CONTENT S. BOOK I. DEFINITION AND HISTORY OF THE LAW OF NATIONS. CHAPTER I. PAGE 1 DEFINITION OF THE TERM AS HERE EMPLOYED Inexactness of the Expression “ Law of Nations": 1 5 CHAPTER II. : : . 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 16 17 18 20 21 22 .. A HISTORY OF THE SCIENCE OF THE LAW OF NATIONS Among the Greeks and Romans Effect of the Revival of Letters ✓ Suarez Albericus Gentilis .. . .. .. .. : CHAPTER II. OF THE CUSTOMARY LAW OF NATIONS Customary Law should be tested by the Law of Nature .. Anomalies in the Positive Law of Nations 78 80 82 .. OF THE SOVEREIGNTY, EQUALITY, AND INDEPENDENCE OF Ideas of Sovereignty and of Independence What is a Half-Sovereign State .. .. : : OF THE GENERAL RIGHTS OF STATES SECT. 1. Of Rights independently of Treaty SECT. 2. Rights accruing by Treaty 151 Special and general Reprisals 155 Privateers.. 156 Recent Discussions in reference to thc Abolition of Privateering 158 : OF THE STATE OR CONDITION OF WAR Persons and Property of Enemies liable to Seizure Leave to retire when War breaks out Vattel's Opinion as to Seizure of Enemies' Property OF THE RIGHTS OF A BELLIGERENT WITH REGARD TO THE PRO- PERTY OF HIS ENEMY IN THE ENEMY'S COUNTRY .. 179 Laws regarding movable Property When Property is held to have passed to the Captor Right of laying Waste a Country |