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27 Am. J. Int'l L. 649 (1933)
Membership in the Universal Postal Union

handle is hein.journals/ajil27 and id is 657 raw text is: MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION By BEN J MN AKziN Assistant in the Institute of Comparative Law, University of Paris The Universal Postal Union is one of the oldest of the existing interstate organizations. It has a continuous record of useful service to the interna- tional community, extending over a period of almost sixty years. It was first established as the Union Ggndrale des Postes in 1874, and it has borne its present name since 1878. A study of its structure has raised many interest- ink points with reference to its membership, and has revealed innovations of which little account has been taken by writers on international law, but which may have significance for the theory and the practical development of international personality. On the other hand, certain ambiguities of the texts of the Postal Conventions may be pointed out, which might be con- veniently avoided in future enactments. The following is a list of the main instruments, defining the organization and the scope of the Union, from its inception and up to the present day: Treaty of Berne, of October 9, 1874 Arrangement of Berne, of January 27, 1876 Convention of Paris, of June 1, 1878 Additional Act of Lisbon, of March 21, 1885 Convention of Vienna, of July 4, 1891 Convention of Washington, of June 15, 1897 Convention of Rome, of May 26, 1906 Convention of Madrid, of November 30, 1920 Convention of Stockholm, of August 28, 1924 Convention of London, of June 28, 19291 1The texts will be found in the publications of the Postal Union and in the official pub- lications of the participating states, as well as in the following collections: Treaty of Berne- Martens, Nouveau Recueil Gbz~ral de Trait~s, 2e srie, Vol. 1, p. 651, British & Foreign State Papers, Vol. 65; Arrangement of Berne-Martens, id., p. 660, State Papers, Vol. 67; Con- vention of Paris-Martens, Vol. 3, p. 699, State Papers, Vol. 69; Additional Act of Lisbon- Martens, Vol. 11, p. 1, State Papers, Vol. 76; Convention of Vienna-Martens, Vol. 17, p. 628, State Papers, Vol. 83; Convention of Washington-Martens, Vol. 28, p. 453, State Papers, Vol. 89; Convention of Rome-Martens, 3e s6rie, Vol. 1, p. 355, State Papers, Vol. 99; Convention of Madrid-Martens, Vol. 15, p. 722, State Papers, Vol. 114; Convention of Stockholm-Martens, Vol. 19, p. 345; Convention of London-League of Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 102, p. 245, Hudson, International Legislation, Vol. 4, p. 2869. The official language of all Postal Conventions is French. The texts quoted in the present article fol- low the translation of the League of Nations Treaty Series, for the Convention of 1929, and that of the U. S. Statutes, for the preceding conventions.

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