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52 o w ~ o II. REMEDIES OF MEXICO The courts of the United States are without jurisdiction to entertain suits between nations conccr)ling obligations under international law, such matters not being judicially cognizable.'8 Two other forums appear to be available: an arbitral tribunal invoked under the -Inter-American Arbitration Treaty of 1929 and the International Court of Justice. . A. THE INTER-AMERICAN ARBITRATION TREATY" Article 1 of the treaty provides that differences of an international character arising between the parties which "it has not been possible to adjust by diplomacy" and which "are juridical in their nature by reason of being susceptible of decision by the application of the principles of law" may be submitted to arbitration. Article 1 states that the contracting parties "bind themselves to submit to arbitration" of such international differences. Included in Article 1 among questions of a juridical character are, inter alia, "the interpretation of a treaty" and "any question of international law." We are of the view that if negotiations between Mexico and the United States fail to result in a solution of the W ellton-Mohawk problem, arbitration may properly be requested to inter- pret the rights of Mexico under the 1944 treaty as well as to determine Mexico's rights under customary international law. . B. THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE The compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice similarly extends to all legal disputes concern- ing "the interpretation of a treaty" and "any question of international law." The declaration of the United S3 Botiller v. Dominguez, 130 U.S. 238 (1889); George E. Warren Corp. v. United States, 94 F. 2d 597 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 304 U.S. 572 (1938). 8449 Stat. 3153 (1936). . .., ..~.--.......,-.,..-~'': ""'-.-"'''''''''''''~~''''''''''''''-''-'-~.'-;:~-'''--'--''-.''''','-''-~''''~''''''7--:,,,:,,~-,,,.,,~'-""T"-"""~"~ "-~'"""'" " "