Hague and Geneva ConventionsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1911 - 172 pages "The several conventions adopted by the Second Peace Conference at the Hague, 1907, which have been ratified or adhered to by the United States and proclaimed by the President, are published for the information and guidance of the Naval Service." -- preface. |
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Page 48 - Regulations adopted by them, the inhabitants and the belligerents remain under the protection and the rule of the principles of the law of nations, as they result from the usages established among civilized peoples, from the laws of humanity, and the dictates of the public conscience...
Page 77 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 103 - Fait à La Haye, le dix-huit octobre mil neuf cent sept, en un seul exemplaire qui restera déposé dans les archives [du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas et dont des copies certifiées conformes, seront remises par la voie diplomatique aux Puissances contractantes.
Page 52 - The inhabitants of a territory which has not been occupied, who, on the approach of the enemy, spontaneously take up arms to resist the invading troops without having had time to organize themselves in accordance with Article 1, shall be regarded as belligerents if they carry arms openly and if they respect the laws and customs of war.
Page 146 - The laws, rights, and duties of war apply not only to armies, but also to militia and volunteer corps, fulfilling the following conditions: 1. To be commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates; 2. To have a fixed distinctive emblem recognizable at a distance; 3. To carry arms openly; and 4. To conduct their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war. In countries where militia or volunteer corps constitute the arm}7, or form part of it, they are included under the denomination...
Page 145 - En foi de quoi, les Plénipotentiaires ont signé la présente Convention et l'ont revêtue de leurs cachets. Fait à...
Page 128 - 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.
Page 106 - Majesty the King of Portugal and of the Algarves, etc. ; his Majesty the King of Roumania ; his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias ; his Majesty the King...
Page 59 - Conventions, it is especially forbidden -- a. To employ poison or poisoned weapons; b. To kill or wound treacherously individuals belonging to the hostile nation or army. c. To kill or wound an enemy who, having laid down his arms, or having no longer means of defence, has surrendered at discretion; d.
Page 115 - The first deposit of ratifications shall be recorded in a procès-verbal signed by the representatives of the Powers which take part therein, and by the Netherland minister for foreign affairs. The subsequent deposits of ratifications shall be made by means of a written notification addressed to the Netherland government and accompanied by the instrument of ratification.