Selected Topics Connected with the Laws of Warfare as of August 1, 1914 |
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... according to positive international law , any rule on this subject . We have only to ask ourselves whether it is advisable to lay one down , and if so , in what terms . As to the first point , there can be no doubt . It is clearly ...
... according to positive international law , any rule on this subject . We have only to ask ourselves whether it is advisable to lay one down , and if so , in what terms . As to the first point , there can be no doubt . It is clearly ...
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... According to the constitutions the decision belongs to the sovereign or head of the State , either acting alone or in conjunction with the representatives of the people ; but the noti- fication is essentially for the executive . Since ...
... According to the constitutions the decision belongs to the sovereign or head of the State , either acting alone or in conjunction with the representatives of the people ; but the noti- fication is essentially for the executive . Since ...
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... According to the second article of the French proposal , ' the ex- istence of a state of war must be notified to the neutral Powers with- out delay ' . As a matter of fact , war not only modifies the relations existing between ...
... According to the second article of the French proposal , ' the ex- istence of a state of war must be notified to the neutral Powers with- out delay ' . As a matter of fact , war not only modifies the relations existing between ...
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... according to circumstances , extent of territory , and facility of communication . The interval of forty - eight hours , as was pro- posed , might be , in a given case , too long or too short . There is no need of establishing a legal ...
... according to circumstances , extent of territory , and facility of communication . The interval of forty - eight hours , as was pro- posed , might be , in a given case , too long or too short . There is no need of establishing a legal ...
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... according to the forms observed during the middle ages . Halleck , pp . 351 , 352 . Modern practice . In modern times , the practice of a formal declaration to the enemy has fallen into entire disuse , the belligerents limiting ...
... according to the forms observed during the middle ages . Halleck , pp . 351 , 352 . Modern practice . In modern times , the practice of a formal declaration to the enemy has fallen into entire disuse , the belligerents limiting ...
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alien enemy American apply army authority belligerent Britain British subjects capture cession citizens civil claim commencement conclusion confiscation conqueror conquest considered contract Convention corporation Court debts declaration declaration of war doctrine domicile Droit effect enemy character enemy subjects enemy's English exercise existence fact force foreign France French granted Halleck held hostilities inhabitants intercourse international law jurisdiction Kent law of nations laws of war liable license limited Lord martial law ment military military occupation Moore's Digest Naval War College neutral neutral country obligations occupation opinion outbreak parties passport persons port possession postliminy principle prisoners prisoners of war prize protection punishment question ransom ratification reason recaptured regard relations reprisals resident respect restored rule Russia safe-conduct shareholders ship sovereign sovereignty Spain stipulations suspended Tamatave tion trade Transvaal treaty of peace United uti possidetis Vattel vessel Wheaton
Popular passages
Page 233 - It is agreed that the people of the United States shall continue to enjoy unmolested the right to take fish of every kind on the Grand Bank, and on all the other banks of Newfoundland ; also, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and at all other places in the sea, where the inhabitants of both countries used at any time heretofore to fish...
Page 720 - Upon the conclusion and signing of this protocol, hostilities between the two countries shall be suspended, and notice to that effect shall be given as soon as possible by each Government to the commanders of its military and naval forces.
Page 786 - The inhabitants of the territories which his catholic majesty cedes to the United States, by this treaty, shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States as soon as may be consistent with the principles of the federal constitution, and admitted to the enjoyment of all the privileges, rights and immunities of the citizens of the United States.
Page 63 - ... shall have resided for two years in the foreign state from which he came, or for five years in any other foreign state it shall be presumed that he has ceased to be an American citizen, and the place of his general abode shall be deemed his place of residence during said years: Provided, however, That such presumption may be overcome on the presentation of satisfactory evidence to a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States, under such rules and regulations as the Department of State...
Page 123 - ... all women and children scholars of every faculty, cultivators of the earth, artisans, manufacturers, and fishermen, unarmed and inhabiting unfortified towns, villages, or places, and in general all others whose occupations are for the common subsistence and benefit of mankind...
Page 220 - And it is declared, that neither the pretence that war dissolves all treaties, nor any other whatever, shall be considered as annulling or suspending this and the next preceding article; but, on the contrary, that the state of war is precisely that for which they are provided, and during which they are to be as sacredly observed as the most acknowledged articles in the law of nature or nations.
Page 787 - Florida continues to be a Territory of the United States; governed by virtue of that clause in the Constitution which empowers Congress "to make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States.
Page 698 - That the treaty power of the United States extends to all proper subjects of negotiation between our government and the governments of other nations is clear. * * * The treaty power, as expressed in the constitution, is in terms unlimited except by those restraints which are found in that instrument against the action of the government or of its departments, and those arising from the nature of the government itself and of that of the states.
Page 440 - The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in case of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.
Page 481 - Any person who in time of war shall be found lurking or acting as a spy in or about any of the fortifications, posts, quarters, or encampments of any of the armies of the United States, or elsewhere, shall be tried by a general court-martial or by a military commission, and shall, on conviction thereof, suffer death.