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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Page xvii
... subjects to be shot with impunity ; Russia could not well consent to discipline its naval authorities without an investigation . Now , an investigation to be valuable must be impartial , must be conducted more or less by neutrals , and ...
... subjects to be shot with impunity ; Russia could not well consent to discipline its naval authorities without an investigation . Now , an investigation to be valuable must be impartial , must be conducted more or less by neutrals , and ...
Page xviii
... subject , but even the layman can see what a great advance it was to have the humane principles of the Geneva Convention of 1864 and the additional articles of 1868 applied to maritime warfare as well as land warfare . The third great ...
... subject , but even the layman can see what a great advance it was to have the humane principles of the Geneva Convention of 1864 and the additional articles of 1868 applied to maritime warfare as well as land warfare . The third great ...
Page xix
... subjects . To the three conventions of 1899 , revised in 1907 , were added ten new conventions . This simple statement shows the enormous field covered and the positive results achieved by the Second Conference within the comparatively ...
... subjects . To the three conventions of 1899 , revised in 1907 , were added ten new conventions . This simple statement shows the enormous field covered and the positive results achieved by the Second Conference within the comparatively ...
Page xxiv
... subject , a series of regula- tions was drawn up regarding the transformation of merchant ships into vessels of war , declaratory of international custom . For ex- ample : The vessel transformed should be placed under the direct and ...
... subject , a series of regula- tions was drawn up regarding the transformation of merchant ships into vessels of war , declaratory of international custom . For ex- ample : The vessel transformed should be placed under the direct and ...
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... subject . The ninth convention forbade the bombardment by naval forces of undefended harbors , villages , towns , or buildings . The presence , however , of military stores would permit bombardment of such ports for the sole purpose of ...
... subject . The ninth convention forbade the bombardment by naval forces of undefended harbors , villages , towns , or buildings . The presence , however , of military stores would permit bombardment of such ports for the sole purpose of ...
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Page 29 - Powers as the most effective, and, at the same time, the most equitable means of settling disputes which diplomacy has failed to settle.
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 210 - ... d'avoir un signe distinctif fixe et reconnaissable à distance; 3° de porter les armes ouvertement et 4" de se conformer dans leurs opérations aux lois et coutumes de la guerre. Dans les pays où les milices ou des corps de volontaires constituent l'armée ou en font partie, ils sont compris sous la dénomination d'armée.
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 or 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 America of its traditional attitude toward purely American questions.•...
Page 169 - Dans les questions d'ordre juridique et, en premier lieu, dans les questions d'interprétation ou d'application des Conventions internationales, l'arbitrage est reconnu par les Puissances Contractantes comme le moyen le plus efficace et en même temps le plus équitable de régler les litiges qui n'ont pas été résolus par les voies diplomatiques.
Page 255 - The provisions of the present Convention do not apply except between Contracting Powers, and then only if all the belligerents are parties to the Convention.
Page 56 - Le bureau de renseignements est également chargé de recueillir et de centraliser tous les objets d'un usage personnel, valeurs, lettres, etc., qui seront trouvés sur les...
Page 225 - The authority of the legitimate power having in fact passed into the hands of the occupant, the latter shall take all the measures in his power to restore, and ensure, as far as possible, public order and safety, while respecting, unless absolutely prevented, the laws in force in the country.
Page 245 - S'il arrivait qu'une des puissances contractantes voulût dénoncer la présente convention, la dénonciation sera notifiée par écrit au gouvernement des Pays-Bas qui communiquera immédiatement copie certifiée conforme de la notification à toutes les autres puissances en leur faisant savoir la date à laquelle il l'a reçue. La dénonciation ne produira ses effets qu'à l'égard de la puissance qui l'aura notifiée et un an après que la notification en sera parvenue au gouvernement des Pays-Bas.
Page 27 - Commissions internationales d'enquête. ART. 9. — Dans les litiges d'ordre international n'engageant ni l'honneur ni des intérêts essentiels et provenant d'une divergence d'appréciation sur des points de fait, les puissances signataires jugent utile que les parties qui n'auraient pu se mettre d'accord par les voies diplomatiques instituent, en tant que les circonstances le permettront, une Commission internationale d'enquête...