V

Vaderland, case of the, 357

Vassal States, 140

cannot be parties to offensive alliances, 142, 597

cannot cede territory without consent of suzerain, 286

competent to appoint consuls, 488

competent to make treaties, 544

competent to send public political agents, 509

of Great Britain, Indian, 142

Vatican, the, 158, 449

Vattel, 93, 320, 405

Venezuela, blockade of (1902), 74

Venice:

ceded by Austria to France, 287

her sovereignty over the Adriatic Sea, 316

Verdun, Treaty of, 54

Verification of flag, 335

Verona, Congress of, 67

Versailles, Peace of, 64, 567

Vessels:

arrest of, 338

collision of, 333

distress of, 339, 356

names of, 332, 350

papers of, 331

search of, 338

territorial quality of, when on the Open Sea, 332

visit of, 337

See also Men-of-War.

Veto concerning a cession of territory, 289

concerning subjugation, 307

Vexaincourt, case of, 219

Vice-consul, 486

Victor Emanuel, King of Italy, 426

Victoria, 84

Vienna Congress, 65, 75

(1815), 241, 280, 444, 587, 588

Vienna, Treaty of (1878), 364

Villafranca, Preliminary Peace Treaty of, 544

Virginius, case of the, 187

Visit of vessels, 337

Vital change of circumstances, 573

Voidance of treaties:

through extinction of object concerned, 577

through extinction of one of the parties, 576

through impossibility of execution, 577

through realisation of purpose, 577

Völkerrechts-Indigenat, 367

W

Waddington, case of, 475

Walker, Thomas Alfred, 94, 100

Wallachia, 441

War, Convention concerning Laws of, 593

Convention concerning rights and duties of neutrals in, 593

Laws of (U.S.A.), 36

Laws of (U.S.A.) at sea, 38

Warsaw, non-admittance of consuls to, 488

Washburne, case of, 471

Washington:

Boundary Treaty of (1908), 272, 513

Congress of (1890), 304

Maritime Conference of (1889), 333

Pelagic Fishing Conference of, 352

Treaties (1854) and (1871), concerning navigation on the river St. Lawrence, 243

Treaty (1857) concerning the Sound Dues, 268

Treaty (1901) concerning the Panama Canal, 251

Treaty (1904), 182

Waters, territorial. See Territorial waters.

Webster, Mr., U.S.A., Secretary of Foreign Affairs, 502

Weights and Measures, International Union of, 619

Office of the Union of, 516

Wei-Hai-Wei leased to Great Britain, 233, 288

Welwood, William, 318

Wenck, 102

Westlake, 94, 101

Westminster, Treaty of (1674), 319

Westphalian Peace, 61, 151, 435, 587

Wharton, 95, 100

Wheaton, 95, 98

White Phosphorus, Convention for the prohibition of the use of, 618

White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act, 618

White Sea fisheries, 348

White slave traffic, 623

Wild animals, &c., in Africa, preservation of, 623

Wildman, Richard, 94

William of Holland, case of King, 432

Wilson, 95, 101

Wireless telegraphy, 236

on the Open Sea, 355

Wisby, the maritime laws of, 56

Wismar, pledged by Sweden to Mecklenburg, 233, 288

Wolff, Christian, 92

Women. See Night-work of women.

Woolsey, 95, 103

Wrech, case of Baron de, 465

Y

Young Turks movement, 76

Yugor Straits, 266

Z

Zanzibar, international position of, 147

Zone for revenue and sanitary laws extended beyond the maritime belt, 261

Zouche, 88

Zuider Zee, 263