The Proceedings of the Hague Peace Conferences: Plenary meetings of the conference. vol. II. Meetings of the first commission. vol. III. Meetings of the second, third and fourth commissions.- the conferences of 1899 and 1907, indexJames Brown Scott Oxford University Press, 1920 |
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... arms , or munitions . The contracting Governments in signing the proposed convention engage their honor in this sense . It would be perfidy to disregard it . While holding scrupulously to their charitable rôle , hospital ships must in ...
... arms , or munitions . The contracting Governments in signing the proposed convention engage their honor in this sense . It would be perfidy to disregard it . While holding scrupulously to their charitable rôle , hospital ships must in ...
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... arms should be a good reason for abandoning the invaluable advantage in a limitation of this power . Besides , no member of the subcommission had any idea that the legal authority in an invaded country should in advance give anything ...
... arms should be a good reason for abandoning the invaluable advantage in a limitation of this power . Besides , no member of the subcommission had any idea that the legal authority in an invaded country should in advance give anything ...
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... arms may be used after summoning , against a prisoner of war attempting to escape . This provision was struck out by the subcommission . In doing so , the subcommission did not deny the right to fire on an escaping prisoner of war if ...
... arms may be used after summoning , against a prisoner of war attempting to escape . This provision was struck out by the subcommission . In doing so , the subcommission did not deny the right to fire on an escaping prisoner of war if ...
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... arms actually gives to an invader . The three formal conditions indicated above ( the order for collection , the collection , and the receipt ) have unlimited application to these contributions , but it seemed best to insert them in a ...
... arms actually gives to an invader . The three formal conditions indicated above ( the order for collection , the collection , and the receipt ) have unlimited application to these contributions , but it seemed best to insert them in a ...
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... arms openly ; and 4. That they conduct their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war . In countries where militia or volunteer corps constitute the army , or form part of it , they are included under the denomination ...
... arms openly ; and 4. That they conduct their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war . In countries where militia or volunteer corps constitute the army , or form part of it , they are included under the denomination ...
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accepted adopted agree agreement arbitral tribunal army asks ASSER Austria-Hungary authority award BEER POORTUGAEL BEERNAERT Beldiman Belgium belligerents Brussels Bulgaria bullets Bureau Captain Crozier Captain Mahan Chevalier Descamps Colonel Gilinsky Colonel Gross commissions of inquiry compromis Conference contracting Powers decided decision Declaration delegate plenipotentiary Denmark desire discussion dispute drafting committee duty Excellency Count NIGRA expressed Geneva Convention Government Gross von Schwarzhoff Hague honor hospital ships hostile Italy Jonkheer JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE LÉON BOURGEOIS Majesty MARTENS mediation meeting military nations necessary Netherlands neutral Norway occupant opinion paragraph peace Permanent Court Portugal possible present Convention President principle prisoners prisoners of war procedure prohibition projectiles proposed provisions question recourse regard RENAULT ROLIN Roumania rules Russian proposition says SCHEINE Serbia Siam signatory Powers Signed Sir JOHN ARDAGH subcommission submitted Sweden Sweden and Norway technical delegate territory tion Treaty unanimously vessels vote wording
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Page 263 - Until a more complete code of the laws of war has been issued, the High Contracting Parties deem it expedient to declare that, in cases not included in the 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 604 - Independently of this recourse, the contracting powers deem it expedient and desirable that one or more powers, strangers to the dispute, should, on their own initiative and as far as circumstances may allow, offer their good offices or mediation to the states at variance. Powers strangers to the dispute have the right to offer good offices or mediation even during the course of hostilities. The exercise of this right can never be regarded by either of the parties in dispute as an unfriendly act.
Page 158 - Powers deem it expedient and desirable that the parties who have not been able to come to an agreement by means of diplomacy should, as far as circumstances allow, institute an International Commission of Inquiry, to facilitate a solution of these disputes by elucidating the facts by means of an impartial and conscientious investigation.
Page 100 - ... 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 578 - 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 119 - Powers as the most effective, and, at the same time, the most equitable means of settling disputes which diplomacy has failed to settle.
Page 688 - Power shall select four persons at the most, of known competency in questions of international law, of the highest moral reputation, and disposed to accept the duties of Arbitrators.
Page 681 - If the votes are equally divided, the choice of the Umpire is intrusted to a third Power, selected by the parties by common accord. If an agreement is not arrived at on this subject, each party selects a different Power, and the choice of the Umpire is made in concert by the Powers thus selected. If, within two months...
Page 452 - The right of belligerents to adopt means of injuring the enemy is not unlimited.
Page 77 - They shall be in proportion to the resources of the country, and of such a nature as not to involve the inhabitants in the obligation of taking part in military operations against their own country.