The Rights of War and Peace
by Hugo Grotius
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1902]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
Chapters (411)
- THE RIGHTS OF WAR AND PEACE
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION The Work and Influence of Hugo Grotius.
- I. The Reign of War.
- II. The Predecessors of Grotius.
- III. The Life and Personality of Grotius.
- IV. The Work of Grotius.
- V. The Influence of Grotius's Work.
- THE RIGHTS OF WAR AND PEACE, INCLUDING THE LAW OF NATURE AND OF NATIONS.
- BOOK I.
- CHAPTER I.
- CHAPTER II. Inquiry Into the Lawfulness of War.
- CHAPTER III. The Division of War Into Public and Private and the Nature of Sovereign Power.
- BOOK II.
- CHAPTER I. Defence of Person and Property.
- CHAPTER II. The General Rights of Things.
- CHAPTER IV. Title to Desert Land by Occupancy, Possession, and Prescription.
- CHAPTER IX. In What Cases Jurisdiction and Property Cease.
- CHAPTER X. The Obligation Arising From Property.
- CHAPTER XI. On Promises.
- CHAPTER XII. On Contracts.
- CHAPTER XIII. On Oaths.
- CHAPTER XV. On Treaties....
- CHAPTER XVI. The Interpretation of Treaties.
- CHAPTER XVII. On Damages Occasioned by Injury and the Obligation to Repair Them.
- CHAPTER XVIII. On the Right of Embassies.
- CHAPTER XIX. On the Right of Burial.
- CHAPTER XX. On Punishments.
- CHAPTER XXI. On the Communication of Punishment.
- CHAPTER XXII. On the Unjust Causes of War.
- CHAPTER XXIII. On Doubtful Causes.
- CHAPTER XXIV. Precautions Against Rashly Engaging in War, Even Upon Just Grounds.
- CHAPTER XXV. The Causes of Undertaking War for Others.
- BOOK III.
- CHAPTER I. What is Lawful in War.
- CHAPTER II. In What Manner the Law of Nations Renders the Property of Subjects Answerable for the Debts of Sovereigns. The Nature of Reprisals.
- CHAPTER III. On Just or Solemn War According to the Law of Nations on Declarations of War.
- CHAPTER IV. On the Right of Killing an Enemy in Lawful War, and Committing Other Acts of Hostility.
- CHAPTER V. On the Right to Lay Waste an Enemy's Country, and Carry Off His Effects.
- CHAPTER VI. On the Acquisition of Territory and Property By Right of Conquest.
- CHAPTER VII. On the Right Over Prisoners of War.
- CHAPTER VIII. On Empire Over the Conquered.
- CHAPTER IX. Of the Right of Postliminium.
- CHAPTER XI. The Right of Killing Enemies....
- CHAPTER XII. On Moderation in Despoiling An Enemy's Country.
- CHAPTER XIII. On Moderation in Making Captures in War.
- CHAPTER XV. On Moderation in Acquiring Dominion.
- CHAPTER XVI. On Moderation with Respect to Things Excluded from the Right of Postliminium by the Law of Nations.
- CHAPTER XVII. Respecting Those Who are Neutral in War.
- CHAPTEER XIX. On Good Faith Between Enamies.
- CHAPTER XX. On the Public Faith, by which War is Concluded; Comprising Treaties of Peace, and the Nature of Arbitration, Surrender Hostages, Pledges.
- CHAPTER XXI. On Faith During the Continuance of War, on Truces, Safe-Conducts, and the Redemption of Prisoners.
- CHAPTER XXII. On the Faith on Those Invested with Subordinate Powers in War.
- CHAPTER XXIV. On Tacit Faith.
- CHAPTER XXV. Conclusion.
- INDEX
- FOOTNOTES
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