Chile: Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal, Luis Barros Borgoño, Félix Nieto del Río, Ricardo Montaner Bello. Ecuador: Humberto Albornoz, Antonio Pons, José Gabriel Navarro, Bolivia: Enrique Finot, David Alvéstegui, Haiti: H. Pauleus Sannon, Camille J. León, Elie Lescot, Edmé Manigat, Pierre Eugéne de Lespinasse, Clément Magloire. Cuba: José Manuel Cortina, Carlos Márquez Sterling, Rafael Santos Jiménez, Calixto Whitmarsh, José Manuel Carbonell. Appendix 26 TABLE SHOWING RATIFICATION OF OR ADHERENCE TO INSTRUMENTS FOR THE PACIFIC SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES *The additional protocol of 1929 to this convention was ratified by Chile, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and United States of America. RESOLUTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND DECLARATIONS ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE Appendix 27 I. PROGRAM OF THE CONFERENCE The Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace RESOLVES: To ratify the agreement adopted by the Pan American Union on July 28, 1936, and, consequently, to recommend to all the Committees that they give preferential consideration in their studies and reports to questions relating to the organization of peace. (Approved December 4, 1936). Appendix 28 II. RECOGNITION OF AND GRATITUDE TO THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND OF ARGENTINA Assured of the benefits for the maintenance of peace that will result from the deliberations of this Conference and the results thereof, due in large measure to the happy circumstances and the terms in which the President of the United States of America, Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, initiated this Conference and to the high interest and understanding which the President of the Argentine Republic, General Agustín P. Justo, and his Government have manifested in its realization, The Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace RESOLVES: To express to the Presidents and Governments of the United States of America and the Argentine Republic, the recognition and gratitude of the peoples and Governments of America. (Approved December 5, 1936). 209 Appendix 29 III. RATIFICATION OF PEACE AGREEMENTS Whereas, the circumstances still prevail which induced the Seventh International Conference of American States to approve a resolution on the ratification of peace agreements; and Whereas, all the American States, in their replies to the invitation of President Roosevelt, agreed on the necessity of coordinating and giving greater effectiveness to said instruments at the present meeting; The Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace RESOLVES: Without prejudice to the object of this Conference, namely, to organize and maintain the peace of America, 1. To invite the American countries, which have not already done so, to adhere to or ratify the peace instruments referred to in the said Resolution of Montevideo; The States which have already adhered to or ratified them, or which may do so in the future, shall present the respective instruments in the manner established by the said pacts or agreements; 2. To extend this Recommendation to include the Additional Protocol to the General Convention of Inter-American Conciliation of 1929; 3. To reaffirm the recommendations and measures approved by the said Seventh International Conference of American States on the ratification of peace agreements. (Approved December 4, 1936). Appendix 30 IV. INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE The Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace RESOLVES: To entrust to the Governing Board of the Pan American Union the study of the projects presented to this Conference, as well as of projects previously submitted and such as may be presented in the future, relative to the creation and organization of an Inter-American Court of International Justice. The Governing Board shall submit its report and conclusions thereon for the consideration of the Eighth International Conference of American States. (Approved December 16, 1936). Appendix 31 V. GENERALIZATION OF THE INTER-AMERICAN JURIDICAL SYSTEM Whereas, it is desirable that all the States of America should be able to adhere and accede to all treaties and conventions signed at international American conferences; and Whereas, generalization of some of these treaties and conventions is also desirable, The Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace RECOMMENDS: 1. That treaties and conventions adopted at Inter-American conferences shall be open to the accession or adherence of American States which may not have signed them. 2. That treaties and conventions adopted at Inter-American conferences shall be open to the accession or adherence of all States, whenever it is so provided in such instruments. (Approved December 16, 1936). Appendix 32 VI. CODIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Considering the importance of carrying forward the work of codifying international law and of not permitting the nullification of the beneficial work of the International Commission of American Jurists, as well as that of the Permanent Committees on Codification created by the Sixth International Conference of American States; Considering the necessity of harmonizing the resolutions on methods of codification adopted at Montevideo and Havana; Considering that this work, by its very nature, requires constant and continuous preliminary study, and that this can be done only by centralized and permanent agencies; Considering, that in view of the importance of the Committee of Experts created by the Seventh International Conference of American States, it is more within the scope of that Committee to undertake the work of revision and coordination, but that it is not possible for that Committee to meet for the length of time and as frequently as necessary to carry on the slow work of elaborating preliminary projects of codification, |