Advisory Opinion on the Interpretation of the Greco-Turkish Agreement of 1 December 1926

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The Advisory Opinion on the Interpretation of the Greco-Turkish Agreement of 1 December 1926 is a landmark decision by the Permanent Court of International Justice that clarified treaty obligations between Greece and Turkey arising from their post–World War I settlement arrangements.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory opinion
case before the Permanent Court of International Justice
decision of an international court
adoptedBy Permanent Court of International Justice
appliesPrinciple good faith in treaty performance
interpretation of treaties according to their terms and context
pacta sunt servanda
characteristic authoritative interpretation of an international treaty
non-binding advisory character
concerns rights and obligations of Greece under the Greco-Turkish Agreement of 1 December 1926
rights and obligations of Turkey under the Greco-Turkish Agreement of 1 December 1926
court Permanent Court of International Justice
hasParty Greece
Turkey
historicalContext League of Nations era
aftermath of World War I
influenced subsequent practice of treaty interpretation by international courts
involvesState Greece
Turkey
language English
French
legalIssue clarification of treaty obligations between Greece and Turkey
interpretation of bilateral agreement concerning post-war arrangements
legalNature interpretative ruling on a bilateral treaty
legalSystem public international law
relatedTo Greco-Turkish Agreement of 1 December 1926
League of Nations system of dispute settlement
post–World War I peace settlement
renderedUnder Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice
auspices of the League of Nations
subjectMatter interpretation of the Greco-Turkish Agreement of 1 December 1926
post–World War I settlement arrangements between Greece and Turkey
treaty interpretation

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Permanent Court of International Justice
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