The Mavrommatis Palestine Concessions.

Abstract

Mandates — Palestine Mandate — Jurisdiction of the Permanent Court under — Articles 11 and 26 of the Mandate — Meaning of the Expression “international obligations accepted by the Mandatory.”

Treaties — Interpretation — By Reference to the History of the Disputed Clause — Article 11 of the Palestine Mandate — Treaty of Sèvres — Protocol of Lausanne No. XII.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Bilingual Treaties — Choice between Wider and Limited Interpretations — Expression “public control” in Article 11 of the Palestine Mandate — Meaning of French Expression “contrôle public” — Interpretation of Disputed Clauses by Reference to their History.