![[THE LOTUS PRINCIPLE / FRENCH - TURKISH RELATIONS] Beynelmilel Bozkurt - Lotus davasında Türk - Fransiz müdâfaalari. [i.e., Turkish & French defences in the international Bozkurt-Lotus case]. Translated by Menemenlizâde Edhem](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0390/3294/6819/files/13_s.jpg?v=1740577222)
[THE LOTUS PRINCIPLE / FRENCH - TURKISH RELATIONS] Beynelmilel Bozkurt - Lotus davasında Türk - Fransiz müdâfaalari. [i.e., Turkish & French defences in the international Bozkurt-Lotus case]. Translated by Menemenlizâde Edhem
[ALTAVIRA Y CREVEA, RAFAEL (Spanish jurist and historian) (1866-1951)]. Adliye Vekâleti Istatistik ve Nesriyât Müdüriyeti, Türk Ocaklari Matbaasi, Ankara, 1927. Original trichrome wrappers. 4to. (27 x 20 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish in Arabic letters). 4, 56, 72, 92, 32, 92, 41, 31, 8, 25 p., two full paged b/w plates. ---- First and only edition of detailed account of the Lotus case, an international legal case involving France and Turkey in front of the Permanent Court of International Justice, compiled by Spanish judge Altavira y Crevea and translated by Turkish Distinguished Professor of International Law Menemenlizâde Edhem (1878-1965). The case is known for establishing the so-called "Lotus principle" in international law, says that sovereign states may act in any way they wish so long as they do not contravene an explicit prohibition. The Bozkurt-Lotus case, decided by the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) in 1927, became a landmark in international law, es