The Law of Nations Considered as Independent Political Communities ...

Clarendon Press, 1884 - International law

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Nations Independent Political Communities I	1

International Jurisprudence	2

Definition of a State adopted by Grotius	4

Christian de Wolff	5

Vattels Definition of a State	6

Growth of Natural Society	7

Views of Martens and others contrasted with those of Schmalz and others	165

Ortolans View of the Effects of Conventions on General Law	167

IOI Wheatons Earlier and Later Views	168

Illustration as to Contraband of War	169

speaking between Nations	174

International Morality distinct from the Law of Nations	175

CHAPTER VII	178

Right of SelfDefence	179

Natural Society of Nations	8

Nationalisation and Denationalisation of States	9

Hobbes view of Political Society II	12

Rights incidental to the Right of SelfPreservation	13

The Good Offices of Nations discretional	14

CHAPTER II	16

NATIONAL STATESYSTEMS OF CHRISTENDOM Page	19

Single or United States	47

The Helvetic Confederation of 1815	64

Origin of the Germanic Confederation	70

55	72

56	73

57	77

The Ordinary Assembly of the Diet	78

58	79

Principality of MontenegroCongress of Paris	81

59	82

60	83

The German Empire of 1871	84

61	88

62	90

The Island of Cyprus occupied and administered	121

1856 Its Independence recognised by	125

The Principalities of Walachia and Moldavia	132

Moldavia and Walachia united under the title	139

Treaty of St Stefano of 3 March 1878 confirmed by the Treaty of Berlin of 13 July 1878	140

CHAPTER VI	145

Natural Law of Nations	146

Positive or Voluntary Law of Nations	147

Vattels Subdivision of Positive Law	148

Identity of the Law of Nations with the Law of Nature according to Hobbes and Puffendorf	151

The Law of Nations a Special Science according to De Wolff and Vattel	152

Essential Difference between Nations and Indivi dual Human Beings	153

Identical Natural Law of Rude and Civilised Nations	154

Growth of the Positive Law of Nations	155

Study of the Law of Nations in England	157

Courts of the Law of Nations	158

Customary or Consuetudinary Law of Nations	159

Relations with NonChristian Powers exceptional	161

The Diplomatic Science	163

TreatyLimitations of such Right	180

Right of SelfAggrandisement	181

Right of anticipating Attack	183

Right of Confederation	185

The Balance of Power	187

CHAPTER VIII	191

Settlement of a Nation	196

Right of Discovery	197

Notification of Discovery	198

Acts confirmatory of Occupation	200

Discovery followed by Settlement constitutes a Perfect Title	201

Extent of Right of Discovery	203

Extent of Right of Occupation	204

Principles of Law advanced by the United States of America	205

Sect Page 220 Liability of an Ambassador to the payment	333

Local Dues	369

Liberty of Religious Worship	370

Inviolability of an Ambassador passing through the Territory of a Third Power	373

Consuls not Diplomatic Agents	378

CHAPTER XIII	382

Natural Right	384

Religious Obligation of every League	385

Equal and Unequal Leagues	386

Unequal Leagues not contrary to Equity	387

Personal and Real Leagues	388

Tests of Continuing Treaties	389

The Holy Alliance of 1815 a strictly personal League	391

History of the Holy Alliance	394

The Family Compact of the House of Bourbon	397

Treaties of Navigation and Commerce	398

d	401

Treaties of Jurisdiction	402

Treaties of Extradition	405

Civil Law of the Romans as to Fugitives from Justice	407

Extradition of Fugitive Slaves and of Deserters a frequent subject of Treatyengagement	409

Extradition of Political Offenders exceptional	410

Treaties of Extradition for the most part tempo rary	411

British Statutes on Extradition	416

Treaties of Boundary	417

Title	The Law of Nations Considered as Independent Political Communities ... Volume 1 of The Law of Nations Considered as Independent Political Communities, Sir Travers Twiss
Author	Sir Travers Twiss
Edition	2
Publisher	Clarendon Press, 1884
Original from	The Ohio State University
Digitized	8 Nov 2019

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