State responsibility — Claims — In general — Valuation of property — Land and buildings — Furniture and tools — Relevance of insured value — Proper rate of depreciation — Relevance of Balance Sheet values — Accounts receivable — Deduction for bad debts — Payments on account made by subsidiary to parent company — Whether such payments result in reduction in total assets of subsidiary company — Claim by parent company as owner and creditor of subsidiary — Which claim should have preference.

State responsibility — Claims — Miscellaneous — Evidence of loss — Relevance of lack of corroboration — Standard of proof applied by municipal claims commission — Valuation of shares in nationalized foreign companies — Method of — United States Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.

State responsibility — Claims — Nationality of — Claim based upon loss of stock interests in foreign company through nationalization — Requirement that certain percentage of stock must be held by nationals of claimant State — The law of the United States of America.

State responsibility — Claims — In general — Valuation of property Shares in nationalized corporations at time of nationalizationSources of information used in valuation.

State responsibility — Claims — In general — Municipal claims commissions — Rules of evidence applied by — Relevance of lack of corroboration — United States Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.

State responsibility — Claims — Nationality of — Requirement of continuous national ownership since claim arose — Modification of rule by treaty — Peace Treaty with Hungary, 1947, Articles 26 and 27 — Claims under United States International Claims Settlement Act, 1949, s. 303 (1).

International law — Relation to municipal law — Legislation governing distribution of fund paid by foreign Government under claims settlement agreement — Rule of nationality of claims — Presumption that Legislature would not override this rule — The law of the United States of America.

State responsibility — Claims — In general — Settlement fund paid by respondent Government — Ownership of — Effect of terms of settlement agreement — The law of the United States of America.

State responsibility — Claims — Nationality of — Claimant becoming a national after claim arose — International law rule as to nationality of claims — Effect of municipal legislation relating to distribution of compensation fund by municipal claims commission — Presumption against intention of Legislature to override international law rule — The law of the United States of America.

State responsibility — Claims — Nationality of — Requirement of continuous national ownership — Indirect interest in foreign company with claims arising out of war damage and subsequent nationalization — Indirect interest increased by acquisition of shares after claims arose — Relevance of nationality of persons from whom these shares acquired.

State responsibility — Kinds of — For taking of, or interference with, property — Property compulsorily sold by order of GovernmentRequirement of loss resulting from sales being attributable to Government action.

State responsibility — Claims — Nationality of — Requirement of continuous national ownership — Subject-matter of claim transferred to pledgee as security for debt — Pledgor not a national of claimant State — Whether possession of such nationality by pledgee sufficient.

State responsibility — Claims — Assignment of — Bequest of claim in will — Whether proof of ownership interest in subject — matter of claim also required — United States International Claims Settlement Act, 1949, Section 303 (2).

State responsibility — Claims — Nationality of — Requirement of continuous national ownership — Determination of date when claim arose.

State responsibility — Claims — Nationality of — Claimant acquiring nationality of claimant State after claim arose — Succession to claim of deceased non-national — Nationality of claims rule — Effect of municipal legislation relating to distribution of compensation fund by municipal claims commission — Presumption against intention of Legislature to override international law rule — The law of the United States of America.

State responsibility — Interest — In general — War damage claims — Whether “just and adequate compensation” includes payment of interest — Payment of lump-sum compensation under treaty to be distributed as recipient Government deems appropriate — Whether such payment amounts to tacit acceptance of liability to pay interest — Interest as element in reparation for culpability.

The individual in international law — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention for Protection of — European Commission of Human Rights — Competence of Commission to investigate compatibility of a law with the Convention — Requirement that applicant has been victim of a violation of Convention — Exhaustion of local remedies (Article 26).

The individual in international law — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention for Protection of — European Commission of Human Rights — Right to proper administration of justice (Article 6) — Tribunal whose decisions are not within competence of Commission — Appeal to Constitutional Court — Decision of bench of three judges — Inclusion of conviction in police record — Non-retroactivity of penal legislation (Article 7) — Conviction on charge not an offence in applicant's own State — Inclusion in police record not a conviction.

The individual in international law — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention for Protection of — European Commission of Human Rights — Non-retroactivity of penal legislation (Article 7) — Right to fair administration of justice (Article 6) — Applicability of Convention only to events occurring after entry into force — Application to be made within six months of final decision (Article 26) — Exhaustion of local remedies (Article 26) — Extent to which Commission can take cognizance of errors by domestic courts (Article 19).

The individual in international law — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention for Protection of — European Commission of Human Rights — Right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions (First Protocol, Article 1) — Right to an effective remedy before national authorities (Convention, Article 13) — Non-discrimination (Article 14).

The individual in international law — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention for Protection of — European Commission of Human Rights — Principle of non bis in idem (Article 27 (1) (b)) — Right to free legal assistance — Counsel appointed by Court (Article 6 (3) (c)) — Interpretation by reference to travaux préparatoires.

The individual in international law — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention for Protection of — European Commission of Human Rights — Right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions (First Protocol, Article 1) — Confiscation of property — Measure introduced in public interest — General principles of international law regarding compensation not applicable — Non-discrimination (Article 14) — Error of fact or law by national courts — Competence of Commission (Article 19).

The individual in international law — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention for Protection of — European Commission of Human Rights — Exhaustion of local remedies (Article 26) — Ineffective remedy — Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8) — Custody and education of illegitimate child.

The individual in international law — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention for Protection of — European Commission of Human Rights — Right to a fair and public hearing (Article 6 (1)) — Reservation by respondent Government — Right of accused person to defend himself (Article 6 (3) (c)) — Right to be informed of nature and cause of accusation (Article 6 (3) (a)) — Conviction for offence other than that charged — Right to adequate facilities for preparation of defence (Article 6 (3) (b)) — Right to consult case-file — Function of Commission in determining admissibility — Travaux préparatoires.

The individual in international law — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention for Protection of — European Commission of Human Rights — Right to vote (First Protocol, Article 3) — Respect for private life and home (Article 8) — Limits of permissible interference with — Measures necessary for protection of public morals — Censorship of prisoner's correspondence — Right to prompt trial (Article 5 (3)) — Circumstances justifying lengthy remand — Fair administration of justice (Article 6) — Right of individual application (Article 25 (1)) — Circumstances not amounting to hindrance — Exhaustion of local remedies (Article 26).

The individual in international law — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention for Protection of — European Commission of Human Rights — Right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions (First Protocol, Article 1) — Measure introduced in public interest — Right of State to enforce payment of taxes or other contributions or penalties — Non-discrimination required only in respect of guaranteed right (Convention, Articles 1 and 14).

The individual in international law — Human rights and freedoms European Convention for Protection of — European Commission of Human Rights — Right to be heard by impartial tribunal (Article 6 (1)) — Limitation on right to challenge propter affectum.