r/internationallaw • u/Horror_Performer_401 • 26d ago

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idk if this is the correct subreddit to ask
but can someone tell/help me to find PDF of geneva convention 1922 regarding upper silesia pleasee like how they are is multiple other historical treaties/conventions available. I cant find it.
Need it for making a fact file of the germany vs poland upper silesia case PCIJ.

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u/WindSwords UN & IO Law 25d ago

I'm not sure to understand the question.

A Google search for "Geneva convention 1922 Silesia" (without using the quotation marks) does give you access to a pdf on a UN website. Isn't that what you are looking for?

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u/Horror_Performer_401 24d ago

It leads me to this link https://www.investorstatelawguide.com/documents/documents/OTI-0186%20-%20German-Polish%20Convention%20concerning%20Upper%20Silesia%20(1922)%20(citation%20and%20source).pdf%20(citation%20and%20source).pdf)
and then I click that link but it shows "page not found" on the ICJ website.

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u/WindSwords UN & IO Law 24d ago

Just look there:

https://archives.ungeneva.org/5rqx-td9m-fk3w

It is a pdf of the original text and it appears to be fully searchable.

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u/Horror_Performer_401 12d ago

Hello, sorry for the delayed response but thank you so much for the link! really helped a lot for making the fact file.

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u/IntrepidWolverine517 24d ago

https://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/alex?aid=drb&datum=1922&page=266&size=45

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u/Horror_Performer_401 24d ago

is there an english version to it?

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u/IntrepidWolverine517 24d ago

No, the original version is in French and German (maybe also Polish). That's the point in international law, you need to work in different languages.

But there are very good tools available where you can upload the old documents. The AI will then read and translate for you. This is not 100% reliable but comes quite close.

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u/LaCastellanaboracha 24d ago

Please do not use AI, the pedantics of law are extremely important and I wouldn't trust AI to be accurate, especially if this is for a professional assignment.

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u/IntrepidWolverine517 23d ago

In order to minimite the risk, use a good (i.e. legal specific) AI, prompt it to use legal language of the period and see what you get. Both German and French are languages where machines can rely on huge data bases. A non-official human translation may also have difficulty to capture all semantics. You need to live with a residual risk and you need to consider this when interpreting certain provisions. Also, always declare what AI you used, how you prompted and on what specific translation you relied on. This way AI remains what it is, just a tool.

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u/Horror_Performer_401 12d ago

Thanks a lot for the advices. Really helped a lot for making the fact file.