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Draft convention concerning recognition of the legal personality of foreign companies (Sociétés), Associations, and Foundations
L A Nypels
Appendix 4.9 of the International Associations Statutes Series vol 1, UIA eds (1988)
Institute of International Law, Suzanne Bastid
Appendix 4.8 of the International Associations Statutes Series vol 1, UIA eds (1988)
A proposal for a draft convention was presented by Suzanne Bastid to the 44th Session of the Institute of International Law (Bath, 1950). The proposal was adopted by the Institute with support from international lawyers in both civil and common law countries. States have shown no publically registered interest in the draft of which the text follows.
Nicolas Politis
Institute of International Law
Appendix 4.5 of the International Associations Statutes Series vol 1, UIA eds (1988)
A member of the Institute of International Law, Nicolas Politis, developed the earlier proposals by von Bar from 1912 (see Appendix 4.1) and presented them in a report to the Institute (1). The resulting draft convention on the legal condition of international associations was unanimously approved during the fiftieth anniversary session of the Institute in Brussels in 1923. The text is as follows.
M Bondi
Appendix 4.3 of the International Associations Statutes Series vol 1, UIA eds (1988)
At the fourth Congress organized by the non-governmental Comité International des Congrès d'Assistance Publique et Privée (Copenhagen, 1910) the following resolution was voted:
Draft International Convention on International Associations
Appendix 4.2 of the International Associations Statutes Series vol 1, UIA eds (1988)
In order to fulfil the intentions of the 1st World Congress concerningan international convention, an accompanying resolution was adopted:
Institute of International Law
Appendix 4.1 of the International Associations Statutes Series vol 1, UIA eds (1988)
The 1st World Congress of International Associations met in 1910 and established the Union of International Associations. The Congress proposed that there should be:
Appendix 3.8: Comparative table, published in the International Associations Statutes Series vol 1, UIA eds (1988)
The various proposals for international conventions presented in Appendices 4 and 5 identify many different issues relevant to the legal status of international associations. Some of the issues are identified in many of the proposals; some in only a few of them. The following table is designed to facilitate any overview of the information in the different proposals.
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