Conciliation Procedures Research Articles

Possibilities and Limitations of Conciliation Procedures

Possibilities and Limitations of Conciliation Procedures

The Savings and Credit Unions Act of Quebec, 1963

The Ontario Human Rights Code represents an attempt by the legislators of this province to protect its citizens and residents from discrimination in the areas of housing, employment, and public accommodations. It is not a perfect instrument designed to cover all violations of human rights but deals, instead, with the types of discrimination to which minority groups are particularly vulnerable. In administering this legislation the commission places a distinct priority on persuasion and conciliation and uses sanctions only when the expressed desires of the public are purposely being thwarted. This dual approach is an acknowledgement of the fact that civil and criminal procedures, by themselves, do not change prejudiced individuals who would deny fundamental rights to their fellow man. To obtain the optimum benefit from this approach, we feel that enforcement and conciliation procedures must be wedded to a broadly based educational programme. While the commission is primarily responsible for enforcing the legislation and preventing discrimination, it is nevertheless strongly committed to creating a climate of understanding and respect among all races, creeds, and national groups in this province. The establishment of this climate can be greatly assisted, or deterred, by individual members of the legal profession.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration. Rules of Arbitration and Conciliation For Settlement of International Disputes between two Parties of Which Only One is a State

In case of international disputes between two parties of which only one is a State, the International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration is authorized to place its premises and organization at the disposal of the parties desirous of having recourse to either the arbitration procedure, or the conciliation procedure, or the conciliation procedure followed, in case of non-conciliation, by the arbitration procedure.

International Relations promoted by Broadcasting

AN international convention on the use of broadcasting in the cause of peace was adopted at a Conference at Geneva on September 23 and signed by representatives of eighteen countries. Soviet Russia signed with some reservations, but Hungary did not sign the convention although the Hungarian delegation had taken part in the proceedings throughout. The Italian delegation, which had also followed the proceedings with close interest, had previously been instructed to withdraw from the conference, and left expressing good wishes for its success. The text of the convention does not differ essentially from that prepared by the International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation at the request of the Assembly of the League of Nations. There are fifteen articles, of which six deal with matters of substance. The purpose of the convention is to ensure that broadcasting is never used in a manner prejudicial to good international understanding. A distinction is made between messages in the nature of a direct appeal to the inhabitants of another country and those designed primarily for national listeners. The former are prohibited in so far as they incite to acts incompatible with the internal peace or security of the territory of another party. States are bound under the convention to prohibit any broadcast likely to prejudice good international understanding by statements the incorrectness of which is, or ought to be, known to those responsible for the broadcast and to ensure that such statements are rectified immediately. Under a special provision, Governments agree, especially in time of crisis, to ensure the accuracy of the information concerning international relations broadcast within their territories. Provision is also made for the exchange of information calculated to promote a better knowledge of civilization and the conditions of life in the countries concerned and also for arbitration and conciliation procedure in the event of a dispute.

Convention on Conciliation Procedure

Convention on Conciliation Procedure

Protocol on the Extension of the Treaty of April 24, 1926, and the Convention on Conciliation Procedure of January 25, 1929, Between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Germany

Protocol on the Extension of the Treaty of April 24, 1926, and the Convention on Conciliation Procedure of January 25, 1929, Between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Germany

Conciliation Procedure in Small Cases

AT the time the Conciliation Branch of the Municipal Court of Cleveland was opened, in March, 1913, it could be said that there was no place in the United States where there was assurance that cases involving small amounts would be tried with that economy in time and fees which is essential to real justice. President Taft had spoken and written emphatically concerning the need for doing justice for the large number of people who can never be parties to any but petty litigation. It is interesting to reread a few sentences penned by the great American who is now Chief Justice of the United States: