International LawCentury Company, 1924 - 641 pages The author presents fundamental principles of international law and the leading features of its practice. The development of international law and the application of its general principles to concrete situations are discussed. This early twentieth-century interwar publication also explores laws of war and neutrality. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page v
... term " law " as used between nations . If international law was law , why was there no sense of collective responsibility on the part of the nations at large to prevent the settlement of disputes by armed force ? Why were the leading ...
... term " law " as used between nations . If international law was law , why was there no sense of collective responsibility on the part of the nations at large to prevent the settlement of disputes by armed force ? Why were the leading ...
Page vi
... term is applied to national law ? What are its special and unique characteristics ? How far does it parallel , and what analogies does it offer to , the municipal law of the individual state ? How is international law established , what ...
... term is applied to national law ? What are its special and unique characteristics ? How far does it parallel , and what analogies does it offer to , the municipal law of the individual state ? How is international law established , what ...
Page vii
... term " international law " makes the delimitation of its actual scope all the more necessary . A searching ... terms as possible the existing state of things . The attempt has been made , therefore , to present international law as a ...
... term " international law " makes the delimitation of its actual scope all the more necessary . A searching ... terms as possible the existing state of things . The attempt has been made , therefore , to present international law as a ...
Page 17
... term of Corpus Juris Canonici , official sanction being given to it by Gregory XIII in 1580. Many questions of international law , espe- cially those relating to war , were discussed by the canonists from the point of view of general ...
... term of Corpus Juris Canonici , official sanction being given to it by Gregory XIII in 1580. Many questions of international law , espe- cially those relating to war , were discussed by the canonists from the point of view of general ...
Page 30
... term " international law " as relating to the existing rules and their imperfect sanction was a term that no longer bore any rela- tion to the realities or to the needs of international life . The Treaty of Versailles , by which the war ...
... term " international law " as relating to the existing rules and their imperfect sanction was a term that no longer bore any rela- tion to the realities or to the needs of international life . The Treaty of Versailles , by which the war ...
Contents
83 | |
103 | |
110 | |
111 | |
125 | |
129 | |
132 | |
135 | |
142 | |
156 | |
163 | |
165 | |
177 | |
196 | |
203 | |
210 | |
219 | |
245 | |
258 | |
268 | |
279 | |
286 | |
294 | |
300 | |
320 | |
413 | |
420 | |
422 | |
426 | |
428 | |
432 | |
440 | |
460 | |
492 | |
499 | |
511 | |
519 | |
522 | |
524 | |
537 | |
543 | |
550 | |
566 | |
572 | |
603 | |
625 | |
637 | |
638 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adopted agreement aliens American applied arbitration Article Austria-Hungary belligerent blockade boundary Britain British canal century CHAP character citizens claims conduct constitutional Council Court Covenant custom customary law decision declaration Declaration of London Digest diplomatic dispute distinction doctrine Droit duties effect enemy exercise existing extradition fact foreign France German Grotius Hague Conventions Hague Peace Conferences high seas Ibid independence individual innocent passage international community international law international personality Journal jurisdiction justice law of nations laws of war League of Nations marginal sea maritime matter ment military Monroe Doctrine Moore municipal law national law nature neutral obligations offense parties political port powers practice principle protection provisions question recognition recognized regarded regulations relations respect restrictions rules of international Russia sanction Scott Serbia servitudes ships sovereign sovereignty term tion treaty Treaty of Versailles United Vattel violation writers
Popular passages
Page 582 - Council may deal at its meetings with any matter within the sphere of action of the League or affecting the peace of the world.
Page 588 - If a State so invited shall refuse to accept the obligations of membership in the League for the purposes of such dispute, and shall resort to war against a Member of the League, the provisions of Article 16 shall be applicable as against the State taking such action.
Page 588 - In case any Member of the League shall, before becoming a Member of the League, have undertaken any obligations inconsistent with the terms of this Covenant, it shall be the duty of such Member to take immediate steps to procure its release from such obligations.
Page 582 - The Council shall consist of Representatives of the Principal Allied and Associated Powers, together with Representatives of four other Members of the League. These four Members of the League shall be selected by the Assembly from time to time in its discretion.
Page 589 - The best method of giving practical effect to this principle is that the tutelage of such peoples should be entrusted to advanced nations who, by reason of their resources, their experience, or their geographical position, can best undertake this responsibility, and who are willing to accept it, and that this tutelage should be exercised by them as Mandatories on behalf of the League.
Page 171 - Whereas the right of expatriation is a natural and inherent right of all people, indispensable to the enjoyment of the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; and whereas in the recognition of this principle this Government has freely received emigrants from all nations, and invested them with the rights of citizenship; and whereas it is claimed that such American...
Page 298 - Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters, alike in peace and in war, except as the seas may be closed in whole or in part by international action for the enforcement of international covenants.
Page 347 - 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 522 - Should any Member of the League resort to war in disregard of its covenants under Articles 12, 13 or 15, it shall ipso facto be deemed to have committed an act of war against all other Members of the League, which hereby undertake immediately to subject it to the severance of all trade or financial relations...
Page 534 - Privateering is and remains abolished; 2. 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.