International Law: A Series of Lectures Delivered Before the University of Cambridge, 1887J. Murray, 1894 - 234 Seiten |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
acts American arbitration armistice army asserted authority Balliol College belligerent belong blockade Britain British capture century Christian civilised world coast commander contraband court Crimean war Crown 8vo Declaration of Paris dispute doctrine doubt EDITION EDWARD WHYMPER Empire enemy England English Europe fact flag force foreign France French German Government Grotius hostilities humanity Illustrations Indian International Law INTERNATIONAL LAW LECT invader jurisdiction jurists Jus Gentium land Law of Nations Law of Nature law of war lawyers LECT lecture Lord Manuals Maps maritime Medium 8vo ment military modern moral Murray's List naval neutral ship occupation officer opinion parole peace portion Portrait Post 8vo practice present principle prisoner of war prisoners punishment question regard Roman Law rules sanction soldiers sovereign Sovereignty taken territorial water tion torpedo treaty truce United University usage vols W. E. GLADSTONE wars whole writers
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 100 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war. ' 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag. ' 4. 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 an enemy.
Seite 155 - Any wounded man entertained and taken care of in a house shall be considered as a protection thereto. Any inhabitant who shall have entertained wounded men in his house shall be exempted from the quartering of troops, as well as from a part of the contributions of war which may be imposed.
Seite 179 - Martial Law should be less stringent in places and countries fully occupied and fairly conquered. Much greater severity may be exercised ' in places or regions where actual hostilities exist, or are expected and must be prepared for. Its most complete sway is allowed even in the commander's own country, when face to face with the enemy, because of the absolute necessities of the case, and of the paramount duty to defend the country against invasion.
Seite 180 - I contend that martial law is neither more nor less than the will of the general who commands the army. In fact, martial law means no law at all...
Seite 218 - 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*.
Seite 154 - Ambulances and military hospitals shall be acknowledged to be neuter, and, as such, shall be protected and respected by belligerents so long as any sick or wounded may be therein. Such neutrality shall cease if the ambulances or hospitals should be held by a military force.
Seite 37 - Every nation, on being received, at her own request, into the circle of civilized governments, must understand that she not only attains rights of sovereignty and the dignity of national character, but that she binds herself also to the strict and faithful observance of all th.ose principles, laws, and usages which have obtained currency among civilized states, and which have for their object the mitigation of the miseries of war.
Seite 155 - ART. VI. Wounded or sick soldiers shall be entertained and taken care of, to whatever nation they may belong. Commanders-in-chief shall have the power to deliver immediately to the outposts of the enemy soldiers who have been wounded in an engagement when circumstances permit this to be done, and with the consent of both parties. Those who are recognized, after their wounds are healed, as incapable of serving, shall be sent back to their country.
Seite 36 - It has also been observed that an act of Congress ought never to be construed to violate the law of nations if any other possible construction remains...
Seite 42 - And when in support of this position, or of the theory of the three-mile zone in general, the statements of the writers on international law are relied on, the question may well be asked, upon what authority are these statements founded ? " When .and in what manner have the nations, who are to be affected by such a rule as these writers, following one another, have laid down, signified their assent to it? to say nothing of the difficulty which might he found in saying to which of these conflicting...