Texts of the Peace Conferences at the Hague, 1899 and 1907: With English Translation and Appendix of Related DocumentsJames Brown Scott Pub. for the International School of Peace, Ginn, 1908 - 447 pages |
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... present or bound by the determinations of the congress . was preeminently a war conference , but it established peace — a peace which lasted for many years . At the same time its delibera- tions took the form of a general statute ...
... present or bound by the determinations of the congress . was preeminently a war conference , but it established peace — a peace which lasted for many years . At the same time its delibera- tions took the form of a general statute ...
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... convention concerns the laws and customs of land warfare . This has been previously stated to be a revision of the convention of 1899. It is highly technical and codifies in a humani- tarian spirit the warfare of the present . The fifth ...
... convention concerns the laws and customs of land warfare . This has been previously stated to be a revision of the convention of 1899. It is highly technical and codifies in a humani- tarian spirit the warfare of the present . The fifth ...
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... convention . The seventh convention deals with the transformation of mer- chant ships into ships of war , and it must ... present . In order , however , that something might remain of the careful and elaborate discussions of the subject ...
... convention . The seventh convention deals with the transformation of mer- chant ships into ships of war , and it must ... present . In order , however , that something might remain of the careful and elaborate discussions of the subject ...
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... Conference of Peace at a previous date . In the absence of the stipulations of a new convention , the present regulation shall continue in force , unless this convention is denounced . The denunciation shall not take effect ( with ...
... Conference of Peace at a previous date . In the absence of the stipulations of a new convention , the present regulation shall continue in force , unless this convention is denounced . The denunciation shall not take effect ( with ...
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... convention adapted to maritime warfare the principles of the Geneva Convention of 1906. It is not necessary to ... present conference adapted the provisions of this revised convention of 1906 to naval warfare . It is not necessary ...
... convention adapted to maritime warfare the principles of the Geneva Convention of 1906. It is not necessary to ... present conference adapted the provisions of this revised convention of 1906 to naval warfare . It is not necessary ...
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adhere agreed agreement armed armies armistice arms army ARTICLE 7 August 22 authority bellig belligérants belligerent capture captured certifiée conforme contracting powers country Cour permanente d'Arbitrage Court of Arbitration customs declaration Delegate Plenipotentiary Délégué Plénipotentiaire denunciation diplomatic channel duly certified enemy Excellency following Foreign Affairs general given Gouvernement des Pays-Bas great guerre Hague Haye His Excellency His Majesty His Royal Highness hospital hostile hostile country hostilities individuals international judges King of Prussia made Majesty the King make means ment military Ministre national naval necessary Nether Netherland Government neutral power notification occupied order paragraph party Pays-Bas Peace Conference Permanent Court Pléni Plénipoten present convention President principles prisoners prisoners of war prize provisions Puissances contractantes purpose received remain right rules same sances sanitary settlement ships sick and wounded signed SSSSSSS subject take taken Technical Delegate territory tiaires time tion Tribunal troops United States unless vention vessels year
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Page 349 - 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 the enemy's flag.
Page 190 - The present Convention shall be ratified as soon as possible. The ratifications shall be deposited at The Hague. The first deposit of ratifications...
Page 201 - Puissances non signataires sont admises à adhérer à la présente Convention. La Puissance qui désire adhérer notifie par écrit son intention au Gouvernement des Pays-Bas en lui transmettant l'acte d'adhésion qui sera déposé dans les archives dudit Gouvernement. Ce Gouvernement transmettra immédiatement à toutes les autres Puissances copie certifiée conforme de la notification ainsi que de l'acte d'adhésion, en indiquant la date à laquelle il a reçu la notification.
Page 48 - En attendant qu'un Code plus complet des lois de la guerre puisse être édicté, les Hautes Parties Contractantes jugent opportun de constater que, dans les cas non compris dans les dispositions réglementaires adoptées par Elles, les populations et les belligérants restent sous la sauvegarde et sous l'empire des principes du droit des gens, tels qu'ils résultent des usages établis entre nations civilisées, des lois de l'humanité et des exigences de la conscience publique.
Page 49 - Parties contractantes donneront à leurs forces armées de terre des instructions qui seront conformes au Règlement concernant les lois et coutumes de la guerre sur terre , annexé à la présente Convention.
Page 329 - Conference, as well as to the other powers which have adhered to the convention. In the cases contemplated in the preceding paragraph, the said Government shall inform them at the same time of the date on which it received the notification. ARTICLE 11 Non-signatory powers may adhere to the present convention.
Page 193 - Nothing contained in this convention shall be sO construed as to require the United States of America to depart from its traditional policy of not intruding upon, interfering with, or entangling itself in the political questions of policy or internal administration of any foreign state; nor shall anything contained in the said convention be construed to imply a relinquishment by the United States of its traditional attitude toward purely American questions.
Page 211 - Les prisonniers de guerre sont au pouvoir du Gouvernement ennemi, mais non des individus ou des corps qui les ont capturés. Ils doivent être traités avec humanité. Tout ce qui leur appartient personnellement, excepté les armes, les chevaux et les papiers militaires, reste leur propriété.
Page 219 - Outre les prohibitions établies par des conventions spéciales, il est notamment interdit : a. d'employer du poison ou des armes empoisonnées; b. de tuer ou de blesser par trahison des individus appartenant à la nation ou à l'armée ennemie ; c. de tuer ou de blesser un ennemi qui, ayant mis bas les armes ou n'ayant plus les moyens de se défendre, s'est rendu à discrétion ; d.
Page 193 - Haye, le dix -huit octobre mil neuf cent sept, en un seul exemplaire qui restera déposé dans les archives du Gouvernement des PaysBas et dont des copies, certifiées conformes, seront remises par la voie diplomatique aux Puissances qui ont été conviées à la Deuxième Conférence de la Paix.