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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... effect upon the decision of the question in dispute . A rapid glance at the history of the Confederate cruisers during the American Civil War shows how serious would be the loss of the Power directly interested . Three Confederate ...
... effect upon the decision of the question in dispute . A rapid glance at the history of the Confederate cruisers during the American Civil War shows how serious would be the loss of the Power directly interested . Three Confederate ...
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... effect that in his personal opinion , which could not commit his Government , it would be a mistake to ask " that the revision of the Declaration of Brussels should result in an international Convention . " Without seeking [ said Sir ...
... effect that in his personal opinion , which could not commit his Government , it would be a mistake to ask " that the revision of the Declaration of Brussels should result in an international Convention . " Without seeking [ said Sir ...
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... effect . On the other hand , the technical delegate of Germany , Colonel GROSS VON SCHWARZHOFF , emphatically asserted that Article 9 of Brussels ( now the first article ) makes recognition of belligerent status depend only on ...
... effect . On the other hand , the technical delegate of Germany , Colonel GROSS VON SCHWARZHOFF , emphatically asserted that Article 9 of Brussels ( now the first article ) makes recognition of belligerent status depend only on ...
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... effects and duration of an armistice ; Article 37 distinguishes between general and local armistices . These two ... effect , it permits an armistice to regulate not only the communications between the populations but also those with ...
... effects and duration of an armistice ; Article 37 distinguishes between general and local armistices . These two ... effect , it permits an armistice to regulate not only the communications between the populations but also those with ...
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... effect that , in view of the attitude of the plenary Conference at its sitting of the 21st instant , and of the vote taken on that occasion on the subject of projectiles , Her Majesty's Government will not avail themselves of the ...
... effect that , in view of the attitude of the plenary Conference at its sitting of the 21st instant , and of the vote taken on that occasion on the subject of projectiles , Her Majesty's Government will not avail themselves of the ...
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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.