Leading Cases On International Law War And Neutrality

Author : Ellery Cory Stowell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333402754
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book International Cases, Arbitrations and Incidents Illustrative of International Law as Practised by Independent States, Vol. 2 written by Ellery Cory Stowell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from International Cases, Arbitrations and Incidents Illustrative of International Law as Practised by Independent States, Vol. 2: War and Neutrality IN the preface to International Cases, Volume I, the purpose and method of the selection of material have been fully considered. Here it is only necessary to draw attention to two essential fea tures: the method of classification and the great proportion of con temporaneous material. The merits of the classification, from the point of View of its practicability as well as the science of its related parts, will best appear from experience in its use, and we commend it to the criticism of the student at the same tirne that we warn him that no classification has yet become so generally accepted as to be considered standard. In regard to the selection of material, it should never be forgotten that international law as a practical system requires rules of which a prompt application can be made. In time of peace the possibility of an ultimate re course to war serves as a sanction, albeit defective. In time of war, on the other hand, if statesmen should defer action until after years of discussion and investigation, the outcome might prevent any redress. If the transgressor could count upon such a convenient delay, he might strengthen his position by a series of violations. In time of war acts of governments and those for whom they stand responsible are to be judged upon the facts as they appear at the time, especially when the government concerned makes no efiort to furnish the evidence which it has at its disposal, or which it might procure. Hence it is that a collection of cases to serve as a basis for the study of the law of war and neutrality ought to be made agrante bello. With the return of peace any incident of a controversial nature can be subjected to a post-marten: examina tion, studied and dissected, but it can no longer serve as a living example. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."