Word: courtly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Baldwin was evidently considerably upset because Steward had not presented some definite plan, as he spoke in an uncertain tone. He demanded of the affirmative that they produce some definite plan and tell what they considered to be a permanent court. Then he went on to show that permanent courts are impracticable, and that the affirmative was trying to do what statesmen have not been able to do in centuries. The negative, he said, favor arbitration of some kind but it is in the shape of a permanent system such as is prepared by Lord Salisbury. The charge advocated...
...second Harvard speaker, A. M. Sayre, went on to show what constitutes an international court...
...tribunal which decided the Alabama claims was called a court in the treaty between the contracting powers. What would therefore be a permanent court of arbitration? Simply a court analagous to the familiar temporary bodies, analagous in all respects, except in its duration and jurisdiction. Why these two exceptions? The jurisdiction of the temporary courts was defined by the treaty which created them, the permanent court must have its jurisdiction defined by the teaty creating it. The classes of cases will be carefully marked out,- they will be questions of fact and questions of laws-excluding questions that involve questions...
...should be especially solicitous for this court, because of our intimate relations with that country. The complexity of our commercial relations with that country. The complexity of our commercial relations causes numerous questions of indemnity to arise between the two countries. They are, therefore, an excellent subject for this court. Because of our intimate relations with England our treaties with her have required more of the time and thought of our State Department than the treaties with all other powers combined. The construction of treaties seems therefore a proper matter for the court. From the contiguity of our territory...
...exact composition of the court, that is a matter of detail. We stand here for the principle of a permanent court. Its composition is easy if the principle of its existence is once admitted...