The Case of Interpretation of the Statute of the Memel Territory in the Diaries of M. Römeris. Part III. In the Permanent Court of International Justice: Is it Possible to Remove the President of the Directorate? Cover Image

Klaipėdos krašto statuto aiškinimo byla M. Römerio dienoraščiuose. III dalis. Nuolatiniame Tarptautinio Teisingumo Teisme: ar galima atšaukti iš pareigų Direktorijos pirm ninką?
The Case of Interpretation of the Statute of the Memel Territory in the Diaries of M. Römeris. Part III. In the Permanent Court of International Justice: Is it Possible to Remove the President of the Directorate?

Author(s): Ieva Deviatnikovaitė
Subject(s): International Law, Court case
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: M. Römeris; Klaipeda Region; Statute; Court of International Justice;

Summary/Abstract: M. Römeris became an ad hoc judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice in the case of interpretation of the Statute of the Memel Territory. He devoted a lot of pages to this case in his diaries. In them, the lawyer reveals the details of the trial. Due to the abundance of material, this study consists of a cycle of four articles: „The Origin of the Case and Preparation for the Court“; “In the Permanent Court of International Justice“; „In the Permanent Court of International Justice: Judgment“; „Court, Judges, after Returning to Lithuania“. The title of entire series of articles is „The Case of Interpretation of the Statute of the Memel Territory in the Diaries of M. Römeris“. In this article, we present a story about individual judges’ notes on the first four questions of the complaint, preliminary changes of opinion on the fifth and sixth questions of the complaint, and the final decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice in the case of the interpretation of the Statute of the Memel Territory.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 114
  • Page Range: 179-189
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Lithuanian