Binon v. German State and the Silesian Fire Insurance Co.

Abstract

Treaties — Interpretation — Bilingual Treaties — Drafting in English — Literal Translation into French — Anglo-American Doctrine of the Effect of War on Contracts — Adaptation of English Text to Continental Conditions.

War — Effect on Contracts — Anglo-American Doctrine — Compared with the Continental Practice — Interpretation of Treaties Drafted on the Basis of Anglo-American Doctrine — Article 296 (2) of the Treaty of Versailles.