INTERNATIONAL SLAVERY CONVENTION. SEPl'EMBER 25: 1926. 2193 It is agreed that: (1) Subject to the transitional provisions laid down in para- l!cEp~~YfOrpUb graph (2) below, compulsory or forced labour may only be Poet, p. 2198. exacted for public purposes. (2) In territories in which compulsory or forced labour for w:e~d::3roth~.d, other than public purposes still survives, the High Contracting Parties shall endeavour progressively and as soon as possible to put an end to the practice. So long as such forced or compul- sory labour exists, this labour shall invariably be of an excep- tional character, shall always receive adequate remuneration, and shall not involve the removal of the labourers from their usual }lace of residence. f • •• Responsibility 0 tar. (3) n all cases, the responslbibty for any recourse to com- rltoriaJ authorities. pulsory or forced labour shall rest with the competent central authorities of the territory concerned. Article 6. Those of the High Contracting Parties whose laws do not at pl'88ent TarmstroBot (talk) ~ Ce~~: make adequate provision for the punishment of infractions of laws and regulations enacted with a view to giving effect to the purposes of the present Convention undertake to adopt the necessary measures in order that severe penalties may be imposed in respect of such infractions. Article 7. The High Contracting Parties undertaka to communicate to each tiJ:u~ft!:s:~~.; other and to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations any laws pllcable hereto. and regulatiuns which they may enact with a view to the application of the provisions of the present Convention. Article 8. The High Contracting Parties agree that disputes arising between pu~~ent of dJ8.. them relating to the interpretation or application of this Convention shall, if they cannot be settled by direct negotiation, be referred for decision to the Permanent Court of International Justice. In case either or both of the States Parties to such a dispute should not be parties to the Protocol of December 16th, 1920, relating to the Per- manent Court of International Justice, the dispute shall be referred, at the choice of the Parties and in accordance with the constitutional procedure of each State, either to the Permanent Court of Interna- tional Justice or to a court of arbitration constituted in accordance with the Convention of October 18th, 1907, for the Pacific Settle- Vol. 36, p. 2221 . ment of International Disputes, or to some other court of arbitration. Article 9. At the time of signature or of ratification or of accession, any High In ~=';~= ~ICo~~ Contracting Party may declare that its acceptance of the present vention. Convention does not bmd some or all of the territories placed under its sovereignty, jurisdiction, protection, suzerainty or tutelage in respect of all or any provisions of the Convention; it may subse- quently accede separately on behalf of anyone of them or in respect of ~!!y provision to which anyone of them is not a party.
