Frontier (Local Authorities) Award.

Abstract

Boundaries — Land Boundaries — Cession of Territory on Readjustment of Frontier — Apportionment of Property of Frontier Local Authorities.

Treaties — Operation of — Variation of Terms of Multilateral Treaty by Two Signatories — Substitution of Award of Conciliation Commission for Agreements Prescribed by Treaty.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Principles of — Expressum jacit cessare taciturn.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Principles of — Rules of Good Faith.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Various Rules of — Interpretation by Reference to Other Provisions in Same Instrument.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Rules of — Disparate Parts of Treaty Interpreted as Complementary to Each Other.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Travaux préparatoires.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Miscellaneous — Title of Annex of Treaty.

Conciliation Commissions — Powers and Functions of — Sitting as Frontier Commission.

State Succession — Succession to Rights — Property of Municipalities Transferred to State — Meaning of Term “Biens communaux” — Respect for Acquired Rights — Boundaries — Land Boundaries — Adjustment of Frontiers under Peace Treaty — Passing of State and Other Public Property with Ceded Territory — Substitution of Award of Conciliation Commission for Apportionment Agreements Prescribed by Treaty — Retroactive Effect of — Title of Annex of Treaty as Guide to Meaning of Provisions — Effects of Territorial Changes on Property Rights — Departure by Mutual Agreement from Terms of Treaty — Necessity for Uniformity in Application of Treaty — Powers of Conciliation Commission — Equitable Principles and Rules of Good Faith — Question of Compensation Adjustments on Apportionment — Exclusion of Remedies Not Stipulated in Treaty.