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PEACE PRELIMINARIES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Public Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reintegration
1, record 1, English, reintegration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- restoration 2, record 1, English, restoration
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The preamble to Art. 51 of the Peace Treaty represents the cession of Alsace-Lorraine, under the unusual name of reintegration, as the fulfilment of "the moral obligation to redress the wrong done by Germany in 1871 both to the rights of France and to the wishes of the population, which were separated from their country in spite of the solemn protest of their representatives at the Assembly of Bordeaux". 1, record 1, English, - reintegration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The territories which were ceded to Germany in accordance with the Preliminaries of Peace signed at Versailles on February 26, 1871, and the Treaty of Frankfurt of May 10, 1871, are restored to French sovereignty as from the date of the Armistice of November 11, 1918. The provisions of the Treaties establishing the delimitation of the frontiers before 1871 shall be restored. 2, record 1, English, - reintegration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit international public
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réintégration
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9int%C3%A9gration
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Remise, par un procédé autre dans son principe, ses modalités ou ses effets, que celui par lequel peut être acquise une situation juridique nouvelle, dans une situation juridique antérieurement perdue. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9int%C3%A9gration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme employé : A l'égard de l'Alsace-Lorraine, par le traité de paix de Versailles du 28 juin 1919, lequel dispose : "Les H.P.C., ayant reconnu l'obligation morale de réparer le tort fait par l'Allemagne en 1871, tant au droit de la France qu'à la volonté des populations d'Alsace et de Lorraine, séparées de leur Patrie malgré la protestation solennelle de leurs représentants à l'Assemblée de Bordeaux, - Sont d'accord sur les articles suivants : - Art. 51. Les territoires cédés à l'Allemagne, en vertu des Préliminaires de Paix, signés à Versailles le 26 février 1871 et du Traité de Francfort du 10 mai 1871, sont réintégrés dans la souveraineté française à dater de l'Armistice du 11 novembre 1918". 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9int%C3%A9gration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- preliminaries of peace
1, record 2, English, preliminaries%20of%20peace
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- preliminary treaty of peace 2, record 2, English, preliminary%20treaty%20of%20peace
correct
- peace preliminaries 3, record 2, English, peace%20preliminaries
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Although ready to terminate the war through a treaty of peace, belligerents are frequently not able to settle all the terms at once. In such cases hostilities are usually brought to an end through so-called preliminaries of peace, the definitive treaty to take the place of the preliminaries being concluded later on. Such preliminaries are a treaty in themselves, embodying an agreement between the parties regarding such terms of peace as are essential. Preliminaries are as binding as any other treaty, and therefore need ratification. Very often, but not necessarily, the definitive treaty of peace is concluded at a place other than that at which the preliminaries were settled. 1, record 2, English, - preliminaries%20of%20peace
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... a preliminary treaty of peace may be either of two things. Sometimes it is only a promise to conclude a final treaty of peace, that is to say, a simple pactum de contrahendo. But sometimes also a preliminary treaty of peace contains clauses which manifestly restore peace, although the settlement of certain questions is altogether reserved for the final treaty. 2, record 2, English, - preliminaries%20of%20peace
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- préliminaires de paix
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9liminaires%20de%20paix
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accord conclu entre États belligérants en vue de mettre fin à la guerre et qui, suivant les dispositions qu'il contient, soit constitue seulement une promesse de conclure la paix, soit opère le rétablissement de la paix en laissant à un traité ultérieur le soin de régler les questions que cet accord préliminaire laisse en suspens. 1, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9liminaires%20de%20paix
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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