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uomar  er ao al law o a uh o o e b provo  r. 6 par. 2 a  ha where he pare were  agreeme  a o
rela g o olleve eur or o he fale or arme o  ge  he bou ar a  peal ruma e  o juf a oher
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eem appare  ha he aue referre o expree a op o jur he applao of he pr ple of equa e from he eare
repe g uh rule (or e of rule) o be he eforh reae po  of he bael e from whh he breah of he erroral ea of
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la  uae oue erroral waer houl belo g o a Sae elm he loao bewee g20 a  g2930 Ea Lo gue. Vh
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lam o overeg ; wha  ee al  uh a ae  he o  uou reque ha a E glh vero be fur he he Phl gover me .
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h
he g9 e ur ompa e forme b  vual a  e gage  he egoao  a   keep g wh U?CLOS. Before h law wa
eo om puru (Charere Compa e) were  vee b he Sae pae he wo ou re agree ha elmao of her errore
o whom he were ubje wh publ power for he aquo a  woul be o e blaerall a   o ulao wh eah oher. Vh
am rao of olo e. wa wh he 2 ou re e ere  o elmao alk  he fr
plae. Vhe paage of he law  a u laeral a a   he offal
Y  o eear ha he pla of overeg  houl go bak o a expreo of Y o ea
  e  o rea Palma a Y o ea
ver far a  pero. Y ma uffe ha uh pla exe  error. Y  o ju a offal lam o la  error bu alo o
g898 a  ha alrea exe a o  uou a  peaeful before ha he arhpelag a  erroral waer repree  g all waer
ae lo g e ough o e able a  Power who mgh have o ere e loe b he la 
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herelf a poe g overeg  over he la  or hav g a lam o e bee epoe wh he U? Se-Ge  ow g o he fa ha he
overeg  o have aor g o loal o o  a reao able YCJ ju ree l ue a eo  he erroral pue bewee
pobl for aera  g he exe e of a ae of h g o rar Y o ea a  alaa over he la  of Spaa a  Lga 
o her real or allege rgh. awar g boh la  o alaa a  hereb eea g
ame me  o he Bael e Law.
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auhor a  he exe e of exer al g  of auhor (flag oa Preparaor o he paage of he law Y o ea embarke o a
of arm). Vhee fa a lea o ue a beg  g of eablhme  moer hrograph urve o har  ew bael e f a e wh
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or a omme eme  of oupao of a la  o e form g a par Phlpp e ha o eve are  ow hrograph urve.
of he error of a ae; a  uh a ae of h g woul reae 
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urrou  g . row .

Yf he ew bael e oor ae rafe b Y o ea were followe US CLY Y? ?UVSELL. Vhe US lam ummar e
he Phlpp e woul loe o o l Palma Yla  bu alo ome (g)c Palma le well wh he emarao of r. 3 Vrea of Par;
g5000 q.m. of arhpelag a  erroral waer. Vhee are (2)c Y  approx g2 mle earer o  a ao ha o a  of he
Phlpp e errore urre l ef e u er he Vrea of Par. maller la  of he Duh rhpelago;
(3)c Y  well wh he lm marke b he 4 a g493 Bull of
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CO?VOL OME VE PLS E. eao   lue (4)c Y  well wh he lm of he agreeme  o lue 4 Jul
(g)c Mer loe o he raeg ax l k g he Paf a  Y ea g494 bewee Spa a  Porugal;
Oea . Vhe eare la  o Palma  Cape Sa gu . Vhe (5)c Vhe u o of Spa a  Porugal  g580 houl remove a 
eablhme  of arhpelag ea-la e bewee he wo u er oub a o he le of he Yla  pror o ha me;
Phl overeg  wll e able he ou r pobl  ooperao (6)c Vhe gover me  of Spa o ere Palma o e of  oea 
wh Y o ea o mo or o rol a  ma a urvella e of poeo ;
e ve marme juro . a  of he ou r
 major (7)c Spa ever rel quhe o rol over he la  exep o he
populao e er  ural o e a  he por of a US; a 
Davao C Ge eral Sa o Coabao Pagaa  a  (8)c Spa exere overeg  over he Phl arhpelago a a whole;
Zamboa ga are rel aeble from he a eala e.  wa o eear for Spa o ma a eaprae
(2)c Cloe o he ral paw  g area a  paage hghwa of am rao  over he la .
eo omall mpora  fh e.g. ellowf u a. lo he area
ha bee agge a a mar e eo-rego b he WWF ow g o DUVC CLY Y? ?UVSELL. Vhe allege grou  for he
he area
   a  oua  g bover. ?eherla  lam
(3)c Vhe warm pool of he worl
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 a ao mak g he Davao Gulf Sara ga  a  Ylla a ba  Vabuka  who  g877 g e a agreeme  wh he Duh Ea
he oro Gulf he mo uable e for large-ale oea Y e Compa  ha he Vabuka errore houl beome he
4
erm al pla . proper of he ompa ;
(2)c Vhe poeo of he Duh Ea Y e Compa  ame u er
Vhe heer area of marme error ha he Phl woul loe plu he re o rol of he ?eherla  Gov. S e he beg  g
he forego g reao  warra  a re-exam ao of he roo of of he g9h e ur he la  ha bee u er he u era  of
Y o ea
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(3)c Vhe  haba  pa axe o he Duh gover me  e he
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(4)c Vhe la   ame  o ra bewee he Duh gover me 
VE CSE Y? ?UVSELL. Vhe Sw arbraor ax uber u l a  he Sula of Vura e;
ummar e he o fl g lam o Palma whe he a Y le (5)c Vhe ?eherla  gover me   roue va ao upo he
wh he bou are of he Phlpp e a ee b Spa o he US la ;
 g898 (b he Vrea of Par). Vhe pue bega  g906 whe (6)c Vhe ?eherla  auhore ve he la  a lea o e a
aj. Ge . Leo ar Woo he he mera Gov-Ge of he Phl. ear;
ve Palma a  overe he Duh flag hoe o he la . (7)c Spa ever queo e he rgh of he ?eherla  gover me 
ave who poke Spa h allegel  forme hm of he v of o exere  overeg  or o pla   flag o he la ; a 
?eherla  ubje o he la . (8)c Spa  o hav g o rol of he la  a he me of eo 
g898 oul o ee  o he US.
WV UBE DOES?
V VELL US. Vhe mera  were ge erall
hea  o purue he lam. Vhe la  wa mall a  populae b Ympl   argume   ha whle Spa ma have ha le o he
689 eae a  eue  haba  of low me al who peak a la  b vrue of over  ha  e cAc 
ala-Spa h ale; a  he legal reoure o he lam  lu g le b allow g he Duh Ea Y e Compa  o e er  o
reoure o arbrao  wa o jufe ow g o he rfl g value o ra a  agreeme  wh ave ruler who ee her
of he la . ?everhele here wa a lo of publ  g9gg over errore  favor of he ompa .
a repor ha Duh auhore ore ow a US flag fou  o he
la  whh go a lea o e US e aor o ak abou he vera of YSCELL?EOUS FCVS. Vhe ae oul o be brough o he
he repor. Perma e  Cour of Y er ao al Jue beaue he US wa o a
member of he League of ?ao  a  o eque l of he PCYJ. Vhe
Vhe US re o prove he pame  of Y + or ree e erfae ae woul have bee eall brough o he PCYJ beaue   volve
axe b he la 
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a regular v of Spa h aval veel o he la . rhve  mgh be bae aga  he US beaue he our wa bae a Vhe
Sevlle alo loe eve e ha Spa e  a expeo o he ague a  heae b a Duh ma . Wh he US o ere he PC
la   g7g0 a  ha a group of Jeu mo are were auall o be more eural o er g   alo bae a Vhe ague wa o
e  o ele  he la  wh he avowe goal of o ver g he ue. ax uber wa auall o he US
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he mera  a  he Duh ha a ffere  o ruo of he oe o eem o have bee gve we aepa e. Jurprue e
reque emora um Co e  wh moer form of ummar abou    er ao al law repe g aqure rgh or appl g he
proeure he mera  ubme all her argume  a  eve e law  fore a he me of he reao of he rgh. Vhu ae
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b wa of exe o her emora um. O he oher ha  he o error aqure a a reul of o que  o 
 
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her Cou er-emora um e abl g hem o pue po  b po 
he mera 
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ever aahe a  of her allege oume ar eve e; he ame for Palma have alo bee ue o refer o he ?e ua Yla 
merel u erook o proue hem upo reque of he arbraor. a group amel belo g g o he ?eherla . Y wa poble
Vhe mera pa el regere  objeo o he ma er b whh herefore ha he la  be g lame b he ?eherla  wa o
he Duh wa e o prove her allegao  bu he Duh poo Palma bu o e of he ?e ua Yla . Vh wa a ue of fa ha
wa upoul ua e b uber  h awar. houl have bee ee wh he aa e of exper.

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weak e  her argume  a po e ou  he mera Cou er- proper o ake  o aou  he fa ha he la   o e par of he
emora um. Vhe mera  objee bu he rbraor wa he geographal u  k ow a he Phlpp e arhpelago. Jeup
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he heor  reog  e   er ao al law. e wa obvoul
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  Y  Y Vhe follow g are
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he regme of  er al waer. Vhr he eo om  ere peular o 
he rego  a eve e b lo g uage houl be o ere. ++Y

Y  Yc Y orer o eerm e he olo al bou are


he YCJ looke  o he olo al Y

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% Y  Y ++  Y Y
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wh Weer Sahara pror o  olo  ao b Spa hrough.
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h
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h o e o beaue here wa c
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aura a bae  lam o he aura e  whh e oe he
o he la   g858 a  wa 
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2] he oma aure of he rbe  o rar o he o ep of
elarao of overeg .
overeg ;
c
3] here wa o eve e he people reog  e a  furher
allega e oue her loal leaer. ,

  
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bae  lam o over effeve oupao  a  reog o .
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+
Vhe Phlpp e bae  lam o effeve oupao afer Japa
"32 ;;;3 re ou e  le over he la . Vhe arle ue he moe of
rea bewee he olo al power Germa  a  UK wa e ere aqur g error.
 o elm g Souhwe fra. Laer ?amba beame  epe e 
from Germa ; a  Bowa a wa forme  he former Brh 2 Y
%. VY   1
error. Vhe pue relae o he loao of he bou ar arou  
he Kakl Seuu Yla  bewee ?amba a  Bowa a. m

Y Y cEffeve oupao  he offal exere of


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  Y   +YcVhere  o agreeme   he rea a o wh or whou phal oupao epe  g o wheher or o he
he exa bou ar l e; a  eher  here proof of effeve la   u  habe (+Y + %   ). ?oe ha
oupao b ?amba a  Bowa a. Y he abe e of hee error mu be Y ++
ruma e ?amba a  Bowa a a ueor mu repe 
he bou ar e b he olo al power. %. Y Y  cquo of error reul where here 
lo g a  o  ue poeo .
( + 
 
 
2 ;;A3 $ Y  +Y

Y 
  Y%. 
VY   1
m Y+ Eoppel  a ge eral pr ple of  er ao al law whh
El Salvaor a  o ura beame  epe e  ae afer he prelue a oher lama  from aqur g le.
 egrao of he Spa h empre  Ce ral mera. Eve before Y 8 Y  +YcDover alo e gve he lama  merel a
her  epe e e Spa h Ce ral mera ha overlapp g  hoae le. Vh mu o ur wh effeve oupao for here o
am rave bou are. Pare eek o have he bou are be aquo of proper (+ 
 +Y). ?oe ha error
eerm e. mu be Y ++
 YPoeo  a ro g eve e of le whe ouple wh
  Y   +Y Vhe pr ple wll be ue where he effeve oupao  bu  o e ough o  ow for he aquo
olo al bou are are o lear a   h ae where lak of of le. ?oe ha poeo requre Y Y 
ophae mea  of urve g le o ae of overlapp g   YYcVhere  o ruve poeo of he whole
am rave bou are. la  or arhpelago where a oa of he la  or a
 la  le rok of he arhpelago have bee auall oupe b
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a oher ae. Vhere a be o o ruve poeo where he ++
 YYY+
  
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 YYY+Y Y+ 
oupe la   o far a  from he oher  he group.   Y
+0  Y#   , Y +Y
 YYY+
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.Y cCo que  a mea  b whh error a be aqure b
a e em hrough he omplee a  f al ubjugao of he error  +82 ;1>3
ouple wh he e em
 elarao of   e o o o quer. US mlar la m e  ?aragua  er al waer a   
Co que wa o e a aepe orm bu  ow llegal. erroral ea a  alo g ?aragua por au g maeral amage o
 ?aragua a   oe  veel. Vhe US Gover me   o ue a 
  YY
 
Y

 publ a  offal war  g o  er ao al hpp g of he exe e
a  loao of he m e.

   


c
/c Y " 'c(' ".c  Y + Y Coaal Sae
 Sovereg  exe  o  er al
c waer a  arpae. Coaal Sae
 Law appl  Y er al Waer.
Y er al waer are all waer la war from he bael e of he Vhe la g of m e wh he por of a oher Sae  gover e b
error (rver lake ba e). Sovereg  over hee  he ame he law rela g o  er al waer whh are ubje o he
 exe  a overeg  over la  a   o ubje o he rgh of overeg  of he oaal Sae. Vhe poo  mlar a regar
 oe  paage. owever  0 % %  he arbraor m e plae  he erroral ea. Y  herefore he overeg  of
a ha aor g o  er ao al law por of ever ae mu be he oaal Sae whh  affee  uh ae. Y  alo b vrue of
ope o foreg veel a  a o l be loe whe val  ere of  overeg  ha he oaal Sae ma regulae ae o  por.
he ae o requre. Bu aor g o !  0a oaal ae O he oher ha    rue ha  orer o e jo ae o por
ma regulae ae o  por. foreg veel poe a uomar rgh of  oe  paage 
erroral waer for he purpoe of e er g or leav g  er al
Ba are well-marke  e ao  whoe pe erao   uh waer.
proporo o he wh of  mouh a o o a la -loke waer 
a  o ue more ha a mere urvaure of he oa. Vo be , YY 
! Y Y Suh  guara ee fr  he
o ere a ba he area of he  e ao mu be a large a or exluve eo om o e a  beo  erroral waer a  o he
larger ha  ha of a em-rle whoe ameer  a l e raw hgh ea  follow ha a  Sae whh e jo a rgh of ae o
aro he mouh of ha  e ao ( YY( +Y Y ). por for  hp alo e jo all he freeom eear for marme
avgao . Yf h rgh of ae o he por  h ere b he la g
or ba are hoe whh are reae b he oaal ae a of m e b a oher Sae wha   fr ge  he freeom of
 er al waer o he ba of hor rgh ak owlege b oher ommu ao  a  of marme ommere.  all eve    era
ae. ha  erfere e wh avgao  hee area prejue boh he
overeg  of he oaal Sae over   er al waer a  he rgh
90 1
 YYY+     ++  !m00 Y Y of free ae e joe b foreg hp.
V Y 
Y Y, Y ! ,  Y + Y  Y
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ra ge of hore-bae arller. Vh laer beame he 3-mle rule. o eo wh a  rme omme o boar he hp ur g 
U er he U?CLOS he rule  ow g2 mle. Vake oe however paage f
ha where he applao of he g2-mle rule o eghbor g loral g.c he o eque e of he rme exe  o he oaal ae
ae woul reul  overlapp g he v g l e   ea a 2.c he rme urb he peae of he ou r or goo orer
mea l e equa  from he oppoe bael e. Bu h of he erroral ea
equa  rule oe o appl where hor le or oher peal 3.c he hp
 maer or ploma age  o ular offer of he
ruma e requre a ffere  meaureme . flag ae requee he aa e of he loal auhore
4.c   eear o uppre ll raff  aro rug.
Vhe exe  of he erroral ea epe  o he bael e. Vhe bael e
 he low-waer l e alo g he oa a marke o large ale har Vhe oaal ae ma exere  vl juro b lev g
offall reog  e b he oaal Sae. Vhe wh of he erroral exeuo or arre g he hp o l  repe of oblgao  or
ea  meaure from h l e. Vhere are 2 wa of raw g he lable aume or  urre b he hp elf  he oure of or for
bael e. Vhe ormal bael e  raw follow g he low-waer l e he purpoe of  voage hrough he waer of he oaal ae.
alo g he oa a marke o large-ale har offall reog  e
b he oaal Sae. Vh l e follow he urvaure of he oa a  &:     2 ;= 3
herefore woul ormall o o  of ragh l e. Vhere  o Y g935 ?orwa elme a era fhere o e whh wa
fxe orm for eerm  g h low-waer l e or mark bu he exluvel reerve o  ao al. Vh elmao  u g ragh
%+(! Y,Y YYuggee u g he mea bewee bael e wa oppoe b he UK. Vhe oaal o e  volve ha a
he hgh a  low e.  ve o fgurao (lo g a  ver broke ). Vhe Cour uphel
h ?orwega elmao .
rhpelag ae  ea ue ragh bael e. Vhee are raw
o e g elee po  o he oa whou appreable Y Y+( Y  "+ For he purpoe of meaur g he breah of
eparure from he ge eral hape of he oa. Vh wa he meho he erroral ea   he low-waer mark a oppoe o he hgh-
ue  he %+(! Y,Y YY a   ow  r. 7(g) of waer mark or he mea bewee he wo e whh ha ge erall
U?CLOS. Vh arle prove ha ragh bael e ma be ue bee aope  he prae of Sae. Vh rero  he mo
where he oal e  eepl  e e a  u  o or f here  a favourable o he oaal Sae a  learl how he haraer of
fr ge of la  alo g he oa   mmeae v . Some erroral waer a appure a  o he la  error.
guel e o be oberve  u g h meho
g.c he raw g of ragh bael e mu o epar o a  0  Y+YY  cVh meho o  of ele g
appreable exe  from he ge eral reo of he oa approprae po  o he low-waer mark a  raw g ragh l e
2.c he ea area l g wh he l e mu be uffe l bewee hem. Vh ha bee vall o e o o l  he ae of
loel l ke o he la  oma o be ubje o he well-ef e ba bu alo  ae of m or urvaure of he oa
regme of  er al waer l e where  wa olel a queo of gv g a mpler form o he bel
3.c he bael e hall o be raw o a  from low-e of erroral waer.
elevao 
4.c ake aou  of eo om  ere peular o he rego !  &Y+YY Y+ +cBu he ?orwega elmao  ll
o er e he real a  mpora e of whh are learl ubje o era pr ple whh make  poble o juge he
eve e b lo g uage elmao
 val u er  er ao al law. Vhe elmao of ea
5.c h meho ma o be apple  uh a ma er a o u area ha alwa a  er ao al ape;  a o be epe e 
off he erroral ea of a oher Sae from he hgh ea or merel upo he wll of he oaal Sae a expree   mu pal
a EEZ (ex. S gapore) law. lhough   rue ha he a of elmao  eearl a
u laeral a beaue o l he oaal Sae  ompee  o
Vhe overeg  of he oaal ae over  erroral ea he u erake  he val of he elmao wh regar o oher
arpae above  a  he eabe  he ame a  overeg  over Sae epe  upo  er ao al law. Cera ba o erao 
 la  error. owever he ea  ubje o he rgh of  oe   here   he aure of he erroral ea br g o lgh era
paage b oher ae. Vhe rule o  oe  paage apple o hp rera whh hough o e rel pree a prove our wh a
a  arraf. Submar e however mu urfae. aequae ba for her eo  whh a be aape o he
vere fa  queo . mo g hee ome refere e mu be mae
Y oe  paage  avgao hrough waer  a expeou a  o he loe epe e e of he erroral ea upo he la  oma .
o  uou ma er whh  o prejual o he peae goo orer Y  he la  whh o fer upo he oaal Sae a rgh o he
or eur of he oaal ae. Some example of paage whh  waer off  oa. Y follow ha whle uh a Sae mu be
o  oe  are fh g pollu g weapo  prae p g reearh allowe he laue eear  orer o be able o aap 
ave a  a  oher av o hav g a re bear g o elmao o praal ee a  loal requreme  he raw g of
paage. Coaal ae o have rgh of proeo  whh  he bae-l e mu o epar o a  appreable exe  from he
u laeral rgh o verf he  oe  haraer of paage. Vhu he ge eral reo of he oa. oher fu ame al o erao 
ma ake eear ep o preve  o  oe  paage a  he he more or le loe relao hp ex g bewee era ea area
ma emporarl upe  he rgh of  oe  paage f h  a  he la  formao  whh ve or urrou  hem. Vhe real
ee al for he proeo of  eur. queo rae  he hoe of bae-l e   effe wheher era
ea area l g wh hee l e are uffe l loel l ke o he
Vake oe ha la  a  rok whh a o ua huma la  oma o be ubje o he regme of  er al waer. Vh ea
habao or eo om lfe have her ow erroral ea. whh  a he ba of he eerm ao of he rule rela g o ba
houl be lberall apple  he ae of a oa he geographal
Wh he erroral ea he flag ae ha rm al a  vl o fgurao of whh  a u uual a ha of ?orwa. Vhe la
juro . owever here are exepo . Wh repe o rm al o erao  ha of era eo om  ere peular o a
juro  he oaal ae a exere  rm al juro 
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rego  he real a  mpora e of whh are learl eve e b
lo g uage. Coal e - (r. 8 of he Co ve o o he Verroral Sea a  he
Co guou Zo e)
( +   
 2 ;;A3 (a) Vhe l e of mea lower low waer o he ma la  o la 
Vhe legal au of he la  loae  he Gulf of Fo ea beame a  o low-e elevao  l g wholl or parl wh hree
a ue of pue; he queo of he la  fro er followe  g86g. geographal mle from he l e of mea lower low waer o he
Borer  e  le o mou  g e o bewee El Salvaor a  ma la  or o a la ; a 
o ura a  ulmael o a arme o fl  g969 (b) Vhe l e mark g he eawar lm of  la  waer.
Vh  lue mofao  b aural or arfal mea  a   lue
+ 
 Y+

,Y?o e of he la  ha bee erra he ouermo perma e  harbour work ha form a  egral par of
ullu  g82g he ae of  epe e e. Vhu overeg  over he he harbour em
la  ha bee aheve aor g o he u poe jur
pr ple (olo al bou are are o  uall aope). owever he "Yla " - a aurall-forme area of la  urrou e b waer whh
applao of h pr ple uffere from he lak of oume  ha  above he level of mea hgh waer;
mgh have efe learl he appera a e of he la  o o e
am rave r or he oher. Vhu he Cour wa fore o "Low-e elevao " - a aurall-forme area of la  urrou e b
o e rae more o he behavour of he pare wh regar o he waer a mea lower low waer whh  above he level of mea
la  afer g82g. O h ba he Cour fou  ha El Vgre lower low waer bu o above he level of mea hgh waer;
appera e o o ura a  ea guera a  ea guera o El
Salvaor. "ea lower low waer" - he average elevao of all he al lower
low e ourr g over a pero of g8.6 ear;
+

,Y+  +7  Y  !$0   +7 
 Y    Y  +Co er g he me o  a  "ea hgh waer" - he average elevao of all he hgh e
proporo  he Gulf woul oa be regare a a jural ba  ourr g over a pero of g8.6 ear;
aora e wh U?CLOS. owever he Gulf wa o a  gle Sae
ba bu o ue a o alle horal ba whh  eher ef e "Geographal mle" - a a e of g852 meer (6076.g0333 U.S.
 he g958 Co ve o or  he Co ve o of g982. From h fa Surve Fee or approxmael 6076.gg549 Y er ao al Fee).
he Cour o lue ha  eo ha o be ake o he ba of
uomar  er ao al law. Cour looke a he Ce ral mera oaea - waer bewee la  a  waer bewee la 
Cour of Jue of g9g7 o luo ha he Gulf of Fo ea a  he ma la  are o per e  la  waer.
effevel o ue a "loe ea" belo g g o all hree oaal
Sae ommu all wh he exepo of a hree mle o e "Y la  waer" (Par. 2(b) Co ve o o he Verroral Sea a  he
eablhe u laerall b eah oaal Sae. Vhu he Ce ral Co guou Zo e) waer la war of he bael e of he erroral
mera Cour vewe he Gulf of Fo ea a a o om um ea a   lue
reul g from he ueo of he hree Sae from Spa  g82g. (a)  rver or ream flow g rel  o he ea la war of
U l he  he Gulf ha bee a  gle Sae ba belo g g o Spa a ragh l e aro  mouh;
alo e. or g o he Cour he eo of he Ce ral mera (b)  por la war of  ouermo perma e  harbor
Cour u erl e he fa ha a he me of  epe e e o work a  a ragh l e aro  e ra e;
bou are were elme  he Gulf a  hu he waer ha ()  "

$c,< a ha erm  ue  paragraph 6 of
rema e u ve. rle 7 of he Co ve o  ef e ee all a a ba over
Cour hel ha Gulf of Fo ea wa a ae of "hor waer" whh he U e Sae ha rao all aere a 
whereb he hree oaal Sae ha ueee o ommu al ma a e om o wh he aquee e of foreg ao ;
overeg . Y o ra o he fro er elme o la  he waer () .
c
$c c  oher ba (ef e a a well-marke
of he Gulf ha ever bee ve or oherwe elme afer he oaal  e ao hav g uh pe erao   proporo o he
 epe e e of he hree oaal Sae. Vhu he ommu al wh of  e ra e a o o a la loke waer a 
ueo for he hree Sae wa a logal o eque e of he u hav g a area  lu g la  wh he ba a lea a grea
poe jur pr ple wh regar o he overeg  of he Gulf. a he area of a emrle whoe ameer equal he le gh of
he lo g l e aro he e ra e of he ba or he um of
8


+ 2 ;>=3 uh lo g l e f he ba ha more ha o e e ra e)
la war of a ragh l e aro  e ra e or f he e ra e
Cae  volve he  erpreao of ome erm ue  he
 more ha 24 geographal mle we la war of a ragh
Submerge La  . Sae of Calfor a a  he Feeral gover me 
l e o over 24 geographal mle lo g raw wh he ba o
are r g o eerm e who ow  a  ha juro over he
a o e loe he greae poble amou  of waer. euar
ubol eabe of he o  e al helf a  he reoure loae
of a rver  reae  he ame wa a a ba.c
here alo g he Calfor a. Vo reolve uh he Cour ue he
ef o of releva  marme erm.
8+2 ;>;3
   Feeral gover me  ow  a  ha exluve juro Vhe ue  abou he orre ef o of Y la  Waer. U.S.
over uh beo  3 mle eawar from he oal e. Calfor a ow  argue ha he ef o  of  la  waer o a e  he
a  ha exluve juro over uh wh 3 mle or he ela  Y er ao al Co ve o o he Verroral Sea (YCVS) houl preval
alo g  oa (ef e a he hore of he ma la  a  of la  over Loua a
 o e o ha  houl be he Y la  Waer L e
bewee he l e of mea hgh waer a  he l e of mea lower low (YWL) fxe b he Comma a  of he Coa Guar  g895.
waer).
0 Y  Y+
 YCour ua  he aopo of he YCVS
Y
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Co ve o o he Verroral Sea a  he Co guou Zo e a    a follow - "he l e of or ar low waer alo g ha poro
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(hu he mu proee whou ela) of he ra. Dur g ra  eal allowe lba a lghhoue waher o vew uh
paage foreg hp  lu g marme e f reearh a  ave.
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freeom of avgao a  overflgh woul appl rero . Y ha bee a ueful roue for  er ao al marme raff.
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o ve e e  whh ae he rgh of  oe  paage eerm e f a paage   oe .
woul appl
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c mmgrao  or a ao auhor over  erroral waer or
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more arhpelago. For hee ae he ragh bael e are raw
bewee he ouermo po  of he ouermo la  prove Vake oe ha he power of o rol oe o ha ge he aure of
hee po  are uffe l loe o o e a oher a  ha wh uh he waer. Beo  he erroral ea he waer are hgh ea a 
bael e are  lue he ma la  a  a area  whh he o ubje o he overeg  of he oaal ae.
waer area o la  area rao  bewee gg a  9g. ll waer  e
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up o g25 mle he regme of he EEZ. Vake oe ha h  he o l opo al regme.
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from he hgh ea or EEZ he erroral ea of a oher Sae exploao ; a  (b) he eabe a  ubol of area ajae  o
la . U er pefe ruma e he o  e al helf a
Whle arhpelag ae have overeg  over a ea area e loe exe  up o a a e of 350 mle.
b he bael e all oher ae e jo he rgh of  oe  paage
hrough eg ae ea la e. Foreg hp a  arraf alo have he Vhe oaal ae ha he rgh o explore a  explo  aural
rgh of arhpelag ea la e paage whh refer o o  uou reoure o ere eee  allao  a  o ere a afe o e
expeou a  u obrue paage  ea la  a  ar roue over   allao  wh a rau of 500 meer. Vhee rgh o o
hrough or over he arhpelag waer a  he ajae  erroral epe  o oupao  effeve or oo al or a  expre
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rgh a  oher legmae ave of he mmeael ajae  e f reearh o he o  e al helf.
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U?CLOS hough oaal ae ma eablh afe o e a 
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bael e are alle arhpelag waer.  whle arhpelag ae o  e al helve.
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paage ma ll be exere hrough roue ormall ue for laer o l for lv g reoure perma e l aahe ee ar.
 er ao al avgao . Vh  r e a be g u ul
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 ?orh Sea whh  volve De mark he ?eherla  a  Germa .
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are  er al waer. Vhu whe he ou r rafe he U?CLOS a pr ple whle Germa  oppoe a h woul proporo ael
elarao wa ae prov g ha reue  area ue o he o ave Germa oal e.
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prejue he overeg rgh of he epubl of he Phlpp e u er Y+    a proe whh  volve eablh g he bou are
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ma er affe he overeg rgh of he epubl u er a  ar g o he eerm ao e ovo of uh a area. Delmao  a
ou of he Vrea of Par a  he Vrea of Wah go Vhe equable ma er  o e h g bu o he ame h g a awar g a
provo  of he Co ve o o arhpelag paage hrough ea ju a  equable hare of a prevoul u elme area eve
la e o o ullf or mpar he overeg  of he Phlpp e a a hough  a umber of ae he reul ma be omparable or eve
arhpelag Sae over he ea la e a  o o eprve  of e al.
auhor o e a leglao o proe  overeg 
 epe e e a  eur. Y Y     Y   . Vhe rgh of he oaal Sae  repe of
he area of o  e al helf ha o ue a aural prolo gao
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erroral ea. Vhe oaal ae exere auhor over ha area o  here  rgh. Y orer o exere  o peal legal proe ha o
he exe  eear o preve   fr geme  of  uom fal be go e hrough or have a  peal legal a o be performe. Y
exe e a be elare bu oe o ee o be o ue.
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follow ha he oo of apporo  g a a e u elme area  Y. +Y +Y
que foreg o a   o e  wh he ba o ep of (a) he pare are u er a oblgao o e er  o egoao  wh
o  e al helf e leme . a vew o arrv g a a agreeme  a  o merel o go hrough a
formal proe of egoao a a or of pror o o for he
m.  YY   +  + Y ha ever bee oube ha auoma applao of a era meho of elmao  he
he equa e meho of elmao  a ver o ve e  o e. e abe e of agreeme ; he are u er a oblgao o o o u
h oe o uffe o o ver wha  a meho  o a rule of law hemelve ha he egoao  are mea  gful whh wll o be
mak g he aepa e of he reul of u g ha meho oblgaor he ae whe eher of hem   upo  ow poo whou
 all ae  whh he pare o o agree oherwe or  whh o empla g a  mofao of ;
'peal ruma e' a o be how o ex. (b) he pare are u er a oblgao o a  uh a wa ha  he
parular ae a  ak g all he ruma e  o aou 
% YY
 Y Y +Y+
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he queo of whh par of he o  e al helf 'ajae  o' a meho a be ue bu oher meho ex a  ma be emploe
oal e borer g more ha o e Sae fall wh he appure a e alo e or  omb ao  aor g o he area  volve;
of whh of hem rema  o h exe  a ope o e o o be () he o  e al helf of a  Sae mu be he aural prolo gao
eerm e o a ba exluvel of proxm. Eve f proxm ma of  la  error a  mu o e roah upo wha  he aural
affor o e of he e o be apple a  a mpora  o e  he rgh prolo gao of he error of a oher Sae.
o o   ma o eearl be he o l or  all
ruma e he mo approprae o e. Y. 
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  Y1
2 Y
 Y +1  + +    
+  (a) Vhe lghe rregular  a oal e  auomaall mag fe
Y      + Y Y 
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 Y  YY YY 
  Y   +Y Y 
++ elmao of he o  e al helf. Vhu  ha bee ee  he
Y Y Submar e area o o reall appera o he oaal ae of o ave or o vex oal e ha f he equa e meho
Sae beaue he are ear . Wha o fer he # Y le whh  emploe he he greaer he rregular a  he furher from
 er ao al law arbue o he oaal Sae  repe of  he oal e he area o be elme he more u reao able are he
o  e al helf  he fa ha he ubmar e area o er e ma reul proue. So grea a exaggerao of he o eque e of a
be eeme o be auall par of he error over whh he oaal aural geographal feaure mu be remee or ompe ae for
Sae alrea ha om o   he e e ha alhough overe wh a far a poble be g of elf reave of  equ.
waer he are a prolo gao or o  uao of ha error a (b) Where here  o ouer bou ar o he o  e al helf 
exe o of  u er he ea. Vhu whe ever a gve ubmar e area happe  ha he lam of everal Sae o verge mee a 
oe o o ue a aural exe o of he la  error of a  erro  loale where epe her a e from he oa
oaal Sae eve hough ha area ma be loer o  ha   o he be of he ea ll u queo abl o  of o  e al helf.
he error of a  oher Sae  a o be regare a appera  g u of hee o verge e how how  equable woul be he
o ha Sae; or a lea  a o be o regare  he fae of a appare  mplfao brough abou b a elmao whh
ompe g lam b a Sae of whoe la  error he ubmar e g or g uh geographal ruma e wa bae olel o he
area o er e  o be regare a a aural exe o  eve f   equa e meho.
le loe o .
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$ Y% #Y +For oppoe Sae he aural prolo gao  effe g a elmao of ajo  g o  e al helf area b he
ma mee a  overlap a  a o l be elme b a mea l e; o urre  ue of varou meho. Equ oe o eearl mpl
a  g or g he pree e of le rok a  m or oaal equal. Vhere a ever be a  queo of ompleel refaho  g
projeo  he proporo all or g effe of whh a be aure a  equ oe o requre ha a Sae whou ae o he
elm ae b oher mea  uh a l e mu effe a equal vo ea houl be alloe a area of o  e al helf a  more ha
of he parular area  volve. Vh pe of ae  ffere  from ha here oul be a queo of re er g he uao of a Sae wh a
of laerall ajae  Sae o he ame oa wh o mmeael exe ve oal e mlar o ha of a Sae wh a rere
oppoe oa  fro  of . Wherea a mea l e ve equall oal e. Bu here here are 3 Sae whoe ?orh Sea oal e are
bewee 2 oppoe ou re area ha a be regare a be g he  fa omparable  le gh a  whh have bee gve broal
aural prolo gao of he error of eah of hem a laeral equal reame  b aure exep ha he o fgurao of o e of he
equa e l e ofe leave o g of he Sae o er e area ha oal e woul f he equa e meho  ue e  o o e of
are a aural prolo gao of he error of he oher. Vhe or g hee Sae reame  equal or omparable o ha gve he oher
effe of laeral equa e l e u er era o o  of oaal wo.  equ  reae merel beaue o e oal e  roughl
o fgurao are everhele omparavel mall wh he lm o vex a  he oher o ave. Y  o a queo of oall
of erroral waer bu proue her maxmum effe  he refaho  g geograph whaever he fa of he uao bu gve
loale where he ma o  e al helf area le furher ou. a geographal uao of qua-equal a bewee a umber of
Vhere  alo a re orrelao bewee he oo of loe Sae of aba g he effe of a  e al peal feaure from
proxm o he oa a  he overeg juro whh he whh a u jufable ffere e of reame  oul reul.
oaal Sae  e le o exere a  mu exere o o l over
he eabe u er eah he erroral waer bu over he waer   Y   Y 
hemelve whh oe o ex  repe of o  e al helf area g. . Vhe o  e al helf  a area phall exe  g he
where here  o juro over he uperjae  waer a  over error of mo oaal Sae  o a pee of plaform. Vhe
he eabe o l for purpoe of explorao a  exploao . appure a e of he helf o he ou re  fro  of whoe
oal e  le  a fa a   a be ueful o o er he geolog
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of ha helf  orer o f  ou wheher he reo ake b o ep   par ef e b a e from he hore rrepeve of
era o fgurao al feaure houl  flue e elmao . he phal aure of he  erve  g ea-be a  ubol. Vhe
2. . Vhe pr ple  ha he la  om ae he ea;   o ep of aural prolo gao a  a e are herefore o
o eque l eear o exam e loel he geographal oppoe bu ompleme ar.
o fgurao of he oal e of he ou re whoe o  e al
helve are o be elme. S e he la   he legal oure of he m. +YY
 Y+   +Vhe elmao of a o  e al
power whh a Sae ma exere over erroral exe o  o helf bou ar mu be effee b he applao of equable
eawar  mu fr be learl eablhe wha feaure o  fa pr ple  all he releva  ruma e  orer o aheve a
o ue uh exe o . equable reul.
3. &
c cc
. Vhe aural reoure of he ubol of he
ea  hoe par whh o  of o  e al helf are he ver 0YY. +Y +Y he pr ple ha here  o be o
obje of h legal regme. e  freque l our ha he ame queo of refaho  g geograph or ompe a g for he
epo le o boh e of he l e v g a o  e al helf  equale of aure; he relae pr ple of o -e roahme  b
bewee wo Sae a   e   poble o explo uh a epo o e par o he aural prolo gao of he oher (he oaal Sae
from eher e a problem mmeael are o aou  of he rk e jo overeg rgh over he o  e al helf off  oa o he
of prejual or waeful exploao b o e or oher of he Sae full exe  auhor e b  er ao al law  he releva 
o er e. ll ha  eee  o refer o he u erak g e ere ruma e); he pr ple of repe ue o all uh releva 
 o b he oaal Sae of ha ea wh a vew o e ur g he mo ruma e; he pr ple ha alhough all Sae are equal before
effe  exploao or he apporo me  of he prou exrae. he law a  are e le o equal reame  "equ oe o
4. cc c

 whh a elmao eearl mpl equal" or oe  eek o make equal wha
effee aor g o equable pr ple ough o br g abou aure ha mae u equal; a  he pr ple ha here a be o
bewee he exe  of he o  e al helf appera  g o he Sae queo of rbuve jue.
o er e a  he le gh of her repeve oal e hee be g
meaure aor g o her ge eral reo  orer o eablh ,  Y Y&  Y Y  Y1 la ma relave
he eear bala e bewee Sae wh ragh a  hoe wh eo om poo  of he Pare eur o erao  a  he
markel o ave or o vex oa or o reue ver rregular pr ple of equal.
oal e o her ruer proporo . Vhe hoe a  applao of
he approprae eh al meho woul be a maer for he pare.  +  Y Y  Wha he Cour  e e wa
proporo al wa o be ue a a mea  of e f g a  he
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Lba a  ala. Vhe eerra ea  borere b Vu a (ea) o fgurao .
Yal ( orh) Greee (we) a  Lba (ouh). ala  a group of
la  uae  he eerra ea  o he ouh of Yal a  o he Y+   Y1
orh of Lba. Lba
 oa  g fa l larger ha ha of ala. g. ake a provo al elmao b u g a rero a  a meho
boh of whh are learl e e o pla a mpora  role 
m1 !$0  Y    Y Y+  
 Y Y + prou g he f al reul.
Y+
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Y Y   YYY  Y


 Y  ++ Vhe law applable o lam rela g o o  e al helve loae
 Y  YYY. +Y+ Vhe Co ve o e a goal o le ha 200 mle from he oa of he Sae o a rero of
be aheve bu  le  a o he meho o be followe o aheve a e from he Coa or o he pr ple of ajae  a meaure
. Y rer elf o e g a a ar a    lef o Sae b a e. Vhu he hoe of he rero a  he meho o be
hemelve or o he our o e ow h a ar wh pef ue o arrve a a provo al reul houl be mae  a ma er
o e . o e  wh he o ep u erl g he arbuo of legal le.
Y h elmao bewee oppoe oa he ra g of a mea
Y+  mm/+Y+
 Y +Y+
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 uo  - o  e al helf a  EEZ are l ke ogeher  juou ma er of proee g wh a vew o he eve ual
moer law. S e he rgh e joe b a Sae over  o  e al aheveme  of a equable reul. Vake oe ha he mea l e
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Gu ea auhore whe  wa al g ouh of he ouher lm of aga  a eo of a ao al our. ?o lmao houl be rea
he exluve eo om o e of Gu ea. Vhe appla  are  o arle 292 ha woul have he effe of efea g  ver obje
halle g g he val of he arre a  wa  amage. Gu ea  a  purpoe. Y ee arle 292 perm he mak g of a applao
  g ha he ha juro o arre a   voke ho puru. wh a hor pero from he ae of ee o a    o ormall
he ae ha loal remee oul
0&! + 5 !$0m! !m!>Vm0V rle 9g
paragraph g of he Co ve o prove "Vhere mu ex a ge u e 2+   Y Y++Y    ++Y  
l k bewee he Sae a  he hp." Vwo queo  ee o be Y 
   Y  Y  Y+Yrle 292
aree  h o eo . of he Co ve o  eg e o free a hp a   rew from
(a) Vhe fr  wheher he abe e of a ge u e l k bewee a prolo ge ee o o aou  of he mpoo of u reao able
flag Sae a  a bo   mu pal juro  or he falure of loal law o prove
hp e le a oher Sae o refue o reog  e he ao al for releae o po g of a reao able bo   fl g hereb
of he hp. avoable lo o a hp ow er or oher pero  affee b uh
(b) Vhe eo  queo  wheher or o a ge u e l k exe ee o . Equall  afeguar he  ere of he oaal Sae b
bewee he prov g for releae o l upo he po g of a reao able bo  or
Saga a  Sa  M e  a  he Gre a e a he me of he oher f a al eur eerm e b a our or rbu al referre o
 e .  arle 292 whou prejue o he mer of he ae  he
ome forum aga  he veel  ow er or  rew.
mm/5Y+ + +   +  Y   
+
+  ++     Y +Y?  Vhe Y+YY
7 % Vhe ba  he value of he
Vrbu al oe ha u er he Co ve o  a oaal Sae  e le ea e veel a  of he argo e e he amou  of he bo 
o appl uom law a  regulao    erroral ea (arle 2 mpoe b he ea  g Sae a   form bu he value of he
a  2g). Y he o guou o e a oaal Sae ma exere he veel alo e ma o be he o roll g faor  he eerm ao of
o rol eear o he amou  of he bo  or oher f a al eur f here  o
(a) preve   fr geme  of  uom fal mmgrao or eve e o uppor he aeme .
a ar law a  regulao  wh  error or erroral ea;
(b) pu h  fr geme  of he above law a  regulao  /c %"Y#Y ' Y- c-c#'Y Y#"c-& %'Y".cc
omme wh  error of erroral ea. c
owever  he exluve eo om o e he oaal Sae ha egar g he elmao of he erroral ea bewee Sae wh
juro o appl uom law a  regulao   repe of oppoe or ajae  oa eher of hem  e le o exe  
arfal la   allao  a  ruure (arle 60 paragraph 2). erroral ea beo  he mea l e ever po  of whh 
Vhe Co ve o oe o empower a oaal Sae o appl  equa  from he eare po  o he bael e of eah of hem
uom law  repe of a  oher par of he exluve eo om u le he agree o o o or f hor le or oher peal
o e o me o e above. ruma e make  eear o elm he erroral ea 
oher wa.
mY 50  Y
!YY % V@ (;$Vm  m0$,
!Vm !%V$!%%)< Y2 CO?DYVYO?S FO SVVE OF Vhe elmao of he EEZ a  o  e al helf bewee Sae wh
?ECESSYV VO PPL ?OV EV.  e ou  arle 33 paragraph g oppoe or ajae  oa mu be o e b agreeme  o he ba
of he Y er ao al Law Commo ' Draf rle o Sae of  er ao al law (ex. equable pr ple whh have a ormave
epo bl are haraer a par of ge eral  er ao al law). Pe  g h he ma
(a) he a wa he o l mea  of afeguar g a ee al make provo al arra geme  of a praal aure a  he mu
 ere of he o jeopar e or hamper he reah g of a f al agreeme . Yf o
Sae aga  a grave a  mm e  perl; a  agreeme  a be reahe wh a reao able pero of me he
(b) he a  o eroul mpar a ee al  ere of he pare hall reor o peaeful mea  of pue eleme .
Sae owar whh he oblgao exe.
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Y he ! 0Y Y +0Y+
Y  wa hel ha he h meho  ubje o he o o ha here are o peal
equa e meho  o repree  ge eral  er ao al law. ruma e  he ae whh woul make ha rero
S e he  era equable pr ple have bee reog  e a  equable (.e. u reao able vo ). Vh arle ae
guel e for elmao g. Where he ame o  e al helf  ajae  o he errore of
g. Delmao hall be effee b agreeme  o he ba of wo or more Sae whoe oa are oppoe eah oher he
 er ao al law. bou ar of he o  e al helf appera  g o uh Sae hall be
2. Vhe pr ple of o -e roahme  b o e par o he aural eerm e b agreeme  bewee hem. Y he abe e of
prolo gao of he oher. agreeme  a  u le a oher bou ar l e  jufe b peal
3. Preve o a  u off of he ea war projeo of he ae ruma e he bou ar  he mea l e ever po  of whh
o er e.  equa  from he eare po  of he bael e from whh he
4. Delmao  o be effee b appl g equable rera a  b breah of he erroral ea of eah Sae  meaure.
u g praal meho apable of e ur g wh regar o he 2. Where he ame o  e al helf  ajae  o he errore wo
geographal o fgurao of he area a  oher releva  ajae  Sae he bou ar of he o  e al helf hall be
ruma e a equable reul. eerm e b agreeme  bewee hem. Y he abe e of
5. Vhere  a preumpo ha he equable oluo  a equal agreeme  a  u le a oher bou ar l e  jufe b peal
vo of he overlapp g area of he o  e al helve of he ruma e he bou ar hall be eerm e b applao of
pu g ae. he pr ple of equa e from he eare po  of he bael e
from whh he breah of he erroral ea of eah Sae 
Vhe applao of equable pr ple make refere e o releva  meaure.
ruma e uh a
g. Ge eral o fgurao of he oa of he pare   
  


 % 
 
2. Where here  a geographal uao of qua-equal bewee 5 !
 % & 2 ;;<3
a umber of ae   eear o abae effe of a  Y +
Y h ae Ca aa & he US ake he Cour o elm boh he
Y+
Y  Y whh mgh reul  u jufe ffere  reame . (
o  e al helf a  he exluve fh g o e  he Gulf of a e
o avo he effe of a o ave oa he loao of la  of o e
area u g o l a  gle bou ar. Vhe Gulf of a e area  a broa
ae ear he oher a  he ee r alg me  of mall la 
oea   e ao  whh  hape lke a rea gle borere o he
l g off a pe  ula).
3 e b la  a  o he fourh b he la  Oea .
3. Vhe geologal ruure of he ea-be a   geomorpholog (or
urfae feaure)
4Y Y Y Y   
 Y+Y Y h ae he ar g
4. Vhe par of oaal le gh  he releva  area.
po  wa hoe b he Pare (po  ). Whle he Cour ma ue
5. Vhe ge eral geographal framework or o ex.
a oher ar g po   wo
 for  he elmao of a marme
6. Vhe o u of he pare uh a he e fao l e proue b
bou ar boh o ve o al a  uomar  er ao al law gve
he paer of gra  of peroleum o eo   he pue area.
pror o he rero ha elmao mu be ough hrough
7. Vhe  e e of aural reoure (ol a  aural ga)  he
agreeme  bewee he Pare.
pue area.
8. Vhe pr ple of equable ae o he aural reoure of he
0Y
  Geologal faor are  g fa  gve he
pue area.
ee all o  uou geologal ruure of he raa u erl g
9. Defe e a  eur  ere of he pu g ae.
he whole of he o  e al helf. Vhere  u  a  u form 
g0. Vher avgao al  ere.
he whole ea-be a he o  e al helf of he area  ju a
gg. Co e  wh he ge eral reo of he la  bou ar.
u ffere ae par of he o  e al helf of he mera eaer
c
eaboar; hu geomorphologal faor are  g fa . Vhe ame
Y he  2+  a  +

2Yae he elmao wa
goe for he waer olum . Y 
 poble o er a  ge u e
o e  wo ep. Fr a provo al elmao l e wa prove.
ure a  able aural bou are  o fluua g a e vro me 
?ex he provo al oluo wa exam e ak g aou  of peal
uh a he waer of he oea . Y woul be fule o eek a 
ruma e. Yf eear he  al reul were orree.
eleme  whh oul be a able aural bou ar. Vhu he grea
ma of waer  he elmao area ju lke he ea-be alo
Y he +

2Yae he YCJ ae ha here are o rule 
poee ha haraer of u  a  u form whh make 
ge eral uomar  er ao al law pefall prerb g he
mpoble o er a  aural bou ar apable of erv g a a
applao of a  parular equable rera or he ue of parular
ba for arr g ou a elmao .
praal meho  elmao . Y ea uomar  er ao al
law merel o a  a ge eral requreme  of he ue of equable
VY++Y +Y  +Y
 Y  ++)  Y
rera a  praal meho apable of mpleme  g hem. Y 
Y +YY  ++Y3
peal  er ao al law ha mu be looke  o o ee wheher

ha law  lue ome rule pefall requr g he Pare a  he
+Y Y % ?c  elmao of he o  e al helf
YCJ arbral rbu al o appl era rera or pef praal
effee u laerall b o e Sae regarle of he vew of he
meho o he elmao (ex. g958 Ge eva Co ve o o he
oher  o er e    er ao al law o oppoable o hoe
Co  e al Shelf).
Sae. Sae have a u o egoae wh a vew o reah g a
agreeme  a  o o o  goo fah wh a ge u e  e o o
r. 6 of he Co  e al Shelf Co ve o prove for a  gle
aheve a pove reul.  elmao mu be effee b
eh que for o  e al helf elmao (a mea for marme
agreeme  bewee he Sae o er e eher b he o luo of
area bewee oppoe oa a  a laeral equa e l e for
a re agreeme  or b ome aler ave meho whh mu be
oa of ajae  Sae). Vh meho   pre b a  erve
bae o o e .  a  agreeme  or oher equvale  oluo
from h equable rero ha he equable oluo  a lea
houl  volve he applao of equable rera - hoe erve
prma fae  a equal vo of he area of overlap of he
from equ whh are o  hemelve pr ple a  rule of
o  e al helve of he wo Sae. owever he applabl of
 er ao al law.
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wll g e o aop a omb ao of ffere  meho whe ever
, Y +  Y+  1he bou ar be eerm e ha eem o be alle for b ffere e  he ruma e ha
aor g o he applable law  o form wh equable ma be releva   he ffere  phae of he operao a  wh
pr ple hav g regar o all releva  ruma e  orer o refere e o ffere  egme  of he l e. Vhu he Cour ee
aheve a equable reul. more omplee pree reformulao h  epe e l of he propoal.
of he fu ame al orm prerbe b ge eral  er ao al law for
all marme elmao  bewee eghbour ae % #Y $ Yr. 6 o emplae 2   hpoheal
(g) ?o marme elmao bewee Sae wh oppoe or uao  bu h oe
 mea ha he ba rero (equal
ajae  oa ma be effee u laerall b o e of hoe Sae. vo ) beh  hee provo  are ffere  or ha he meho
Suh elmao mu be ough a  effee b mea  of a oe
 ue he ame eh que. Vhe  o  o l ue o he
agreeme  follow g egoao  o ue  goo fah a  wh ffere  geographal uao  referre o (laeral equa e l e
he ge u e  e o of ahev g a pove reul. Where however for ajae  oa mea l e for oppoe oa). Y apprea g
uh agreeme  a o be aheve elmao houl be effee he approprae e of he equa e meho a a mea  of
b reoure o a hr par poe g he eear ompee e. ahev g a equable oluo  regar mu be ha o he ffere e
(2) Y eher ae elmao  o be effee b he applao of bewee a 'laeral' bou ar bewee ajae  Sae a  a 'mea '
equable rera a  b he ue of praal meho apable of bou ar bewee 'oppoe' Sae." Vhe oa of wo Sae ma
e ur g wh regar o he geograph o fgurao of he area a  be ajae  a era plae a  oppoe a oher (a  h ae).
oher releva  ruma e a equable reul. O h laer hpohe ffule mgh are of a praal aure
 parular  e ever effor houl be mae o preve  he paral
 Y +0Y+
Y ++Y+Yf he goal  o l a relao hp of ajae  from ulmael preom a g over he
elmao of he o  e al helf he he ma aor applao paral relao hp of oppoe e or ve-vera. Y mgh beome
of r. 6  u pue. owever he goal of h proee g  o appare  ha ajume  were eear for h purpoe or eve
raw a  gle elmao l e for boh he o  e al helf a  he reoure o a ffere  meho.
uperjae  fher o e. Y  oubful wheher a rea oblgao
whh   erm o f e o he elmao of he o  e al helf %++YY. +Y  Y  Y1Y  B+ 
a be exe e o a fel whh  eve l greaer a    Y emember ha h  volve a elmao of 2  
fu ame all ffere . Vo o o woul make he marme waer eleme  b mea  of a  gle l e. Vh prelue he ue of a 
ma over he helf a mere aeor of he laer a  h  rera whh are  approprae for he elmao of eher
u aepable. eleme . Vhe Cour wll appl rera erve from geograph ma l
he geograph of oa whh ha (prmarl) a phal ape a 
m. +Y  Y Vhere ha bee o ema ef o of he (eo arl) a polal ape. Some orreo  mu be mae o
equable rera for ue   er ao al marme elmao . era effe of  applao ha mgh be u reao able o ha
Example of rera ue (la formula) ha he la  om ae he o urre  ue of auxlar rera ma appear  pe able
he ea; he equal vo of he area of overlap of he marme a  uh a le gh of oal e he equable e of orre g he reul
ubmar e o e appera  g o he repeve oa of eghbor g whe a oal e  u off a  he pree e of geographal feaure
Sae  ae where here are o peal ruma e; whe ever (la  group of mall la ).
poble he eawar exe o of a Sae' oa houl
 e roah
o area ha are oo loe o he oa of a oher Sae; he %++Y  +Y  +Vhe praal meho a o l be
preve o  a far a poble of a  u-off of he eawar projeo meho approprae for ue aga  a bakgrou  of geograph.
of he oa or of par of he oa of eher of he Sae o er e; oreover he meho ue mu be ju a uable for he
a   era ruma e he approprae o eque e ma be elmao of he ea-be a   ubol a for he elmao of
raw from a   equale  he exe  of he oa of wo Sae he uperjae  waer a  her fher reoure. Vhu o l
 o he ame area of elmao . Vhe ee al fa o remember  geomeral meho wll erve. Gve he o fgurao of he Gulf of
ha he rera are o rule of law a  herefore ma aor  he a e oal e he elmao l e 
 a u reo al l e. Vake
ffere  uao  bu "equable" or eve "reao able" rera oe ha a he orheaer eor he oa are laerall ajae 
a  ha wha  er ao al law requre  ha reoure be ha  whle a he lo g eor he oa are oppoe. Vhu  he fr
eah ae o he rero  or he bala e of ffere  rera eor he bou ar  a laeral elmao l e. Y he eo  he
appear g o be mo approprae o he o ree uao . l e  a mea l e.

Y Y    Y  YVhe US propoe he meho of he VYY+  
perpe ular (a veral l e perpe ular o he ge eral of he 
oa). Ca aa rele o he equa e meho. ,  0YY  Vhe praal meho o be apple mu be a
geomeral o e bae o repe for he geographal uao of
Y  YY   YY c?o e of he poe al meho for he oa bewee whh he elmao  o be effee a  a
elmao ha  r  mer whh woul make  preferable o he ame me uable for prou g a reul af g he rero
a oher  he abra. Vhere  o  gle meho whh  r all for he vo of pue area. Vhu he equa e meho 

br g greaer jue or  of greaer praal ueful e. Vhe greaer ue bu he meho of raw g perpe ular. or gl o e
or leer approprae e of o e meho or a oher a o l be ma jufabl raw from po  wo l e repevel perpe ular
aee wh refere e o he aual uao   whh he are o he wo ba oaal l e. Vhee perpe ular form a po  
ue a  he aeme  mae  o e uao ma be e rel o o e e a aue a gle of abou 82' a  o he oher a reflex
revere  a oher. ?or  here a  meho of whh mu be a gle of abou 278'. Y  he beor of h eo  a gle whh
preferre a meho wh whoe applao ever elmao houl be aope for he oure of he fr egme .
operao oul beg  albe ubje o  effe be g ubeque l
orree or  be g eve are  favor of a oher f hoe 0Y 0YY 
effe ur e ou o be learl u afaor. Vhere mu be
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0 YYVh  volve he eerm ao of he mea l e. @MY 
 
 YY. +Y  Y 
 Y Y+ Vh 
emember he hoe of meho  ee all epe e  o eear o l for he hr egme  whh  he real ubje of he
geograph. Y h ae (gve he rea gular hape of he area a  pue ue o he poe al reoure of he ubol a  he fhere.
he qua-parallelm bewee he l e ue  he elmao  a  Some e qur wheher  ao o he faor prove b he
he fa ha he oa are oppoe) he applao of a  meho geograph of he Gulf elf here are o oher ha houl be ake
of geomeral org a  prae o l reul  he raw g of a  o aou   a u era able ep. Y mgh well appear ha
mea elmao l e. Suh a l e a o l be o e approxmael oher ruma e ough properl o be o ere  ae g he
parallel o he approxmael parallel l e of he wo oppoe oa. equable haraer of he reul proue b h poro of he
elmao l e. Vhee oher ruma e ma be umme up b
0 Y  cVhe bak of he Gulf  e rel oupe b he he aa prove b huma a  eo om geograph a  are hu
o  uou oa of a e a ompo e  ae of he US a  he  elgble for o erao a rera o be apple  he elmao
erm al po  of he  er ao al bou ar wh Ca aa  uae proe elf ma be releva   ae g he equable haraer of
muh farher o he orhea  he Gra  a a Cha el a a a elmao fr eablhe o he ba of rera borrowe from
or er of he rea gle whh geomerall repree  he hape of phal a  polal geograph (ex. oral pree e  he area
he Gulf proper. Vhu   mpoble o regar he ffere e  ave purue lke fh g a  o ervao of reoure &
le gh bewee he repeve oal e of he wo Sae whh ooeo om ape) . Y h ae he Cour o lue ha here
borer o he elmao area. orreo  hu eee. Vhe are aboluel o o o  of a exepo al k  whh mgh
oal le gh of he US oal e  he Gulf  approxmael 284 juf a  orreo of he elmao l e ha wa raw . Vhe
aual mle. Vhe overall le gh of he Ca aa oal e  elmao wa effee  ompla e wh he gover  g pr ple
approxmael 206 aual mle. Vhe rao bewee he oaal a  rule of law appl g equable rera a  approprae meho
fro  of he Pare o he Gulf of a e a  hu g.38 o g. Vh aor gl hu prou g a equable overall reul.
rao houl be reflee  he loao of he eo  egme  of he
elmao l e. Vhe approprae meho houl be o appl he
/c >"c>Y >c."'.c
rao elee o a l e raw aro he Gulf where he oa of c
?ova Soa a  aahue are eare o eah oher. Y woul Vhee are all par of he ea ha are o  lue  he erroral
he be proper o hf he mea l e raw  uh a wa a o ea or  he  er al waer of a Sae. Vhe hgh ea are ubje o 6
refle h rao alo g he l e Cape Co-Chebogue Po . Vhe freeom
pree e of ome la  a  le mu alo be o ere .e. Seal g.c freeom of avgao
Yla . Y  ome wo a -a-half mle lo g. owever  woul be 2.c freeom of overflgh
exeve o rea he oal e of ?ova Soa a ra ferre ouh- 3.c freeom of fh g
wewar b he whole of he a e bewee Seal Yla  a  ha 4.c freeom o la ubmar e able a  ppel e
oa a    approprae o gve he la  half effe o ha he 5.c freeom o o ru arfal la  a  ruure
rao o be apple for eerm  g he loao of he orree 6.c freeom of e f reearh.
mea l e wll be approxmael g.32 o g  plae of g.38 o g. S e
  o l a queo of aju g he proporo b refere e o whh Freeom of overflgh belo g o boh vla a  mlar arraf.
he orree mea l e  o be loae he la 
 effe  a Freeom of fh g alo  lue he u o ooperae  ak g
mall ra vere plaeme  of ha l e o a a gular meaure o e ure he o ervao a  ma ageme  of he lv g
plaeme  wh lme praal mpa. Vhe e ral egme  of reoure of he hgh ea.
he elmao l e wll orrepo  over  e re le gh wh he
orree mea l e a o eablhe. Y wll beg where h l e Ever Sae wheher oaal or la -loke ha he rgh o al hp
 ere wh he Gulf he beor raw from po  a  fl g  flag o he hgh ea. Vhe flag ae ha exluve juro
o u g he fr egme  a  e  o reah g he lo g l e of over  hp o he hgh ea o he exe  o lme b agreeme .
he Gulf. B legal fo  a hp  a floa g par of he flag ae. warhp
whh e ou er o he hgh ea a foreg hp a boar he laer
V 0YY Vhc he lo ge poro . Vh  he egme  o l f here  a reao able grou  for upe g ha
whh le oue a  over aga  he Gulf of a e. Y pr ple he g.c he hp  e gage  pra
eerm ao of he pah of h egme  mu epe  o ha of 2.c he hp  e gage  lave rae
he wo prevou egme . Vhe poro of he l e ow o be 3.c he hp  e gage  u auhor e broaa g a  he
eerm e wll  evabl be uae  he ope oea . From he flag ae of he warhp ha juro
geographal po  of vew here  o po  of refere e oue he 4.c he hp  whou ao al
aual hore of he Gulf ha a erve a a ba for arr g ou he 5.c hough fl g a foreg flag or refu g o how  flag he
f al operao requre. Y  obvou ha he o l k  of praal hp  reall of he ame ao al a he warhp.
meho whh a be o ere for h purpoe  a geomeral
meho - he raw g of a perpe ular o he lo g l e of he Pra refer o he follow g a
Gulf. g.c a  llegal a of vole e or ee o  or a  a of
c epreao  omme for prvae e  b he rew or he
+ ak g po  a a fxe po  a  ag  g leer B o pae ger of a prvae hp or a prvae arraf a 
he mee g-po  bewee he fr wo egme  a above ef e ree o he hgh ea aga  a oher hp or arraf
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ploma relao   uomar law. Offal repree ave of a e rpe e  o oblgao .
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 u able o o o b he  r for Foreg ffar of he b he hea of he o ular po or f he  u able o o o b a 
SS o he  r for Foreg ffar of he S or uh oher ompee  auhor of he SS o he  r for Foreg ffar of he S
m r a ma be agree. or o he auhor eg ae b ha  r.  a ge eral rule h
2. Y ae where o member of he ploma aff of he ofao hall be gve  ava e. S ma make he amo a a g
mo  pree   he reev g Sae a member of he hea of po of a pero who  eher a ploma age  or a o ular
am rave a  eh al aff ma wh he o e  of offer of he SS  he S o o al o  o e .
he S be eg ae b he SS o be  harge of he 3. Vhe ompee  auhore of he S hall affor aa e
urre  am rave affar of he mo . a  proeo o he a g hea of po. Whle he   harge of he po
he provo  of he pree  Co ve o hall appl o hm o he ame
ba a o he hea of he o ular po o er e. S hall o however
be oblge o gra  o a a g hea of po a  fal prvlege or
mmu  whh he hea of he o ular po e jo o l ubje o
o o  o fulflle b he a g hea of po.
4. Whe   he ruma e referre o  paragraph g of h rle a
member of he ploma aff of he ploma mo of he SS  he S
 eg ae b he SS a a
a g hea of po he hall f he S oe o obje
hereo o  ue o e jo ploma prvlege a  mmu e.
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 g. S ma a a  me & whou hav g o expla  g. S ma a a  me of SS ha a o ular offer  Y   
eo  of SS ha he hea of he mo or a  or ha a  oher member of he o ular aff  o aepable. SS hall
member of he ploma aff of he mo  Y  eher reall he pero or erm ae h fu o  wh he o ular po.
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   or ha a  oher member of he aff of he 2. Yf SS refue or fal wh a reao able me o arr
mo  o aepable. SS hall eher reall he pero ou  oblgao  u er par. S ma eher whraw he exequaur from
or erm ae h fu o  wh he mo . pero ma he pero or eae o o er hm a a member of he o ular aff.
be elare    or o aepable before arrv g  3. pero appo e a a member of a o ular po ma be elare
S
error. u aepable before arrv g  he error of S or f alrea  S before
2. Yf SS refue or fal wh a reao able pero o arr e er g o h ue wh he
ou  oblgao  u er par. g S ma refue o reog  e o ular po. SS hall whraw h appo me .
he pero a a member of he mo . 4. Y ae  par. g & 3 of h rle S  o oblge o gve o SS reao 
for  eo .
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cDc g. S hall perm e r of & gra  exempo from all g. S hall perm e r of & gra  exempo from all uom
$ c uom ue axe a  relae harge oher ha ue axe & relae harge oher ha harge for orage arage &
harge for orage arage a  mlar erve o mlar erve o
g. arle for he offal ue of he mo ; (a) arle for he offal ue of he o ular po;
2. arle for he pero al ue of a ploma age  or (b) arle for he pero al ue of a o ular offer or member of h
member of h faml form g par of h houehol faml form g par of h houehol  lu g arle  e e for h
 lu g arle  e e for h eablhme . eablhme . Vhe arle  e e for o umpo hall o exee he
2. Vhe pero al baggage of a ploma age  hall be qua e eear for re ul ao b he pero  o er e.
exemp from  peo  u le here are erou grou  2. Co ular emploee hall e jo he prvlege & exempo  pefe 
for preum g ha  o a  arle o overe b he paragraph g of h rle  repe of arle mpore a he me of fr
exempo  me o e  paragraph g of h rle or  allao .
arle he mpor or expor of whh  prohbe b he 3. Pero al baggage aompa  g o ular offer & member of her
law or o rolle b he quara  e regulao  of he S. famle form g par of her houehol hall be exemp from  peo . Y
Suh  peo hall be o ue o l  he pree e of ma be  pee o l f here  erou reao o beleve ha  o a 
he ploma age  or of h auhor e repree ave. arle oher ha hoe referre o  ub-paragraph (b) of paragraph g of
h rle or arle he mpor or expor of whh 
prohbe b he law a  regulao  of he S or whh are
ubje o  quara  e law a  regulao . Suh  peo hall be
arre ou  he pree e of he o ular offer or member of h faml
o er e.
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c ploma age  hall be exemp from all ue & axe g. Co ular offer a  o ular emploee a  member of her famle
pero al or real ao al rego al or mu pal exep form g par of her houehol hall be exemp from all ue a  axe
g.  re axe of a k  whh are ormall  orporae pero al or real ao al rego al or mu pal exep
 he pre of goo or erve; (a)  re axe of a k  whh are ormall  orporae  he pre of
2. ue & axe o prvae mmovable proper  S goo or erve;
error u le he hol  o behalf of he SS for he (b) ue or axe o prvae mmovable proper uae  he error of
purpoe of he mo ; S ubje o he provo  of rle 32;
3. eae ueo or  hera e ue leve b he S () eae ueo or  hera e ue a  ue o ra fer leve b
ubje o par. 4 of rle 39; he S ubje o he provo  of paragraph (b) of rle 5g;
4. ue & axe o prvae  ome hav g  oure  he () ue a  axe o prvae  ome  lu g apal ga  hav g 
S & apal axe o  veme  mae  ommeral oure  he S a  apal axe rela g o  veme  mae 
u erak g  he S; ommeral or f a al u erak g S;
5. harge leve for pef erve re ere; (e) harge leve for pef erve re ere;
6. regrao  our or reor fee morgage ue a  (f) regrao  our or reor fee morgage ue a  amp ue
amp u WYV EGD VO mmovable proper ubje ubje o he provo  of rle 32.
o he provo  of rle 23. 2. ember of he erve aff hall be exemp from ue a  axe o he
c wage whh he reeve for her erve.
'/c) c 3. ember of he o ular po who emplo pero  whoe wage or
g. SS & he hea of he mo hall be exemp from all alare are o exemp from  ome ax  he S hall oberve he
ao al rego al or mu pal ue & axe  repe of oblgao  whh he law a  regulao  of ha Sae mpoe upo
he preme of he mo  wheher ow e or leae emploer o er  g he lev g of  ome ax.
oher ha uh a repree  pame  for pef erve
re ere.
2. Vh exempo hall o appl o uh ue & axe
paable u er S law b pero  o ra g wh SS or he
hea of he mo .
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a  emblem of he e  g Sae o he preme of he he S per provo  of h rle.
mo   lu g he ree e of he hea of he mo  2. Vhe ao al flag of he SS ma be flow &  oa-of-arm plae o
a  o h mea  of ra por. he bul g oupe b he o ular po & a he e ra e oor hereof
o he ree e of he hea of he o ular po & o h mea  of
ra por whe ue o offal bu e.
3. Y he exere of h rgh regar hall be ha o he law regulao 
a  uage of he S.
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c g. Preme of he mo hall be  volable. Vhe age  of g. Co ular preme hall be  volable o exe  here prove.
he S ma o e er hem exep wh he o e  of he 2. S auhore hall o e er ha par of he o ular preme whh 
hea of he mo . ue exluvel for he purpoe of he work of he o ular po exep
2. S  u er a peal u o ake all approprae ep o wh he o e  of he hea of he o ular po or of h eg ee or of he
proe he preme of he mo aga  a   ruo or hea of he ploma mo . Suh o e  ma be aume  ae of fre
amage a  o preve  a  urba e of he peae of he or oher aer requr g promp proeve ao .
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mo or mparme  of  g . 3. Subje o par 2 of h rle S  u er a peal u o ake all
3. Preme of he mo  fur h g & oher proper approprae ep o proe he o ular preme aga  a   ruo or
hereo & he mea  of ra por of he mo hall be amage a  o preve  a  urba e of he peae of he o ular po or
mmu e from earh requo  aahme  or exeuo . mparme  of  g .
4. Co ular preme fur h g proper of he o ular po &  mea 
'/c *c of ra por hall be mmu e from a  form of requo for purpoe of
g. Prvae ree e of a ploma age  hall e jo he ao al efe e or publ ul. Yf exproprao  eear for uh
ame  volabl & proeo a he preme of he purpoe all poble ep hall be ake o avo mpe g performa e of
mo . o ular fu o  & promp aequae & effeve ompe ao hall be
2.  paper orrepo e e & exep a  par. 3 of r. pa o he SS.
3g proper hall alo e jo  volabl.c
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+ (a) o ofao b SS o S ha h fu o  have ome o a e ;
g. o ofao b SS o S ha he fu o of he (b) o whrawal of he exequaur;
ploma age  ha ome o a e ; () o ofao b S o SS ha he S ha eae o o er hm a a
2. o ofao b S o SS ha  aora e wh par. 2 member of he o ular aff.
of rle 9  refue o reog  e he ploma age  a a
member of he mo .c
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cDc  offal ue hall be exemp from all ue a  axe. SS law for o ular a.
c 2. Vhe um ollee  he form of he fee & harge  par. g of h
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$c hall o be lable o a  form of arre or ee o . Vhe ep o preve  a  aak o her pero  freeom or g .
reev g Sae hall rea hm wh ue repe a  hall
ake all approprae ep o preve  a  aak o h '/cgc
pero  freeom or g . g. Co ular offer hall o be lable o arre or ee o pe  g ral
exep  he ae of a grave rme a  purua  o a eo b he
c ompee  jual auhor.
2. Exep  he ae pefe  par. g of h rle o ular
offer hall o be omme o pro or lable o a  oher form of
rero o her pero al freeom ave  exeuo of a jual eo
of f al effe.
3. Yf rm al proee g are  ue aga  a o ular offer he mu
appear before he ompee  auhore. ?everhele he proee g
hall be o ue wh he repe ue o hm b reao of h offal
poo & exep  he ae pefe  par. g of h rle  a ma er
whh wll hamper he exere of o ular fu o  a lle a poble.
Whe   he ruma e  par. g of h rle  ha beome eear
o ea a o ular offer he proee g aga  hm hall be  ue
wh he m mum of ela.

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Y he eve  of he arre or ee o  pe  g ral of a member of he
o ular aff or of rm al proee g be g  ue aga  hm S
hall prompl of he hea of he o ular po. Shoul he laer be
hmelf he obje of uh meaure S hall of SS hrough he ploma
ha el.
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Ec rm al juro of S. e hall alo e jo mmu  juro of he jual or am rave auhore of S  repe of
from  vl a  am rave juro  exep  he a performe  he exere of o ular fu o .
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ae of 2. Vhe provo  of par. g of h rle hall o however appl  repe
g. a real ao rela g o prvae mmovable proper of a vl ao eher
uae  S error u le he hol  o behalf of SS for (a) ar g ou of a o ra o lue b a o ular offer or a o ular
purpoe of he mo ; emploee  whh he  o o ra exprel or mplel a a age  of
2. a ao rela g o ueo  whh he ploma he e  g Sae; or
age    volve a exeuor am raor her or legaee (b) b a hr par for amage ar g from a ae   S aue b a
a a prvae pero & o o behalf of SS; vehle veel or arraf.
3. a ao rela g o a  profeo al or ommeral
av exere b he ploma age   S oue h
offal fu o .
2. ploma age   o oblge o gve eve e a a
w e.
3. ?o meaure of exeuo ma be ake  repe of a
ploma age  exep  he ae u er here ub-par.
(a) (b) & () of par. g & prove ha uh meaure a
be ake whou  fr g g he  volabl of h pero or
ree e.
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4. Suh mmu  from S juro oe o exemp hm
from SS juro .c
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c g. Vhe mmu  from juro of ploma age  & of g. SS ma wave WYV EGD VO a member of he o ular po a  of
pero  e jo g mmu  u er rle 37 ma be wave he prvlege & mmu e prove for  r. 4g 43 & 44.
b SS. 2. Vhe waver hall  all ae be expre exep a  par. 3 of h rle &
2. Waver mu alwa be expre. hall be ommu ae o S  wr g.
3. Y ao of proee g b a ploma age  or b a 3. Vhe  ao of proee g b a o ular offer or a o ular emploee
pero e jo g mmu  from juro u er rle 37  a maer where he mgh e jo mmu  from juro u er rle
hall prelue hm from  vok g mmu  from juro 43 hall prelue hm from  vok g mmu  from juro  repe of
 repe of a  ou er-lam rel o ee wh he a  ou er-lam rel o ee wh he pr pal lam.
pr pal lam. 4. Vhe waver of mmu  from juro for he purpoe of vl or
4. Waver of mmu  from juro  repe of vl or am rave proee g hall o be eeme o mpl he waver of
am rave proee g hall o be hel o mpl waver mmu  from he meaure of exeuo reul g from he jual
of mmu   repe of he exeuo of he jugme  for eo ;  repe of uh meaure a eparae waver hall be eear.
whh a eparae waver hall be eear.c
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cDc g. Ever pero e le o prvlege & mmu e hall g. Ever member of he o ular po hall e jo here prvlege &


c e jo hem from he mome  he e er S error o mmu e from he mome  he e er S error o proee g o ake
proee g o ake up h po or f alrea   error up h po or f alrea   error from he mome  whe he e er o
from he mome  whe h appo me   ofe o he h ue wh he o ular po.
 r for Foreg ffar or uh oher m r a ma be 2. ember of he faml of a member of he o ular po form g par of
agree. h houehol & member of h prvae aff hall reeve he prvlege &
2. Whe he fu o  of a pero e jo g prvlege & mmu e from he ae from whh he e jo prvlege & mmu e per
mmu e have ome o a e  uh prvlege & par. g of h rle or from he ae of her e r  o S error or from
mmu e hall ormall eae a he mome  whe he he ae of her beom g a member of uh faml or prvae aff
leave he ou r or o expr of a reao able pero  whhever  he lae.
whh o o o bu hall ub u l ha me eve  ae 3. Whe he fu o  of a member of he o ular po have ome o a
of arme o fl. Bu WYV EGD VO a performe b e  h h faml
 h prvae aff
 prvlege & hall ormall eae a
uh a pero  he exere of h fu o  a a member he mome  whe he pero o er e leave S or o he expr of a
of he mo  mmu  hall o  ue o ub. reao able pero  whh o o o whhever  he oo er bu hall
3. Y ae of he eah of a member of he mo  he ub u l ha me eve  ae of arme o fl. Y he ae of he
member of h faml hall o  ue o e jo he prvlege pero   par. 2 of h rle prvlege & mmu e hall ome o a e 
& mmu e o whh he are e le u l he expr of a whe he eae o belo g o he houehol or o be  he erve of a
reao able pero  whh o leave he ou r. member of he o ular po prove ha f uh pero   e  leav g
4. Y he eve  of he eah of a member of he mo o S wh a reao able pero hereafer her prvlege & mmu e hall
a ao al of or perma e l ree   S or a member of ub u l he me of her eparure.
h faml form g par of h houehol S hall perm he 4. Bu WYV EGD VO a performe b a o ular offer or a o ular
whrawal of he movable proper of he eeae emploee  he exere of h fu o  mmu  from juro hall
exep a  proper aqure  he ou r he expor of o  ue o ub whou lmao of me.
whh wa prohbe a he me of h eah. Eae 5. Y he eve  of he eah of a member of he o ular po he member
ueo &  hera e ue hall o be leve o of h faml form g par of h houehol hall o  ue o e jo he
movable proper he pree e of whh  S wa ue prvlege & mmu e aore o hem u l he leave S or u l he
olel o he pree e here of he eeae a a member expr of a reao able pero e abl g hem o o o whhever  he
of he mo or a a member of he faml of a member of oo er.
he mo .c
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.cc g. Whou prejue o her prvlege & mmu e   g. Whou prejue o her prvlege & mmu e   he u of all
he u of all pero  e jo g uh prvlege & pero  e jo g uh prvlege & mmu e o repe he law &
mmu e o repe S law. Vhe have a u o o regulao  of S. Vhe alo have a u o o  erfere  he  er al
 erfere  he  er al affar of ha Sae. affar of ha Sae.
2. ll offal bu e wh S e rue o he mo b SS 2. Vhe o ular preme hall o be ue  a  ma er  ompable wh
hall be o ue wh or hrough he  r for Foreg he exere of o ular fu o .
ffar of S or uh oher m r a ma be agree. 3. Par. 2 of h rle hall o exlue he pobl of offe of oher
3. Preme of he mo mu o be ue  a  ma er  uo  or age e be g  alle 
 ompable wh fu o  of he mo per he par of he bul g  whh he o ular preme are uae prove
Co ve o  rule of ge eral YL or peal agreeme  ha he preme ag e o hem are eparae from hoe ue b he
bewee he SS & S.c o ular po. Y ha eve  he a offe hall o be o ere o form
par of he o ular preme.
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ploma age  hall o  S prae for pero al g. Career o ular offer hall o arr o for pero al prof a 
prof a  profeo al or ommeral av. profeo al or ommeral av  S.
2. Prvlege & mmu e hall o be aore
c (a) o o ular emploee or o member of he erve aff who arr o
a  prvae ga ful oupao  S;
(b) o member of he faml of a pero referre o  ub-par. (a)
of h paragraph or o member of h prvae aff;
() o member of he faml of a member of a o ular po who
hemelve arr o a  prvae ga ful oupao  S.
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$c S mu eve  ae of arme o fl gra  fale  S hall eve  ae of arme o fl gra  o member of he o ular
orer o e able pero  e jo g prvlege & mmu e po & member of he prvae aff oher ha S ao al & o member
oher ha S ao al & member of he famle of uh of her famle form g par of her houehol rrepeve of ao al
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pero  rrepeve of her ao al o leave a he eear me & fale o e able hem o prepare her eparure & o
earle poble mome . Y mu f eee plae a her leave a he earle poble mome  afer he erm ao of he fu o 
poal eear mea  of ra por for hemelve & of he member. Y hall f eee plae a her poal eear mea 
her proper. of ra por for hemelve & her proper oher ha proper aqure 
c S he expor of whh  prohbe a he me of eparure.
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c Yf ploma relao  are broke off bewee 2 Sae or f g. Y he eve  of he evera e of o ular relao  bewee 2 Sae
a mo  perma e l or emporarl realle (a) S hall eve  ae of arme o fl repe & proe he o ular
g. S mu eve  ae of arme o fl repe & proe preme ogeher wh he proper of he o ular po & he o ular
he preme of he mo  wh  proper & arhve; arhve;
2. SS ma e ru he uo of he preme of he (b) SS ma e ru he uo of he o ular preme wh he proper
mo  wh  proper & arhve o a hr Sae o a e here & he o ular arhve o a hr Sae aepable o S;
aepable o S; () SS ma e ru he proeo of   ere & of  ao al o a hr
3. SS ma e ru he proeo of   ere & of  Sae aepable o S.
ao al o a hr Sae aepable o S. 2. Y he eve  of he emporar or perma e  loure of a o ular po
ub-par. (a) of here par. g hall appl. Y ao 
c (a) f SS alhough o repree e  S b a ploma mo  ha a oher
o ular po  he error of ha Sae ha o ular po ma be
e rue wh he uo of he preme of he o ular po whh ha
bee loe wh he proper o a e here & he o ular arhve &
wh he o e  of S wh he exere of o ular fu o   he r
of ha o ular po; or
(b) f SS ha o ploma mo & o oher o ular po  S ub-par
(b) & () of par. g of h rle hall appl.
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Ac be gra e b S a ploma age  who  a ao al of or gra e b S o ular offer who are ao al of or perma e l
perma e l ree   S hall e jo o l mmu  from ree   S hall e jo o l mmu  from juro & pero al
 c
juro  &  volabl  repe of offal a  volabl  repe of offal a performe  he exere of her

c performe  he exere of h fu o . fu o  & he prvlege  par. 3 of rle 44. So far a hee o ular
2. Oher member of he aff of he mo & prvae offer are o er e S hall alo be bou  b he oblgao la ow 
erva  who are ao al of or perma e l ree   S rle 42. Yf rm al proee g are  ue aga  uh a o ular
hall e jo prvlege & mmu e o l o he exe  offer he proee g hall exep whe he  u er arre or ee o 
ame b S. owever S mu exere  juro be o ue  a ma er whh wll hamper he exere of
over hoe pero  o a o o  erfere u ul wh he o ular fu o  a lle a poble.
performa e of he fu o  of he mo . 2. Oher member of he o ular po who are ao al of or perma e l
ree   S & member of her famle &
member of he famle of o ular offer  par. g of
h rle hall e jo fale prvlege & mmu e o l  o far a
hee are gra e o hem b S. Vhoe member of
he famle of member of he o ular po & hoe member of he
prvae aff who are hemelve ao al of or perma e l ree   S
hall lkewe e jo fale prvlege & mmu e o l  o far a hee
are gra e o hem b S. S hall exere  juro over hoe
pero   uh a wa a o o h er u ul he performa e of he
fu o  of he o ular po.

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r. 4.
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of he mo (r. 25); o ular po (r. 28) S
wh ha Sae' o e . hall aor full fale for he performa e of he fu o  of he
2. Vhe ea of he o ular po  lafao a  he o ular _________.
r hall be eablhe b he SS a  hall be ubje o he
approval of he S.  c c  c c   of he mo (r. 26);
3. Subeque  ha ge  he ea of he o ular po  o ular po (r. 34)
lafao or he o ular r ma be mae b he SS o l Subje o  law a  regulao  o er  g o e e r  o
wh he o e  of he S. whh  prohbe or regulae for reao  of ao al eur he
4. Vhe o e  of he S hall alo be requre f a o ulae-ge eral S hall e ure freeom of moveme  & ravel   error o all
or a o ulae ere o ope a ve-o ulae or a o ular age  member of he ______.
 a loal oher ha ha  whh   elf eablhe.
5. Vhe pror expre o e  of he S hall alo be requre for he  c c$ 
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 of hemo (r. 27); o ular po
ope  g of a offe form g par of a ex g o ular po (r. 35)
elewhere ha a he ea hereof. g. S hall perm & proe freeom of ommu ao o he par
c of he mo o ular po] for all offal purpoe. Y
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agreeme  S ma requre ha he  e of a mo be kep wh oher o ulae o ular po] wherever uae of he e  g
lm o ere b  o be reao able & ormal hav g regar o Sae he mo o ular po] ma emplo all approprae
ruma e & o o   S & o he ee of he parular mea   lu g ploma or o ular ourer] ploma or
mo  & S ma equall wh mlar bou  & o a o ular bag] a  meage  oe or pher. owever he
o rm aor ba refue o aep offal of a parular mo o ular po] ma  all & ue a wrele ra mer o l
aegor. wh he o e  of S.
2. Vhe offal orrepo e e of he mo o ular po] hall be


c c  cof ploma aff of mo (r. 8); of  volable. Offal orrepo e e mea  all orrepo e e
o ular offer (r. 22) houl  pr ple be of he ao al of rela g o he mo o ular po] a   fu o .
SS. Vhe ma o be appo e from amo g pero  hav g he 3. Vhe ploma o ular] bag hall be eher ope e or
ao al of S exep wh he o e  of ha Sae whh ma ea e. ?everhele f he ompee  auhore of S have
be whraw a a  me. S ma reerve he ame rgh WYV erou reao o beleve ha he bag o a  omeh g oher
EGD VO ao al of a hr Sae who are o alo ao al of ha he orrepo e e oume  or arle referre o  par. 4
SS. of h rle he ma reque ha he bag be ope e  her
pree e b a auhor e repree ave of SS. Yf h reque 
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wh o e  of he S (whh ma allow o ular offer o exere plae of org .
fu o  oue h po). 4. Vhe pakage o u g he ploma o ular] bag hall bear
vble exer al mark of her haraer & ma o a o l offal


$
 a o member of mo  faml of a member of orrepo e e & oume  or arle  e e exluvel for
mo  prvae erva  (r. g0); a o member of o ular po offal ue.
faml member form g par of h houehol prvae aff (r. 24. 5. Vhe ploma o ular] ourer hall be prove wh a offal
ga-] & 2) oume   a g h au & he umber of pakage
g. S  r for Foreg ffar or oher m r a ma be o u g he ploma o ular] bag. Exep wh S
o e 
agree hall be ofe of he hall be eher a S ao al or u le he  a SS ao al a
g. appo me  of _________ arrval & f al eparure or perma e  S ree . Y he performa e of h fu o  he hall
erm ao of fu o  wh he mo ; be proee b he S. e hall e jo pero al  volabl & hall
2. arrval & f al eparure of a pero belo g g o he o be lable o a  form of arre or ee o .
__________ & where approprae fa ha a pero beome 6. SS  ploma mo   o ular po] ma eg ae
or eae o be a member of he faml of a member of he ploma o ular] ourer a ho. Y uh ae par. 5 of h
mo ; rle hall alo appl exep ha he mmu e me o e hall
3. arrval & f al eparure of ________ of pero   par. (a) of eae o appl whe uh a ourer ha elvere o he o g ee
h paragraph & where approprae fa ha he are leav g he ploma o ular] bag  h harge.
uh emplo; 7. ploma o ular] bag ma be e rue o he apa of a
4. e gageme  & harge of pero  ree   S a member hp or of a ommeral arraf heule o la  a a auhor e
______ or prvae erva  aff] e le o prvlege & por of e r. e hall be prove wh a offal oume 
mmu e.  a g he umber of pakage o u g he bag bu he hall
2. Where poble pror ofao of arrval & f al eparure hall o be o ere o be a ploma o ular] ourer. B
alo be gve . arra geme  wh he approprae loal auhore he ploma
o ular] po ma e  o e of  member o ake poeo of
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 for a ploma age  (r. 33); member 2. S  o oblge o gve reao  o he SS for a refual of
of he o ular po (r. 48) agrme .
g. Subje o par. 3 of h rle _______ WYV EGD VO 'cJ. Subje o r 5 8 9 & gg SS ma freel appo  he
erve re ere b hem for he SS & member of her famle member of he aff of he mo . Y he ae of mlar aval or
form g par of her houehol] hall be exemp from oal ar aahe S ma requre her ame o be ubme
eur provo  whh ma be  fore  he S. beforeha  for  approval.
2. Vhe exempo  par. g of h rle hall appl alo o member 'cg c
of he prvae erva  aff] who are  he ole emplo of a g. ea of he mo ake up h fu o   he S eher whe
_________ o o o he ha pree e h ree al or whe he ha ofe h arrval
(a) ha he are o ao al of or perma e l ree   he S; & a rue op of h ree al ha bee pree e o he  r
& for Foreg ffar of he S or uh m r a ma be agree per
(b) ha he are overe b he oal eur provo  whh are he prae  he S whh hall be apple  a u form ma er.
 fore  he SS or a hr Sae. 2. Orer of pree ao of ree al or of a rue op wll be
3. ________ who emplo pero  o whom he exempo  par. 2 eerm e b ae & me of he arrval of he hea.
of h rle oe o appl hall oberve he oblgao  whh he 'c Jc
oal eur provo  of he S mpoe upo emploer. g. Faml member of a D form g par of h houehol hall f
4. Vhe exempo  par. g & 2 of h rle hall o prelue he are o ao al of he S e jo he prvlege & mmu e 
volu ar parpao  he oal eur em of he S r 29 o 36.
prove ha uh parpao  perme b ha Sae. 2. ember of he am rave & eh al aff wh faml
5. Vhe provo  of h rle hall o affe blaeral or member form g par of her houehol f o ao al of or
mullaeral agreeme  o er  g oal eur o lue perma e l ree   S e jo he prvlege & mmu e  r
prevoul & hall o preve  he o luo of uh agreeme   29 o 35 exep ha mmu  from vl & am rave
he fuure. par. 5  o  C] juro of he S  r. 3g.g hall o exe  o a performe
oue he oure of her ue. Vhe hall alo e jo he
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member of he o ular po & member of he famle form g  allao .
par of her houehol (r. 52) S hall exemp _______ from all 3. ember of he erve aff who are o ao al of or
pero al erve from all publ erve of a  k  whaoever & perma e l ree   he S e jo mmu  a o a performe
from mlar oblgao  uh a hoe o ee wh  he oure of her ue exempo from ue & axe o he
requo  g mlar o rbuo  & blle g. emolume  reeve ue o her emplome  & he exempo
o a e  rle 33.
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c. of a ploma age  (r. 40); o ular 4. Prvae erva  of member of he mo hall f he are o
offer (r. 54) ao al of or perma e l ree   he S be exemp from ue
g. Yf a ______ pae hrough or   he error of a hr Sae & axe o he emolume  reeve ue o her emplome . Y
whh ha gra e hm a va f a va wa eear whle oher repe he ma e jo prvlege & mmu e o l o he
proee g o ake up or reur o h po or whe reur  g o he exe  ame b he S. S mu exere  juro over
SS he hr Sae hall aor o hm  volabl & all mmu e hoe pero   uh a ma er a o o  erfere u ul wh he
prove for b he oher rle of he pree  Co ve o a ma performa e of he fu o  of he mo .
be requre o e ure h ra  or reur . Vhe ame hall appl  'c3 SS ma wh he pror o e  of S & a he reque of a
he ae of a  member of h faml form g par of h houehol] hr Sae o repree e  S u erake he emporar
e jo g uh prvlege & mmu e who are aompa  g he proeo of he  ere of he hr Sae & of  ao al.
_______ or ravel g eparael o jo hm or o reur o he SS. c
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rle hr Sae hall o h er he ra  hrough her 'cJ SS ma afer of g Sae o er e e ru a o ular
error of oher member of he am rave & eh al or po eablhe  a parular Sae wh he exere of o ular
erve aff of a mo o ular po] or of member of her fu o   a oher Sae u le here  expre objeo b o e
famle form g par of her houehol] hrough her errore. of he Sae o er e.
3. Vhr Sae hall aor o offal orrepo e e & o oher 'c. Upo approprae ofao o S a o ular po of SS
offal ommu ao   ra   lu g meage  oe or ma u le S obje exere o ular fu o   S o behalf of
pher he ame freeom a  proeo a he S  bou  o a hr Sae.
aor u er he pree  Co ve o . Vhe hall aor o 'cg*c
ploma o ular] ourer who have bee gra e a va f a va g. ea of o ular po are appo e b SS & are ame o
wa eear & o o ular bag  ra  he ame  volabl & he exere of her fu o  b S.
proeo a he S  bou  o aor u er he pree  2. Formale for appo me  & amo of he hea of a
Co ve o . o ular po are eerm e b he law regulao  & uage of SS
4. Vhe oblgao  of hr Sae u er par g 2 & 3 hall alo appl & of S repevel.
o he pero  me o e repevel  hoe paragraph & o 'cg)c
offal ommu ao  & o ploma o ular] bag whoe g. ea of a o ular po  ame o he exere of h
pree e  he error of he hr Sae  ue o
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c o he SS reao  for uh refual.
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g. SS mu e ure ha he agrme  of S ha bee gve for he upo h ue u l he ha reeve a exequaur.
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of h fu o  S hall mmeael of ompee  auhore g. ember of a o ular po ma be alle upo o ae  a
of he o ular r & e ure ha eear meaure are ake w ee  he oure of jual or am rave proee g.
o e able he hea of a o ular po o arr ou he ue of h o ular emploee or a member of he erve aff hall o exep
offe & o have he be ef of he Co ve o .  par. 3 el e o gve eve e. Yf a o ular offer houl el e
'cgJc o o o o oerve meaure or pe al ma be apple o hm.
g. Y a Sae where SS ha o ploma mo &  o 2. Vhe auhor requr g he eve e of a o ular offer hall
repree e b a ploma mo of a hr Sae a o ular avo  erfere e wh he performa e of fu o . Whe
offer ma wh S
o e  & whou affe g h o ular poble ake uh eve e a h ree e or a he o ular po
au be auhor e o perform ploma a. Suh performa e or aep a aeme  from hm  wr g.
b a o ular offer hall o o fer a  rgh o lam ploma 3. ember of a o ular po are u er o oblgao o gve
prvlege & mmu e. eve e o er  g maer o ee wh he exere of her
2. Co ular offer ma afer ofao aree o S a a fu o  or o proue offal orrepo e e & oume  & are
repree ave of SS o a   er-gover me al orga  ao . e e le o el e o gve eve e a exper w ee WYV
hall be e le o e jo prvlege & mmu e aore o uh a EGD VO SS law.
repree ave b uomar YL or b  
l agreeme ;  repe of 'c3c
he performa e b hm of a  o ular fu o  he hall o be g. Co ular offer & o ular emploee & faml member
e le o a  greaer mmu  from juro ha ha o whh form g par of her houehol hall be exemp from all oblgao 
a o ular offer  e le u er he Co ve o . u er S law  regar o he regrao of ale  & ree e
'c )c perm.
g. Co ular preme & ree e of he areer hea of whh SS or 2. Par. g hall o appl o a  o ular emploee who  o a
a  pero a g o  behalf  he ow er or leee hall be perma e  emploee of SS or who arre o a  prvae ga ful
exemp from all ao al rego al or mu pal ue & axe oher oupao  S or o a  member of he faml of a  uh
ha uh a repree  pame  for pef erve re ere. emploee.
2. Vax exempo  par. g hall o appl o uh ue & axe f 'cJc
u er S law he are paable b he pero who o rae wh g. ember of he o ular po hall WYV EGD VO erve
SS or wh he pero a g o  behalf. re ere for SS be exemp from a  oblgao   regar o work
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$c 3/ (8+& ) perm mpoe b S law o er  g he emplome  of foreg
g. Wh a vew o fala g he exere of o ular fu o  labour.
rela g o SS ao al 2. ember of he prvae aff of o ular offer & of o ular
(a) o ular offer hall be free o ommu ae wh SS ao al emploee hall f he o o arr o a  oher ga ful oupao
& o have ae o hem. SS ao al hall have he ame freeom  he S be exemp from he oblgao   par. g.
WYV EGD VO ommu ao wh & ae o o ular offer 'c2g Deah of a member of he o ular po or of faml member
of SS; form g par of h houehol S
(b) f he o reque ompee  auhore of S hall whou (a) perm expor of he movable proper of he eeae exep
ela  form he o ular po of SS f wh  o ular r a proper aqure  S he expor of whh wa prohbe a he
SS ao al  arree or omme o pro or o uo pe  g me of h eah;
ral or  ea e.  ommu ao aree o he o ular (b) o lev ao al rego al or mu pal eae ueo or
po b uh pero hall alo be forware b a auhore  hera e ue & ue o ra fer o movable proper he
whou ela. Sa auhore hall  form he pero o er e pree e of whh  he S wa ue olel o he pree e  ha
whou ela of h rgh u er h ub-paragraph; Sae of he eeae a a member of he o ular po or a a
() o ular offer hall have he rgh o v a SS ao al who  member of he faml of a member of he o ular po.
 pro  uo or ee o  o o vere & orrepo  wh hm cYYYc9c
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rgh o v a  SS ao al who   pro  uo or ee o  'c2c
purua e of a jugme . Co ular offer hall refra from ak g g. r. 28 29 30 3439 54.3 & 55.2 & 3 hall appl o o ular
ao o behalf of a ao al who   pro  uo or ee o po heae b a ho orar o ular offer. Vhe fale
f he exprel oppoe uh ao . prvlege & mmu e of uh o ular po hall be gover e b
2. Vhe rgh  par. g hall be exere  o form wh S law r. 5962.
ubje o he provo ha a law mu e able full effe o be 2. r. 42 43 44.3 45 & 53 & 55.g hall appl o ho orar o ular
gve o he purpoe for whh he rgh aore u er h offer. Fale prvlege & mmu e of uh o ular offer
rle are  e e. hall be gover e b r. 6367.
'c J/ Yf releva   formao  avalable o ompee  auhore 3. ere prvlege & mmu e hall o be aore o member
of S uh auhore hall have he u of he faml of a ho orar o ular offer or of
(a) eah of a SS ao al  form whou ela he o ular po  a o ular emploee emploe a a o ular po heae b a
whoe r he eah ourre; ho orar o ular offer.
(b)  form ompee  o ular po whou ela of a  ae where 4. Exha ge of o ular bag bewee 2 o ular po heae b
he appo me  of a guara or ruee appear o be  he ho orar o ular offer  ffere  Sae hall o be allowe
 ere of a m or or oher pero lak g full apa who  a SS whou he o e  of he 2 S o er e.
ao al. Vhe gv g of h  formao hall be whou prejue o c
he operao of S law o er  g uh appo me ; 8 

 
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were uperfluou a  he e po le he preumpo  Ye  ?oe of g908
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Opum Co ve o of g93g
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4. Oblgao  o repe he error of Power  eree  he o far a he o ue volao  of he rule of warfare
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?oe o ?eherla  a  Porugal of g926 7. Several of he aue be g pro er of war are rable
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g929 a  o b h Vrbu al.
5. Oblgao  o keep  volae he error of eural Power.
Vo hee efe e he Vrbu al quoe he ame paage  he
ague M of g907 ?uremberg Vrbu al eo before whh he ame halle ge
were rae b Germa war offal. Vhe paage rea
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Four-Power Vrea of g92g  er ao al law ex g a he me of  reao . Vhe
? e-Power Vrea of g922 queo  wha wa he legal effe of h pa (Pa of
ague of g907 Par ugu 27 g928) Vhe ?ao  who g e he pa
Pa of Par of g928 or ahere o  u o o all o em e reoure o
war for he fuure a a  rume  of pol a  exprel
7. Oblgao  eg e o e ure he paf eleme  of re ou e . fer he g  g of he pa a  ao
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he pa. Y he op o of he Vrbu al he olem
ague of g899 re u ao of war a a  rume  of ao al pol
ague of g907 eearl  volve he propoo ha uh a war 
Pa of Par of g928 llegal   er ao al law; a  ha hoe who pla a 
wage uh a war wh   evable a  errble
8. Oblgao o gve prevou war  g before omme  g o eque e are omm g a rme  o o g. Vhe
hole. pr ple of  er ao al law whh u er era
ruma e proe he repree ave of a ae
ague YYY of g907 a o be apple o a whh are o em e a
rm al b  er ao al law. Vhe auhor of hee a
9. Oblgao  relave o huma e o u  warfare. a o heler hemelve beh  her offal poo 
orer o be free from pu hme   approprae
ague YM of g907 Ge eva e Cro of g929 proee g. Vhe maxm ' ullum rme  e lege'  o a
Ge eva P.O.W. of g9g9 lmao of overeg  bu   ge eral a pr ple of
jue. Vo aer ha   u ju o pu h hoe who 
Y ao  he releva  pr ple of  er ao al law e u ae  efa e of reae a  aura e have aake
he eo of he Vrbu al were hoe mae  repo e o he eghbour g ae whou war  g  obvoul u rue
juro al halle ge poe b he aue Japa ee war offal. for  uh ruma e he aaker mu k ow ha he
Vhee juro al efe e are  o g wro g a  o far from  be g u ju o pu h
hm  woul be u ju f h wro g were allowe o go
g. Vhe lle Power a g hrough he Supreme u pu he. Vhe Charer pefall prove . . . 'he fa
Comma er have o auhor o  lue  he Charer of ha a efe a  ae purua  o orer of h
he Vrbu al a  o eg ae a juable "Crme aga  Gover me  or of a uperor hall o free hm from
Peae" (rle 5(a)); repo bl bu ma be o ere  mgao of
pu hme .' Vh provo   o form wh he law
2. ggreve war  o per e llegal a  he Pa of Par of all ao  . . . Vhe rue e whh  fou   var g
of g928 re ou  g war a a  rume  of ao al pol egree  he rm al law of mo ao   o he
oe o e large he mea  g of war rme or o ue exe e of he orer bu wheher moral hoe wa 
war a rme; fa poble.

3. War  he a of a ao for whh here  o  vual Vhe Vrbu al alo eablhe he rao ale for hol g repo ble
repo bl u er  er ao al law; gover me  offal for he ll-reame  of pro er ur g he
war. Y pla g he bure of e ur g he proper reame  of
4. Vhe provo  of he Charer are "ex po fao" pro er upo he gover me  (raher ha merel he mlar
leglao a  herefore llegal; offer auall e gage  war  he fel) of he ae hol g
hem  ee o  he Vrbu al rao ae
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repo ble. e oe o harge h u b merel
Pro er ake  war a  vla  er ee are  he  u g a approprae em a  hereafer
power of he Gover me  whh apure hem. Vh wa egle g o lear of  applao . rm Comma er
o alwa he ae. For he la wo e ure however or a  er of War for example mu be a he ame
h poo ha bee reog e a  he uomar law pa  o e ure obee e o h orer  h repe a
o h effe wa formall emboe  he ague he woul  repe of oher orer he ha ue o
Co ve o ?o. YM  g907 a  repeae  he Ge eva maer of he fr mpora e.
Pro er of War Co ve o of g929. epo bl for he
are of pro er of war a  of vla  er ee (all of ?everhele uh pero  are o repo ble f a proper
who we wll refer o a "pro er") re herefore wh em a   o  uou effe  fu o  g be
he Gover me  hav g hem  poeo . Vh prove for a  o ve o al war rme be omme
repo bl  o lme o he u of mere u le
ma e a e bu exe  o he preve o of
mreame . Y parular a of  huma  o g. Vhe ha k owlege ha uh rme were be g
pro er whh are forbe b he uomar law of omme a  hav g uh k owlege he fale o
ao  a well a b o ve o  are o be preve e b ake uh ep a were wh her power o
he Gover me  hav g repo bl for he pro er. preve  he ommo of uh rme  he fuure or

Y he harge of hee ue o pro er Gover me  2. Vhe are a faul  hav g rale o aqure uh
mu have reor o pero . Y ee he Gover me  k owlege.
repo ble  h e e are hoe pero  who re
a  o rol he fu o  of Gover me . Y h ae a  Yf uh a pero ha or houl bu for eglge e or
 he above regar we are o er e wh he member up e e have ha uh k owlege he  o exue
of he Japa ee Cab e. Vhe u o pro er  o a for  ao f h Offe requre or perme hm o ake
mea  gle oblgao a upo a polal abrao . Y a  ao o preve  uh rme. O he oher ha   
 a pef u o be performe  he fr ae b hoe o e ough for he exulpao of a pero  oherwe
pero  who o ue he Gover me . Y he mulue repo ble for hm o how ha he aepe aura e
of ue a  ak  volve  moer gover me  here from oher more rel aoae wh he o rol of
 of ee a elaborae em of ubvo a  he pro er f hav g regar o he poo of hoe
elegao of ue. Y he ae of he u of oher o he freque  of repor of uh rme or o
Gover me  o pro er hel b hem  me of war a  oher ruma e he houl have bee pu upo
hoe pero  who o ue he Gover me  have he furher e qur a o wheher hoe aura e were rue
pr pal a  o  u g repo bl for her pro er or u rue. Vha rme are oorou umerou a 
eve hough he elegae he ue of ma e a e a  weprea a o me a  plae are maer o be
proeo o oher. o ere  mpu g k owlege.

Y ge eral he repo bl for pro er hel b Japa member of a Cab e whh ollevel a o e of he
ma be ae o have ree upo pr pal orga  of he Gover me   repo ble for he
are of pro er  o abolve from repo bl f
g. ember of he Gover me ; hav g k owlege of he ommo of he rme  he
e e alrea ue a  om g or fal g o eure
2. lar or ?aval Offer  omma  of formao  he ak g of meaure o preve  he ommo of uh
hav g pro er  her poeo ; rme  he fuure he ele o o  ue a a member of
he Cab e. Vh  he poo eve hough he
3. Offal  hoe eparme  whh were Deparme  of whh he ha he harge  o rel
o er e wh he well-be g of pro er; o er e wh he are of pro er. Cab e member
ma reg . Yf he ha k owlege of ll-reame  of
4. Offal wheher vla  mlar or aval hav g pro er bu ele o rema  he Cab e hereb
re a  mmeae o  u g o parpae   olleve repo bl for
o rol of pro er. proeo of pro er he wll gl aume repo bl
for a  ll-reame   he fuure.
Y  he u of all hoe o whom repo bl re o
eure proper reame  of pro er a  o preve  her rm of ?av Comma er a  b orer eure proper
ll-reame  b eablh g a  eur g he o  uou reame  a  preve  ll-reame  of pro er. So a
a  effe  work g of a em approprae for hee  er of War a  of he ?av. f rme are omme
purpoe. Suh pero  fal  h u a  beome aga  pro er u er her o rol of he lkel
repo ble for ll-reame  of pro er f oura e of whh he ha or houl have ha
k owlege  ava e he are repo ble for hoe
g. Vhe fal o eablh uh a em. rme. Yf for example  be how ha wh he u 
u er h omma  o ve o al war rme have bee
2. Yf hav g eablhe uh a em he fal o omme of whh he k ew or houl have k ow  a
eure  o  ue a  effe  work g. omma er who ake o aequae ep o preve  he
ourre e of uh rme  he fuure wll be repo ble
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Deparme  Offal hav g k owlege of ll-reame  of Vhe Vrbu al reje h argume  a g ha he
pro er are o repo ble b reao of her falure o or e of ubjugao  o applable a lo g a here
reg ; bu f her fu o   lue he am rao of rema  a fore of rea e wh he oupe
he em of proeo of pro er a  f he ha or errore a  a lo g a uh errore were o
houl have ha k owlege of rme a   oh g uffe l how o have bee  orporae  o he
effeve o he exe  of her power o preve  her oup g power hrough eve e
ourre e  he fuure ha he are repo ble for uh
fuure rme. furher ubmo wa mae ha Germa 
wa o lo ger bou  b he rule of la  warfare
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war beaue Germa  ha ompleel
Vhe ral reule from he war rme a  oher aroe ubjugae hoe ou re a   orporae
mpue o Germa war offal ur g he Worl War YY. Lke he hem  o he Germa eh a fa whh gave
Voko War Crme Vrbu al he eo of he Vrbu al  Germa  auhor o eal wh he oupe
?uremberg l ow (a le gh) all he aroe allegel ou re a hough he were par of Germa .
omme b Germa  ur g he war parularl  Europea Y he vew of he Vrbu al   u eear 
ae ha he have oupe a  aga  he Jewh people who h ae o ee wheher h or e of
have beome prmar vm of  ra  ampag . For he ubjugao  epe e  a   upo mlar
purpoe of  er ao al law he follow g are ome of he o que ha a  applao where he
ee al pr ple e u ae b he Vrbu al  repo e o he ubjugao  he reul of he rme of
varou efe e rae b he aue Germa war offal. aggreve war. Vhe or e wa ever
o ere o be applable o lo g a here wa
g.c FYSV DEFE?SE Vhe huma ara law provo  of he a arm  he fel aemp g o reore he
ague Co ve o o o appl beaue ome of he oupe ou re o her rue ow er a  
ae who parpae  he War were o pare o he h ae herefore he or e oul o appl
Co ve o . Vhe Vrbu al reje h propoo a  o a  errore oupe afer he g
aegorall ae ha he provo  of he ague Sepember g939.  o he war rme
Co ve o are arulao  of uomar  er ao al omme  Bohema a  orava   a
law rela g o warfare a  o all ae are bou  o hem uffe  a wer ha hee errore were
regarle of o ve o al oblgao  ever ae o he eh bu a mere
proeorae wa eablhe over hem.
Y  argue ha he ague Co ve o oe o
appl  h ae beaue of he "ge eral 3.c VYD DEFE?SE Vhere were omme o rme aga 
parpao " laue  rle 2 of he ague huma  ur g he war. Vhe Vrbu al o l parl
Co ve o of g907. Vha laue prove agree wh h beaue here wa o uffe 
eve e o eablh ha before g939 rme aga 
"Vhe provo  o a e  he regulao  huma  have bee omme. owever afer g939
(ule of La  Warfare referre o  rle g a rme aga  huma  have u oubel bee
well a  he pree  Co ve o o o appl omme eher hrough (g) war rme whh are alo
exep bewee o ra g power a  he rme aga  huma  or (2) rme omme  he
o l f all he bellgere  are pare o he exeuo of a aggreve war he laer be g u er he
Co ve o ." juro of he Vrbu al a  a uh woul alo
o ue rme aga  huma 
Several of he bellgere   he ree  war
were o pare o h Co ve o . Wh regar o rme aga  huma  here  o oub
whaever ha polal oppo e  were murere  Germa 
Y he op o of he Vrbu al   o eear before he war a  ha ma  of hem were kep  o e rao
o ee h queo . Vhe rule of la  warfare amp  ruma e of grea horror a  ruel. Vhe pol of
expree  he Co ve o u oubel error wa era l arre ou o a va ale a   ma  ae
repree e a ava e over ex g wa orga e a  ema. Vhe pol of pereuo  repreo
 er ao al law a he me of her aopo . a  murer of vla   Germa  before he war of g939 who
Bu he Co ve o exprel ae ha  wa were lkel o be hole o he Gover me  wa mo ruhlel
a aemp " o reve he ge eral law a  arre ou. Vhe pereuo of Jew ur g he ame pero 
uom of war" whh  hu reog e o be eablhe beo  all oub. Vo o ue rme aga  huma 
he ex g bu b g939 hee rule la ow he a rele o before he oubreak of war mu have bee 
 he Co ve o were reog e b all vle exeuo of or  o eo wh a  rme wh he juro
ao  a  were regare a be g elaraor of he Vrbu al. Vhe Vrbu al  of he op o ha revol g a 
of he law a  uom of war whh are horrble a ma  of hee rme were  ha o bee afaorl
referre o  rle 6 (b) of he Charer. prove ha he were o e  exeuo of or  o eo wh
a  uh rme. Vhe Vrbu al herefore a o make a ge eral
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applable b he me he oupe errore were wh he mea  g of he Charer bu from he beg  g of he
 orporae  o Germa  beaue b he  he are o war  g939 war rme were omme o a va ale whh were
be reae a Germa error a  Germa  a hooe alo rme aga  huma ; a   ofar a he  huma e a
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be repo ble o he mlar auhore of he amp for he he avere Par he hall be ubje o he law of war o
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purpoe from he oubreak of hole he Pare o he o fl ae e ure he are of he wou e a  k he o a .
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of her apure a  her ae of healh.
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a  of uh  e ha  a be arre  he poke. Y hall be
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kep b he home ou r. wou  g Sw ao al e me  hall be prohbe a all me.
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pree  rle hall alo appl whou effe o a  rgh aqure
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o earh for pero  allege o have omme or o have orere ae of war  o reog  e b o e of hem.
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regarle of her ao al before  ow our. Y ma alo f  oal oupao of he error of a gh Co ra g Par eve f
prefer a   aora e wh he provo  of  ow leglao  he a oupao mee wh o arme rea e.
ha  uh pero  over for ral o a oher gh Co ra g Par lhough o e of he Power  o fl ma o be a par
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prma fae ae. rema bou  b   her muual relao . Vhe hall furhermore
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for he uppreo of all a o rar o he provo  of he laer aep a  apple he provo  hereof.
pree  Co ve o oher ha he grave breahe ef e  he
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mulao  ruel reame  a  orure; hpwreke a ea belo g g o he follow g aegore
(b) ak g of hoage; (g) ember of he arme fore of a Par o he o fl a well a
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egra g reame ; fore.
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whou prevou jugeme  pro ou e b a regularl o ue orp  lu g hoe of orga  e rea e moveme 
our affor g all he jual guara ee whh are reog  e a belo g g o a Par o he o fl a  opera g  or oue her
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mla or volu eer orp  lu g uh orga  e rea e
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for. (a) ha of be g omma e b a pero repo ble for h
mparal huma ara bo uh a he Y er ao al ubor ae;
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he o fl. () ha of arr g arm ope l;
() ha of o u g her operao   aora e wh he law
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provo  of he pree  Co ve o . Gover me  or a auhor o reog  e b he Dea  g Power.
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u  or of erve repo ble for he welfare of he arme fore
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provo  of he Ge eva Co ve o for he melorao of he he o fl who o o be ef b more favourable reame 
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bellgere  Power be o guare b he eural Power where o a  o olle he ea.
requre b  er ao al law ha he a pero  a o aga Meel of a  k  repo  g o h appeal a  hoe
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be bor e b he Power o whom he wou e k or hpwreke aa e.
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a  k b ea from a beege or e rle area a  for he wou e k a  hpwreke o rea g hem a  o
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avere Par fall g  o her ha  a  parular whh ma a  he umber of ma a  fu el.
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(b) arm regme al pero al or eral umber; Ge eva Co ve o for he melorao of he Co o of he
() ur ame; Wou e a  Sk  rme Fore  he Fel of ugu g2 g949
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o whh hee pero  epe  hrough he  ermear of he repo ble auhore a g ha he veel have bee u er
Proe g Power a  of he Ce ral Pro er of War ge . her o rol whle f g ou a  o eparure.
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he ea. Vhee arle ogeher wh u e fe arle hall be a  k who are aommoae here  appl hem o oher
e   eale pake aompa e b aeme  gv g all purpoe  ae of urge  mlar ee.
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exam ao  of he boe wh a vew o o frm g eah whou  o of ao al.
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ouble e    ue o e half of he  houl rema o veel for a  mlar purpoe.
he bo. Suh veel hall  o we hamper he moveme  of
Yf ea pero  are la e he provo  of he Ge eva he ombaa .
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hopal hp or k-ba of veel of he proeo ue o hem follow g rle.
(g) Vhe fa ha he rew of hp or k-ba are arme for he Y all ruma e he aue pero  hall be ef b
ma e a e of orer for her ow efe e or ha of he k a  afeguar of proper ral a  efe e whh hall o be le
wou e. favourable ha hoe prove b rle g05 a  hoe follow g of
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falae avgao or ommu ao . War of ugu g2 g949.
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arm a  ammu o ake from he wou e k a  r 5g. c$ o whh he pree g rle relae hall
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o e f he proee pero exal a  o ave h ex of k Preamble
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a whh orrepo e e ma be e  o hm a  he ame a  Sope (rle g)
are of he pero o be  forme. Vc Y ae o overe b h Proool or b oher  er ao al
agreeme  vla  a  ombaa  rema u er he
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f poble ever week. a  from ae of publ o e e.
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r. g39. Eah ao al Y formao Bureau hall furhermore be whh ma are bewee wo or more of he gh Co ra g
repo ble for olle g all pero al valuable lef b proee Pare eve f he ae of war  o reog  e b o e of hem.
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reparae or releae or who have eape or e;  hall
a gh Co ra g Par eve f he a oupao mee wh
forwar he a valuable o hoe o er e eher re or f
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he Bureau  eale pake whh hall be aompa e b
pree  Co ve o  he Power who are pare hereo hall
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rema bou  b   her muual relao . Vhe hall
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furhermore be bou  b he Co ve o  relao o he a
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exere of her rgh of elf-eerm ao
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Def o  (rle 2)
eear propoe o he Power o er e he orga  ao of
Vc ule of  er ao al law applable  arme o fl" mea  he
uh a ge  whh ma be he ame a ha prove for 
rule applable  arme o fl e forh   er ao al
rle g23 of he Ge eva Co ve o relave o he Vreame  of
agreeme  o whh he Pare o he o fl are Pare a  he
Pro er of War of g2 ugu g949.
ge erall reog  e pr ple a  rule of  er ao al law
whh are applable o arme o fl
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prvae ha el a  o ra m  a rapl a poble o he he o fl whh ha bee eg ae b a Par o he o fl
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 ae where uh ra mo  mgh be erme al o he
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Power g whou a  avere  o fou e o rae olour ex
la guage relgo or belef polal or oher op o  ao al or
Proe g Power (rle 5) oal org  wealh brh or oher au or o a  oher mlar
Vc u of he Pare o a o fl from he beg  g of ha o fl rera.
o eure he upervo a  mpleme ao of he Co ve o 
a  of h Proool b he applao of he em of Proe g Proeo of Pero  (rle gg)
Power Vc ll he wou e k a  hpwreke o whhever Par he
Vc Proe g Power hall have he u of afeguar g he belo g hall be repee a  proee
 ere of he Pare o he o fl Vc Vhe phal or me al healh a   egr of pero  who are 
Vc eah Par o he o fl hall whou ela eg ae a he power of he avere Par or who are  er e ea e or
Proe g Power oherwe eprve of lber hall o be e a gere b a 
Vc Yf a Proe g Power ha o bee eg ae he Y er ao al u jufe a or omo
Commee of he e Cro whou prejue o he rgh of a  Vc prohbe o arr ou o uh pero  eve wh her o e 
oher mparal huma ara orga  ao o o lkewe hall phal mulao  meal or e f experme  removal of
offer  goo offe o he Pare o he o fl wh a vew o ue or orga  for ra pla ao
he eg ao whou ela of a Proe g Power o whh he Vc Exepo  o he prohbo o l  he ae of o ao  of
Pare o he o fl o e  bloo for ra fuo or of k for graf g prove ha he are
gve volu arl a  whou a  oero or  ueme  a 
PV 2 WOU?DED SYCK SYPWECKED he o l for herapeu purpoe
Def o  (rle 8)
Vc Wou e" a  "k" mea pero  wheher mlar or vla  Proeo of eal U 
who beaue of rauma eae or oher phal or me al Vc eal u  hall be repee a  proee a all me a 
orer or abl are  ee of meal aa e or are hall o be he obje of aak (rle g2)
a  who refra from a  a of hol. Vhee erm alo over Vc U er o ruma e hall meal u  be ue  a aemp
maer  ae ew-bor babe a  oher pero  who ma be o hel mlar objeve from aak (rle g2)
 ee of mmeae meal aa e or are uh a he Vc proeo o whh vla meal u  are e le hall o
 frm or expea  moher a  who refra from a  a of eae u le he are ue o omm oue her huma ara
hol fu o  a harmful o he e em (rle g3)
Vc "Shpwreke" mea  pero  wheher mlar or vla  who Vc o be o ere a a harmful o he e em ha he
are  perl a ea or  oher waer a a reul of mforu e pero el of he u  are equppe wh lgh  vual weapo 
affe g hem or he veel or arraf arr g hem a  who for her ow efe e or for ha of he wou e a  k  her
refra from a  a of hol. harge ha he u   guare b a pke or b e re or b a
Vc "eal pero el" mea  hoe pero  ag e b a Par o eor ha mall arm a  ammu o ake from he wou e
he o fl exluvel o he meal purpoe e umerae a  k a  o e ha e o he proper erve are fou  
u er e) or o he am rao of meal u  or o he he u  ha member of he arme fore or oher ombaa 
operao or am rao of meal ra por. are  he u  for meal reao  (rle g3)
Vc "elgou pero el" mea  mlar or vla pero  uh a
hapla  who are exluvel e gage  he work of her Proeo of vla meal a  relgou pero el (rle g5)
m r a  aahe o he arme fore of a Par o he Vc Cvla meal pero el hall be repee a  proee
o fl o meal u  or meal ra por of a Par o he Vc Vhe Oup g Power hall affor vla meal pero el 
o fl o meal u  or meal ra por or o vl efe e oupe errore ever aa e o e able hem o perform
orga  ao  of a Par o he o fl. o he be of her abl her huma ara fu o 
Vc "eal u " mea  eablhme  a  oher u  wheher Vc Cvla relgou pero el hall be repee a  proee
mlar or vla  orga  e for meal purpoe amel he
earh for olleo  ra porao  ag o or reame  - ole of he vla populao a  of a oee (rle g7)
 lu g fr-a reame  - of he wou e k a  Vc Vhe vla populao hall repe he wou e k a 
hpwreke or for he preve o of eae. hpwreke eve f he belo g o he avere Par a  hall
Vc "eal ra porao " mea  he o vea e b la  waer or omm o a of vole e aga  hem
ar of he wou e k hpwreke meal pero el
relgou pero el meal equpme  or meal upple Ye fao (rle g8)
Vc "eal ra por" mea  a  mea  of ra porao  Vc vla meal pero el a  vla relgou pero el houl
wheher mlar or vla  perma e  or emporar ag e be reog  able b he  ve emblem a  a e  ar
exluvel o meal ra porao a  u er he o rol of a erf g her au
ompee  auhor of a Par o he o fl Vc a Par o he o fl ma auhor e he ue of  ve g al
Vc "eal vehle" mea  a  meal ra por b la  o e f meal u  a  ra por
Vc "eal hp a  raf" mea  a  meal ra por b waer
Vc "eal arraf" mea  a  meal ra por b ar eal Vra porao
Vc "D ve emblem" mea  he  ve emblem of he re Vc eal vehle hall be repee a  proee  he ame
ro re ree  or re lo a  u o a whe grou  whe wa a moble meal u  (rle 2g)
ue for he proeo of meal u  a  ra por or
meal a  relgou pero el equpme  or upple
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Vc eal hp a  raf wheher a ea or  oher waer be Vc Y he abe e of a  agreeme  a  f he home ou r of uh
repee a  proee  he ame wa a moble meal u  eeae  o wll g o arra ge a  expe e for he
(rle 23) ma e a e of uh gravee he gh Co ra g Par 
Vc  warhp o he urfae able mmeael o e fore  whoe error he gravee are uae ma offer o falae
omma  ma orer hem o op orer hem off or make hem he reur of he rema  of he eeae o he home ou r.
ake a era oure a  he hall obe ever uh omma . Where uh a offer ha o bee aepe he gh Co ra g
Suh hp a  raf ma o  a  oher wa be vere from Par ma afer he expr of fve ear from he ae of he offer
her meal mo o lo g a he are eee for he a  upo ue oe o he home ou r aop he
wou e k a  hpwreke o boar (rle 23) arra geme  la ow   ow law rela g o emeere
Vc lear refual o obe a omma  gve  aora e wh a  grave.
paragraph 2 hall be a a harmful o he e em (rle 23)
Vc eal arraf hall be repee a  proee (rle 24) Par 3 eho a  ea  of Warfare Combaa  a  POW
Vc Y a  over la  area phall o rolle b fre l fore or
 a  over ea area o phall o rolle b a avere eho a  ea  of Warfare
Par he repe a  proeo of meal arraf of a Par o Vc prohbe o emplo weapo  projele a  maeral a 
he o fl  o epe e  o a  agreeme  wh a avere meho of warfare of a aure o aue uperfluou  jur or
Par (rle 25) u eear uffer g (rle 35)
Vc meal arraf whh fle over a area phall o rolle b Vc prohbe o emplo meho or mea  of warfare whh are
a avere Par whou or  evao from he erm of a  e e or ma be expee o aue weprea lo g-erm
agreeme  eher hrough avgao al error or beaue of a a  evere amage o he aural e vro me  (rle 35)
emerge  affe g he afe of he flgh hall make ever Vc prohbe o kll  jure or apure a averar b reor o
effor o e f elf a  o  form he avere Par of he perf.   v g he o fe e of a averar o lea hm
ruma e.  oo a uh meal arraf ha bee o beleve ha he  e le o or  oblge o aor proeo
reog  e b he avere Par ha Par hall make all u er he rule of  er ao al law applable  arme o fl
reao able effor o gve he orer o la  or o algh o waer wh  e  o bera ha o fe e hall o ue perf
or o ake oher meaure o afeguar  ow  ere a   (rle 37)
eher ae o allow he arraf me for ompla e before Vc ue of war are o prohbe. Suh rue are a whh are
reor g o a aak aga  he arraf. (rle 27)  e e o mlea a averar or o  ue hm o a
Vc eal arraf hall o be ue o olle or ra m reklel bu whh  fr ge o rule of  er ao al law
 ellge e aa a  hall o arr a  equpme   e e for applable  arme o fl a  whh are o perfou beaue
uh purpoe (rle 28) he o o  ve he o fe e of a averar wh repe o
Vc eal arraf hall o arr a  armame  exep mall arm proeo u er ha law. Vhe follow g are example of uh
a  ammu o ake from he wou e k a  hpwreke rue he ue of amouflage eo mok operao  a 
o boar a  o e ha e o he proper erve a  uh lgh m formao . (rle 37)
 vual weapo  a ma be eear o e able he meal Vc prohbe o make mproper ue of he  ve emblem of he
pero el o boar o efe  hemelve a  he wou e k re ro re ree  or re lo a  u or of oher emblem
a  hpwreke  her harge. (rle 28) g  or g al (rle 38)
Vc eal arraf fl g over area whh are phall o rolle Vc prohbe o make ue of he  ve emblem of he U e
b a avere Par or over area he phal o rol of whh  ?ao  exep a auhor e b ha Orga  ao (rle 38)
o learl eablhe ma be orere o la  or o algh o Vc prohbe o make ue  a arme o fl of he flag or mlar
waer a approprae o perm  peo  aora e wh he emblem  g a or u form of eural or oher Sae o
follow g paragraph. eal arraf hall obe a  uh orer. Pare o he o fl (rle 39)
(rle 30) Vc prohbe o make ue of he flag or mlar emblem  g a
Vc Shoul a meal arraf  he abe e of a agreeme  or  or u form of avere Pare whle e gag g  aak or 
evao from he erm of a agreeme  fl over he error of orer o hel favour proe or mpee mlar operao 
a eural or oher Sae o a Par o he o fl eher hrough (rle 39)
avgao al error or beaue of a emerge  affe g he Vc ?o pero parahu g from a arraf  re hall be mae
afe of he flgh  hall make ever effor o gve oe of he he obje of aak ur g h ee  (rle 42)
flgh a  o e f elf. Vha Sae hall make all reao able Vc pero who ha parahue from a arraf  re hall be
effor o gve he orer o la  or o algh o waer o allow he gve a opporu  o urre er before be g mae he obje
arraf me for ompla e before reor g o a aak aga  of aak u le   appare  ha he  e gag g  a hole a
he arraf. (rle 3g) (rle 42)

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Vc  oo a ruma e perm a  a he lae from he e  of Vc arme fore of a Par o a o fl o  of all orga  e arme
ave hole eah Par o he o fl hall earh for he fore group a  u  whh are u er a omma  repo ble
pero  who have bee repore m g b a avere Par o ha Par for he o u or  ubor ae
Vc ember of he arme fore of a Par o a o fl (oher ha
Dea Pero  (rle 34) meal pero el a  hapla ) are ombaa  ha  o a
Vc Vhe rema  of pero  who have e for reao  relae o he have he rgh o parpae rel  hole.
oupao or  ee o reul g from oupao or hole
a  hoe or pero  o ao al of he ou r  whh he Combaa  a  POW
have e a a reul of hole hall be repee a  he Vc  ombaa  who fall  o he power of a avere Par hall
gravee of all uh pero  hall be repee ma a e a  be a pro er of war. (rle 44)
marke.
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Vc ombaa  are oblge o  guh hemelve from he vla hel mlar objeve from aak or o hel mlar
populao whle he are e gage  a aak or  a mlar operao .
operao preparaor o a aak (rle 44)
Vc ombaa  who fall  o he power of a avere Par whle Proeo of Cvla Obje
fal g o  guh hmelf from o ombaa  hall forfe h Vc ak hall be lme rl o mlar objeve. Y o far a
rgh o be a pro er of war bu he hall everhele be gve obje are o er e mlar objeve are lme o hoe
proeo  equvale   all repe o hoe aore o obje whh b her aure loao  purpoe or ue make a
pro er of war (rle 44) effeve o rbuo o mlar ao a  whoe oal or paral
Vc pero who ake par  hole a  fall  o he power of eruo  apure or eural ao   he ruma e rul g
a avere Par hall be preume o be a pro er of war a  a he me offer a ef e mlar ava age. (rle 52)
houl a  oub are a o wheher a  uh pero  e le Vc   prohbeo omm a  a of hol ree aga  he
o he au of pro er of war he hall o  ue o have uh hor mo ume  work of ar or plae of worhp whh
au u l uh me a h au ha bee eerm e b a o ue he ulural or prual herage of people; o ue uh
ompee  rbu al. (rle 45) obje  uppor of he mlar effor; o make uh obje he
Vc a  member of he arme fore of a Par o he o fl who obje of repral. (rle 53)
fall  o he power of a avere Par whle e gag g  Vc prohbe o aak ero remove or re er uele obje
epo age hall o have he rgh o he au of pro er of war  pe able o he urvval of he vla populao  uh a
a  ma be reae a a p (rle 46) foo-uff agrulural area for he prouo of foo-uff
Vc member of he arme fore of a Par o he o fl who o rop lveok r k g waer  allao  a  upple a 
behalf of ha Par a   error o rolle b a avere rrgao work for he pef purpoe of e  g hem for her
Par gaher or aemp o gaher  formao hall o be ue a e value o he vla populao or o he avere Par
o ere a e gag g  epo age f whle o a g he   (rle 54)
he u form of h arme fore (rle 46) Vc prohbo  above hall o appl o uh of he obje overe
Vc mere ar hall o have he rgh o be a ombaa  or a b  a are ue b a avere Par a ue a e olel for he
pro er of war (rle 47) member of  arme fore; or f o a ue a e he 
re uppor of mlar ao (rle 54)
Par 4 Cvla Populao
Vc he Pare o he o fl hall a all me  guh bewee Proeo of he ?aural E vro me  (rle 55)
he vla populao a  ombaa  a  bewee vla Vc Care hall be ake  warfare o proe he aural e vro me 
obje a  mlar objeve a  aor gl hall re her aga  weprea lo g-erm a  evere amage
operao  o l aga  mlar objeve (rle 48) Vc ak aga  he aural e vro me  b wa of repral are
Vc Y ae of oub wheher a pero  a vla  ha pero hall prohbe.
be o ere o be a vla (rle 50)
Vc Cvla obje hall o be he obje of aak or of repral. Proeo of work a   allao  o a  g a gerou fore
(rle 52) (rle 56)
Vc Sarvao of vla  a a meho of warfare  prohbe (rle Vc Work or  allao  o a  g a gerou fore amel am
54) ke a  ulear eleral ge era g ao  hall o be
Vc Y he o u of mlar operao  o a  are hall be ake mae he obje of aak eve where hee obje are mlar
o pare he vla populao  vla  a  vla obje. objeve f uh aak ma aue he releae of a gerou
(rle 57) fore a  o eque  evere loe amo g he vla
Vc Pero  who before he beg  g of hole were o ere populao .
a aele pero  or refugee u er he releva   er ao al Vc Y orer o falae he e fao of he obje proee b
 rume  aepe b he Pare o er e or u er he h arle he Pare o he o fl ma mark hem wh a
ao al leglao of he Sae of refuge or Sae of ree e peal g o  g of a group of hree brgh ora ge rle
hall be proee pero  (rle 73) plae o he ame ax
Vc Vhe gh Co ra g Pare a  he Pare o he o fl hall
falae  ever poble wa he reu o of famle pere Zo e u er Speal Proeo
a a reul of arme o fl a  hall e ourage  parular he Vc Y  prohbe for he Pare o he o fl o aak b a 
work of he huma ara orga  ao  e gage  h ak  mea  whaoever o -efe e loale (rle 59)
aora e wh he provo  of he Co ve o  a  of h Vc Vhe approprae auhore of a Par o he o fl ma elare
Proool a   o form wh her repeve eur a a o -efe e loal a   habe plae ear or  a o e
regulao . (rle 74) where arme fore are  o a whh  ope for oupao
b a avere Par. Suh a loal hall fulfll he follow g
Proeo of Cvla Populao (rle 5g) o o  all ombaa  a well a moble weapo  a  moble
Vc Vhe vla populao a   vual vla  hall e jo ge eral mlar equpme  mu have bee evauae; o hole ue
proeo aga  a ger ar g from mlar operao . hall be mae of fxe mlar  allao  or eablhme ; o
Vc Vhe vla populao a uh a well a  vual vla  hall a of hol hall be omme b he auhore or b he
o be he obje of aak.  or hrea of vole e he prmar populao ; a  o ave  uppor of mlar operao 
purpoe of whh  o prea error amo g he vla populao hall be u erake . (rle 59)
are prohbe. Vc Y  prohbe for he Pare o he o fl o exe  her
Vc ak aga  he vla populao or vla  b wa of mlar operao  o o e o whh he have o ferre b
repral are prohbe. agreeme  he au of emlar e o e f uh exe o 
Vc Vhe Pare o he o fl hall o re he moveme  of he o rar o he erm of h agreeme . emlar e o e  a
vla populao or  vual vla   orer o aemp o o e whh fulfl he follow g o o  all ombaa  a well
a moble weapo  a  moble mlar equpme  mu have
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bee evauae; o hole ue hall be mae of fxe mlar eear rgh a  mea  of efe e;
 allao  or eablhme ; o a of hol hall be (b) o o e hall be o ve of a offe e exep o he ba of
omme b he auhore or b he populao ; a  a   vual pe al repo bl;
av l ke o he mlar effor mu have eae. () o o e hall be aue or o ve of a rm al offe e o
(rle 60) aou  or a  a or omo whh  o o ue a rm al
offe e u er he ao al or  er ao al law o whh he wa
Cvl Defe e ubje a he me whe  wa omme; or hall a heaver
Vc "Cvl efe e" mea  he performa e of huma ara ak pe al be mpoe ha ha whh wa applable a he me
 e e o proe he vla populao aga  he a ger whe he rm al offe e wa omme; f afer he
a  o help  o reover from he mmeae effe of hole ommo of he offe e provo  mae b law for he
or aer a  alo o prove he o o  eear for  mpoo of a lgher pe al he offe er hall be ef hereb;
urvval (rle 6g) () a o e harge wh a offe e  preume  oe  u l
Vc Cvla vl efe e orga  ao  a  her pero el hall be prove gul aor g o law;
repee a  proee (rle 62) (e) a o e harge wh a offe e hall have he rgh o be re
Vc Oup g Power ma arm vl efe e pero el for reao   h pree e;
of eur. (rle 62) (f) o o e hall be ompelle o ef aga  hmelf or o
Vc . Vhe proeo o whh vla vl efe e orga  ao  her o fe gul;
pero el bul g heler a  marel are e le hall o (g) a o e harge wh a offe e hall have he rgh o
eae u le he omm or are ue o omm oue her exam e or have exam e he w ee aga  hm a  o
proper ak a harmful o he e em. Proeo ma oba he ae a e a  exam ao of w ee o h behalf
however eae o l afer a war  g ha bee gve e g u er he ame o o  a w ee aga  hm;
whe ever approprae a reao able me-lm a  afer uh (h) o o e hall be proeue or pu he b he ame Par for
war  g ha rema e u heee. (rle 65) a offe e  repe of whh a f al jugeme  aqu g or
Vc Y hall alo o be o ere a a a harmful o he e em ha o v g ha pero ha bee prevoul pro ou e u er he
vla vl efe e pero el bear lgh  vual weapo  for ame law a  jual proeure;
he purpoe of ma a  g orer or for elf-efe e (rle 65) () a o e proeue for a offe e hall have he rgh o have
Vc Eah Par o he o fl hall e eavour o e ure ha  vl he jugeme  pro ou e publl; a 
efe e orga  ao  her pero el bul g a  marel are (j) a o ve pero hall be ave o o vo or h jual
e fable whle he are exluvel evoe o he performa e a  oher remee a  of he me-lm wh whh he ma
of vl efe e ak. (rle 66) be exere.
Vc Vhe  er ao al  ve g of vl efe e  a equlaeral
blue ra gle o a ora ge grou  whe ue for he proeo Proeo of Wome
of vl efe e orga  ao  her pero el bul g a  Vc Wome whoe lber ha bee rere for reao  relae o
marel a  for vla heler. (rle 66) he arme o fl hall be hel  quarer eparae from me '
quarer. Vhe hall be u er he mmeae upervo of
elef o  wome . ?everhele  ae where famle are ea e or
Vc Yf he vla populao of a  error u er he o rol of a  er e he hall whe ever poble be hel  he ame plae
Par o he o fl oher ha oupe error  o a  aommoae a faml u . (rle 75)
aequael prove wh upple relef ao  whh are Vc Wome hall be he obje of peal repe a  hall be
huma ara a  mparal  haraer a  o ue whou proee  parular aga  rape fore prouo a  a 
a  avere  o hall be u erake  ubje o he oher form of  ee  aaul. (rle 76)
agreeme  of he Pare o er e  uh relef ao . Offer Vc Preg a  wome a  moher hav g epe e   fa  who are
of uh relef hall o be regare a  erfere e  he arme arree ea e or  er e for reao  relae o he arme
o fl or a u fre l a. Y he rbuo of relef o fl hall have her ae o ere wh he umo
o g me  pror hall be gve o hoe pero  uh a pror. (rle 76)
hlre  expea  moher maer  ae a  ur g Vc Vo he maxmum exe  feable he Pare o he o fl hall
moher who u er he Fourh Co ve o or u er h e eavor o avo he pro ou eme  of he eah pe al o
Proool are o be aore prvlege reame  or peal preg a  wome or moher hav g epe e   fa  for a
proeo . (rle 70) offe e relae o he arme o fl. Vhe eah pe al for uh
Vc Eah Par  reep of relef o g me  hall o he fulle offe e hall o be exeue o uh wome . (rle 76)
exe  praable a he relef pero el  arr g ou her
relef mo . O l  ae of mperave mlar ee ma Proeo of Chlre
he ave of he relef pero el be lme or her Vc Pare o he o fl hall ake all feable meaure  orer ha
moveme  emporarl rere. (rle 7g) hlre who have o aa e he age of ffee ear o o
ake a re par  hole a   parular he hall refra
Pe al Proeuo  (rle 75) from reru g hem  o her arme fore. Y reru g amo g
Vc ?o e e e ma be pae a  o pe al ma be exeue o a hoe pero  who have aa e he age of ffee ear bu who
pero fou  gul of a pe al offe e relae o he arme have o aa e he age of eghee ear he Pare o he
o fl exep purua  o a o vo pro ou e b a o fl hall e eavour o gve pror o hoe who are ole.
mparal a  regularl o ue our repe g he ge erall (rle 77)
reog  e pr ple of regular jual proeure whh  lue Vc Yf arree ea e or  er e for reao  relae o he arme
he follow g o fl hlre hall be hel  quarer eparae from he
(a) he proeure hall prove for a aue o be  forme quarer of aul exep where famle are aommoae a
whou ela of he parular of he offe e allege aga  hm faml u  (rle 77)
a  hall affor he aue before a  ur g h ral all
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Vc Vhe eah pe al for a offe e relae o he arme o fl gve b peal arra geme  for example wh he framework
hall o be exeue o pero  who ha o aa e he age of of a ompee   er ao al orga  ao  he obje of aak
eghee ear a he me he offe e wa omme (rle 77) au g a a reul exe ve eruo hereof where here 
Vc ?o Par o he o fl hall arra ge for he evauao of o eve e of he volao b he avere Par of rle 53
hlre  oher ha  ow ao al o a foreg ou r exep ubparagraph (b) a  whe uh hor mo ume  work of
for a emporar evauao where ompell g reao  of he ar a  plae of worhp are o loae  he mmeae
healh or meal reame  of he hlre or exep  oupe proxm of mlar objeve;
error her afe o requre. Where he pare  or legal (e) eprv g a pero proee b he Co ve o  or referre o
guara  a be fou  her wre o e  o uh evauao  paragraph 2 of h rle of he rgh of far a  regular ral.
 requre. Yf hee pero  a o be fou  he wre o e  Vc grave breahe of hee  rume  hall be regare a war
o uh evauao of he pero  who b law or uom are rme
prmarl repo ble for he are of he hlre  requre. 
uh evauao hall be uperve b he Proe g Power  Y er ao al Fa-F  g Commo (rle 90)
agreeme  wh he Pare o er e amel he Par Vc a) Y er ao al Fa-F  g Commo (here afer referre
arra g g for he evauao  he Par reev g he hlre a  o a "he Commo ") o  g of g5 member of hgh moral
a  Pare whoe ao al are be g evauae. Y eah ae all a  g a  ak owlege mparal hall be eablhe;
Pare o he o fl hall ake all feable preauo  o avo (b) Whe o le ha 20 gh Co ra g Pare have agree o
e a ger g he evauao . (rle 78) aep he ompee e of he Commo purua  o paragraph
2 he epoar hall he  a  a  erval of fve ear
Proeo of Jour al (rle 79) hereafer o ve e a mee g of repree ave of hoe gh
Vc Jour al e gage  a gerou profeo al mo   area of Co ra g Pare for he purpoe of ele g he member of
arme o fl hall be o ere a vla  he Commo .  he mee g he repree ave hall ele
Vc Vhe ma oba a e  ar mlar o he moel  ex YY he member of he Commo b ere ballo from a l of
of h Proool. Vh ar whh hall be ue b he pero  o whh eah of hoe gh Co ra g Pare ma
gover me  of he Sae of whh he Jour al  a ao al or  om ae o e pero ;
whoe error he ree or  whh he ew meum () Vhe member of he Commo hall erve  her pero al
emplo g hm  loae hall ae o h au a a jour al. apa a  hall hol offe u l he eleo of ew member
a he e u g mee g;
Grave Breahe (rle 85) ()  he eleo  he gh Co ra g Pare hall e ure ha
Vc he follow g a hall be regare a grave breahe of h he pero  o be elee o he Commo  vuall poe
Proool whe omme wllfull  volao of he releva  he qualfao  requre a  ha  he Commo a a
provo  of h Proool a  au g eah or erou  jur o whole equable geographal repree ao  aure;
bo or healh (e) Y he ae of a aual vaa  he Commo elf hall fll
(a) mak g he vla populao or  vual vla  he obje he vaa  hav g ue regar o he provo  of he pree g
of aak; ubparagraph;
(b) lau h g a  rm ae aak affe g he vla (f) Vhe epoar hall make avalable o he Commo he
populao or vla obje  he k owlege ha uh aak eear am rave fale for he performa e of 
wll aue exeve lo of lfe  jur o vla  or amage o fu o .
vla obje a ef e  rle 57 paragraph 2 (a)(); Vc Vhe Commo hall be ompee  o
() lau h g a aak aga  work or  allao  o a  g ()  qure  o a  fa allege o be a grave breah a ef e 
a gerou fore  he k owlege ha uh aak wll aue he Co ve o  a  h Proool or oher erou volao of he
exeve lo of lfe  jur o vla  or amage o vla Co ve o  or of h Proool;
obje a ef e  rle 57 paragraph 2 (a)(); () falae hrough  goo offe he reorao of a
() mak g o -efe e loale a  emlar e o e he aue of repe for he Co ve o  a  h Proool;
obje of aak; () Y oher uao  he Commo hall  ue a  qur a
(e) mak g a pero he obje of aak  he k owlege ha he he reque of a Par o he o fl o l wh he o e  of he
 hor e omba; oher Par or Pare o er e;
(f) he perfou ue of he  ve emblem of he re ro (e) Subje o he forego g provo  or h paragraph he
re ree  or re lo a  u or of oher proeve g  provo  of rle 52 of he Fr Co ve o  rle 53 of he
reog  e b he Co ve o  or h Proool Seo  Co ve o  rle g32 or he Vhr Co ve o a 
Vc he follow g hall be regare a grave breahe of h Proool rle g49 of he Fourh Co ve o hall o  ue o appl o
whe omme wllfull a   volao of he Co ve o  or a  allege volao of he Co ve o  a  hall exe  o a 
he Proool allege volao of h Proool.
(a) he ra fer b he oup g Power of par of  ow vla
populao  o he error  oupe or he eporao or epo bl (rle 9g)
ra fer of all or par of he populao of he oupe error Vc Par o he o fl whh volae he provo  of he
wh or oue h error Co ve o  or of h Proool hall f he ae ema  be
Vc (b) u jufable ela  he reparao of pro er of war or lable o pa ompe ao . Y hall be repo ble for all a
vla ; omme b pero  form g par of  arme fore.
() prae of aparhe a  oher  huma a  egra g
prae  volv g ourage upo pero al g  bae o raal De u ao (rle 99)
rm ao ; Vc Y ae a gh Co ra g Par houl e ou e h Proool
() mak g he learl-reog  e hor mo ume  work of he e u ao hall o l ake effe o e ear afer reep of
ar or plae of worhp whh o ue he ulural or prual he  rume  of e u ao . Yf however o he expr of ha
herage of people a  o whh peal proeo ha bee ear he e ou  g Par  e gage  o e of he uao 
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referre o  rle Y he e u ao hall o ake effe  ve emblem me o e  rle g a  2 a  her
before he e  of he arme o fl or oupao a  o  a  eg ao   lu g he perfou ue a  he ue of a  g
ae before operao  o ee wh he f al releae or eg ao o u g a mao hereof.
reparao or re-eablhme  of he pero  proee b he ?owha  g he paragraph above gh Co ra g Pare ma
Co ve o or h Proool have bee erm ae. perm pror uer of he hr Proool emblem or of a  g
Vc Vhe e u ao hall be ofe  wr g o he epoar o u g a mao hereof o o  ue uh ue prove
whh hall ra m  o all he gh Co ra g Pare. ha he a ue hall o be uh a woul appear  me of arme
o fl o o fer he proeo of he Ge eva Co ve o  a 
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Vc Vh Proool reog  e a ao al  ve emblem  rule  he home ae (where he  veme   loae)
ao o a  for he ame purpoe a he  ve exproprae he rgh of ow erhp of he  veor ae (who
emblem of he Ge eva Co ve o . Vhe  ve emblem  roue he  veme  a  o whom uh  veme  belo g)
hall e jo equal au. who a a ale  ma rel o  er ao al law for he a ar of
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he hape of a quare o ege o a whe grou  hall o form exproprao  alhough reog  e a o e of he  here  arbue
o he llurao  he ex o h Proool. Vh  ve of overeg  aume a  er ao al a  herefore more
emblem  referre o  h Proool a he "hr Proool omplex me o whe exere aga  foreg proper
emblem". beaue (g) he  veor ae be g a ubje of a foreg ae
a o be eeme o have bee ompleel ubume u er he
Y ave ue of he hr Proool emblem (rle 3) auhor a  overeg  of he home ae b vrue merel of
Vc ?ao al Soee of hoe gh Co ra g Pare whh ee her o raual relao  (2) he relao hp of home a   veor
o ue he hr Proool emblem ma  u g he emblem  ae are learl ef e u er a  veme  o ra whh
o form wh releva  ao al leglao  hooe o aor g o  verbage ma or ma o make refere e o
 orporae wh  for  ave purpoe  er ao al law  ae of o fl  he former ae he eall
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a omb ao of hee emblem; or o a era exe  b he a ar of  er ao al law. Y
b) a oher emblem whh ha bee  effeve ue b a gh avga g hrough he urbule  waer of exproprao rule o e
Co ra g Par a  wa he ubje of a ommu ao o he ma be gue b he follow g pr ple whh o ae ma be
oher gh Co ra g Pare a  he Y er ao al Commee of a o gover foreg  veme  law
he e Cro hrough he epoar pror o he aopo of h
Proool. g.c Vhe orm rema  o be he harmo  ao of all oure
of legal oblgao . O e par o a  veme  o ra
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Vc ?ao al oee of hgh o ra g pare (rle 3) aume o he preex of ompl g wh a u or
Vc Y er ao al Commee of he e Cro a  he Y er ao al exer g a rgh f he oure of uh u or rgh ome
Feerao of e Cro a  e Cree  Soee a  her ul  o o fl wh he oblgao  la ow  he
auhor e pero el (rle 4)  veme  o ra a  or uomar law. Vhe home
Vc meal erve a  relgou pero el parpa g  ae  herefore o allowe o u laerall revoke
operao  u er he aupe of he U e ?ao  (rle 5)  veme  agreeme  o he ba of  abolue
overeg  over  aural reoure beaue uh
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Vc Vhe provo  of he Ge eva Co ve o  a  where applable o o a  wh he u o ompl wh oblgao  vall
he g977 o al Proool gover  g preve o a  e ere  o.
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he exproprabl of ever proper. lhough  veme  4.c Y a  ae he orm rema  o be e foreabl of ever
o ra mu be omple wh  goo fah all ae  er ao al legal oblgao  regarle of he oure. Vhe
reog  e he val of he exere of a home ae of   veme  o ra ma be prmarl he law bewee he
prerogave o exproprae. Vhe home ae a herefore pare. owever b vrue of he fa ha  veme 
ake foreg proper a  here are o eablhe agreeme  are ofe o lue bewee ae or
abolue exepo  o h rule (mea  g here are o bewee prvae e e purua  o a rae agreeme 
ae where he home ae a be a o be aboluel o lue b her repeve ae  er ao al legal
barre or prelue from expropra g). Vhe o l oblgao  woul  evabl ome  o pla.  uh from
ffere e le  he legal o eque e of ever a of he me he  veor ae  roue he foreg proper
ak g whh woul epe  o wheher he ak g wa  o he home ae
 error boh woul have o be
lawful or o or wheher he pare exprel prove  gue b he oblgao  whh boh are bou  o u er
he  veme  o ra for he proee o be omple  er ao al law.  a o eque e he home ae
wh ur g uh expropraor a. a o be perme o u erake a exproprao  uh
ma er a o be volave of oher  er ao al legal
oblgao  lke (g) he u o oberve paa u 
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3.c For ever a of exproprao  he orm rema  o be he erva a u er uomar law (2) he u o aor
ompe abl of ever a of ak g. Yf he home ae foreg  veor wh he  er ao al m mum a ar
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ake   bou  o pa. Vh  he preval g rule  of reame  u er uomar law (3) he u o
urre  ae prae a  op o jur. Vhe home ae exproprae for a publ purpoe o a o -rm aor
ma exere  prerogave o exproprae bu  a o ba a  wh pame  of ju ompe ao u er
o o whou ompe a g he  veor ae or a lea uomar law45 or (4) he u o oberve eleme ar
re a g he au quo a e (mea  g he rule of o raual relao  a emboe  ge eral
o erao  pa for a  be ef reeve u er he pr ple of law rela g o o ra46.
o ra woul be reore o he repeve pare). Vhe
u o pa ompe ao ma ake varou form. Y ma Y eal g wh he ue of exproprao  o e mu be gue b
be (g) a eear legal o eque e of he expropraor ba U? ex ouh g o exproprao
a a prove exprel  he  veme  o ra (2) a
eear legal o eque e of he expropraor a 
aora e wh uomar law (3) a aler ave form of ?ao al ao  exproprao or requo  g hall be
ex guhme  of a legal oblgao ( ea of perform g bae o grou  or reao  of publ ul eur or
he oblgao  u er he o ra he home ae he ao al  ere whh are reog  e a overr g
hooe o re ae he au quo a e b gv g bak a purel  vual or prvae  ere boh ome a 
ompe ao  he o erao for he o ra plu foreg . Y uh ae he ow er hall be pa approprae
oher  e al ajume ) or (4)  he form of ompe ao   aora e wh he rule  fore  he
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hm wa mpl  ompable wh he e e  owar promoo Gover me  of Lba (Lba) whh allowe BP o operae  Lba
of foreg  veme  he laer requr g aequae a  able for he exrao  proe g a  expor of peroleum. Vhe area 
proeo  a a  ueme  o rk-avere foreg  veor. Vhe whh BP wa allowe o operae wa alle Co eo 65;  ha a
follow g urve of ae law o exproprao repree  he vew area of over 8000 q. km.  he hear of he Sarr eer. O
ake b  er ao al rbu al   erpre g he ffere  ?ovember 29 a  30 of g97g he Gover me  of Yra oupe 3
operave erm of he aforequoe ex Yla   he Gulf (bu ua a  he Greaer a  Leer Vumb).
c Vhee Yla  were ll u er Brh proeo  hough he rea
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ae of wo mera ompa e whh were gra e o eo operao  o ue  he a area a  he ra ferr g hee
o ra o explo a  exra ol. Vhe o e o e er o wo o a ew ompa  he raba Gulf Explorao Compa . Vhe law
laue  he o eo o ra (g) he abl ao laue wa pae  reao o Bra
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o eo hall o be alere exep b muual o e  of he ao al ao law prove ha he Sae houl pa
pare a  (2) he gover  g law laue whh prove ha he ompe ao o BP whh wa o be eerm e b a ommee
o eo hall be gover e b a   erpree  aora e wh eablhe b he  er of Peroleum. Vhe eo of uh a
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ommu ae o he Peroleum  er who wll he  form BP Co eo a he amou  o a oal repuao of he agreeme 
abou  wh 30 a of ua e. owever o ao o a  oblgao  of Lba u er uh agreeme . Vhe bae for h
ompe ao wa ake u l Februar g3 g972. hree ma rul g are rule of applable em of law oo eleme ar a 
ommee wa forme bu  wa o l  Sepember of ha ear volum ou o requre or perm ao . Furher Lba
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ha BP reeve ommu ao from he ommee ak g  BP
 proper rgh a   ere learl volae Publ Y er ao al
remark a  vewpo  o he maer of ompe ao .  a reul Law a  wa mae for purel exra eou polal reao  a  wa
of he ?ao al ao Law (whh wa rapl mpleme e) BP
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operao   Co eo 65 were brough o a omplee hal a   ouhe). Y wa alo o faor a o offer of ompe ao wa
aff were mmeael exlue from he preme a  fale. mae  wo ear.
Vhe raba Gulf Explorao Compa  ha ake over Co eo
65.  .
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ha he rgh o eem he o ra a val a  e foreable eve Soure of Y er ao al Law. owever for purpoe of h
afer he allege wro gful exproprao a  (2) wheher or o he eo    mpora  o reall ha he exproprao u erake
 jure par ma lam reparao   he form of pef b Pola  aga  Germa  ere  h ae wa mae 
performa e reuo   egrum. Vhe arbraor ae ha volao of a rea a  herefore lafe a wro gful u er
u er  er ao al law he wro gful breah of a o ra woul  er ao al law. Vh ae  ofe quoe  exproprao ae
e le he  jure par o erm ae he o ra a  opo . U l beaue  prove for he qua um of ompe ao requre o be
a  u le uh  jure par ele o o o he o ra houl be pa  ae of wro gful ak g b he home ae. Vhe of-quoe
eeme a val a  b  g a   a ompel he oher par o poro of he eo  ow k ow a he Chor ow Sa ar 
o  ue perform g  oblgao  u er . owever uh  er ao al law. Y  ofe  voke b  veor ae o juf
uao  aor g o he arbraor oe o f  applao  a her lam of ompe ao  beaue   uffe l vague a o
ae where he oher (expropra g) par  a overeg ae. Vhe evae exa qua fao bu uffe l lberal a   l e
rgh o eem he o ra a o  u g o be b  g a  he owar  veor
 ere a o be aequael jufaor of
o eque  rgh o ema  reuo   egrum  herefore o lam of full ompe ao (full mea  g earl everh g he
avalable o BP u er  er ao al law. Vh pro ou eme   value of he proper forgo e prof fuure prof  e al
mpora  beaue  reog  e he almo ple ar power of he expe e omme prof a  amage). ?oe however ha
home ae o exproprae ha he home ae a o be he Chor ow Sa ar Y o emplae reuo   egrum a a
prelue u er  er ao al law o exproprae whe  whe o. reme for u lawful exproprao  o rar o ubeque  arbral
eo  prelu g he propre of a  uh remeal awar a 
F  g o o urre e bewee Lba a   er ao al law he BP ae. Vhe o  u g val of h aero  ll a maer
regar g he elarao  ough o be oba e b BP he of ebae a  of oure alhough  veor ae o ele  me
arbraor he ur  o  er ao al law. U er  er ao al law o mere pame  of ompe ao   ever hur o have he
he arbraor elare he ame o luo  a above were Chor ow Sa ar a he ar g po  of ever egoao a far a
 evable o uppor for he lam ha he  jure par ma he  veor ae  o er e. Vhe Chor ow Sa ar prove
eem he o ra a o  u g o be val a  ha reuo 
 egrum  proper. Vhe all-mpora  poro of he eo whh Vhe ee al pr ple o a e  he aual oo of a llegal
apple o all exproprao ae  volv g a overeg ae  a - a pr ple whh eem o be eablhe b  er ao al
whe b exere of overeg power a Sae omme a prae a   parular b he eo  of arbral rbu al - 
fu ame al breah of a o eo agreeme  b repua g  ha reparao mu a far a poble wpe-ou all he
hrough a ao al ao of he e erpre a   ae  a o eque e of he llegal a a  re-eablh he uao whh
ma er whh mple f al he o eo are  o e le o woul  all probabl have exe f ha a ha o bee
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a  re aeme  of h o raual rgh bu h ole reme  a of a um orrepo  g o he value whh a reuo  k 
ao for amage. Vhe o luo  herefore u equvoal he woul bear; (2) war of amage for lo ua e whh woul
home ae ma exproprae whe  ere o a  eve f uh o be overe b reuo  k  or pame   plae of  uh
exproprao  o e  breah of he o ra he home ae a are he pr ple whh houl erve o eerm e he amou  of
ll o be e le o re ae he operabl of he o ra; a he ompe ao ue for a a o rar o  er ao al law.
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o eo  a  era of  ol rll g equpme . Follow g mea  g of he law; a  he volave of  er ao al law reque
u ueful egoao  regar g ompe ao  LYCO rejee wa alo o afe beaue (2) a ak g  o re ere volave
he erm of he ao al ao a   ae proee g u er he of  er ao al law mpl beaue he  veor  o afe wh
arbrao laue. Lba ma a  g ha he ao al ao he amou  of ompe ao he home ae  prepare o pa; a
uperee he o eo  alogeher refue o parpae  he lo g a here ex a meha m for ompe ao wh he law of
Ge eva proee g. LYCO afer oba  g a favorable rul g he home ae he ak g  lawful.
br g ao o he Dr Cour of he Dr of Columba o
o frm a  e fore uh rul g. Y br g g he u LYCO 


 
 voke he juro of he Cour purua  o mera Law o c
o  ga  Foreg Sae argu g ha Lba  o mmu e 4;m    Y YY + Y YYY 8 
u er he Foreg Sovereg Ymmu e  (FSY). LYCO furher    +  Y+  Y Y  
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o e  ha he Co ve o o he eog o a  E foreme  Y Y
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of Foreg rbral war (Co ve o ) requre he o frmao of Y   Y Y+Y<
he awar. Lba oe o halle ge he val of he u erl g ;m    Y YY  Y + "
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awar. Y ea  mou  a wo pro ge efe e argu g fr ha Y YYY 8  Y  
Y   +Y+ 
he Cour  whou juro  a  eo  ha eve houl he Y+ Y   Y + Y + Y+
Y Y   
Cour f  juro   houl refra from e for g he awar Y Y+Y<
u er he Co ve o beaue of he a of ae or e. Vh ae
wa brough before a mera Cour o beaue ha  where  Y g974 Sare opera g hrough Shah Gol a Yra a ubar
wll be lgae bu beaue LYCO wa e he arbral eo ompa  e ere  o a agreeme  wh a Yra a evelopme 
re ere  Ge eva o be o frme  he U e Sae. ba k o bu la   Yra a  bul houe upo . Vhe proje wa
proee g o heule whe her harame  ur g he g979
Vhe Dr Cour of he Dr of Columba mae everal revoluo aue he whrawal of he mera a  oher foreg
pro ou eme  releva  u er  er ao al law. Fr  hel ha pero el work g o . Vh ouple wh ge eral revoluo ar
he arbrao laue of he o eo o ra bewee LYCO rupo a  gover me   erve o (mak g Shah Gol forgo
a  Lba  uffe  o br g pue ar g u er  wh he o raual pame  a  free  g Shah Gol
 ba k aou )
amb of  er ao al law.  uh a far a mera law  aue he proje o fall beh  heule a  Shah Gol o be 
o er e  ha aqure juro over Lba owha  g  f a al ffule. Y Ja uar g980 Yra plae Shah Gol u er
uppoel mmu e au a a ae beaue of he arbrao o rol of a emporar ma ager. Sare fle a u for
laue (whh prove ha arbrao houl ake plae eher ompe ao  alleg g ha he a of he Yra a gover me   a
where he pare agree or where he arbraor mgh agree) exproprao of  proper rgh u er he o ra.
ha o emplae arbrao a where  he worl  lu g he
U e Sae. Vhe Sare ou g ae  a la mark ae  foreg  veme 
law beaue  reog  e he o ep of a  re exproprao .
Seo  h ae  releva   exproprao law beaue  Y urre  uage he o ep ha bee ue  erha geabl wh
reog  e ha meaure fall g wh he a of ae or e47 erm uh a vrual exproprao  effeve exproprao  or
a o be queo e b a oher foreg ae. Y oe o mea a a amou  or equvale  o exproprao . Y h ae he
ha he our before whh a ae  brough a be eprve of rbu al reog  e ha eh all peak g o exproprao ook
juro properl aqure a  h ae. Y o l mea  ha  plae beaue u lke  he VY 7  or %2$ ae o law
lga g a lam all he pare o he pue  lu g he our wa pae b Yra expropra g he ae of Sare. owever he
woul ake  a a gve ha a a of ae  val a  legmae. Y rbu al mae a pro ou eme  ha   reog  e 
hor all oher po  of ue ma be lgae exep wheher or  er ao al law ha meaure ake b a Sae a  erfere wh
o he home ae  jufe  expropra g. proper rgh o uh a exe  ha hee rgh are re ere o
uele ha he mu be eeme o have bee exproprae eve
U er mera law parularl he ke looper me me  o hough he Sae oe o purpor o have exproprae hem a 
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he Foreg a e   a of ae ma be pae upo f he legal le o he proper formall rema  wh he org al
uh woul amou  o a o faor ak g volave of  er ao al ow er. Y h ae uh ma er of  erfere e wa omme b
law a  he Pree  of he U e Sae oe o exere h he Yra a gover me  whe  u erook a lea g o he
prerogave b reao of foreg pol o prelue mera our ba krup a  plaeme  u er reeverhp of Shah Gol Sare

from o g o. U er h o erao  he Dr Cour me o-ve urer. Upo o g o Yra effevel ha ake he proper
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proee. Vhe Vrbu al  um la ow he or e ha
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o e o eape oblgao  e ere  o b he ae a  f here 
o promp a  aequae ompe ao ( lue + Y).
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+   YY Y+   Y 
  Y  < lo g a provo for ompe ao ex alhough  ma be
m ol  a mera ompa  whh wa gra e a ol u afaor o he  veor ubje o he ubmo of a 
o eo b Kuwa. owever Kuwa b Deree erm ae he pue o arbrao 
agreeme  before  expr a  ra ferre he o eo ae o (3) Vak g ma be o e  ueve age; he fa ha he
elf. m ol queo he legal of he erm ao u er he e re eo om bra h o whh a e erpre belo g wa o
abl ao laue of he o ra parularl r g7 a  r exproprae  o eearl a bage of rm aor  e 
gg(B). Vhe provo  prohb a ao al ao of he ol ve ure. r (4) home ae  o bou  b oblgao  o rae b prvae
g7 ae ha o alerao hall be mae  he erm of h e e wh  errore. For a  uh oblgao o are a lear
greeme exep  he eve  of he Shakh a  he Compa  u o he par of he home ae mu be emboe  he
jo l agree g ha   erable  he  ere of boh pare o o ra
make era alerao  eleo  or ao . r gg(B) ae 
ha ave a aforea h greeme  hall o be erm ae moo  a Sw ompa  a  a wholl ow e ubar of
before he exprao of he pero pefeexep b urre er a Sa ar Ol a  mera ompa . moo e ere  o a jo 
prove  rle g2 or f he Compa  hall be  efaul u er he ve ure wh ?PC a Yra a ompa  o rolle b he Yra a
arbrao provo  of rle g8. Kuwa  efe e of  gover me  o form Khemo a Yra a ompa  jo l ow e
ao   voke he pr ple of overeg  over aural reoure a  ma age b moo a  ?PC. Vhe ve ure ough o proe
whh aor g o   a mperave rule of ju oge . Vh a  ell Yra a aural ga eah o ra g par hav g 50%
pr ple prohb Sae from gv g guara ee aga  he exere hare  he prof o be real e. Y g980 he Khemo greeme 
of he publ auhor over aural reoure. whh wa b  erm val for 35 ear wa elare ull a  vo
b he Yra a gover me  follow g he g979 Yra a revoluo a 
Y o ra wh Dupu
 arbral eo  he VY ae he he mpleme ao of Yra a leglao (he S gle rle  of
arbral our  %+ exprel reerae ha here  o rule  g980) ha wa  e e o omplee he ao al ao of he
 er ao al law aboluel prelu g a home ae from Yra a ol  ur. moo fle a u for ompe ao for he
expropra g. Vhe o l lmao  (a  o abolue exepo ) o ak g of   ere  Khemo.
h rule are hree-fol Sae ma plege o o ao al e bu
o l f a]   for a erou u erak g; b]   exprel pulae Vhe fr or e of foreg  veme  law ha wa pro ou e 
for; ]  over a lme pero. Y hor a home ae ma vall moo  ha he grou  for exproprao whh wa formerl
wave  expropraor prerogave o l for a lme me (he lme o publ  + (a expree  he  - ae) ha bee
prohbo aga  ak g a o be perpeual) o l upo erou expa e o he more ge eral erm publ  Y. Y  herefore
u erak g (oher  veme  of a maller ale ma be o eee for he expropra g home ae o prove ha  wa e
exproprae more expeoul) a   a  ae a  uh o exere ow erhp over he proper ake for he ue of he
lmao  mu be emboe  he o ra. Vhe expropraor publ. Y  e ough ha he ak g be o e  purua e of ome
power of he ae  he ge eral rule a  herefore a  lmao  publ purpoe49.
o  exere a o be mple. Y o er g he legal
o eque e of a expropraor a o erao mu be gve Seo l he ae reerae he or e  LYCO ha a ak g
o wheher he  veor ha bee aequael proee b expre afe  er ao al a ar of lawful e whe  prove for a
provo  of he o ra rela g o ompe ao . Vhe meha m for he pame  of ompe ao . U er he S gle
ompe abl of a expropraor a ro gl mlae aga  he rle  a peal ommo wll be o ue o eerm e
preumpo ha he home ae a ake proper whou he amou  of ompe ao ue o he foreg  veor a 
eear legal o eque e  he exere of  overeg . Vhe agreeme  over he qua um of whh ma be ubme for
Vrbu al alo  erpree r g7 a  gg(B) a o aboluel arbrao . moo  o aval of h reme a  o  a o be
forb g ao al ao beaue  mplel requre ha a ha he exproprao wa u lawful Y Ybeaue   o
ao al ao hall o have a o faor haraer. Lal he gra  ompe ao  uh ma er a  wh uh me a o
Vrbu al gave ue re o he fa ha he a of Kuwa wa  af he  veor. Wha woul make a a of ak g u lawful
purua e of a legmae ae pol. Y o ere ha he u er  er ao al law woul be he abe e of a  provo for
u erak g (he exrao of ol) wa a fr ree o arrow ompe ao .
parmo al e  ha  a a f a al ve ure e ere  o b he
Kuwa gover me  for  gover me al purpoe. Laer  beame
a ee al  rume   he eo om a  oal progre of he
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rm aor ak g. Y he 7 ae he Vrbu al auall fou  or e  foreg  veme  law. Sa he rbu al Whle
ha here wa a rm aor exproprao beaue  wa aumpo of o rol over proper b a gover me  oe o
u erake o l aga  BP a  o aga  oher mlar ve ure of auomaall a  mmeael juf a o luo ha he proper
oher ao ale. Vhe Vrbu al  he % ae  o rule ha ha bee ake b he gover me  hu requr g ompe ao
a exproprao  Y Y u lawful beaue   ree o l aga  u er  er ao al law uh a o luo  warra e whe ever
a parular e  wh a larger  ur. Vhe Vrbu al  h ae eve  emo rae ha he ow er wa eprve of fu ame al
reog  e ha he a of exproprao whh  he prerogave of rgh of ow erhp a   appear ha h eprvao  o merel
he home ae ma be u erake  uh ma er a o be ephemeral. Vhe  e  of he gover me   le mpora  ha he
eerm e b he home ae  purua e of  pole. Vhe o - effe of he meaure o he ow er a  he form of he meaure
exproprao of a e re bra h of eo om av  o  elf of o rol or  erfere e  le mpora  ha he real of her
rm ao  abe  a  eve e of pae  ba fah or mpa.
rm aor eg . Sa he Vrbu al eao  pef o he
lo he ++ae  g fa  whe  ome o eerm  g he
o -exproprae e erpre or o he exproprae o e or o boh
reko  g po  a whh he operave a of exproprao 
ma juf uh a ffere e of reame . Furhermore a
eeme o have ake plae. Vh  ee al  he ompuao of
oberve b he arbral rbu al  %2!$ a ohere  pol of
ompe ao  epeall wh regar o forgo e prof a 
ao al ao a reao abl be operae grauall  ueve
amage. or g o he rbu al where he ak g  hrough a
age.
ha of eve  he ak g wll o eearl be fou  o have
ourre a he me of eher he fr or he la uh eve  bu
Lal he mpora  or e la ow  h ae  ha
raher whe he  erfere e ha eprve he Clama  of
abl ao laue mu be lear  ema  g from he home
fu ame al rgh of ow erhp a  uh eprvao  " o merel
ae oblgao  whh he  veor ae a e fore aga  .
ephemeral" or whe  beome a "rreverble eprvao . Vhe
be  uh u equvoal pulao  he o ra he home ae
rreverbl po  refer o ha po  where he exere of
a o be eeme o have bee a par o he o ra a  a o
ow erhp rgh of he  veor ha alrea bee re ere
herefore be hel lable u er  erm. Y h ae o lear
aboluel mpoble b he a of he home ae.
oblgao wa mpoe b he o eo o ra o he Yra
gover me . Vhere wa o how g ha he o ra o a e a
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abl ao laue ha woul have oblgae he Yra a /c""c '%" c
gover me  o  ulae he o ra from a  ha ge  ome
law ha woul affe he o ra
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gover me  a o be a o have exproprae moo
 proper omplee whou elv g  o o e of he mo progreve fel of
 breah of  oblgao  beaue o oblgao ex o  par. Y  er ao al ommere free rae. Vhe u erl g ba for he
o luo  he Vrbu al orere Yra
 ompe ao of moo a a weprea promoo of lberal marke paragm  he
eear legal o eque e of he ak g a  uh exproprao  er ao al eo om  he propoo ha rae a a rule 
wa lafe a a lawful o e u er  er ao al law hereb alwa be efal a  he more u hampere a  equal he rae 
ega g he propre of a  awar of amage. he greaer he eo om be ef o be reape a  ulmael he
greaer he level of evelopme  ha all ae a aheve.  g
 +  from he ahe of Worl War YY he ao  of he worl ame o he
agreeme  ha aelera g he reover of evaae ae
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Y        Y a  er ao al free rae aga wh he u erl g aumpo
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woul be more falave of evelopme  f  were o be
u erake u er a regme of progrevel erea g arff a 
Phllp e ere  o a Jo  Sruure greeme  wh Yra a
rl e fore meha m o afeguar aga  u far rae
Gover me  o explo ol. Ymam Khome  park a revoluo 
prae. From he Breo Woo agreeme  aroe uo
uum of g978 a   uee  oppl g over he pa regme 
group he member of whh agree o o u  er ao al rae
Februar g979. Vhe revoluo ar gover me  ee o whraw
u er muuall favourable erm u g a mo favore ao 
all ol o ra wh foreg ompa e u er he gue of
framework. From h uo group ame he Ge eral
?ao al ao -weer e me . Vhe ompa  he ue for
greeme  o Varff a  Vrae. Ulmael he Worl Vrae
reover of ompe ao form he Yra a gover me .
Orga  ao wa bor  a he ma feao of he ae
ere o
Vhe ++ ae  g fa   ha  reerae he or e o o u mullaeral rae wh a vew o eablh g a eo om
 re exproprao eablhe  he 0  Y ae. Vh ae orer where arff are progrevel ereae a  u far rae
however furher qualfe he o ep of  re exproprao b prae are offe b eo om e foreme  meaure.
pro ou  g ha (g) exproprao ee o be of o raual rgh
loel relae o a phal proper;   merel requre ha he Vhe Phlpp e  arguabl he o l juro amo g all
ak g amou  o a Y  
Y    (2) exproprao he ae g aore o he WVO rea where he legal of he
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rea elf ha bee pro ou e b he hghe our of he la . queo  a lke prou  abolue or relave erm
Y he ae of V %  he Supreme Cour ha ha o he prou omeall ma ufaure.
oao o elare ha (g) he Flp o-Fr pol purporel
e hr e  he Co uo  ju a horaor provo whh ow exal he arbrao pa el a  he ppellae Bo
a o be legall e fore a a maer of rgh whou a  of he WVO (whh were eablhe o rule o pue bewee
uppor g leglao (2) he Phlpp e oe o ahere o a ae ar g from he  erpreao of he greeme 
 provo )
olao  eo om pol a    fa aommoave of eal wh ae a  pue ar g from he aopo of uh
 er ao al rae arra geme  ha are a hore o he pol of eo om e foreme  meaure  alo a ferle op. ere
equal a  repro (3) he WVO greeeme  o ue a releva  eo  a  he ee al poro  of her rul g
rea oblgao whh he Phlpp e  bou  o perform u er  erpreave of he greeme 
 provo  wll be o ere
he pr ple of paa u  erva a; a uh  e he paa u 
erva a or e  par of  er ao al law   b  g o he g.c cc
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 he  jur prove
Phlpp e b vrue of he Co uo
 Y orporao Claue (4) wa o auall l ke o he ump g meaure bu a
he  er ao al free rae regme emboe  he WVO reul of uh exra eou faor a he a F a al
greeme  repree  he be poble eo om opo for he Cr eb erv g a   effe  a  u ompeve
Phlpp e o er g he preval g  er ao al eo om eh olog.
o ex. Vh la pro ou eme  of he Cour wa u alle for a
he ver lea  be g a aeme  of pol whh he Cour ha o 2.c c c he Varff Commo of he
ompee e o make. Y e g he ae he wa   herefore Phlpp e   epe e  a   faual f  g are
he Supreme Cour o o l olfe he argume  ha he WVO gve grea wegh b he Cour.
greeme   a val rea oblgao  bu alo mae he u ole
pro ou eme  of he rae regme
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applao for remee mu follow he proe e ou 
Vhe mpleme ao of he WVO greeme   he he rea;  h ae he ae houl have bee brough
ou r however  o whou ue.  expee ma  before he GVV a  o he WVO beaue he meaure
o e ou o rovere have o fro e he ou r prmarl  were mpoe u er GVV.
he fel of proe g aga  u far rae meaure of oher ae.
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progreve lower g of arff  alo pu  plae era meaure 
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cc588cFche US mu mpoe
of eo om e foreme  o e ure ha rae bewee ao  are rae rero  ha are  o ju o wh rero 
a equal a poble. Vhee eo om e foreme  meaure are o ome prouo or o umpo a  mu mpoe
a -ump g meaure ou erval g meaure a  afeguar hem aga  o o l mpore bu loall harvee
meaure prou.

(g) a -ump g meaure here  ump g whe he Y  alo releva  ha o e of he reog  e val grou 
expor pre of a ommo  le ha  ormal value  for he mpoo of rae rero  are he o-alle
he expor g ae. -ump g meaure eek o Sa ar a  Phoa ar Sa ar (SPS) whh allow a
equal e rae  uh ma er a for he ommo o mpor g ae o mpoe rae meaure o proe huma 
auall refle  value from he a ar of he a mal or pla  lfe or healh  he error of member ae
expor g ae. Suh meaure mu be u erake o l eher from (g) e r  eablhme  or prea of pe or
afer  wa prove ha (g) a ump g ex (2) here wa eae (2) rk ar g from ave o am a  ox  or
a aual  jur o a ome  ur (3) here  a aual eae-au g orga m (3) from a rk ar g from a eae
l k bewee he ump g a  he  jur. Y ao  he or pe arre b a a mal or pla  (4) o preve  or lm
meaure mu be  ae b 25% of a  ur affee. oher amage  he error of member ae ar g from
he  rouo  eablhme  or prea of pe. Vhe
(2) ou erval g meaure a ub  a f a al mpoo of hee meaure however are ubje o he
o rbuo b a gover me  where here  eher a how g of uffe  e f ba a  he u erak g of rk
re fu  ra fer a reve ue whh oherwe ue  aeme  meaure.  halle ge o he val of SPS
forgo e or whe a gover me  prove goo a  meaure mu be a hore o he propoo of a avalable
erve. Y uh ae ou erval g meaure ma be aler ave o he meaure be g halle ge ha woul (g)
emploe b he mpor g ae o make he prou prove he ame or a hgher proeo ha ha gve b he
refle  aual value ak g  o o erao he halle ge meaure a  (2) be le rerve of rae.
ub ha  ma ufaurer have reeve. Suh
meaure ma be u erake o l f  wa prove ha (g) 5.c  c> cc58+(88 rk aeme   a
a ump g ex (2) here wa a aual  jur o a prereque  he mpoo of SPS meaure
ome  ur (3) here  a aual l k bewee he
ump g a  he  jur. 6.c cc58+(88 qua ave rae prefere e
are volao  of he mo favore ao provo of he
(3) afeguar meaure afeguar meaure are WVO greeme . Vhe ame arff ue mu be mpoe
emploe whe here  a how g of a rama  reae o mlar prou regarle of he org .
 he mpor of a parular ommo. Dump g or
u far ub ee o be prove o juf reor o hee
meaure  be g e ough ha urge  mpor  prove
alo ge a erou  jur or hrea of  jur ha he
former ha aue or wll aue a  ha he prou 
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