Chapter II—On the Permanent Court of Arbitration
Art. 20. Undertaking of the signatory powers to organise a permanent court.
Art. 21. The permanent court shall be competent for all arbitration cases, unless the parties agree to institute a special tribunal.
Art. 22. An international bureau, established at The Hague, serves as record office for the court, and the channel for communications relative to the meetings of the court. It has the custody of the archives and conducts all the administrative business.
Art. 23. Selection of members of the court.
Art. 24. Arbitrators are to be chosen from the general list of members of the court. Alternative provisions in case of failure of direct agreement.
Art. 25. Seat of the tribunal to be ordinarily at The Hague.
Art. 26. The jurisdiction of the permanent court may within the conditions laid down in the regulations, be extended to disputes between non-signatory powers, or between signatory powers and non-signatory powers if the parties are agreed on recourse to this tribunal.
Art. 27. Reminding powers of the existence of the court not to be considered an unfriendly act.
Art. 28. Institution and duties of a permanent administrative council to be composed of the diplomatic representatives of the signatory powers accredited to The Hague and of the Netherland minister for foreign affairs, who will act as president.