I move:—
"Go gceaduíonn an Dáil an Dreacht-chonnra chun Athscrúdú do dhéanamh ar Reacht Bhuan-Chúirt an Bhreithiúnais Eadarnáisiúnta, do sighníodh i nGeneva ar an 14adh lá de Mheán Fhomhair, 1929, agus dar leagadh cóip ar Bhord na Dála ar an molann don Ard-Chomhairle gach ní is gá do dhéanamh chun é do dhaingniú."
"That the Dáil approves of the Protocol for the Revision of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice, signed at Geneva on the 14th day of September, 1929, a copy of which was laid on the Table of the Dáil on the 7th day of May, 1930, and recommends the Executive Council to take the necessary steps for its ratification."
This is the Protocol for the revision of the Statute of the Permanent Court, signed at Geneva on the 14th September and presented to this House on a date in May. It is a rather lengthy Protocol but the main changes are small. The Statute of this Permanent Court was drawn up first of all in 1920, and the eight years that have elapsed between that date and the revision showed that the constitution of the Court was to some extent defective. A resolution was passed asking for a revision and a committee of twelve jurists was established to deal with the revision. The amendments relate mainly to procedure. The important ones are that there is an increase in the number of Judges, from eleven to fifteen. That is effected by raising the status of four who were previously described as Deputy Judges. The second point in which there is a change is that Judges, while they hold judicial office in the International Court are prevented from engaging in any other occupation of a professional nature. There is a permanent session of the Court, allowing for vacations for groups of Judges. There is an arrangement whereby the salaries of Judges are fixed, and there is a chapter relating to advisory opinions which follows on the Protocol that we have just discussed. The amendments are mainly in matters of procedure. They have been put forward by the committee of jurists and they gained the acceptance of the Assembly.