Outlines of International Law

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C. Scribner's sons, 1914 - International law - 616 pages

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Contents

CHAPTER II
14
Code of Manu 16 The Hebrews
22
Other intercourse of the ancients 18 International laws and usages of the Greeks
24
International intercourse and laws of the Romans
25
The Dark and Middle Ages
27
The predecessors of Grotius
30
22
35
24
38
From the peace of Westphalia until the peace of Utrecht
39
The enunciation of the Monroe Doctrine
46
30
47
32
50
The declaration of London
52
CHAPTER III
59
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60
37
61
42
65
CHAPTER V
72
The state of insurgency
77
The recognition of a new state
85
57
91
The formation of a state by occupation or colonization in a ter
92
Fundamental rights and duties of sovereign states
97
62
103
Respect for the dignity and honor of the state
109
66
119
68
125
70
131
The attainment of independence by an insurgent community
139
THE HIGH SEAS IMMUNITIES OF FOREIGN VESSELS IN PORTS
147
76
148
Piracy
154
Immunity from arrest when asylum is sought on board vessels
162
CHAPTER IX
175
Citizenship by birth
178
Naturalization
181
Corporations as citizens
185
Domicile
187
Extradition
189
Definition and general principles of contraband
190
Enumeration of contraband and noncontraband articles
191
Extradition of deserters
192
The penalty of contraband trade
193
Preemption
194
PART IIIINTERCOURSE OF STATES IN TIME OF PEACE CHAPTER X
195
Immunities of the head of a state
196
Diplomatic intercourse
197
The appointment and reception of embassies or diplomatic agents
199
Rank and classification of diplomatic officials
202
The duties of diplomatic officials
204
The rights and privileges of diplomatic officials
206
Right of asylum in legations and embassies
210
Termination of diplomatic mission
212
Agents of the state without diplomatic or consular character
213
CHAPTER XI
218
Definition of a consul and his general functions
220
Classification and precedence of consuls
223
Exequaturinstallation of the consul
225
Duties of consular officers
230
Foreign consular systems
232
Termination of consular functions
233
Exterritorialityconsuls with judicial functions
234
CHAPTER XII
237
Congresses and conferences
238
CHAPTER XIII
242
Nature and classification of treaties
243
Effect of war upon treaties
264
Abrogation or modification of treaties
268
CHAPTER XV
271
Arbitration
274
International commissions of inquiry
277
Obligatory arbitration
278
The judicial settlement of international disputes
279
CHAPTER XVI
283
Retorsions
285
Reprisals
286
Pacific blockade
289
PART IVWARRELATIONS OF BELLIGERENTS CHAPTER XVII
293
Outbreak of war
294
Armed forces of the state
298
CHAPTER XIX
309
CHAPTER XX
332
Capture of enemys merchantmen
340
Enemy character in maritime warfare
346
UNNEUTRAL SERVICE
347
CHAPTER XXI
355
CHAPTER XXII
364
The authority of the military occupant
366
Limitations to the military authority of the occupant
367
Termination of war
372
Treaty of peace
374
Effects of treaties of peace
376
Conquest and cession
377
PART VRELATIONS BETWEEN BELLIGERENTS AND NEUTRALS CHAPTER XXIII
380
The status and principles of neutrality
381
The development of the law of neutrality
383
Neutral rights and duties in land warfare
389
Proclamations and declarations of neutrality
396
CHAPTER XXIV
398
The use of neutral waters as a base of naval operations
401
Obligations of neutrals as to their waters
402
The rights of visit and search
409
Convoy
411
Spoliation of papers
412
Hostile expeditions
413
Right of angary
415
CHAPTER XXV
418
Declaration and notification of blockade
421
Liability to capture for breach of blockade
423
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427
The opening to neutrals of a trade closed in peace
449
Rescue of shipwrecked belligerents by neutral vessels
451
Destruction of neutral prizes
453
The carriage of persons and despatches for the enemy 196 The case of the Trent 442 447 449 451
457
CHAPTER XXVIII
458
Enemy character
461
The sending in of prizes for their adjudication
462
Jurisdiction of national prize tribunals 204 International prizecourt 205 Compensation for capture when found void 458 461 462
463
CHAPTER XXIX
471
Days of grace at the outbreak of
473
The question of domicile or nationality as the determining
474
The conversion of merchantmen into vessels of war upon the factor in maritime capture high seas or in neutral waters
475
The use of floating mines on the high seas
477
LIST OF AUTHORITIES CONSULTED
481
THE RECOGNITION OF BELLIGERENCY AND OF INDEPENDENCE
487
APPENDIX II
500
APPENDIX III
520
APPENDIX IV
535
APPENDIX V
598
473
605
477
606
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