On the rights and duties of nations in time of war

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Clarendon Press, 1875 - International law
 

Contents

Conferences of Vienna of 1855
16
Retorsion
18
Reprisals
20
Embargo
21
Marque and Contremarque
23
The Admiralty Jurisdiction
27
Reprisals consistent with Peace
28
Negative and Positive Reprisals
29
Special and General Reprisals
30
Reprisals against the Two Sicilies in 1839
34
Reprisals not always lawful
35
Reprisals against PersonsThe Duc de Belleisle The Envoys of the Confederate States of America
39
Congress of Paris of 1856
41
CHAPTER II
43
Albericus Gentilis
48
War a necessary alternative
49
Lord Bacons view of War
51
Private Peace inconsistent with Public War
52
Lawful recourse to War
54
Offensive and Defensive War
56
Formal Declaration of WarLaw of Germanic Em pire in twelfth centuryLaw of Europe in four teenth century
59
COMMENCEMENT OF
60
Declaration and Proclamation of War by Heraldsat ArmsLast Declaration of War by a Heraldat Arms in 1657
62
Recall of Resident Envoys
64
Disuse of Formal Declarations of War
65
Object of Proclamations of War at home
68
Object of Manifestoes to Neutral Powers
70
Opinion of M de Hautefeuille and of Burlamaqui Practice of the United States of America
71
The Status ante bellum ambiguous
74
Unilateral Declaration of War sanctions reciprocal hostilities
75
Recall or Dismissal of Resident EnvoysIgnorance of hostilities on the part of Neutrals
76
Effect of War upon individuals 43 Naturalborn and adopted Citizens 44 Inhibition of intercourse with the EnemyRecall of naturalborn Subjects 45 C...
79
Sect Page Polish EnvoyQueen Elizabeth and the Hanse Towns 240
88
Immovable property of Enemies in the Territory of a Belligerent
118
Right within Enemys TerritoryMovable property
122
Usage of Europe in the sixteenth centuryAlbe ricus Gentilis 243
125
KlüberHeffterEarly Conventions in restraint of Neutral TradePlacaarts of the States General
126
State Papers and Public Archives
128
Property waterborne in an Enemys ports
134
the sixteenth century 244
138
The Office of Admiral
142
Practice of European Powers at the end of the six teenth century 247
144
Distinction of Ship from CargoFrench Règlement
148
Ships under circumstances Contraband of War 288
149
Sect Page 79 Rule of United States of America
153
Freight payable to Neutral Shipowner
155
Grand Pensionary de WittTreaties of Utrecht and later Treaties
156
The French System of Ship and Cargo mutually infecting each other
160
The Dutch System of the Cargo following the Character of the Ship
161
The System of the Congress of Paris of 1856
162
The Parties to the Declaration of Paris
165
Territorial Theory of Hübner Klüber and Martens
166
Opposite Views of Bynkershoek and Lampredi
168
Neutral merchandise in an armed ship of the Enemy British Prize CourtsDoctrine of the Prize Courts of the United States of America
188
CHAPTER VI
190
Object of a Blockade
192
CHAPTER VII
233
Zouch on Fetial LawQueen Elizabeth and
240
Treaty of Whitehall in 1661Treaties of Breda and Madrid in 1677Treaty of St GermainenLaye of 1677
256
Treaty of Whitehall of 1689
259
Opinion of Sir Leoline Jenkins
261
Treaty of Utrecht of 1713
262
Concert of European Nations as to certain articles
267
Bynkershoeks view
268
Vattel
270
French Jurists
271
Practice of British Prize Courts
272
Difficulty of specifying articles conditionally Contra band
274
General doctrine of British Prize Tribunals
276
British Treaty with the United States in 1796
280
Right of PreemptionTreaty of Westminster of 1656Treaty of Whitehall of 1661Treaty of Orebro of 1812
287
CHAPTER VIII
299
The Seven Islands
322
in time of Peace
324
Enemy Character may attach to Places in the oc cupation of an Enemy
327
CHAPTER IX
329
Ransom of Captures at Sea
356
Ransom Bills
357
Hostages
360
Modern Restraints upon Ransom
361
Joint Captures
364
Distribution of Prize amongst joint Captors
367
Condemnation of Prizes brought into the port of an Ally
369
ON PRIVATEERS
374
Declaration of the Congress of Paris of 1856
423
Sect Page
425
Views of Wolff and Vattel
429
Exceptional Status of the Merchant on the High Seas
436
CHAPTER XII
460
Trade unless interdicted not a violation of
477
The Passage of Belligerents through Neutral Ter
481
Ancient jurisdiction exercised by Neutral Powers
484
A Neutral Power may claim a vessel captured
492
Congress of Paris 1856
511
Convention for the amelioration of the condition of
524
Additional Articles to the Convention signed at Geneva
536
Articles concerning the Marine
544
Note of the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
550
Declaration of a mutual engagement between the respec
558
Paris 1856 signed at London 13 March 1871
578
Vict ch 90
594
Index ?
609
Conflict of jurisdiction between a Neutral Admiralty
610
Hospitality to Belligerent ships discretional on
613
The Character of Property cannot be changed
616

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Page 583 - Treaty for that purpose, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say : Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the...
Page 608 - An act to prevent the enlisting or engagement of His Majesty's subjects to serve in foreign service, and the fitting out or equipping, in His Majesty's dominions, vessels for warlike purposes, without His Majesty's license...
Page 164 - Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective, that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 563 - Conférence, reconnaissent que c'est un principe essentiel du droit des gens qu'aucune Puissance ne peut se délier des engagements d'un Traité, ni en modifier les stipulations, qu'à la suite de l'assentiment des Parties Contractantes, au moyen d'une entente amicale.
Page 597 - State : or (3.) Equips any ship with intent or knowledge, or having 'reasonable cause to believe that the same shall or will be employed in the military or naval service of any foreign State at war with any friendly State...
Page 574 - that it is an essential principle of the law of nations that no power can liberate itself from the engagements of a treaty, nor modify the stipulations thereof, unless with the consent of the contracting powers by means of an amicable arrangement.
Page 583 - Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India; His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia; His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, &c., and Apostolic King of Hungary...
Page 519 - ... d'opinion qui peuvent faire naître des difficultés sérieuses et même des conflits; Qu'il ya avantage, par conséquent, à établir une doctrine uniforme sur un point aussi important; Que les plénipotentiaires, assemblés au Congrès de Paris, ne sauraient mieux répondre aux intentions dont leurs gouvernements sont animés qu'en cherchant à introduire dans les rapports internationaux des principes fixes à cet égard; Dûment autorisés, les susdits plénipotentiaires sont convenus de se...
Page 595 - ... 1. Any person who, being a British subject, within or without the dominions of her Majesty, has, without the license of Her Majesty, accepted or agreed to accept any commission or engagement in the military or naval service of any foreign state at war with any friendly state.
Page 595 - He shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of such punishments, at the discretion of the court before which the offender is convicted; and imprisonment, if awarded, may be either with or without hard labour.

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