Final nominations, he suggests, fare to be made regardless nationality. The World Court would fix the salaries-and conditions of Payment for: the upkeep of the Special courts. This arrangement, would be embodied in a fo1 diplomatic act. The courts be Chinese. and the judges Chin officials, Professor Shotwell observes that there would be no more derogation of Chinese sovereignty in the establishment of these courts than in the case of ancient Rome, which built its law according to somewhat similar methods. It "too had: te make provision for the rights vot foreign merchants within Roman territory.
He admits that his proposal does not attempt to cover every aspect of the extraterritoriality problem it details which would require to be. worked. out, preferably by a commission-of conipetent jurists together with the organs of diplomacy.
It is understood that the American Hdelegation is favourably impressed by Professor Shotwell's "scheme, Which has not yet been considered by the other delegations.—Reuter.
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