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A

Abuse of flag of truce, 281

of neutral asylum, 419, 420-423

Abyssinian War, referred to on:

hostile destination of goods, 505

trial of neutral vessels after conclusion of peace, 556

Acts of force initiative of war, 126-128

Admiralty, origin of Board of, 239

Aerial warfare. See Air-vessels

Aeroplanes, conditional contraband, 506

Africa, case of the, 531

Air-vessels:

invasion by, 207

violence directed from, 150, 192, 227

Alabama, case of the, 406-409

Alaska Boundary dispute (1903), 18

Alexander I. of Russia exacts oath of allegiance in Finland, 205

Alexander II. of Russia, and laws of war, 81

Alexis, case of the, 40

Allegiance, oath of, 173, 205, 212

Alverstone, Lord, 18

Ambulances, See Convoys of Evacuation

American Civil War, referred to on:

blockade, 453, 454, 463, 465, 469

ingress and egress of neutral warships during, 453

contraband, 487, 499, 501

neutral asylum during, 418, 443

political agents on neutral vessel, 519, 530

real war, 63

sale of vessels during, 427

stone-blockade, 450

treatment of prizes in, 243, 557

American-English War (1812), referred to on:

capture in neutral port, 442

destruction of neutral prizes, 243

reprisals, 307

American War of Independence, referred to on:

convoy, vessels under, 536

espionage, 198

reprisals, 306

treatment of prizes during, 243

Amicable settlement of State differences. See State differences

Amiens, Peace of (1802), 332

Amnesty, 334

Analogous of contraband. See Unneutral service

Andersen v. Marten, case of, 555

AndrÉ, Major, case of, 198

Angary:

derivation of right of, 449

exercise of right of, 385, 510

modern right of, 447

obsolete right of, 446

pre-emption of neutral goods under right of, 449

Anna, case of the, 443

Anne, Empress of Russia, 43

Anspach, troops marched through, 392

Arbitration:

a means of settling State differences, 5

appointment of arbitrator, 17, 26

award, 18, 19, 30

appeal against, 31

binding force of, 18, 25, 30

competence of tribunal of, 29

compulsory, 25

conception of, 16

costs of, 32

early use of, 22

efficacy of, 25

Hague Convention, stipulations concerning, 24

language to be used during, 26, 28

minutes concerning, 28

Permanent International Court of, 22, 23, 26, 27-31, 561

preliminary proceedings in, 27

procedure of tribunal in, 27

rules governing, 27

scope of, 20-21

summary procedure in, 32

treaties of, 16, 18, 20, 26

obligations under, 16, 25

stipulations of, 18

tribunal of Court of, 27

value of, 22, 25

Arbitration Treaties, 16, 20, 21, 26

Area of operations during blockade, 471

Argentina, blockades of (1838) and (1845), 49

Armed Neutrality. See Neutrality

Armistices:

character of, 290

commencement of, 296

competence to conclude, 293

contents of, 294-296

end of, 299

form of, 294

general, 291, 293

hostilities, cessation of, during, 290, 295

kinds of, 290, 291

lines of demarcation during, 296

partial, 293

permissible acts during, 294-296

purpose of, 291

re-victualling during, 295

suspension of arms during, 291

violation of, 297

by private individual, 298

visitation of neutral vessels during, 290, 534

Arnold, General, at West Point, 198

ArrÊt de prince, 45

Aryol (or Orel), case of the, 256

Asgill, Captain, case of, 307

Askold, case of the, 422

Assault, 191-193

Asylum. See Neutral Asylum

Atalanta, case of the, 522

Athens, ancient law of, concerning reprisals, 41

Attack on enemy vessels, 225-237. See also Enemy vessels

Aube, Admiral, on naval warfare, 264, 266

Augusta Victoria, case of the, 390

Aurora, case of the, 423

Awni Illa, case of the, 269

B

Bahama Islands, access refused to belligerent warships at, 418

Baker, Sir Sherston, 281

Baltic Sea, asserted neutralisation of, 90

Baltica, case of the, 110, 116

Barbarous forces, 98

Barge, arbitration award of Mr., 19

Basle, office for volunteers at, 399

Bathurst, Lord, reprisal by, 307

Beasts of burden as contraband, 486

Belfort:

capitulation of, 286

siege of, 193, 292

suspension of arms during siege of, 291

Belgium, neutralisation of, 91, 358, 363, 368, 393, 411, 413, 428

Belligerents:

accessory, 93

angary, right of, exercised by, 446-449

appropriation of property by, 174-187

armed forces of, 94-106

asylum granted to, 409-425

barbarous forces as, 98

capture of neutral vessels by, 546-552

complaints of illegitimate warfare by, 302

conduct in general of, 378

deserters, treatment of, by, 105, 335

duties of, 378-386

impartiality of neutrals towards, 362, 381-383

insurgents as, 62, 92

intercourse between subjects of, 135-138, 275, 333

and neutrals, 117, 365, 385, 428

irregular forces of, 96

levies en masse of, 97, 152, 190, 313

loans to, by neutrals, 430

merchantmen of. See Merchantmen

military operations by and against, neutrals, 386-397

military preparations by and against 397-409

navies of, 94, 99-105

neutralised States as, 91

neutrality to be recognised by, 367

non-combatants with armed forces of, 95, 151, 169, 250

non-hostile relations of, 273-299

occupation of neutral territory by, 394

principal, 93

prisoners of, treatment, 167-171

private enemy property, 139. See also Private enemy property

privateers of, 99, 103, 357, 372, 534

Prize Courts of, 395. See also Prize Courts

property in enemy State of subjects of, 139, 182

qualification to become, 62, 90

regular armies of, 94

representation at International Prize Court, 569

rights of, 378-386

services to, 153, 181, 212, 432-437

subjects of, on enemy territory, 131-135

supplies to, by neutrals, 375, 405-409, 426-430

trade between subjects of, 135-138, 275, 333

traitors. See War criminals

vassal States as, 91

violation of neutrality by, 426, 438-445

visitation of neutral vessels by, 428, 533-545

volunteer fleets of, 100-104

war rebels, treatment of, by, 98

Bellona, case of the, 332

Bentinck, promise of, to Genoa, 284

Berlin:

Congo Conference of (1885), 11

Decrees of (1806), 357, 453

Treaty of (1878), 330

Bermuda, case of the, 470, 500

Bernadotte, 391

Bismarck:

act of reprisal by, 317

on diplomatic envoys in besieged town, 194

on crews of captured merchantmen, prisoners of war, 250, 308, 317

on right of angary, 448

Black Sea, neutralisation of, 88

Blockade:

area of operations in, 471

breach of:

attempt at, 468-472

canals, unblockaded and, 474

capture on account of, 475

consequences of, 475-478

definition of, 466

during armistice, 290

egress and, 473

ingress and, 472

penalty for, 476

practice of nations regarding, 386, 468-475

what constitutes a, 468-475

commercial, 452

competence to establish, 456

conception of, 450-455

continuous voyage and, 469, 472

contraband, seizure of, during, 290

declaration of, 456, 458

definition of, 450

effectiveness of: 356, 461-466

cessation of, 464

condition of, 461

danger necessary to create, 464

distinguished from fictitious, 461

end of, 460

establishment of, 456-461

existence of, 466

fictitious, 461

international rivers and, 454

inward, 453

justification for, 455

knowledge of, necessary for breach, 466

neutral vessels, time for egress of, 459

notification of, 456, 459, 466

former practice of nations regarding, 457

outward, 453

pacific. See Pacific blockade

places liable to, 453

postal correspondence during, 237, 385

stone, 450, 463

strategic, 452

universality of, 452

Bluntschli:

on continuous voyage, 504

on courts of justice during occupation, 215

Bolivia-Peruvian Boundary Dispute (1910), 19

Bombardment:

by land forces, 191, 194

by naval forces, 266-270

Bonfils, on carriage of contraband, 504

Booty on battlefield, 163, 177, 181

Bosphorus and Dardanelles, 102

Bougainville, safe-conduct granted to, 232

Boundary disputes:

between Bolivia and Peru, 19

between Great Britain and U.S.A., 18, 19

between Great Britain and Venezuela, 18

Boundary treaty of Buenos Ayres (1881) between Argentina and Chili, 89

Bowles, Mr. Gibson, on withdrawal from Declaration of Paris, 100

Bribery, 196, 201

British Foreign Enlistment Act, 358, 375, 494

Brussels:

Conference of (1874), 208, 308

Declaration of (1874), 81, 171

Buenos Ayres, Boundary treaty of (1881), between Argentina and Chili, 89

Bukarest, treaty of (1886), 92

Bulgaria as a belligerent while under Turkish suzerainty, 62, 92

Buller, Sir Redvers, proclamation by during the South African War, 65

Bullets, expanding and explosive, 149, 250

Bulmerincq, proposal regarding Prize Courts, 560

Bundesrath, case of the, 500, 502, 552

Bureau of Information in war, 163, 171, 181

Bynkershoek:

on contraband, 481, 508

on intercourse during war, 135

on neutrality, 350, 361, 422

C

Cabinet Ministers, capture of, 153

Camille, case of the, 426

Cancellation of treaties on account of:

violation by one party, 338

war, 129

Capitulations:

character and purpose of, 284

competence to conclude, 287

contents of, 285

flag of truce and, 286

form of, 286

violation of, 289

Captain W. Menzel, case of the, 376

Captivity:

detention in, after peace, 170, 336

discipline in, 169-170

effect of treaty of peace on, 335

end of, 172, 335

law regarding, development of, 165-167

parole, release on, 170

relief societies assisting those in, 171

treatment of prisoners of war in, 167, 306

who may be taken into, 151, 152, 153, 169, 250, 308

Capture of neutral vessels:

abandonment after, 551

conduct to port after, 547

destruction after, 547-551

effect of, 546

grounds of, 546

mode of, 546

ransom after, 551

recapture after, 551

release after, 551

trial after, 240, 553-558

after conclusion of peace, 555

by International Prize Court, 572-579

claims after, 557

municipal matter, a, 553

protests after, 557

result of, 555

Carolina, case of the, 519

Caroline, case of the, 376

Carriage of contraband. See Contraband of war

Cartel ships:

rules regarding, 283

seizure of, 236

Cartels:

definition and purpose of, 275, 282

ransom of soldiers arranged by, 166

Carthage, case of the, 506

Castro, de, 40

Catharine, Empress of Russia, 355, 357

Cattaro, access refused to belligerent warships at, 418

Cesarewitch, case of the, 423

Cessation of hostilities, simple, 323, 324

Chablais and Faucigny, neutralisation of, 88

Chambers of Reunion, the so-called, 61

Charles XII. of Sweden, dictum of, 147

Charleston, blockade of, 450, 465

Chauvinism, 38

Chino-Japanese War (1894), referred to on:

asylum on neutral man-of-war, 423

Citizens. See Private individuals

Civil war:

commencement of, 374

neutrality during, 365

termination of, 323

Clinton, Sir Henry, 198

Coal as contraband, 487

Columbia, case of the, 390

Commerce during war:

between belligerents' subjects, 135, 275

between subjects of belligerents and neutrals, 352, 365, 385, 428

Commercen, case of the, 501

Commercia belli, 274

Commercial blockade, 452

Commercial treaty. See Treaties

Commission: of Arbitration, 18

of Inquiry, 7

Compensation for violations of the Laws of War, 319-321, 439

Complaints of belligerents, 302, 303

Compromis, 26-31

Compromise clause, 5, 17

Compulsive settlement of State differences. See State differences

Concentration camps, 153, 190

Conference of Berlin (1885), 11

Confiscantur ex navibus res, ex rebus naves, 219

Confiscation: at outbreak of war, 139, 140, 174-182, 204, 218

for carrying contraband, 508-514

Congo Conference of Berlin, 11

Congress of Vienna (1815), 88

Conquest, 325. See also Subjugation

Consolato del mare, 218, 219, 349, 352, 534

Consular activity, rupture of, 129

Continuous voyage, doctrine of, 469, 472, 491, 499-506

Continuous transport: doctrine of, 499-506

partial recognition of, by Declaration of London, 505

Contraband of war:

absolute, 481, 483, 490, 498, 505

analogous of. See Unneutral Service

articles for use of carrying vessel not considered, 493

beasts of burden as, 486

carriage of, 386, 495-514

capture for, 506

circuitous, 499-506

consequences of, 506-514

Continental opinion on, 504

direct, 497

indirect, 500-506

penal by municipal law, 495

penalty for, 508-514

without knowledge of war, 140, 235, 512

coal as, 487

conception of, 480-495

conditional, 481, 485, 491, 498, 506

pre-emption of, 510, 512

continuous transports, doctrine of, 499-506

cotton as, 487

definition of, 480

foodstuffs as, 486

horses as, 486

hostile destination essential to, 490

money as, 487

seizure of, during blockade, 290

seizure of, without seizure of vessel, 513

Contraband vessels, 390, 494

Contract debts, 25, 46

Contracts between subjects of belligerents, 137, 138, 333

Contributions, 183-187, 264, 267

Convoy: vessels under enemy, 542

vessels under neutral, 535-537, 543

Convoy of evacuation, 160

Cook, Captain, safe-conduct granted to, 232

Copenhagen:

Battle of (1801), 356

Treaty of (1830), 542

Corfu, neutralisation of, 88, 369

Cotton as contraband, 487

Court of Arbitration at the Hague. See Permanent Court of Arbitration

Courts of Justice, during occupation of country, 214

Crete:

blockade of, 49, 51

during the Turco-Italian War, 87

Crimean War, referred to on:

asylum to men-of-war, 418

blockade, 453, 454, 464, 465

contraband, 501

enemy property at sea under neutral flag, 220

enemy subjects on belligerent's territory, 132

letters of marque, 220

loans, flotation of, 431

merchantmen at outbreak of war, 140, 235

D

Danous, case of the, 112

Danube, blockade of the, 453, 454

Dardanelles, 102

Dead, treatment of the, 162, 254

Dearborn, General, reprisal by, 307

Declaration concerning:

diffusion of asphyxiating gases, 82, 150, 250

expanding (Dum-Dum) bullets, 82, 149, 250

launching of projectiles from balloons, 82, 150, 250

Declaration of:

Brussels (1874), 81, 171

London (1909), 83, 360, 554

referred to on:

blockade, 452-478

capture of neutral vessels, 547-552

contraband, 480-514

enemy character, 107, 113, 117

free articles, 492

transfer of enemy vessels, 118

transfer of enemy goods, 120

trial of neutral vessels, 555-558

unneutral service, 435, 515-532

visitation of vessels, 536, 537, 540-545

Paris (1856), 52, 79, 100, 101, 103, 130, 220, 221, 226, 242, 303, 354, 358, 384, 385, 452, 461, 481, 536

St. Petersburg (1868), 80, 149, 250

Declarations of:

blockade, 456-459

contraband, 484, 488

neutrality, 374

war, 122-125

Delagoa Bay, case of, 502

Den Beer Portugael, General, and rules on bombardment, 266

Denmark, treaty by, affecting neutrality, 372, 389

Swedish territory sold by, 205

Deserters, 105, 335

Despatches:

bearers of, 197

carriage of, for enemy, 435, 515, 516, 521-524, 525, 526, 528, 531

right of sending, 194

Dessaix, case of the, 244

Destruction of enemy property:

arms and ammunition, 189

during bombardment, 195

merchantmen, 242-245

monuments, 189

necessary, 188

provisions, 189

wanton, 187

works of art, 189

Devastation, general, 190

De WÜtz v. Hendricks, 430

Diana, case of the, 236, 422

Dieppe, blockade of, 454

Diplomacy, 75

Diplomatic envoys:

capture of, 154

carriage of, by neutrals, 517-521

despatches of, 435

found on enemy territory by a belligerent, 384

in besieged towns, 194

letters of marque granted by, 357

Diplomatic intercourse, rupture of, 129

Discovery, case of the, 232

Distress, vessels in circumstances of, 418, 472

Distribution of Prize Money Proclamation (1866), 248

Doelwijk, case of the, 505, 556

Dogger Bank, case of, 7, 15

Dolus non purgatur circuitu, 499

Domicile of owner determines character of goods, 115

Drago doctrine, 25

Duclair, British coal-vessels at, 448

Dum-Dum bullets, 149, 250

Dunant, Jean Henry, on treatment of wounded, 155

Dupleix, case of the, 89

Dutch East India squadron, attempted seizure of, 350

E

Edmonds, Colonel, 82

Effects of outbreak of war on:

belligerents' property on enemy territory, 139

belligerents' subjects in enemy State, 131

diplomatic relations, 129

merchantmen, 140-143

persona standi in judicio, 133

States in general, 128

trade between belligerents' subjects, 135

treaties, 129

El Arish, capitulation of, 287-289

Elba, case of the, 424

Elisabeth, case of the, 236

Embargo:

conception of, 44-46

different kinds of, 45

instance of, 40

practice of, 140, 446

Emblems of:

hospital ships, 258

medical service of armies, 161

Emilia, case of the, 110

Ems, exclusion of the river, from blockade, 454

Enemy character:

conception of, 106

of goods, 115-117

when transferred, 119

of individuals:

enemy subjects domiciled in enemy country, 110-112

enemy subjects in neutral countries, 112

neutral subjects domiciled in enemy country, 109-112, 385

neutral subjects serving in armed forces of belligerents, 109

neutral subjects serving in police and administration of belligerents, 109

of vessels, 112-115

when transferred, 117

unneutral service creating, 524-526

Enemy convoy, 542

Enemy property. See Public enemy property; Private enemy property

Enemy territory, occupation of:

an aim of warfare, 204

constructive, 208

courts of justice, position of during, 214

duties arising from, 210

end of, 210

envoys' position during, 384

neutral property during, 384

officials' position during, 213

rights arising from, 210-213

treatment of inhabitants during, 210-213

treatment of subjects of neutrals during, 213, 384

when effected, 98, 206

Enemy vessels:

appropriation of, 238-249

attack and seizure of, 225-237

effect of seizure of, 231

furnishing of, by neutrals, 358, 372, 375, 389, 405-409

immunity from attack granted to, 232-237

in neutral waters, 395-397, 400-404

legitimate attack on, 225

medical and hospital staff of, 260

neutral goods on, 232, 542

postal correspondence on, 237, 385

religious staff on, 260

sick bays on, 257

Enlistment Act, Foreign:

American, 358, 375

British, 358, 375, 494

Escape from captivity, 170, 172

Espionage, 196-199, 262, 313

Euridice, case of the, 426

Explosive bullets, 149, 250

F

Facultas bellandi, 90

Fanny, case of the, 542

Faravelli, bombardment of Turkish vessels in the harbour of Beirut by Italian naval forces under Admiral, 269

Faucigny, neutralisation of, 88

FÉcamp, blockade of, 454

Federal States, wars by members of, 63, 68, 92

Fictitious blockade, 461

Fides etiam hosti servanda, 273

Fiore, 504

First Armed Neutrality, 354-356, 370, 461, 462, 481

First Coalition, 357

Fishing-boats, immunity from seizure, 234

Flag: character of vessel determined by, 112

transfer of vessels to neutral, 117

use of false, 201, 262

Flags of truce:

abuse of, 203, 281

bearers, treatment of, 279

capitulations and, 286

land warfare and, 278

meaning of, 278

naval warfare and, 278

occasions when used, 278-282, 287, 302

Flight. See Escape

Flinders, safe-conduct granted to, 233

Florida, case of the, 443

Foodstuffs as contraband, 486

Foraging, 181

Foreign Enlistment Act. See Enlistment Act

Formosa, blockade of, 49, 52

Forsigtigheten, case of the, 426

Franciska, case of the, 465

Franco-British wars referred to on:

(1793), property in enemy State of belligerents, 139

(1803), subjects of belligerents on enemy territory, 131

(1793), treaty obligations, 372

Franco-German War, referred to on:

angary, 447, 448

armistices, 291, 292, 296, 297

asylum to belligerents, 411, 415

belligerents' subjects on enemy territory, 132

blockade, 454

cable laying, 436

capitulation, 286

courts of justice, 215

diplomatic envoys in besieged towns, 194

Franctireurs, 96

hostages, 317

loans, flotation of, 431

merchantmen, 222, 235, 236, 244

neutral asylum, 411, 415

neutrality, 89, 368, 369, 400, 413, 415

passage of volunteers through neutral territory, 399

peace treaty, 329, 338

pilotage, 433

postliminium, 342

prisoners of war, 250, 336

prizes, 244

reprisals, 306, 308

sieges, 193

supplies by neutrals, 427, 428

suspension of arms, 291

train-wrecking, 318

unorganised hostile expedition, 400

vessels sailing under flag of another State, 233

volunteer fleet, 100, 303

Franctireurs, 96

Frankfort, Treaty of (1871), 329, 338, 343

Frankfort-on-the-Main, subjugation of, 327

Freden, case of the, 441

Frederick II. of Prussia:

forcible levies by, 205

reprisals by, 43, 44

Frederikshamm, Peace treaty of (1809), 205

Free articles, 481, 483, 492-494

French Prize Courts set up in America, 357, 395

Friendship and Commerce, treaties of, 167, 221, 371, 508

FÜrst Bismarck, case of the, 390

G

GaËta, blockade of, 49

Gelderland, case of the, 433

General, case of the, 502

General Armstrong, case of the, 442

GenÊt, letters of marque granted by, 357, 395

Geneva: Court of Arbitration, 444

SociÉtÉ d'utilitÉ publique, 155

Geneva Convention:

adaptation of the principles of, to naval warfare, 80, 82, 252-262

application of the, 163

general provisions of the, 164

non-combatants and the, 415

origin of the, 154

prisoners and the, 151, 250

wounded and dead and the, 80, 154-165, 181

Geneva Cross, 161, 162, 164, 203, 258

Genoa, capitulation of, 284

German coast, blockade of, 454

German contract for felling trees in French forests, 342

Gessner on carriage of contraband, 504

Good offices:

complaints by belligerents to neutrals settled by, 303

duty of asking for, 13

duty of offering, 10, 13

duty of receiving offer of, 13

Hague Convention, rules regarding, 12-14

mediation compared with, 11

purpose of, 10, 328

Russo-Japanese War and, 15

value of, 14

Goods sold by and to enemy subjects, enemy character of, 115, 119, 135-138, 249

Government officials, deposition by enemy of, 214

Greece, blockades of, 48, 49, 51

Grossovoi, case of the, 422

Grotius, cited on:

armistices, 295, 297

captivity, 166

contraband, 480, 481

enemy subjects on belligerent's territory, 110

declaration of war, 121

destruction of enemy property, 189

neutrality, 349, 361

Guerilla war, 70, 190, 209

H

Hague Conventions concerning:

bombardment by naval forces in time of war (IX.), 83, 265, 268-270

capture in maritime war, restrictions on the exercise of the right of (XI.), 83, 105, 233, 234, 237, 250, 360, 385, 522-524, 526

commencement of hostilities (III.), 82, 123-127, 363, 374

debts, employment of force for the recovery of contract (II.), 25, 46

disputes, pacific settlement of (I.), 6, 12-14, 20, 23-33, 122

Geneva Convention, adaptation of the principles of (X.), 82, 236, 250, 251, 252-262, 274, 413, 424, 425

International Prize Court, establishment of an (XII.), 108, 114, 117, 240, 241, 245, 360, 552, 555, 563, 565-579

merchant ships at the outbreak of hostilities, status of enemy (VI.), 83, 140-143, 235

merchant ships, conversion of, into war-ships (VII.), 83, 103, 360, 376

mines, laying of automatic submarine contact (VIII.), 83, 227-229, 360, 445, 463

neutral Powers and persons in war on land, rights and duties of (V.), 83, 94, 107, 108-110, 359, 364, 371, 382, 383, 384, 387, 389, 390, 393, 398, 399, 412, 414, 427, 431, 434, 435, 448

neutral Powers in maritime war, rights and duties of (XIII.), 83, 359, 376, 380, 382, 383, 384, 389, 394, 395, 396, 400, 401-404, 408, 418-423, 427, 432, 436, 441, 443, 445, 494

war on land, laws and customs of (IV.), referred to on:

angary, exercise of right of, 448

armistices, 290, 291, 293, 296, 297, 298

assault, bombardment and siege, 192-195

booty, 177

Bureau of Information, 171

capitulations, 286, 289

compensation, 320, 438

espionage, treason, ruses, 196-199, 201, 202, 313, 315

flags of truce, 278-281

Geneva Convention, 80

irregular forces, guerilla bands and levies en masse, 70, 96, 97, 313

killing and wounding, 147, 148

means of land warfare, 145, 148

means of securing legitimate warfare, 301, 304, 308, 319, 321

non-combatants, 95

occupation of enemy territory, 206, 207, 211, 214

parole, 170

persona standi in judicio, 134

prisoners of war, 167, 169, 172, 250, 336

private individuals, 153, 298

property in enemy State, 140, 174-182, 188-190

property of the dead, 163, 274

quarter, 147

relief societies, 171

requisitions and contributions, 184, 185, 186, 438, 448

telegraph cables, 271

Hague Court of Arbitration. See Permanent Court of Arbitration

Hague Declarations concerning:

asphyxiating gases, prohibition of use of, 82, 150, 250

bullets, expanding, prohibition of use of, 82, 149, 250

projectiles, prohibition of discharge of certain, 82, 150, 227, 250

Hague Peace Conferences: of 1899: 17, 81, 149, 150, 156, 222, 252;

of 1907: 81, 108, 123, 140, 222, 223, 224, 233, 234, 252, 320, 383

Haimun, case of the, 437

Hale, case of Captain Nathan, 199

Hall, on requisitions and contributions in naval warfare, 264

Halleck, on:

abuse of flag of truce, 281

ruses, 263

stratagems and perfidy, 202

Hanover, subjugation of, 327

Hansa, the, 62, 219

Harmony, case of the, 110

Hautefeuille, on:

justification of blockade, 455

right of visitation of neutral vessels, 534

Hay-Pauncefote Treaty (1901), 89

Heads of States: power of making treaties when prisoner, 331

violence against, 147, 153

Heffter on occupation of enemy territory, 205

Heilborn, on war material on neutral territory, 416

Henfield, Gideon, case of, 358

Hertha, case of the, 89

Herzog, case of the, 502, 552

Hesse-Cassel:

case of the Domains of, 344

subjugation of, 327

Hipsang, case of the, 548

Hobbs v. Henning, 503

Holland, blockade of, 49

Holland on:

armistices, 290

bombardment, 266

contraband, 522

doctrine of continuous voyage, 500, 503

indemnities, 180

pacific blockade, 48

release of neutral prize, 552

Hon-kohe Bay, Russian fleet in, 404

Horses as contraband, 486

Hospital ships, 236, 254-257

emblem of, 258

Hostages, 153, 213, 246, 317-319

Hostilities:

between belligerents. See War

by and against neutrals, 386, 387

effect of simple cessation of, 323, 324

instances of simple cessation of, 323

HÜbner, proposal regarding Prize Courts, 559

Huddy, Joshua, case of, 306

Hussar, case of the, 263

I

Icona, case of the, 548

Iltis, case of the, 424

Imina, case of the, 503

Indemnities for:

neutral cargo on destroyed enemy vessels, 244, 245

neutral innocent cargo on destroyed neutral vessels, 550

private property, 142, 180, 182, 184

Indians, as members of regular forces, 99

Industrie, case of the, 525

Inflexible, case of the, 282

Information regarding military and naval operations, 211, 434

Inquiry Commissions, 7

Institute of International Law on:

aerial warfare, 151

angary, 447

bombardment, 266-268

capture, 546

carriage of contraband, 504, 510

commencement of war, 123

contributions and requisitions, 265

effect of war on treaties, 131

insurrection, 92, 366

laws of war, 81

mines, sub-marine, 229, 445

neutrality, 408

pacific blockade, 50, 53

Prize Courts, 553, 560

prizes, 244

reprisals, 308-309

submarine cables, 271, 272

visitation, 534

Insurgents as belligerents, 69, 92

Intercourse:

between subjects of belligerents, 135-138, 275, 333

between subjects of neutrals and belligerents, 117, 352, 365, 385, 428

International Bureau of the International Court of Arbitration, 27

acts as registry for Commissions at the Hague, 8

acts as registry for the International Prize Court, 562, 569, 573, 579

International Commission of Inquiry:

in the Dogger Bank case, 7, 15

procedure at an, 7-9

International Conference at the Hague (1904), 256, 257

International Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cables, 271

International Court of Arbitration. See Permanent Court of Arbitration

International Postal Union, in time of war, 130

International Prize Court:

action in damages in the, 577-579

Administrative Council of the, 569

competence of the, 529, 541, 569-571

constitution of the, 565-569

Convention (XII.) for the establishment of an, 563

costs of parties before the, 576

expenses of the, 576

law to be applied by the, 571

personnel of the, 565

procedure of the, 572-577, 578

projects for an, 360, 559-563

registry of the, 569, 573, 579

seat of the, 568

tasks for the, 542, 543, 544, 545, 554, 557

International Rivers, blockade of, 454

Intervention:

conception of, 54

distinguished from participation, 54

illegitimate warfare and, 302

instance of, 388

mode of, 55

right of, 304

time of, 55

Invasion in contradistinction to occupation, 98, 206

Invincible, case of the, 282

Ionian Islands, neutrality of, 88, 369

Irregular forces, definition of, 96

Italian Marine Code (1865), 222

Italian Prize Commission, 556

J

Jakoga, Major, case of, 199, 315

Jameson raid, 62

Jemchug, case of the, 423

Johanna Emilie, case of the, 110

Joinville, Prince de, on bombardment, 266

Jus:

angariae, 45, 446

belli, 91

postliminii, 339

See also Right

K

Kaiserin Maria Theresia, case of the, 390

Kamranh Bay, Russian fleet in, 404

Keith, Lord, and capitulation of El Arish, 288

KlÉber, General, and capitulation of El Arish, 287

Kleen, on carriage of contraband, 504

Knight Commander, case of the, 548

Korea, 87

as theatre of war, 387, 395

Korietz, case of the, 388, 424, 442

Kow-shing, case of the, 114, 424

Kriegs-manier, 84

Kruger, President, conveyance to Europe, 433

L

La Santissima Trinidad, case of the, 405

Lambermont, Baron, cited on private individuals who commit hostile acts, 66

Land warfare:

aims of, 144

assault, 191-193

asylum during. See Neutral asylum

bombardment, 191-195

captivity. See Captivity

contributions, 153, 186, 212

convoys of evacuation, 160

dead, treatment of the, 162

distinguished from sea warfare, 145

emblems denoting medical establishments and personnel, 161, 203

enemy property. See Public enemy property; Private enemy Property

espionage, 196-199

expanding bullets, 149

explosive bullets, 149

explosives from balloons, 150

flags of truce, 278

killing of combatants, 146

lawful practices in, 144, 148

means of, 144

medical establishments, units, and material, 158, 195, 493

medical personnel, 159

objects of means of, 145

occupation. See Enemy territory, occupation of

prisoners, who may be made, 151, 152, 153, 169. See also Prisoners of War

projectiles: from balloons, 150

diffusing noxious gases, 150

quarter, refusal of, 147

requisitions, 153, 183-186, 212

ruses, 200-203

sick, treatment of, 154-165

siege, 191-194

stratagems, 200-203

treason, 199

unlawful practices in, 144, 148, 192, 193

violence against enemy persons, 146, 151, 153

wounded, treatment of, 154-165

wounding of combatants, 146, 148

LapÉrouse, Count, granted safe-conduct, 233

Laws of war:

binding force of, 83

development of, 79-83

origin of, 78, 79

treaties regarding, 79-83

Legitimate warfare, means of securing, 300-321

Le Hardy contre La Voltigeante, 111

Lena, case of the, 422

L'EspiÈgle, case of the, 443

Letters of marque, 42, 46, 100, 220, 239, 351, 357, 399, 534

Levies:

en masse, 97, 152, 190, 313

forcible, 205, 211

on neutral territories forbidden, 398

Licences:

special, of ingress and egress during blockade, 453

to trade, 275

Lichtenstein, war with Prussia, 323

Lieber, on rules of war, 80

Lien on war material, 416

Lion, case of the, 424

Lippencott, Captain, case of, 307

Loans, 430-432

London: Declaration of. See Declaration of London

Naval Conference of (1908-9), 108, 360, 536, 577

Treaty of (1863), 88

Louis XIV.: Ordinance of 1681, concerning neutral property, 219

practice of embargo, 446

Louis Napoleon, award of, in the case of the General Armstrong, 442

Ludwig, case of the, 244

Lushington, on blockade, 462, 463, 464

Luxemburg, neutrality of, 91, 368, 393, 413

Luxor, case of the, 507, 558

M

Madison, Mr., reprisal by, 307

Magellan, Straits of, neutralisation of, 89

Mailbags during war, 237, 385, 524

Mailboats during war, 236, 526, 531, 535

Malacca, case of the, 102

Manchuria, 87, 387, 395

Man-of-war, neutral, as an asylum, 423

Manouba, case of the, 531

Marauding, 316

Maritime Convention of St. Petersburg (1801), 356, 536

Martens, von, 18

Mason, Mr., case of seizure of, 519, 530

Mediation, 10-15

difference between good offices and, 11

duty of asking for, 13

duty of offering, 10, 13

duty of receiving, 13

Hague Convention, rules regarding, 12-14

legal value of, 5

occasions for, 10, 303, 328

particular form of, 14

right of offering, 10, 15

value of, 14

Mediatorial Conference possible, 10

Medical establishments, &c. See Land Warfare, also Naval warfare

Menam, blockade of, 49

Menou, General, and capitulation of El Arish, 288

Merchantmen, enemy:

appropriation of, 218-224, 238-249

attacking, 313

attack on, 104, 225, 226

conversion into men-of-war, 100-104

conversion into men-of-war after

capture, 104, 231

crews of, 104, 250

destruction of, 242-245

immunity from seizure of, 234, 235

neutral goods on, 218-220, 244, 384

ransom of, 245

restoration of, 247

sale of, 117, 248

sale of goods on, in transitu, 119, 249

seizure of, 231

status of, at outbreak of war, 140-143

voyage of, at outbreak of war, 235

Merchantmen, neutral:

crews of, 250

enemy goods on, 115, 218-224, 356, 385

giving transport to belligerents, 433, 525

rendering unneutral service, 386, 434, 524

rescuing wounded, &c., 259

under convoy, 355, 535, 543

under enemy flag, 112-115, 233, 248

Messina, blockade of, 49

Meteor, case of the, 405

Metz, battle of, 393, 413

Mexico, blockade of, 49

Military operations and neutrals, 386-397

Military preparations and neutrals, 397-409

Militia, 94

Mines:

Convention concerning the laying of, 228, 463

floating mechanical, 227-231

submarine contact, 227-231, 445, 463

Mitylene, seizure of the island of, 43

Modena, subjugation of, 327

Modeste, case of the, 441

Money as contraband, 487

Montara, case of the, 114

Moynier, Gustave, 155

Municipal neutrality laws, 364, 375, 418, 422

Municipal officials, deposition by enemy, 214

N

Nancy Court of Appeal, case of, 215

Naniwa, case of the, 114, 423

Napoleon I.:

act of reprisals by, 131

Berlin decrees of (1806), 357, 453

seizure of works of art by, 177

troops ordered by, to march through neutral territory, 391

Nassau, subjugation of, 327

Nationality of owner determines character of goods, 116

Naval Code: Italian, 222

United States. See United States

Naval Conference of London. See London

Naval Prize Act (1864), 245, 247

Naval Prize Bill (1911), 240, 245, 247

Naval warfare:

aims of, 216

asylum during. See Neutral asylum

bombardment of enemy coast, 266-270

cables, interference with submarine, 271

contributions, 264

dead, treatment of, 254

enemy merchantmen. See Merchantmen; Prizes

espionage, 262

flags of truce, 278

French Ordinances relating to, 219

hospital ships, 236, 254-257

hospital staff on ships, 260

law of, impending codification, 224

lawful practices, 217

means of, 216, 225

medical staff on ship, 260

objects of, 218

prisoners, who may be made, 250

private property at sea during, 218-223

prizes. See Prizes; Prize Courts

religious staff on ship, 260

requisitions, 264

restrictions on the right of capture, 232-237

ruses, 262

shipwrecked, treatment of, 253

sick, treatment of, 253

treason, 262

unlawful practices, 217

violence: against combatants, 249

against non-combatants, 250

against enemy civilians, 251

wounded:

articles destined for the, 493

treatment of, 253

neutral ships assisting, 259, 423-425

Navarino, battle of, 48

Negotiation:

conception of, 6

effect of, 9

importance of, 9

legal value of, 5

peace, 328

procedure during, 6

Negroes, as members of regular forces, 99

Nelson, 356

Nereide, case of the, 542

Netherlands, right of convoy claimed by the, 535

Neumayr de Ramsla, 349

Neutral asylum:

abuse of, 420-423

exterritoriality of men-of-war in, 419

facilities rendered to vessels in, 402, 404, 420, 422, 423

fugitive soldiers and, 413-415

in general, 409

land and naval forces distinguished as regards, 417

land forces and, 409-416

naval forces and, 417-425

neutral men-of-war as, 423

non-combatants of belligerent forces and, 415

option of State to grant, 417

prisoners of war and, 410, 419

vessels in distress in, 418

war material in, 415

Neutral goods:

innocent, on destroyed neutral vessels, 550

on enemy men-of-war, 232, 542

on such enemy merchantmen as are being destroyed, 244

Neutralisation, temporary, 89

Neutralised States as belligerents, 91, 93, 386-389

Neutrality:

angary, right of, 446-449

armed, definition of, 369

the First and the Second. See First Armed Neutrality; Second Armed Neutrality

asylum, to land forces, 409-416

naval forces, 417-425

war material, 415

belligerents to recognise, 367

benevolent, 370

blockade. See Blockade

characteristics of, 361-368

civil war and, 365

commencement of, 373-377

conception of, 361

contraband. See Contraband of war

Conventions, 383

conventional, 369

declarations of, 374

definition of, 361

development and institution of, 347-360

different kinds of, 368-372

end of, 377

in general, 369

impartiality, contents of duty of, 362, 381, 383

instances of, 350

intercourse during, no cessation of, 365, 385

knowledge of war necessary for, 373

laws prescribing attitude of, 375-377

military operations and, 386-397

military preparations and, 397-409

oath of, 212, 364

partial, 369

perfect, 370

perpetual, 368

qualified, 370-372, 389, 392

rights and duties derived from, 363, 378-386

rule of 1756, 114, 353, 499

treaties affecting, 371-372

violation of. See Violation of neutrality

voluntary, 369

Neutrals:

asylum. See Neutral asylum

belligerents occupying territory of, 394

conduct in general of, 362, 378

depÔts and factories of belligerents on territory of, 397

fugitive soldiers in custody of, 413-415

hostilities by and against, 386-389

impartiality of, 362, 381-383, 386

intercourse between enemy and, 365, 385

loans by, to belligerents, 430

on the part of subjects of, 430-432

men-of-war, built and fitted out by, 405-409

passage of, through waters of, 393

rescuing wounded, &c., 259, 424

supplied by, 389

military operations and, 386-397

information regarding, 434-437

military preparations and, 397-409

mines, laying of, by, 445

naval operations and, 400-409

information regarding, 434-437

organisation of hostile expeditions by, 400

pilotage by, 432

Prize Courts on territory of, 395

prizes of belligerents and, 395

relations of, with belligerents, 378-449

representation at International Prize Court, 569

rights and duties of, 363, 378-386

services by, to belligerents, 389, 432-437

subjects of, fighting for belligerents, 390

supplies by, to belligerents, 375, 405-409, 426-430

on part of subjects of, 427-430

transport by, 424, 433-434

troops, levy of, by, 398

supplied by, 389, 398

vessels of, rescuing wounded, 259, 424

Neutral territory:

as a base of naval operations forbidden, 400-404

as an asylum, 410-416, 425

despatches carried over, 435

other uses made of, by belligerents, 394-399, 400

passage through, 372, 382, 391-394, 399

shipwrecked, the, on, 424

Newspaper correspondents in naval warfare, 437

Niagara, case of the, 465

Nickolsburg, Preliminaries of, 329

Nigretia, case of the, 519

Nimeguen, Peace of (1678), 61

Non-combatants:

attached to armies, 95, 151, 158-161, 169

attached to naval forces, 250, 254-257, 415

Non-hostile relations, 273-299

North-Eastern Boundary Dispute between U.S.A. and Great Britain, 19

North-German Confederation, 100

North Sea outrage. See Dogger Bank

Northern war, selling of territories during, 205

Notification:

of blockade, 457-459

of bombardment, 194

of contraband, 484, 488

of outbreak of war, 125, 374

Novara, case of the, 233

Novik, case of the, 423

O

Occupation of enemy territory. See Enemy territory

Oki, Captain Teisuki, 199, 315

Oldhamia, case of the, 548

Oleg, case of the, 423

Open Sea:

angary, right of, on, 447

belligerents in neutral ports leaving for, 401, 402, 421

capture on the, 526

contraband on, 495

despatch carriers on, 526, 528, 531

enemy property found on, by belligerents, 547

goods on neutral vessels on, 495-514

jurisdiction over foreign subjects on, 364

mechanical mines in, 227

neutral merchantmen on, 128

neutralisation of parts of, 88-90

order on the, in thirteenth century, 239

region of war, 85

telegraph cables in, 271, 272

visitation on, 534

Orange Free State, annexation of, 327

effective occupation of, 209

Ordinances by France on neutral ships and goods, 219

Orinoco Steamship Company, case of, 19

Orozembo, case of the, 518

Outbreak of war:

after declaration, 123

after initiative hostile acts, 126

after ultimatum, 125

effects of. See Effects of outbreak of war

in general, 121

notification of, 125

P

Pacific blockade:

admissibility of, 50, 52

development of, 48

disposal of vessels seized during, 52

instances of, 48, 49, 51, 52

mode of, 52

third States and, 51

value of, 53

variations of practice in, 51

war not necessarily caused by, 53

Pacifico, Don, case of, 41, 49

Palme, case of the, 233

Panama Canal, neutralisation of the, 89

Papal States, 327

Paris:

Act of November (1815), 392

Declaration of (1856). See Declaration of Paris

Peace treaty of. See Peace treaty

Parma, subjugation of, 327

Parole, release on, 170, 172

Pascal, case of the, 424

Passage through neutral territory:

of individuals intending to enlist, 399

of prisoners of war and wounded, 412

of troops, 372, 382, 391

of wounded, 392

Passports, 276

Paul, Emperor, armed neutrality in reign of, 355, 356

Paxo, neutralisation of, 88, 369

Peace:

negotiations for, 328

preliminaries of, 329

restoration of condition of, 332

Peace Conferences. See Hague Peace Conferences

Peace Societies, so-called, 22

Peace treaty of:

Amiens (1802), 332

Berlin (1878), 330

Bukarest (1886), 92

Frankfort (1871), 329, 338, 343

Frederikshamm (1809), 205

London (1863), 88; (1864), 88

Nimeguen (1678), 61

Paris (1856), 11

Portsmouth (1905), 15, 329, 331, 555

Prague (1866), 329

Pyrenees (1659), 537

San Stefano (1878), 330, 335

Westminster (1654), 535

ZÜrich (1859), 329

Perfidy, instances of, 202, 263, 281, 285

Permanent Court of Arbitration, 13, 22, 23, 26, 157, 561

Administrative Council of the, 565, 569

International Bureau of the, 8, 27, 562, 569, 573, 579

procedure of the, 27-31

Persia, emblem of medical service, 161, 259

Persona standi in judicio of alien enemies, 133

Peterburg, case of the, 102

Peterhoff, case of the, 454, 470, 500, 501

Phillimore on:

blockade, 462

continuous voyage, 500

reprisals, 42

violations of neutrality, 371

Pillage, 181

Pilotage by neutrals, 432

Poison in warfare, 85, 148, 193, 249

Port Arthur, battle of, 423

blockade of, 227, 436

surrender of, 285

Portalis, declaration by, 64

Portsmouth, Peace treaty of (1905), 15, 329, 331, 555

Portugal, treaty affecting neutrality of, 372

Postal Convention:

between Great Britain and Holland (1843), 237

between Great Britain and France (1860), 236

Postal correspondence during war 236, 385, 524

Postilion, case of the, 112, 115

Postliminium:

conception of, 339

effects of, 340

illegitimate acts and, 343

interregnum debars, 343

legitimate acts unaffected by, 342

revival of former state of things, 341

Prague, Treaty of (1866), 329

Preliminaries of peace, 329

PrÉvost, General, reprisal by, 307

Princesse Marie, case of the, 548

Prisoners of war, 134, 151, 152, 153, 165-173, 250, 306, 308, 316, 335, 411, 419, 420

Private enemy property:

appropriation of, 174, 179-182

at sea, 218, 221-224

booty on battlefield, 163, 177, 181

conveyed into belligerents' territory, 182

destruction of, 187-191

during bombardment, 194, 195

immovable, 179

on enemy territory, 139-143

personal, 180

transport, means of, 180

utilisation of, 179

war material, 180

works of art and science, 180, 195

Private individuals:

during siege and bombardment, 193, 194

hostility in arms of, 97, 152, 312

intercourse and trade with enemy subjects, 135, 405, 427-432, 434-437

of neutral States, treatment of, 363-365

persona standi in judicio, 133

position at outbreak of war, 131

position in general as regards war, 63-67

property of, on enemy territory, 139

requisitions in kind and service from, 152, 184-187, 211-213

violence against, 151, 251

Privateering, 103, 219, 353

Privateers, 99, 357, 372, 534

Prize Courts:

adjudication by, 231, 240

appeal against judgment of, 241, 529, 530, 555, 557

blockade runners, adjudication of, 476

captured neutral vessel to be tried by, 510-514, 529, 530, 544, 547-552

claims after judgment of, 557

conduct of neutral vessels to, 547

continuous voyage and, 499

discretion of, as to confiscation, 544

origin of, 238

practice of, 553

purpose of, 239

reform projects for, 559

territory on which instituted, 240, 395

Prizes:

abandonment of, 246

cargo of, 242

conduct of, to Prize Court, 241, 546

crew of, 105, 231, 242, 547

destruction of, 242, 547

distribution of prize money, 248

fate of, 231, 247

hostage for ransom, 246

loss of, 246

neutral goods on, 242, 244, 530

ransom of, 245

recapture of, 246, 551

safe keeping on neutral territory, 395

sale of, 396

effect of, 248

Property. See Private enemy property; Public enemy property

Prussian Regulations regarding Naval Prizes, 505

Public enemy property:

appropriation of, 174-178, 183

at sea, 218

booty on battlefield, 163, 177

destruction of. See Destruction of enemy property

during bombardment, 195

immoveable, 174-175

moveable, 176-177

on enemy territory, 139

utilisation of, 175, 176

Pufendorf, 295

Pursuit, right of. See Right of pursuit

Pyrenees, Peace treaty of (1659), 537

Q

Qualification of belligerents, 90-92

Qualified neutrality, 370-372, 389, 392

Quarter:

duty of giving, 147, 231, 249

refusal of, 147

Quartering of soldiers, 181, 185

R

Railways, use of, in war, 139, 176, 180, 447, 448

Ramillies, case of the, 263

Ransom of prize, 245

Rapid, case of the, 522

Ras-el-Tin Fort, case of, 282

Rebellion contrasted with war, 62

Rebels, 70

Recapture of prizes, 246, 551

Receptum arbitri, 17

Recognition as a belligerent Power, 69

Red Cross, 161, 164, 203, 258

Red Sea, proposed neutralisation of, 90

Region of war, 85-90

exclusion from, through neutralisation, 88

Relief Societies, 171

Reparation for:

exercise of right of angary, 385

violation of neutrality, 352, 380, 442

Repatriation, 172, 173

Reprisals:

admissibility of, 40, 46, 281, 305

arbitrariness in, danger of, 306

by whom performed, 41

cessation of, 46

conception of, 38

embargo, 40, 44. See also Embargo

inception of, 46

instances of, 131, 147, 306-308

kinds of, 42, 44

laws of war not binding in case of, 84

objects of, 42

peace, distinguished from war, 46, 305

proportionate to wrong done, 44

restriction of, proposed, 308

value of, 46, 305

Requisitions, 153, 181, 183-186, 212, 264, 267

Reshitelni, case of the, 389, 442

Resistance to visitation, forcible, 540-543

Retorsion:

conception and characteristics of, 36

exercise of, 37

importance of, 36

justification for, 37

reprisals contrasted with, 38

value of, 38

Reuss, M. de, 40

Riga, blockade of, 464

Right:

of angary, 446-449, 510

of convoy, 535

of pursuit of a vanquished army into neutral territory, 352, 387

of pursuit of a defeated fleet into neutral waters, 352, 387, 422

of stoppage in transitu, 120

of visit and search, 290, 533

See also Jus

Rio de Janeiro, blockade of, 49

Rio Grande, blockade of the, 454

Rivier, 84

Riza Bey, Colonel, made prisoner, 531

Roberts, Lord:

action concerning train wrecking, 318

proclamations during South African War, 318

reprisal by, 306

Robe d'ennemy confisque celle d'amy, 219

Roche, Hon. J. B., case of, 376

Rojdestvensky, Admiral, in territorial waters, 404

North Sea outrage and, 7

Rouen, blockade of, 454

Rule of 1756, 114, 353, 499

Ruses:

characteristics of, 200

distinguished from perfidy, 202

kinds of, 201, 262

Russo-Japanese War referred to on:

armistice, 331

asylum to men-of-war, 422, 423

booty on battlefield, 182

capitulation, 285

contraband, 486, 488

declaration of war, 123

destruction of enemy merchantmen, 243

destruction of neutral prizes, 548

Dogger Bank case, 7

disguised soldiery, 202, 302

enemy subjects on belligerent's territory, 132

hospital ships, 256

intervention, 388

irregular forces, 96

loans, flotation of, 431, 432

mechanical mines, 227

merchantmen at outbreak of war, 235

neutrality, 87, 359, 375, 387, 390, 422

peace negotiations, 329, 331

prisoners of war, 336, 424

prizes, destruction of, 243

region of war, 87, 387, 395

release of neutral prizes, 555

telegraphic facilities, 436

unneutral service, 519, 525

volunteer fleets, 102

warships in neutral waters, 404

war treason, 315

Russo-Swedish War (1788), referred to on neutrality, 372, 389

Russo-Turkish War (1877), referred to on:

flag, use of false, 262

loans, 431

merchantmen at outbreak of war, 235

peace negotiations, 330

S

Safe-conducts, granting of, 232, 276

Safeguards, 277

St. Kilda, case of the, 548

St. Petersburg:

Declaration of. See Declaration of St. Petersburg

Maritime Convention of (1801), 356, 536

Sale of vessels in time of war, 117, 248, 390, 426

San Stefano, Peace treaty of, 330, 335

Sardinia, subjugation of States by, 327

Scott, Sir William:

neutral property on armed enemy vessels condemned by, 542

on capture of enemy vessels in neutral waters, 443

on contraband, 503

on unneutral service, 519

on vessels under neutral convoy, 543

See also Stowell, Lord

Scouting, 197

Scouts, use of armed natives as, 99

Sea warfare. See Naval warfare

Search:

resistance to, 540-545

right of, over merchantmen, 533-540

during armistice, 290

Second Armed Neutrality, 355-357, 370, 461, 468, 481, 536

Sedan, battle of, 393

Seizure, immunity of vessels from, 232-237

See also Enemy vessels

Servia, 62, 91

Seven Years' War, forcible levies in, 205

Ship. See Enemy vessels; Merchantmen

Ship papers, 543-545

Shipwrecked, treatment of the, 252-262, 424

Sicilian sulphur monopoly, 39, 45

Sicilies, subjugation of the Two, 327

Sick-bays, 257

Siege, 191, 193

Silesia, passage of troops through, 391

Silesian loan, case of the, 44, 557

Sinnet, Mr., case of, 376

Slidell, Mr., case of seizure of, 519, 530

Smith, Sir Sidney, and capitulation of El Arish, 287

Smolensk, case of the, 102

Solferino, battle of, 155

South African Republic:

annexation of, 326, 327

effective occupation of, 209

South African War referred to on:

amnesty, 334

concentration camps, 190

devastation, 190

enemy character, 109

enemy subjects on belligerent's territory, 132

hostages, 318

natives as scouts, 99

need of an International Prize Court, 561

neutrality, 359

neutrals' subjects fighting in the, 109

passage of troops, 372

prisoners, 147

repatriation, 173

reprisals during, 306

subjugation, 327

transport, 433

vessel, release of, 552

Spanish-American War referred to on:

cable laying, 436

cancellation of treaties, 129

flag, use of false, 262

merchantmen at outbreak of war, 235

Spanish Armada, prisoners from, on neutral territory, 411

Spanish Colonies' War of Independence, sale of vessels in (1825), 426

Spies, 196, 262

Springbok, case of the, 470, 500, 501

Stackelburg, Baron de, case of, 43

State differences:

amicable settlement of, 3-33

four ways, 5

compulsive settlement of, 34-56

conception, 34

four ways, 5, 34

ultimatums and demonstrations, 35

war distinguished from, 34

Law of Nations and, 4

legal, 3-5

causes of, 3

settlement of, 4

political, 3-5

causes of, 3

settlement of, 4

States:

duty of, in neutrality, 363

qualification to make war, 90-93

Stephen Hart, case of the, 470

Stockholm, Convention of (1905), 89

Stoessel, General accused of perfidy, 285

Stone-blockade, 450, 463

Stoppage in transitu, right of, 120

Story, Mr. Justice, 501, 542

Stowell, Lord:

on immunity of fishing-boats, 234

on Prize Courts, 554

See also Scott, Sir William

Strassburg, 61, 193

Stratagems. See Ruses

Strategic blockade, 452

Subjugation:

definition of, 326

formal end of war, 326

instances of, 326

Submarine cables, 271, 436

Submarine mines. See Mines

Subsidies, 430-432

Suez Canal, neutralisation of, 88, 102

Suspension of arms, 291

Swineherd, case of the, 332

Swiss Bundesrath, on treatment of wounded, 155

Swiss Federal Council and the Geneva Convention, 164

Switzerland, neutralisation of, 91, 348, 358, 363, 368, 369, 392, 413, 415, 428

troops marched through, 392

Sybille, case of the, 263

T

Tagus, blockade of the, 49

Talbot, case of the, 424

Telegraph cable, interference with submarine, 271-272

use of, by belligerents, 435-437

Telegraphy, wireless, 436, 437

Temeraire, case of the, 282

Tetardos, case of the, 548

Tetens, proposal regarding Prize Courts, 560

Thea, case of the, 548

Theatre of war, 85

Torpedoes, 227

Trading between belligerent's subjects. See Intercourse

Train-wrecking, 318

Traitors, 105

Transfer: of enemy goods, 119

of enemy vessels, 117

Transmission of intelligence for the enemy, 521

Transport on the part of neutrals, 424, 433, 434

Transvaal. See South African Republic

Treason, 199, 262, 313-316, 318

Treaties:

cancellation of, at outbreak of war, 129

cancellation through violation by one party, 339

interpretation of, 20, 26

of Arbitration, 16, 20, 21

of Commerce (1871), 221, 509

(1894), 17

of Friendship and Commerce (1785), 167, 221, 508

(1778), 371

Treaty of:

Buenos Ayres (1881), 89

Copenhagen (1830), 542

Washington (1871), 557

Westminster (1654), 535

Treaty of peace:

amnesty under, 334

breach of, 338

competence to conclude, 330

contracts, suspended, and, 333

date of, 331

effects of, 332-337

forces in distant parts, effect on, 332

form of, 330

interpretation of stipulations of, 337

negotiations for, 328

normal end of war, 327

parts of, 330

performance of, 337

preliminaries of, 329

principle of uti possidetis, 334

prisoners of war, release of, 335

revival of treaties, 336

Trent, case of the, 519, 530

Trial of captured neutral vessels, 553-558

Tripoli, ultimatum threatening occupation of, 126

Tsu Shima, battle of, 423

Turco-Italian War (1911), referred to on:

bombardment by naval forces, 269, 303

carriage of contraband, 506

complaints to neutral Powers during, 303

mediation, 11

Red Sea, proposed neutralisation of, 90

region of war, 87, 89

rules of the Declaration of London, 360

subjects of belligerent expelled from enemy territory, 132

subjects of belligerent on enemy territory, 132

unneutral service, 531

Turco-Servian War (1877), violation of neutrality during, 391

Turkey, emblem of medical service of, 161, 259

Tuscany, subjugation of, 327

Twee Gebroeders, case of the, 443

U

Ukase of 1809, 357

Ultimatum, 35, 125

Umpire in arbitration, 16, 32

United States of North America:

Foreign Enlistment Act of, 358, 375

Instructions for the Government of Armies of the, in the Field (1863), 67, 80, 98

International Prize Court and the, 577

neutrality of, 371, 398, 400

War code: land, 67, 80, 98

naval 83, 217, 224, 233, 243, 262, 265, 272, 285, 447, 460, 486

Unneutral service, 386, 434

capture for, 526

carriage of despatches, 515, 521-524, 528, 531, 532

consequences of, 526-532

diplomatic personages, carriage of, for enemy, 519, 532

enemy character created by, 524

enemy persons, carriage of, 515, 517-521

kinds of, 515

mailboats carrying despatches, 526, 531

penalty for, 527

seizure of despatches, 530, 531

seizure of enemy persons, 530, 531

transmission of intelligence, 521

Uriu, Admiral, in Korean neutral waters, 388

Uti possidetis, principle of, 324, 334

Usus in bello, 78

V

Variag, case of the, 388, 424, 442

Vassal States, wars by, 62, 68, 91, 92

Vattel on:

armistices, 295

loans to belligerents, 430

neutrality, 350

occupation of territory, 205

perfidy, 263

reprisals, 44

Vega, case of the, 233

Venezuela:

blockade of, 50, 52

boundary dispute (1900), 18

Venus, case of the, 112

Versailles, Preliminaries of Peace of, 329

Vessels. See Enemy vessels; Contraband vessels

Victor, case of the, 427

Vienna Congress, Act of 1815, 88

Vigilantibus jura sunt scripta, 295

Villafranca, preliminaries of Peace Treaty of, 329

Violation of:

armistices, 297

capitulations, 289

neutral territory, 384

neutrality, 93, 438-445, 371, 380, 507

conception of, 438

consequences of, 439

distinguished from end of, 439

mines laid to prevent, 445

negligence by neutrals conducive to, 444

neutrals and, 440

reparation from belligerents for, 352, 380, 442

what constitutes, 389-409, 412, 422, 426, 429, 430, 433, 435-437

peace treaties, 338

rules of war, 310

Violence: in land warfare, 146-154

in naval warfare, 249-251

Visitation of neutral vessels:

armistice and, 534

conception of right of, 533

convoyed vessels, 355, 535-537, 542

exercise of, 534

mailboats, 535

men-of-war, 535

papers and, 543-545

private vessels, 535

procedure, 538

resistance to, 540-543

by neutral convoy, 543

consequences of, 540

rules regarding, no universal, 537

search, 539

stopping vessels for purpose of, 538

what constitutes, 541

Vladimirowka, occupation by the Japanese, 96

Voluntary Aid Societies, 158-160

Volunteer corps, 94

Volunteer fleet, 100-104

VorwÄrts, case of the, 244

Vrow Houwina, case of the, 501

W

War:

aerial warfare, 150, 192, 207, 227

armed forces in, 63

belligerents. See Belligerents

causes of, 72-75

just, 74

pretexts distinct from, 75

cessation of hostilities, simple, 290, 323-324

characteristics of, 59-72

civil, 68, 323

commencement of, 121

conception of, 60-63

declaration of, 122-125

diminution of, 75

effects of the outbreak of, 128-143

ends of, 67, 76

enemy character. See Enemy character

guerilla, 70-72

illegitimate, 300

initiative hostile acts, 126-128

kinds of, 76

land. See Land warfare

laws of. See Laws of war

legality of, 59

legitimate, 300

means of securing, 300-321

manifestoes of, 121

naval. See Naval warfare

non-hostile relations of belligerents during, 273-299

outbreak of, 121-128. See also Effects of outbreak of war

participants in, 62

poison and poisoned arms in, 85, 148, 193, 249

postliminium. See Postliminium

pretexts for, 75

private individuals:

status during, 63-67

hostilities by, 97, 152, 298, 312

purpose of, 67

region of, 85-90

right to make, 91

sea. See Naval warfare

subjugation. See Subjugation.

temporary condition, a, 322

termination of, 322-332

territory neutralised in case of, 88-90

theatre of, 85

treaty of peace. See Treaty of peace

ultimatum, 125

violation of rules of, 310

War crimes:

conception of, 309

kinds of, 310-316

punishment for committing, 316

effect of treaty of peace on, 335

War criminals:

in land warfare, 66, 96, 97, 197, 289, 303, 334

in naval warfare, 226

War of Secession (1861), 63

Washburne, case of Mr., 194

Washington:

Three Rules of, 18, 406, 444

Treaty of, 557

Wellington, Duke of, on bombardment, 266

Westlake, proposition for Court of Appeal in prize cases, 560

Westminster, Treaty of (1654), 535

Wheaton, on resistance to visitation, 542

William, case of the, 499

Wireless telegraphy, use of by belligerents, 435-437

Wounded:

articles for the use of, 493

treatment of, 154-165, 252-262, 393

Z

Zouche, on contraband, 508

ZÜrich, Peace of (1859), 329

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