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Legal Terms - Bryan Treaties (Bryan Arbitration Treaties)
the set of agreements that created permanent commissions of inquiry and were signed in Washington in 1914. William Jennings Bryan, the US Secretary of State at the time, is the inspiration behind their name. These types of investigations were intended to settle disputes between the United States of America and numerous foreign nations. Although the treaties varied, they all shared the following important aspect: the *high contracting parties committed to: (1) not starting hostilities before the report was submitted; and (2) referring all disputes that diplomatic means had failed to resolve to a Permanent International Commission for investigation and report.
the set of agreements that created permanent commissions of inquiry and were signed in Washington in 1914. William Jennings Bryan, the US Secretary of State at the time, is the inspiration behind their name. These types of investigations were intended to settle disputes between the United States of America and numerous foreign nations. Although the treaties varied, they all shared the following important aspect: the *high contracting parties committed to: (1) not starting hostilities before the report was submitted; and (2) referring all disputes that diplomatic means had failed to resolve to a Permanent International Commission for investigation and report.
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