States as international persons — Recognition — Of States — Entitlement of German Democratic Republic, as successor to German Reich, to invoke international convention against another Contracting State — German Democratic Republic not recognized by other Contracting State — Consequences of non — recognition — The law of Switzerland

States as international persons — State succession — International conventions — Geneva Convention on the Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 1927 — Whether applicable between Switzerland and German Democratic Republic — Whether German Democratic Republic entitled to invoke Convention as successor of German Reich — Condition of reciprocity — Relevance of failure of Switzerland to recognize German Democratic Republic — Consequences of nonrecognition — The law of Switzerland