diplomatic channel, to all the Powers who were represented at the International Peace Conference at The Hague. ARTICLE 59 The non-Signatory Powers who were represented at the International Peace Conference can adhere to the present Convention. For this purpose they must make known their adhesion to the Contracting Powers by a written notification addressed to the Netherlands Government, and communicated by it to all the other Contracting Powers. ARTICLE 60 The conditions on which the Powers who were not represented at the International Peace Conference can adhere to the present Convention shall form the subject of a subsequent Agreement among the Contracting Powers. ARTICLE 61 In the event of one of the High Contracting Parties denouncing the present Convention, this denunciation would not take effect until a year after its notification made in writing to the Netherlands Government, and by it communicated at once to all the other Contracting Powers. This denunciation shall only affect the notifying Power. In faith of which the Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Convention and affixed their seals to it. Done at The Hague, the 29th July, 1899, in a single copy, which shall remain in the archives of the Netherlands Government, and copies of it, duly certified, be sent through the diplomatic channel to the Contracting Powers. [Signatures] ARTICLE 37 Les Parties ont le droit de nommer auprès du Tribunal des Délégués ou Agents spéciaux, avec la mission de servir d'intermédiaires entre Elles et le Tribunal. Elles sont en outre autorisées à charger de la défense de leurs droits et intérêts devant le Tribunal, des conseils ou avocats nommés par Elles à cet effet. ARTICLE 38 Le Tribunal décide du choix des langues dont il fera usage et dont l'emploi sera autorisé devant lui. ARTICLE 39 La procédure arbitrale comprend en règle générale deux phases distinctes: l'instruction et les débats. L'instruction consiste dans la communication faite par les Agents respectifs, aux Membres du Tribunal et à la Partie adverse, de tous actes imprimés ou écrits et de tous documents contenant les moyens invoqués dans la cause. Cette communication aura lieu dans la forme et dans les délais déterminés par le Tribunal en vertu de l'article 49. Les débats consistent dans le développement oral des moyens des Parties devant le Tribunal. ARTICLE 40 Toute pièce produite par l'une des Parties doit être communiquée à l'autre Partie. ARTICLE 41 Les débats sont dirigés par le Président. Ils ne sont publics qu'en vertu d'une décision du Tribunal, prise avec l'assentiment des Parties. Ils sont consignés dans les procès-verbaux rédigés par des Secrétaires que nomme le Président. Ces procès-verbaux ont seuls caractère authentique. ARTICLE 37 The parties have the right to appoint delegates or special agents to attend the Tribunal, for the purpose of serving as intermediaries between them and the Tribunal. They are further authorized to retain, for the defense of their rights and interests before the Tribunal, counsel or advocates appointed by them for this purpose. ARTICLE 38 The Tribunal decides on the choice of languages to be used by itself, and to be authorized for use before it. ARTICLE 39 As a general rule the arbitral procedure comprises two distinct phases: preliminary examination and discussion. Preliminary examination consists in the communication by the respective agents to the Members of the Tribunal and to the opposite party of all printed or written Acts and of all documents containing the arguments invoked in the case. This communication shall be made in the form and within the periods fixed by the Tribunal in accordance with Article 49. Discussion consists in the oral development before the Tribunal of the arguments of the parties. ARTICLE 40 Every document produced by one party must be communicated to the other party. ARTICLE 41 The discussions are under the direction of the President. They are only public if it be so decided by the Tribunal, with the assent of the parties. They are recorded in the procès-verbaux drawn up by the Secretaries appointed by the President. These procès-verbaux alone have an authentic character. ARTICLE 42 L'instruction étant close, le Tribunal a le droit d'écarter du débat tous actes ou documents nouveaux qu'une des Parties voudrait lui soumettre sans le consentement de l'autre. ARTICLE 43 Le Tribunal demeure libre de prendre en considération les actes ou documents nouveaux sur lesquels les agents ou conseils des Parties appelleraient son attention. En ce cas, le Tribunal a le droit de requérir la production de ces actes ou documents, sauf l'obligation d'en donner connaissance à la Partie adverse. ARTICLE 44 Le Tribunal peut, en outre, requérir des agents des Parties la production de tous actes et demander toutes explications nécessaires. En cas de refus, le Tribunal en prend acte. ARTICLE 45 Les agents et les conseils des Parties sont autorisés à présenter oralement au Tribunal tous les moyens qu'ils jugent utiles à la défense de leur cause. ARTICLE 46 Ils ont le droit de soulever des exceptions et incidents. Les décisions du Tribunal sur ces points sont définitives et ne peuvent donner lieu à aucune discussion ultérieure. ARTICLE 47 Les Membres du Tribunal ont le droit de poser des questions aux agents et aux conseils des Parties et de leur demander des éclaircissements sur les points douteux. Ni les questions posées, ni les observations faites par les Membres du Tribunal pendant le cours des débats ne peuvent être regardées comme l'expression des opinions du Tribunal en général ou de ses Membres en particulier. ARTICLE 42 When the preliminary examination is concluded, the Tribunal has the right to refuse discussion of all fresh Acts or documents which one party may desire to submit to it without the consent of the other party. ARTICLE 43 The Tribunal is free to take into consideration fresh Acts or documents to which its attention may be drawn by the agents or counsel of the parties. In this case, the Tribunal has the right to require the production of these Acts or documents, but is obliged to make them known to the opposite party. ARTICLE 44 The Tribunal can, besides, require from the agents of the parties the production of all Acts, and can demand all necessary explanations. In case of refusal, the Tribunal takes note of it. ARTICLE 45 The agents and counsel of the parties are authorized to present orally to the Tribunal all the arguments they may think expedient in defense of their case. ARTICLE 46 They have the right to raise objections and points. The decisions of the Tribunal on those points are final, and can not form the subject of any subsequent discussion. ARTICLE 47 The Members of the Tribunal have the right to put questions to the agents and counsel of the parties, and to demand explanations from them on doubtful points. Neither the questions put nor the remarks made by Members of the Tribunal during the discussions can be regarded as an expression of opinion by the Tribunal in general, or by its Members in particular. |