The Rights of War and Peace

CONTENTS

BOOK I.
Chapter		Page
	Introduction	1
I.	On War and Right	17
II.	Inquiry into the Lawfulness of War	31
III.	The Division of War into Public and Private, and the Nature of Sovereign Power	55
BOOK II.
I.	Defense of Person and Property	73
II.	The General Rights of Things	85
III.	On the Original Acquisition of Things, and the Right of Property in Seas and Rivers	103
IV.	Title to Desert Lands by Occupancy, Possession, and Prescription	109
IX.	In What Cases Jurisdiction and Property Cease	117
X.	The Obligation Arising from Property	123
XI.	On Promises	131
XII.	On Contracts	144
XIII.	On Oaths	160
XV.	On Treaties and on Engagements Made by Delegates Exceeding Their Powers	166
XVI.	The Interpretation of Treaties	176
XVII.	On Damages Occasioned by Injury, and the Obligation to Repair Them	195
XVIII.	On the Rights of Embassies	202
XIX.	On the Right of Burial	213
XX.	On Punishments	220
XXI.	On the Communication of Punishment	256
XXII.	On the Unjust Causes of War	267
XXIII.	On Doubtful Causes	274
XXIV.	Precautions against Rashly Engaging in War, Even upon Just Grounds	280
BOOK III.
I.	What Is Lawful in War	290
II.	In What Manner the Law of Nations Renders the Property of Subjects Answerable for the Debts of Sovereigns. The Nature of Reprisals	307
III.	On Just or Solemn War According to the Law of Nations on Declarations of War	314
IV.	On the Right of Killing an Enemy in Lawful War and Committing Other Acts of Hostility	323
V.	On the Right to Lay Waste an Enemy's Country and Carry Off His Effects	332
VI.	On the Acquisition of Territory and Property by Right of Conquest	334
VII.	On the Right over Prisoners of War	345
VIII.	On Empire over the Conquered	348
IX.	Of the Right of Postliminium	351
XI.	The Right of Killing Enemies, in Just War, to be Tempered with Moderation and Humanity	359
XII.	On Moderation in Despoiling an Enemy's Country	365
XIII.	On Moderation in Making Captures in War	369
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