The Law of Nations Considered as Independent Political Communities: On the Right and Duties of Nations in Time of Peace, Volume 1

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University Press, 1861 - International law - 378 pages
 

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Contents

Equality of Nations II
12
Obligations corresponding to Rights
13
Right of Coalition
14
CHAPTER II
16
Real Treaties
21
Sovereignty distinct from Independence
23
SemiSovereign States a Solecism
24
Conventional Independence of States
25
221 Common Law of Nations 345
26
Independent States under Protection
27
The Principality of Monaco
28
The Lordship of Kniphausen
30
The United States of the Ionian Islands
32
Neutrality of a Protected Independent State
35
The Free City of Cracow
36
Its Internal Constitution a subject of Treaty
37
Cracow and the Ionian Islands
40
The extinct Republic of Poglizza
41
The Republic of Andorre
43
The Republic of San Marino
44
CHAPTER III
45
The Argentine Confederation
52
CHAPTER IV
82
Page
89
Paschalik of EgyptTreaty of London 15 July 1840
92
CHAPTER V
110
Identity of the Law of Nations with the Law
116
General Law
132
Wheatons Earlier and Later Views
133
Illustration as to Contraband of War
134
Preambles and Recitals of a Declaratory Character
138
Objections to the Idea of any Law properly speak ing between Nations
139
International Morality distinct from the Law of Nations
140
CHAPTER VI
143
Right of SelfDefence
144
TreatyLimitations of such Right
145
Right of SelfAggrandisement
146
Right of anticipating Attack
148
Right of Confederation
150
The Balance of Power
152
RIGHT OF ACQUISITION Page 105 Establishment of a Nation in a Country
156
Right of Discovery
162
Notification of Discovery
163
Acts confirmatory of Occupation
165
Discovery followed by Settlement constitutes a Perfect Title
166
Extent of Right of Discovery
168
Extent of Right of Occupation
169
Principles of Law advanced by the United States of America
170
Discovery of the Mouth of a River
172
Conflict with acknowledged Law
174
Right of Settlement
175
Usucaption or Prescription 177
177
Territory of the Hudsons Bay Company
178
Right of Contiguity
179
Arcifinious States
180
Discovery of the New World
182
Settlements in the New World
183
Possessory Right of Native Indians
185
The Indian Title
186
Derivative Acquisition
189
Title by Cession
192
CHAPTER VIII
193
Page
201
Conventional Law of Europe as to the Great Rivers
205
The Thalweg or Midchannel of a River the boun dary of Conterminous States
206
Right of Alluvion
209
The Stade or Brunshausen Toll
210
CHAPTER IX
214
Territory
216
Domicil the criterion of National Character
232
Jurisdiction and Remedies
234
Comity of Nations in regard to Personal Property
236
Domicil of Origin and Domicil of Choice
238
CHAPTER X
241
A Common Law of the Sea
242
Affinity to the Roman Law in certain matters
243
Origin of the Admiralty Jurisdiction
244
Its connection with that of the Consules Maris
246
Piracy justiciable everywhere
247
Concurrency of Admiralty with National Juris diction
248
Maritime Jurisdiction of a Nation
249
Territorial Seas distinguished from Jurisdictional waters
250
Prescriptive Right over portions of the Sea
252
Right of Fishery on the High Seas
253
Neutrality of Jurisdictional Waters
254
Right of Maritime Toll in respect of Lighthouses and Seamarks
258
Black Sea
260
The Comity of Nations in matters of Revenue and Quarantine
262
Right of Fishery in Jurisdictional Waters
264
Ceremonial of the High Seas
266
Ceremonial within Jurisdictional Waters
270
CHAPTER XI
272
Minister
276
Various Orders of Diplomatic Agents
278
Classification of Public Ministers in the Eighteenth Century
281
Rule of the Congress of Vienna
282
Diplomatic Agents of the First Class
284
Diplomatic Agents of the Second Class
287
Diplomatic Agents of the Third and the Fourth Class
288
Resident Missions
290
Moldavian and Walachian Chargés dAffaires at the Ottoman Porte
291
Letters of Credence
292
Full Powers
297
197 Instructions
299
Ceremonial of Reception
301
The Sacred Character of an Ambassador
303
His ExtraTerritoriality
304
ExtraTerritoriality of the Ambassadors Hotel and of his Suite
306
The Ambassadors Jurisdiction over the personnel of the Embassy
307
Liability of an Ambassador to the payment of Local Dues
308
Liberty of Religious Worship
309
Inviolability of an Ambassador passing through the Territory of a Third Power
311
Consuls not Diplomatic Agents
316
CHAPTER XII
320
Natural Right
322
Religious Obligation of every League
323
Equal and Unequal Leagues
324
Unequal Leagues not contrary to Equity
325
Personal and Real Leagues
326
Tests of Continuing Leagues
327
The Holy Alliance of 1815
329
History of the Holy Alliance
331
The Family Compact of the House of Bourbon
334
Treaties of Navigation and Commerce
336
Treaties of Jurisdiction
339
Treaties of ExtraTradition
343
Civil Law of the Romans as to Fugitives from Justice
344
porary
349
Treaties of Boundary
354
Judicial Decisions as to the Permanent Object of Certain Treaties
356
Treaties which create a Servitude of Public Law
359
Treaties of Equal and Unequal Alliance
361
Treaties of Protection
363
Treaties of Subsidy
365
Treaties of Guaranty
367
Treaties of Neutrality
373
Signature and Ratification of Treaties
374
Expiration and Renewal of Treaties
376

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TitleThe Law of Nations Considered as Independent Political Communities: On the Right and Duties of Nations in Time of Peace, Volume 1
AuthorTravers Twiss
PublisherUniversity Press, 1861
Original fromSapienza University of Rome
Digitized28 Oct 2013
Length378 pages
  
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