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Page 28
... executions ; that is , ravage and destruction . b . When the enemy , being in his own country , finds it to his advantage to prolong the war and evade coming to action , it is THE LAWS OF WAR 29 permissible to ravage the country II - 12-15.
... executions ; that is , ravage and destruction . b . When the enemy , being in his own country , finds it to his advantage to prolong the war and evade coming to action , it is THE LAWS OF WAR 29 permissible to ravage the country II - 12-15.
Page 52
... executed for every soldier of the United States killed in violation of the laws of war , and that for every one enslaved or sold into slavery ( referring to the colored troops ) a Con- federate soldier be placed at hard labor on public ...
... executed for every soldier of the United States killed in violation of the laws of war , and that for every one enslaved or sold into slavery ( referring to the colored troops ) a Con- federate soldier be placed at hard labor on public ...
Page 108
... execution of the present agreement , the prin- ciple of a Permanent International Armistice Commission is ad- mitted . This Commission will perform its duties under the high authority of the military and naval commander in chief of the ...
... execution of the present agreement , the prin- ciple of a Permanent International Armistice Commission is ad- mitted . This Commission will perform its duties under the high authority of the military and naval commander in chief of the ...
Page 116
... execution ; in his judicial capacity he set up a system of courts and either exercised or delegated the power of ultimate approval or disapproval of their findings . b . Orders No. 1 , Advance General Headquarters , was published at ...
... execution ; in his judicial capacity he set up a system of courts and either exercised or delegated the power of ultimate approval or disapproval of their findings . b . Orders No. 1 , Advance General Headquarters , was published at ...
Page 117
... execution . ( 2 ) Use of tactical formations of the Third Army as units of control . d . The plan of placing the powers mentioned in a above in the hands of the army commander was considered but discarded . This decision in a very real ...
... execution . ( 2 ) Use of tactical formations of the Third Army as units of control . d . The plan of placing the powers mentioned in a above in the hands of the army commander was considered but discarded . This decision in a very real ...
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aircraft APPENDICES armistice arms ARTICLE belligerent Blue Brown capture CHAPTER Charge of Civil citizens civil administration civil affairs civil authorities civil officials CIVIL POWER civilians conference Congress Constitution convention corps area commander Cuba declaration Department direct DOMESTIC DISTURBANCES duties Emperor of Japan employed enemy enforce established execution exercise federal troops flag of truce Geneva Convention German governor Headquarters hostile inhabitants international law issued jurisdiction laws of war martial law matters ment mili MILITARY AID military authorities military commander military forces military government militia municipal nations necessary necessity occupied territory occupying forces Officer in Charge organization paragraph parole parties permitted persons police Porto Rico President prisoners prisoners of war private property proclamation prohibited protection provost courts punishment purpose regulations requisitions respect rules Ruses of war Section soldiers staff tary Third Army tion treaty of peace United violation wounded
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Page 92 - ... government become payable to the military occupant, unless he sees fit to substitute for them other rates or modes of contribution to the expenses of the government. The moneys so collected are to be used for the purpose of paying the expenses of government under the military occupation, such as the salaries of the judges and the police, and for the payment of the expenses of the Army.
Page 80 - ... one nation or sovereign to another, the municipal laws of the country, that is, laws which are intended for the protection of private rights, continue in force until abrogated or changed by the new government or sovereign. By the cession public property passes from one government to the other, but private property remains as before, and with it those municipal laws which are designed to secure its peaceful use and enjoyment.
Page 80 - It is a general rule of public law, recognized and acted upon by the United States, that whenever political jurisdiction and legislative power over any territory are transferred from one nation or sovereign to another, the municipal laws of the country, that is, laws which are intended for the protection of private rights, continue in force until abrogated or changed by the new government or sovereign.
Page 269 - The authority of the legitimate power having in fact passed into the hands of the occupant, the latter shall take all the measures In his power to restore, and ensure, as far as possible, public order and safety, while respecting, unless absolutely prevented, the laws in force in the country.
Page 103 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island, except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination when that is completed to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 91 - The first effect of the military occupation of the enemy's territory is the severance of the former political relations of the inhabitants and the establishment of a new political power.
Page 91 - ... as they are compatible with the new order of things, until they are suspended or superseded by the occupying belligerent, and in practice they are not usually abrogated, but are allowed to remain in force and to be administered by the ordinary tribunals, substantially as they were before the occupation.
Page 270 - The property of municipalities, that of institutions dedicated to religion, charity and education, the arts and sciences, even when state property, shall be treated as private property.
Page 269 - An armistice must be notified officially and in good time to the competent authorities and to the troops. Hostilities are suspended immediately after the notification, or on the date fixed. ART. XXXIX. It rests with the contracting parties to settle, in the terms of the armistice, what communications may be held in the theater of war with the inhabitants and between the inhabitants of one belligerent State and those of the other.
Page 203 - From and after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful to employ any part of the Army of the United States, as a posse comitatus...