The Law of Nations Or, Principles of the Law of Nature, Applied to the Conduct and Affairs of Nations and Sovereigns
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- PREFACE TO THE PRESENT EDITION
- ADVERTISEMENT TO EDITION OF A.D. 1797
- PREFACE
- Contents
- PRELIMINARIES
- BOOK I OF NATIONS CONSIDERED IN THEMSELVES
- BOOK II OF A NATION CONSIDERED IN HER RELATION TO OTHER STATES
- BOOK III OF WAR
- CHAP. I Of War,—its different Kinds,—and the Right of making War
- CHAP. II Of the Instruments of War,—the Raising of Troops, <∧c.—their Commanders, or the Subordinate Powers in War
- CHAP. III Of the just Causes of War
- CHAP. IV Of the Declaration of War,—and of War in due Form
- CHAP. V Of the Enemy, and of Things belonging to the Enemy
- CHAP. VI Of the Enemy's Allies,—of warlike Associations,—of Auxiliaries and Subsidies
- CHAP. VII Of Neutrality,—and the Passage of Troops through a Neutral Country
- CHAP. VIII Of the Rights of Nations in War,—and first, of what we have a Right to do, and what we are allowed to do, to the Enemy's Person in a just War
- CHAP. IX Of the Right of War, with respect to Things belonging to the Enemy
- CHAP. X Of Faith between Enemies,—of Stratagems, Artifices in War, Spies, and some other Practices
- CHAP. XI Of the Sovereign who wages an unjust War
- CHAP. XII Of the Voluntary Law of Nations, as it regards the Effects of Regular Warfare, independently of the Justice of the Cause
- CHAP. XIII Of Acquisitions by War, and particularly of Conquests
- CHAP. XIV Of the Right of Postliminium
- CHAP. XV Of the Right of private Persons in War
- CHAP. XVI Of various Conventions made during the Course of the War
- CHAP. XVII Of Safe-conducts and Passports, with Questions on the Ransom of Prisoners of War
- CHAP. XVIII Of Civil War
- BOOK IV OF THE RESTORATION OF PEACE; AND OF EMBASSIES
CHAP. XVI - Of various Conventions made during the Course of the War
from BOOK III - OF WAR
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- PREFACE TO THE PRESENT EDITION
- ADVERTISEMENT TO EDITION OF A.D. 1797
- PREFACE
- Contents
- PRELIMINARIES
- BOOK I OF NATIONS CONSIDERED IN THEMSELVES
- BOOK II OF A NATION CONSIDERED IN HER RELATION TO OTHER STATES
- BOOK III OF WAR
- CHAP. I Of War,—its different Kinds,—and the Right of making War
- CHAP. II Of the Instruments of War,—the Raising of Troops,
- CHAP. III Of the just Causes of War
- CHAP. IV Of the Declaration of War,—and of War in due Form
- CHAP. V Of the Enemy, and of Things belonging to the Enemy
- CHAP. VI Of the Enemy's Allies,—of warlike Associations,—of Auxiliaries and Subsidies
- CHAP. VII Of Neutrality,—and the Passage of Troops through a Neutral Country
- CHAP. VIII Of the Rights of Nations in War,—and first, of what we have a Right to do, and what we are allowed to do, to the Enemy's Person in a just War
- CHAP. IX Of the Right of War, with respect to Things belonging to the Enemy
- CHAP. X Of Faith between Enemies,—of Stratagems, Artifices in War, Spies, and some other Practices
- CHAP. XI Of the Sovereign who wages an unjust War
- CHAP. XII Of the Voluntary Law of Nations, as it regards the Effects of Regular Warfare, independently of the Justice of the Cause
- CHAP. XIII Of Acquisitions by War, and particularly of Conquests
- CHAP. XIV Of the Right of Postliminium
- CHAP. XV Of the Right of private Persons in War
- CHAP. XVI Of various Conventions made during the Course of the War
- CHAP. XVII Of Safe-conducts and Passports, with Questions on the Ransom of Prisoners of War
- CHAP. XVIII Of Civil War
- BOOK IV OF THE RESTORATION OF PEACE; AND OF EMBASSIES
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- The Law of NationsOr, Principles of the Law of Nature, Applied to the Conduct and Affairs of Nations and Sovereigns, pp. 479 - 493Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1834