable o uppor for he lam ha he  jure par ma
eem he o ra a o  u g o be val a  ha reuo 
 egrum  proper. Vhe all-mpora  poro of he eo whh
apple o all exproprao ae  volv g a overeg ae 
whe b exere of overeg power a Sae omme a
fu ame al breah of a o eo agreeme  b repua g 
hrough a ao al ao of he e erpre a   ae  a
ma er whh mple f al he o eo are  o e le o
all for pef performa e b he Gover me  of he agreeme 
a  re aeme  of h o raual rgh bu h ole reme  a
ao for amage. Vhe o luo  herefore u equvoal he
home ae ma exproprae whe  ere o a  eve f uh
exproprao  o e  breah of he o ra he home ae a
ll o be e le o re ae he operabl of he o ra; a he
mo  a o l be ompelle o pa amage.
Y h ae amage were aware b he arbraor. owever  
mpora  o oe ha he ruma e u er whh he
exproprao ook plae  h ae o ue o e of he fr
 a e where a arbral our lafe ae ao  a (g) 
breah of oblgao  (2) rm aor a  (3) o faor. Vhe
wro gful e of he expropraor a  mpora  o eablh
beaue h woul eerm e he qua um of ompe ao ha
woul be aware o he  jure par. Vhe of-quoe poro of
he eo  Vhe BP ?ao al ao Law a  ao  ake

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For fa of he ae pleae refer o earler refere e u er


Soure of Y er ao al Law. owever for purpoe of h
eo    mpora  o reall ha he exproprao u erake
b Pola  aga  Germa  ere  h ae wa mae 
volao of a rea a  herefore lafe a wro gful u er
 er ao al law. Vh ae  ofe quoe  exproprao ae
beaue  prove for he qua um of ompe ao requre o be
pa  ae of wro gful ak g b he home ae. Vhe of-quoe
poro of he eo  ow k ow a he Chor ow Sa ar 
 er ao al law. Y  ofe  voke b  veor ae o juf
her lam of ompe ao  beaue   uffe l vague a o
evae exa qua fao bu uffe l lberal a   l e
owar  veor
 ere a o be aequael jufaor of
lam of full ompe ao (full mea  g earl everh g he
value of he proper forgo e prof fuure prof  e al
expe e omme prof a  amage). ?oe however ha
he Chor ow Sa ar Y o emplae reuo   egrum a a
reme for u lawful exproprao  o rar o ubeque  arbral
eo  prelu g he propre of a  uh remeal awar a 
he BP ae. Vhe o  u g val of h aero  ll a maer
of ebae a  of oure alhough  veor ae o ele  me
o mere pame  of ompe ao   ever hur o have he
Chor ow Sa ar a he ar g po  of ever egoao a far a
he  veor ae  o er e. Vhe Chor ow Sa ar prove
Vhe ee al pr ple o a e  he aual oo of a llegal
a - a pr ple whh eem o be eablhe b  er ao al
prae a   parular b he eo  of arbral rbu al - 
ha reparao mu a far a poble wpe-ou all he
o eque e of he llegal a a  re-eablh he uao whh
woul  all probabl have exe f ha a ha o bee
omme. (g) euo  k  or f h  o poble pame 
of a um orrepo  g o he value whh a reuo  k 
woul bear; (2) war of amage for lo ua e whh woul
o be overe b reuo  k  or pame   plae of  uh
are he pr ple whh houl erve o eerm e he amou  of
ompe ao ue for a a o rar o  er ao al law.

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o eo  a  era of  ol rll g equpme . Follow g
u ueful egoao  regar g ompe ao  LYCO rejee
he erm of he ao al ao a   ae proee g u er he
arbrao laue. Lba ma a  g ha he ao al ao
uperee he o eo  alogeher refue o parpae  he
Ge eva proee g. LYCO afer oba  g a favorable rul g
br g ao o he Dr Cour of he Dr of Columba o
o frm a  e fore uh rul g. Y br g g he u LYCO
 voke he juro of he Cour purua  o mera Law o
o  ga  Foreg Sae argu g ha Lba  o mmu e
u er he Foreg Sovereg Ymmu e  (FSY). LYCO furher
o e  ha he Co ve o o he eog o a  E foreme 
of Foreg rbral war (Co ve o ) requre he o frmao of
he awar. Lba oe o halle ge he val of he u erl g
awar. Y ea  mou  a wo pro ge efe e argu g fr ha
he Cour  whou juro  a  eo  ha eve houl he
Cour f  juro   houl refra from e for g he awar
u er he Co ve o beaue of he a of ae or e. Vh ae
wa brough before a mera Cour o beaue ha  where 
wll be lgae bu beaue LYCO wa e he arbral eo
re ere  Ge eva o be o frme  he U e Sae.
Vhe Dr Cour of he Dr of Columba mae everal
pro ou eme  releva  u er  er ao al law. Fr  hel ha
he arbrao laue of he o eo o ra bewee LYCO
a  Lba  uffe  o br g pue ar g u er  wh he
amb of  er ao al law.  uh a far a mera law 
o er e  ha aqure juro over Lba owha  g 
uppoel mmu e au a a ae beaue of he arbrao
laue (whh prove ha arbrao houl ake plae eher
where he pare agree or where he arbraor mgh agree)
ha o emplae arbrao a where  he worl  lu g he
U e Sae.
Seo  h ae  releva   exproprao law beaue 
reog  e ha meaure fall g wh he a of ae or e47
a o be queo e b a oher foreg ae. Y oe o mea
ha he our before whh a ae  brough a be eprve of
juro properl aqure a  h ae. Y o l mea  ha 
lga g a lam all he pare o he pue  lu g he our
woul ake  a a gve ha a a of ae  val a  legmae. Y
hor all oher po  of ue ma be lgae exep wheher or
o he home ae  jufe  expropra g.
U er mera law parularl he ke looper me me  o
48
he Foreg a e   a of ae ma be pae upo f
uh woul amou  o a o faor ak g volave of  er ao al
law a  he Pree  of he U e Sae oe o exere h
prerogave b reao of foreg pol o prelue mera our
from o g o. U er h o erao  he Dr Cour me

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LYCO
 lam a be g o juable a  mae wo
pro ou eme  releva  o exproprao law he ak g
requreme  of he ke looper ame me  wa o afe
beaue (g) o raual rgh are o proper a  he
repuao of o raual oblgao  o a ak g wh he
mea  g of he law; a  he volave of  er ao al law reque
wa alo o afe beaue (2) a ak g  o re ere volave
of  er ao al law mpl beaue he  veor  o afe wh
he amou  of ompe ao he home ae  prepare o pa; a
lo g a here ex a meha m for ompe ao wh he law of
he home ae he ak g  lawful.




 
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Y g974 Sare opera g hrough Shah Gol a Yra a ubar
ompa  e ere  o a agreeme  wh a Yra a evelopme 
ba k o bu la   Yra a  bul houe upo . Vhe proje wa
proee g o heule whe her harame  ur g he g979
revoluo aue he whrawal of he mera a  oher foreg
pero el work g o . Vh ouple wh ge eral revoluo ar
rupo a  gover me   erve o (mak g Shah Gol forgo
o raual pame  a  free  g Shah Gol
 ba k aou )
aue he proje o fall beh  heule a  Shah Gol o be 
f a al ffule. Y Ja uar g980 Yra plae Shah Gol u er
o rol of a emporar ma ager. Sare fle a u for
ompe ao  alleg g ha he a of he Yra a gover me   a
exproprao of  proper rgh u er he o ra.
Vhe Sare ou g ae  a la mark ae  foreg  veme 
law beaue  reog  e he o ep of a  re exproprao .
Y urre  uage he o ep ha bee ue  erha geabl wh
erm uh a vrual exproprao  effeve exproprao  or
a a amou  or equvale  o exproprao . Y h ae he
rbu al reog  e ha eh all peak g o exproprao ook
plae beaue u lke  he VY 7  or %2$ ae o law
wa pae b Yra expropra g he ae of Sare. owever he
rbu al mae a pro ou eme  ha   reog  e 
 er ao al law ha meaure ake b a Sae a  erfere wh
proper rgh o uh a exe  ha hee rgh are re ere o
uele ha he mu be eeme o have bee exproprae eve
hough he Sae oe o purpor o have exproprae hem a 
he legal le o he proper formall rema  wh he org al
ow er. Y h ae uh ma er of  erfere e wa omme b
he Yra a gover me  whe  u erook a lea g o he
ba krup a  plaeme  u er reeverhp of Shah Gol Sare

o-ve urer. Upo o g o Yra effevel ha ake he proper
rgh of Sare  he hou g proje a  eprve  of 
reao able expeao  a a  veor.



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from he %2$ vew o raual rgh are eeme o be
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proee. Vhe Vrbu al  um la ow he or e ha
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m ol  a mera ompa  whh wa gra e a ol
o eo b Kuwa. owever Kuwa b Deree erm ae he
agreeme  before  expr a  ra ferre he o eo ae o
elf. m ol queo he legal of he erm ao u er he
abl ao laue of he o ra parularl r g7 a  r
gg(B). Vhe provo  prohb a ao al ao of he ol ve ure. r
g7 ae ha o alerao hall be mae  he erm of h
greeme exep  he eve  of he Shakh a  he Compa 
jo l agree g ha   erable  he  ere of boh pare o
make era alerao  eleo  or ao . r gg(B) ae
ha ave a aforea h greeme  hall o be erm ae
before he exprao of he pero pefeexep b urre er a
prove  rle g2 or f he Compa  hall be  efaul u er he
arbrao provo  of rle g8. Kuwa  efe e of 
ao   voke he pr ple of overeg  over aural reoure
whh aor g o   a mperave rule of ju oge . Vh
pr ple prohb Sae from gv g guara ee aga  he exere
of he publ auhor over aural reoure.
Y o ra wh Dupu
 arbral eo  he VY ae he
arbral our  %+ exprel reerae ha here  o rule 
 er ao al law aboluel prelu g a home ae from
expropra g. Vhe o l lmao  (a  o abolue exepo ) o
h rule are hree-fol Sae ma plege o o ao al e bu
o l f a]   for a erou u erak g; b]   exprel pulae
for; ]  over a lme pero. Y hor a home ae ma vall
wave  expropraor prerogave o l for a lme me (he
prohbo aga  ak g a o be perpeual) o l upo erou
u erak g (oher  veme  of a maller ale ma be
exproprae more expeoul) a   a  ae a  uh
lmao  mu be emboe  he o ra. Vhe expropraor
power of he ae  he ge eral rule a  herefore a  lmao 
o  exere a o be mple. Y o er g he legal
o eque e of a expropraor a o erao mu be gve
o wheher he  veor ha bee aequael proee b expre
provo  of he o ra rela g o ompe ao . Vhe
ompe abl of a expropraor a ro gl mlae aga  he
preumpo ha he home ae a ake proper whou
eear legal o eque e  he exere of  overeg . Vhe
Vrbu al alo  erpree r g7 a  gg(B) a o aboluel
forb g ao al ao beaue  mplel requre ha
ao al ao hall o have a o faor haraer. Lal he
Vrbu al gave ue re o he fa ha he a of Kuwa wa 
purua e of a legmae ae pol. Y o ere ha he
u erak g (he exrao of ol) wa a fr ree o arrow
parmo al e  ha  a a f a al ve ure e ere  o b he
Kuwa gover me  for  gover me al purpoe. Laer  beame
a ee al  rume   he eo om a  oal progre of he
Sae a eve e b he progreve evelopme  of Kuwa law
wh a vew o ak g a ave role  he evelopme  of  ow
reoure wh  error.  uh he exproprao  h ae

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wa o fou  o be u lawful a  he Vrbu al merel aware


ompe ao o m ol.

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o e o eape oblgao  e ere  o b he ae a  f here 
o promp a  aequae ompe ao ( lue + Y).
(g) Exproprao ma be o e for a publ purpoe a  o merel
for publ ul
(2) Compe abl  he orm; he proe or qua um of
ompe ao  o. exproprao  herefore eeme lawful a
lo g a provo for ompe ao ex alhough  ma be
u afaor o he  veor ubje o he ubmo of a 
pue o arbrao 
(3) Vak g ma be o e  ueve age; he fa ha he
e re eo om bra h o whh a e erpre belo g wa o
exproprae  o eearl a bage of rm aor  e 
(4) home ae  o bou  b oblgao  o rae b prvae
e e wh  errore. For a  uh oblgao o are a lear
u o he par of he home ae mu be emboe  he
o ra

moo  a Sw ompa  a  a wholl ow e ubar of
Sa ar Ol a  mera ompa . moo e ere  o a jo 
ve ure wh ?PC a Yra a ompa  o rolle b he Yra a
gover me  o form Khemo a Yra a ompa  jo l ow e
a  ma age b moo a  ?PC. Vhe ve ure ough o proe
a  ell Yra a aural ga eah o ra g par hav g 50%
hare  he prof o be real e. Y g980 he Khemo greeme 
whh wa b  erm val for 35 ear wa elare ull a  vo
b he Yra a gover me  follow g he g979 Yra a revoluo a 
he mpleme ao of Yra a leglao (he S gle rle  of
g980) ha wa  e e o omplee he ao al ao of he
Yra a ol  ur. moo fle a u for ompe ao for he
ak g of   ere  Khemo.
Vhe fr or e of foreg  veme  law ha wa pro ou e 
moo  ha he grou  for exproprao whh wa formerl
lme o publ  + (a expree  he  - ae) ha bee
expa e o he more ge eral erm publ  Y. Y  herefore
o eee for he expropra g home ae o prove ha  wa e
o exere ow erhp over he proper ake for he ue of he
publ. Y  e ough ha he ak g be o e  purua e of ome
publ purpoe49.
Seo l he ae reerae he or e  LYCO ha a ak g
afe  er ao al a ar of lawful e whe  prove for a
meha m for he pame  of ompe ao . U er he S gle
rle  a peal ommo wll be o ue o eerm e
he amou  of ompe ao ue o he foreg  veor a 
agreeme  over he qua um of whh ma be ubme for
arbrao . moo  o aval of h reme a  o  a o be
a ha he exproprao wa u lawful Y Ybeaue   o
gra  ompe ao  uh ma er a  wh uh me a o
af he  veor. Wha woul make a a of ak g u lawful
u er  er ao al law woul be he abe e of a  provo for
ompe ao .

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Vhrl he moo ae  alo  ruve wh regar o he ue of
rm aor ak g. Y he 7 ae he Vrbu al auall fou 
ha here wa a rm aor exproprao beaue  wa
u erake o l aga  BP a  o aga  oher mlar ve ure of
oher ao ale. Vhe Vrbu al  he % ae  o rule ha
a exproprao  Y Y u lawful beaue   ree o l aga 
a parular e  wh a larger  ur. Vhe Vrbu al  h ae
reog  e ha he a of exproprao whh  he prerogave of
he home ae ma be u erake  uh ma er a o be
eerm e b he home ae  purua e of  pole. Vhe o exproprao of a e re bra h of eo om av  o  elf
rm ao  abe  a  eve e of pae  ba fah or
rm aor eg . Sa he Vrbu al eao  pef o he
o -exproprae e erpre or o he exproprae o e or o boh
ma juf uh a ffere e of reame . Furhermore a
oberve b he arbral rbu al  %2!$ a ohere  pol of
ao al ao a reao abl be operae grauall  ueve
age.
Lal he mpora  or e la ow  h ae  ha
abl ao laue mu be lear  ema  g from he home
ae oblgao  whh he  veor ae a e fore aga  .
be  uh u equvoal pulao  he o ra he home ae
a o be eeme o have bee a par o he o ra a  a o
herefore be hel lable u er  erm. Y h ae o lear
oblgao wa mpoe b he o eo o ra o he Yra
gover me . Vhere wa o how g ha he o ra o a e a
abl ao laue ha woul have oblgae he Yra a
gover me  o  ulae he o ra from a  ha ge  ome
law ha woul affe he o ra
 operao .  uh he Yra a
gover me  a o be a o have exproprae moo
 proper
 breah of  oblgao  beaue o oblgao ex o  par. Y
o luo  he Vrbu al orere Yra
 ompe ao of moo a a
eear legal o eque e of he ak g a  uh exproprao
wa lafe a a lawful o e u er  er ao al law hereb
ega g he propre of a  awar of amage.
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Phllp e ere  o a Jo  Sruure greeme  wh Yra a
Gover me  o explo ol. Ymam Khome  park a revoluo 
uum of g978 a   uee  oppl g over he pa regme 
Februar g979. Vhe revoluo ar gover me  ee o whraw
all ol o ra wh foreg ompa e u er he gue of
?ao al ao -weer e me . Vhe ompa  he ue for
reover of ompe ao form he Yra a gover me .
Vhe ++ ae  g fa   ha  reerae he or e o
 re exproprao eablhe  he 0  Y ae. Vh ae
however furher qualfe he o ep of  re exproprao b
pro ou  g ha (g) exproprao ee o be of o raual rgh
loel relae o a phal proper;   merel requre ha he
ak g amou  o a Y  
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+ a  o merel ephemeral (3) he fou
mu be o he Y

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Y  a  o o he  e o of he home ae or he ma er
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effe of expropraor a o he  veor more ha he

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gover me   ere purue wll laer be k ow a he ole effe


or e  foreg  veme  law. Sa he rbu al Whle
aumpo of o rol over proper b a gover me  oe o
auomaall a  mmeael juf a o luo ha he proper
ha bee ake b he gover me  hu requr g ompe ao
u er  er ao al law uh a o luo  warra e whe ever
eve  emo rae ha he ow er wa eprve of fu ame al
rgh of ow erhp a   appear ha h eprvao  o merel
ephemeral. Vhe  e  of he gover me   le mpora  ha he
effe of he meaure o he ow er a  he form of he meaure
of o rol or  erfere e  le mpora  ha he real of her
mpa.
lo he ++ae  g fa  whe  ome o eerm  g he
reko  g po  a whh he operave a of exproprao 
eeme o have ake plae. Vh  ee al  he ompuao of
ompe ao  epeall wh regar o forgo e prof a 
amage. or g o he rbu al where he ak g  hrough a
ha of eve  he ak g wll o eearl be fou  o have
ourre a he me of eher he fr or he la uh eve  bu
raher whe he  erfere e ha eprve he Clama  of
fu ame al rgh of ow erhp a  uh eprvao  " o merel
ephemeral" or whe  beome a "rreverble eprvao . Vhe
rreverbl po  refer o ha po  where he exere of
ow erhp rgh of he  veor ha alrea bee re ere
aboluel mpoble b he a of he home ae.
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Vhe u of foreg  veme  law woul o be
omplee whou elv g  o o e of he mo progreve fel of
 er ao al ommere free rae. Vhe u erl g ba for he
weprea promoo of lberal marke paragm  he
 er ao al eo om  he propoo ha rae a a rule 
alwa be efal a  he more u hampere a  equal he rae 
he greaer he eo om be ef o be reape a  ulmael he
greaer he level of evelopme  ha all ae a aheve.  g
from he ahe of Worl War YY he ao  of he worl ame o he
agreeme  ha aelera g he reover of evaae ae
woul e al he promoo of a  er ao al meha m ha
woul falae he flow of  er ao al apal from hoe who
have  o hoe who ee  mo. Vhe Breo Woo regme
eablhe from uh agreeme  beame he preuror of moer a  er ao al free rae aga wh he u erl g aumpo
ha rae  ee all be efal a  ha  er ao al rae
woul be more falave of evelopme  f  were o be
u erake u er a regme of progrevel erea g arff a 
rl e fore meha m o afeguar aga  u far rae
prae. From he Breo Woo agreeme  aroe uo
group he member of whh agree o o u  er ao al rae
u er muuall favourable erm u g a mo favore ao 
framework. From h uo group ame he Ge eral
greeme  o Varff a  Vrae. Ulmael he Worl Vrae
Orga  ao wa bor  a he ma feao of he ae
ere o
o u mullaeral rae wh a vew o eablh g a eo om
orer where arff are progrevel ereae a  u far rae
prae are offe b eo om e foreme  meaure.
Vhe Phlpp e  arguabl he o l juro amo g all
he ae g aore o he WVO rea where he legal of he

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rea elf ha bee pro ou e b he hghe our of he la .
Y he ae of V %  he Supreme Cour ha ha
oao o elare ha (g) he Flp o-Fr pol purporel
e hr e  he Co uo  ju a horaor provo whh
a o be legall e fore a a maer of rgh whou a 
uppor g leglao (2) he Phlpp e oe o ahere o a
olao  eo om pol a    fa aommoave of
 er ao al rae arra geme  ha are a hore o he pol of
equal a  repro (3) he WVO greeeme  o ue a
rea oblgao whh he Phlpp e  bou  o perform u er
he pr ple of paa u  erva a; a uh  e he paa u 
erva a or e  par of  er ao al law   b  g o he
Phlpp e b vrue of he Co uo
 Y orporao Claue (4)
he  er ao al free rae regme emboe  he WVO
greeme  repree  he be poble eo om opo for he
Phlpp e o er g he preval g  er ao al eo om
o ex. Vh la pro ou eme  of he Cour wa u alle for a
he ver lea  be g a aeme  of pol whh he Cour ha o
ompee e o make. Y e g he ae he wa   herefore
he Supreme Cour o o l olfe he argume  ha he WVO
greeme   a val rea oblgao  bu alo mae he u ole
pro ou eme  of he rae regme
 wom a  propre.
Vhe mpleme ao of he WVO greeme   he
ou r however  o whou ue.  expee ma 
o e ou o rovere have o fro e he ou r prmarl 
he fel of proe g aga  u far rae meaure of oher ae.
We mu remember ha he WVO eablhe o o l a pol of
progreve lower g of arff  alo pu  plae era meaure
of eo om e foreme  o e ure ha rae bewee ao  are
a equal a poble. Vhee eo om e foreme  meaure are
a -ump g meaure ou erval g meaure a  afeguar
meaure
(g) a -ump g meaure here  ump g whe he
expor pre of a ommo  le ha  ormal value 
he expor g ae. -ump g meaure eek o
equal e rae  uh ma er a for he ommo o
auall refle  value from he a ar of he
expor g ae. Suh meaure mu be u erake o l
afer  wa prove ha (g) a ump g ex (2) here wa
a aual  jur o a ome  ur (3) here  a aual
l k bewee he ump g a  he  jur. Y ao  he
meaure mu be  ae b 25% of a  ur affee.
(2) ou erval g meaure a ub  a f a al
o rbuo b a gover me  where here  eher a
re fu  ra fer a reve ue whh oherwe ue 
forgo e or whe a gover me  prove goo a 
erve. Y uh ae ou erval g meaure ma be
emploe b he mpor g ae o make he prou
refle  aual value ak g  o o erao he
ub ha  ma ufaurer have reeve. Suh
meaure ma be u erake o l f  wa prove ha (g)
a ump g ex (2) here wa a aual  jur o a
ome  ur (3) here  a aual l k bewee he
ump g a  he  jur.
(3) afeguar meaure afeguar meaure are
emploe whe here  a how g of a rama  reae
 he mpor of a parular ommo. Dump g or
u far ub ee o be prove o juf reor o hee
meaure  be g e ough ha urge  mpor  prove
alo ge a erou  jur or hrea of  jur ha he
former ha aue or wll aue a  ha he prou 

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queo  a lke prou  abolue or relave erm


o he prou omeall ma ufaure.
ow exal he arbrao pa el a  he ppellae Bo
of he WVO (whh were eablhe o rule o pue bewee
ae ar g from he  erpreao of he greeme 
 provo )
eal wh ae a  pue ar g from he aopo of uh
eo om e foreme  meaure  alo a ferle op. ere
releva  eo  a  he ee al poro  of her rul g
 erpreave of he greeme 
 provo  wll be o ere
g.c cc
c.c  c 
 he  jur prove
wa o auall l ke o he ump g meaure bu a
reul of uh exra eou faor a he a F a al
Cr eb erv g a   effe  a  u ompeve
eh olog.
2.c

c c he Varff Commo of he


Phlpp e   epe e  a   faual f  g are
gve grea wegh b he Cour.

3.c %
$$c$cc5  +5 .8 he
applao for remee mu follow he proe e ou 
he rea;  h ae he ae houl have bee brough
before he GVV a  o he WVO beaue he meaure
were mpoe u er GVV.
4.c .
cc588Ec cc588Ec  cc

c 
cc588cFche US mu mpoe
rae rero  ha are  o ju o wh rero 
o ome prouo or o umpo a  mu mpoe
hem aga  o o l mpore bu loall harvee
prou.
Y  alo releva  ha o e of he reog  e val grou 
for he mpoo of rae rero  are he o-alle
Sa ar a  Phoa ar Sa ar (SPS) whh allow a
mpor g ae o mpoe rae meaure o proe huma 
a mal or pla  lfe or healh  he error of member ae
eher from (g) e r  eablhme  or prea of pe or
eae (2) rk ar g from ave o am a  ox  or
eae-au g orga m (3) from a rk ar g from a eae
or pe arre b a a mal or pla  (4) o preve  or lm
oher amage  he error of member ae ar g from
he  rouo  eablhme  or prea of pe. Vhe
mpoo of hee meaure however are ubje o he
how g of uffe  e f ba a  he u erak g of rk
aeme  meaure.  halle ge o he val of SPS
meaure mu be a hore o he propoo of a avalable
aler ave o he meaure be g halle ge ha woul (g)
prove he ame or a hgher proeo ha ha gve b he
halle ge meaure a  (2) be le rerve of rae.
5.c  c> cc58+(88 rk aeme   a
prereque  he mpoo of SPS meaure
6.c cc58+(88 qua ave rae prefere e
are volao  of he mo favore ao provo of he
WVO greeme . Vhe ame arff ue mu be mpoe
o mlar prou regarle of he org .

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