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ARTICLE 26.
Amendments to this Covenant will take effect when ratified by the Members of the League whose Representatives compose the Council and by a majority of the Members of the League whose Representatives compose the a.s.sembly.
No such amendments shall bind any Member of the League which signifies its dissent therefrom, but in that case it shall cease to be a Member of the League.
[1] Including Amendments adopted to December, 1924.
_The text of the Protocol of Geneva, which follows as Annex B, is printed in French and English on opposite pages._
[Transcriber's note: In the source book, the French and English texts were on facing pages, French on the even/left-hand pages, English on the odd/right-hand pages. The same page order has been preserved in this etext, occasionally resulting split paragraphs.]
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ANNEX B.
PROTOCOLE POUR LE REGLEMENT PACIFIQUE DES DIFFERENDS INTERNATIONAUX.
Animes de la ferme volonte d'a.s.surer le maintien de la paix generale et la securite des peuples dont l'existence, l'independance ou les territoires pourraient etre menaces;
Reconnaissant la solidarite qui unit les membres de la communaute internationale;
Affirmant que la guerre d'agression const.i.tue une infraction a cette solidarite et un crime international;
Desireux de faciliter la complete application du systeme prevu au Pacte de la Societe des Nations pour le reglement pacifique des differends entre les Etats et d'a.s.surer la repression des crimes internationaux; et
Afin de realiser, comme l'envisage l'article 8 du Pacte, la reduction des armements nationaux au minimum compatible avec la securite nationale et avec l'execution des obligations internationales imposees par une action commune,
Les Soussignes, dument autorises a cet effet, sont convenus des dispositions suivantes:
ARTICLE PREMIER.
Les Etats signataires s'engagent a faire tous efforts en leur pouvoir pour l'introduction dans le Pacte d'amendements conformes au sens des dispositions contenues dans les articles suivants.
Ils conviennent que ces dispositions deviendront obligatoires dans leurs rapports respectifs a la date de la mise en vigueur du present Protocole et que, vis-a-vis d'eux, l'a.s.semblee et le Conseil de la Societe des Nations seront, des lors, autorises a exercer tous les droits et devoirs qui leur sont conferes par ce Protocole.
ARTICLE 2.
Les Etats signataires conviennent qu'en aucun cas ils ne
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ANNEX B.
PROTOCOL FOR THE PACIFIC SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES.
Animated by the firm desire to ensure the maintenance of general peace and the security of nations whose existence, independence or territories may be threatened;
Recognising the solidarity of the members of the international community;
a.s.serting that a war of aggression const.i.tutes a violation of this solidarity and an international crime;
Desirous of facilitating the complete application of the system provided in the Covenant of the League of Nations for the pacific settlement of disputes between States and of ensuring the repression of international crimes; and
For the purpose of realising, as contemplated by Article 8 of the Covenant, the reduction of national armaments to the lowest point consistent with national safety and the enforcement by common action of international obligations;
The Undersigned, duly authorised to that effect, agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
The signatory States undertake to make every effort in their power to secure the introduction into the Covenant of amendments on the lines of the provisions contained in the following articles.
They agree that, as between themselves, these provisions shall be binding as from the coming into force of the present Protocol and that, so far as they are concerned, the a.s.sembly and the Council of the League of Nations shall thenceforth have power to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties conferred upon them by the Protocol.
ARTICLE 2.
The signatory States agree in no case to resort to war either
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doivent recourir a la guerre, ni entre eux ni contre tout Etat qui, le cas echeant, accepterait toutes les obligations ci-apres definies, excepte dans le cas de resistance a des actes d'agression ou quand ils agissent en accord avec le Conseil ou l'a.s.semblee de la Societe des Nations, selon les dispositions du Pacte et du present Protocole.
ARTICLE 3.
Les Etats signataires s'engagent a reconnaitre comme obligatoire, de plein droit et sans convention speciale, la juridiction de la Cour permanente de Justice internationale dans les cas vises au paragraphe 2 de l'Article 36 du Statut de la Cour, mais sans prejudice de la faculte pour un Etat quelconque, lorsqu'il adherera au protocole special ouvert le 16 decembre 1920, prevu par ledit article, de formuler les reserves compatibles avec ladite clause.
L'adhesion a ce protocole special ouvert le 16 decembre 1920 devra etre faite dans le delai d'un mois qui suivra la mise en vigueur du present Protocole.
Les Etats qui adhereront au present Protocole apres sa mise en vigueur devront s'acquitter de l'obligation ci-dessus dans le mois qui suivra leur adhesion.
ARTICLE 4.