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... reasons , or even by setting forth in full the controversies amidst which it hardly maintains its existence . Nevertheless , it is desirable to separate the legislative function from the strictly legal one where it is possible ; and ...
... reasons , or even by setting forth in full the controversies amidst which it hardly maintains its existence . Nevertheless , it is desirable to separate the legislative function from the strictly legal one where it is possible ; and ...
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... reasons for one class of Wars becoming less frequent , or vanishing altogether , are differ- ent from , and stronger ... reason why no prediction can be ventured upon as to the endurance of war- fare among civilised States is that , for ...
... reasons for one class of Wars becoming less frequent , or vanishing altogether , are differ- ent from , and stronger ... reason why no prediction can be ventured upon as to the endurance of war- fare among civilised States is that , for ...
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... reasons it is obvious that War must be recognised , more and more distinctly , as implacably alien to the most characteristic tendencies of modern society . Of course this fact can , in itself , furnish no ground for hope of its speedy ...
... reasons it is obvious that War must be recognised , more and more distinctly , as implacably alien to the most characteristic tendencies of modern society . Of course this fact can , in itself , furnish no ground for hope of its speedy ...
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... reason , or class of reasons , for holding the extinction of War between civilised States to be a reasonable object of concern at the present time is , that a diffused apprehension of the evils and , in some respects , of the moral ...
... reason , or class of reasons , for holding the extinction of War between civilised States to be a reasonable object of concern at the present time is , that a diffused apprehension of the evils and , in some respects , of the moral ...
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... reason for taking a san- guine view as to the possible extinction of War may be found in the influence , at the present day , of a variety of diverse philosophical schemes and religious ideas . Of course the degree in which abstract ...
... reason for taking a san- guine view as to the possible extinction of War may be found in the influence , at the present day , of a variety of diverse philosophical schemes and religious ideas . Of course the degree in which abstract ...
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Page 315 - No. 100, of 1863 (Instructions for the Government of the Armies of the United States in the Field), and to have been decided in favor of the permanency of these regulations.
Page 317 - ... any projectile of a weight below 400 grammes, which is either explosive or charged with fulminating or inflammable substances.
Page 210 - V. The contracting parties further engage, that when the said canal shall have been completed, they will protect it from interruption, seizure, or unjust confiscation, and that they will guarantee the neutrality thereof, so that the said canal may forever be open and free, and the capital invested therein secure.
Page 221 - The Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, within the limits determined by the Act annexed to the Treaties of the 19th April, 1839, under the Guarantee of the Courts of Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, and Russia, shall henceforth form a perpetually Neutral State. "It shall be bound to observe the same neutrality towards all other States.
Page 342 - Prisoners of war may be employed on certain public works which have no immediate connection with the operations on the theatre of war, provided the employment be not excessive, nor humiliating to their military rank, if they belong to the army, or to their official or social position, if they do not belong to it. " They may also, subject to such regulations as may be drawn up by the military authorities, undertake private work.
Page 211 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain, having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America, and especially to the inter-oceanic communications, should the same prove to be practicable, whether by canal...
Page 212 - In consideration of these concessions, in order to secure the construction and permanence of the route or road herein contemplated, and also to secure, for the benefit of mankind, the uninterrupted advantages of such communication from sea to sea, the United States recognizes the rights of sovereignty and property of Honduras in and over the...
Page 270 - Vienna, in 1815. It is on this last foundation that the political edifice of Europe now rests; and nevertheless, your Majesty is not ignorant, it is crumbling to pieces on all sides. If one considers attentively the situation of the different countries, it is impossible not to admit that on almost all points the Treaties of Vienna are destroyed, modified, disregarded, or menaced. Hence there are duties without rule, rights without title, pretensions without restraint.
Page 317 - That the only legitimate object which States should endeavour to accomplish during war is to weaken the military forces of the enemy...
Page 208 - ... the ancient rule of his Empire, and in virtue of which it has at all times being prohibited for the ships of war of foreign Powers to enter the Straits of the Dardanelles and of the Bosphorus ; and that so long as the Porte is at peace, His Highness will admit no foreign ship of war into the said Straits.