Heidsieck & Cie v. German Federal Republic.

Abstract

Arbitration — Procedure — Competence — Jurisdiction — Arbitral Commission on Property, Rights and Interests In Germany Extension of jurisdiction — Whether permissible — Request for declaratory judgment.

War — Effects of outbreak of — On enemy property — Placing of enemy property under custodianship — Whether admissible in international law.

Treaties of peace — Analogous instruments — Convention on the Settlement of Matters Arising out of the War and Occupation, 1952–1954 — Restitution provisions — Restoration of rights and interests — Chapter Ten of Convention — Restitution of shares — Conditions of — Discriminatory treatment as prerequisite of return and restoration — Meaning of “discriminatory treatment”.