The weakness of the Internationa: legal order so far has been chiefly due to the non-existence of an International police force. The creation of such an executive has been strongly urged by famous authors and statesmen, and in 1911 a plan was worked out for an International army, and in 1913 there was a proposal for an International Fleet; there was also a belief that an International police force would be an indispensible i strument in the community of star Ig the Court of International Justica were given power to sit in judgment on all states, and if its judgment: were carried out. it would be able to contribute even more to the main tenance of the International legal order. This Court has shown that during the past 17 years that it is possible to settle International disputes by judicial procedure. and it has gained the approval of the entire world by the high standard of its judgments and the integrity of its judges, Whoever has, like myself, had the privilege of spending many a quiet morning in the library of the Hague Palace will no doubt remember with
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