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Lighthouses Arbitration between France and Greece.

Permanent Court of Arbitration.  24 July 1956 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

State Territory — Acquisition of Territorial Sovereignty — Cession — Acquisition by Greece of Sovereignty over Mainland Territories and Islands of Aegean Sea — Examination of Treaties — Critical Dates — Retroactive Effect of Treaty of Athens, 1913 — Peace Treaties of 1919-1923 — Treaty of Lausanne, 1923.

State Responsibility — Prescription — Extinctive Prescription — Of Debts — Before International Tribunals — Implied Exclusion by Terms of Arbitration Compromis — Exclusion Implied by History of Relation between the Parties.

State Responsibility — Claims — Interest — Interest on Sums Awarded to Parties — Whether Interest Payable — Relevance of Intention of Parties — Refusal to Award Interest for Period Down to Date Fixed for Execution — Award of Interest from Date Fixed for Execution.

Individual in International Law — State Acting on Behalf of Commercial Firm in International Arbitration.

Peace Treaties — Peace Treaties of 1919-1923 — Treaty of Lausanne, 1923 — Effect of, on Transfer of Sovereignty over Certain Territories to Greece

Peace Treaties — Retroactive Effect of — Treaty of Athens, 1913

Arbitration — Procedure — Reference to Earlier Arbitration on Related Matter.

Arbitration — Procedure — Plea of Prescription — Rejection of — Implied Exclusion by Terms of Compromis — Exclusion Implied by History of Relations between the Parties.

Arbitration — Procedure — Practice — Re-grouping and Analysis of Claims in Historical Order and According to Points of International Law Raised.

Arbitration — The Award — Appointment of Experts — Competence of Tribunal to Give Lump Sum Judgment Ex Aequo et Bono — Necessity for Request from Parties — Time for Execution of Award.

Arbitration — The Award — Currency and Mode of Payment — Changes in Currency After Signing of Award.

Arbitration — In General — The Compromis — Procedure — Regrouping and Analysis of Claims in Historical Order and According to Points of International Law Raised — Reference to Earlier Arbitration on Related Matter — State Succession — Succession to Rights and Obligations — Two Successive Succession States — Effective Date of Subrogation — Relevance of Dates of Coming into Force of Peace Treaties — International Nature of Arbitration Where One Party is a Government Acting on Behalf of a Commercial Firm — Plea of Prescription — Rejection of — Implied Exclusion by Terms of Compromis — Exclusion Implied by History of Relations between the Parties — The Award — Competence to Give Lump Sum Judgment ex aequo et bono — Necessity for Request from Parties — Execution of Award — Time Ordered — Appointment of Experts — Currency and Mode of Payment — Changes in Currency After Signing of Award — Interest on Sums Awarded to Parties — Whether Payable — Relevance of Intention of Parties — Refusal to Award Interest for Period Down to Date Fixed for Execution — Award of Interest from Date Fixed for Execution.

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Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1960

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