N

Nancy Court of Appeal, case of, 215

Naniwa, case of the, 114, 423

Napoleon I.:

act of reprisals by, 131

Berlin decrees of (1806), 357, 453

seizure of works of art by, 177

troops ordered by, to march through neutral territory, 391

Nassau, subjugation of, 327

Nationality of owner determines character of goods, 116

Naval Code: Italian, 222

United States. See United States

Naval Conference of London. See London

Naval Prize Act (1864), 245, 247

Naval Prize Bill (1911), 240, 245, 247

Naval warfare:

aims of, 216

asylum during. See Neutral asylum

bombardment of enemy coast, 266-270

cables, interference with submarine, 271

contributions, 264

dead, treatment of, 254

enemy merchantmen. See Merchantmen; Prizes

espionage, 262

flags of truce, 278

French Ordinances relating to, 219

hospital ships, 236, 254-257

hospital staff on ships, 260

law of, impending codification, 224

lawful practices, 217

means of, 216, 225

medical staff on ship, 260

objects of, 218

prisoners, who may be made, 250

private property at sea during, 218-223

prizes. See Prizes; Prize Courts

religious staff on ship, 260

requisitions, 264

restrictions on the right of capture, 232-237

ruses, 262

shipwrecked, treatment of, 253

sick, treatment of, 253

treason, 262

unlawful practices, 217

violence: against combatants, 249

against non-combatants, 250

against enemy civilians, 251

wounded:

articles destined for the, 493

treatment of, 253

neutral ships assisting, 259, 423-425

Navarino, battle of, 48

Negotiation:

conception of, 6

effect of, 9

importance of, 9

legal value of, 5

peace, 328

procedure during, 6

Negroes, as members of regular forces, 99

Nelson, 356

Nereide, case of the, 542

Netherlands, right of convoy claimed by the, 535

Neumayr de Ramsla, 349

Neutral asylum:

abuse of, 420-423

exterritoriality of men-of-war in, 419

facilities rendered to vessels in, 402, 404, 420, 422, 423

fugitive soldiers and, 413-415

in general, 409

land and naval forces distinguished as regards, 417

land forces and, 409-416

naval forces and, 417-425

neutral men-of-war as, 423

non-combatants of belligerent forces and, 415

option of State to grant, 417

prisoners of war and, 410, 419

vessels in distress in, 418

war material in, 415

Neutral goods:

innocent, on destroyed neutral vessels, 550

on enemy men-of-war, 232, 542

on such enemy merchantmen as are being destroyed, 244

Neutralisation, temporary, 89

Neutralised States as belligerents, 91, 93, 386-389

Neutrality:

angary, right of, 446-449

armed, definition of, 369

the First and the Second. See First Armed Neutrality; Second Armed Neutrality

asylum, to land forces, 409-416

naval forces, 417-425

war material, 415

belligerents to recognise, 367

benevolent, 370

blockade. See Blockade

characteristics of, 361-368

civil war and, 365

commencement of, 373-377

conception of, 361

contraband. See Contraband of war

Conventions, 383

conventional, 369

declarations of, 374

definition of, 361

development and institution of, 347-360

different kinds of, 368-372

end of, 377

in general, 369

impartiality, contents of duty of, 362, 381, 383

instances of, 350

intercourse during, no cessation of, 365, 385

knowledge of war necessary for, 373

laws prescribing attitude of, 375-377

military operations and, 386-397

military preparations and, 397-409

oath of, 212, 364

partial, 369

perfect, 370

perpetual, 368

qualified, 370-372, 389, 392

rights and duties derived from, 363, 378-386

rule of 1756, 114, 353, 499

treaties affecting, 371-372

violation of. See Violation of neutrality

voluntary, 369

Neutrals:

asylum. See Neutral asylum

belligerents occupying territory of, 394

conduct in general of, 362, 378

depôts and factories of belligerents on territory of, 397

fugitive soldiers in custody of, 413-415

hostilities by and against, 386-389

impartiality of, 362, 381-383, 386

intercourse between enemy and, 365, 385

loans by, to belligerents, 430

on the part of subjects of, 430-432

men-of-war, built and fitted out by, 405-409

passage of, through waters of, 393

rescuing wounded, &c., 259, 424

supplied by, 389

military operations and, 386-397

information regarding, 434-437

military preparations and, 397-409

mines, laying of, by, 445

naval operations and, 400-409

information regarding, 434-437

organisation of hostile expeditions by, 400

pilotage by, 432

Prize Courts on territory of, 395

prizes of belligerents and, 395

relations of, with belligerents, 378-449

representation at International Prize Court, 569

rights and duties of, 363, 378-386

services by, to belligerents, 389, 432-437

subjects of, fighting for belligerents, 390

supplies by, to belligerents, 375, 405-409, 426-430

on part of subjects of, 427-430

transport by, 424, 433-434

troops, levy of, by, 398

supplied by, 389, 398

vessels of, rescuing wounded, 259, 424

Neutral territory:

as a base of naval operations forbidden, 400-404

as an asylum, 410-416, 425

despatches carried over, 435

other uses made of, by belligerents, 394-399, 400

passage through, 372, 382, 391-394, 399

shipwrecked, the, on, 424

Newspaper correspondents in naval warfare, 437

Niagara, case of the, 465

Nickolsburg, Preliminaries of, 329

Nigretia, case of the, 519

Nimeguen, Peace of (1678), 61

Non-combatants:

attached to armies, 95, 151, 158-161, 169

attached to naval forces, 250, 254-257, 415

Non-hostile relations, 273-299

North-Eastern Boundary Dispute between U.S.A. and Great Britain, 19

North-German Confederation, 100

North Sea outrage. See Dogger Bank

Northern war, selling of territories during, 205

Notification:

of blockade, 457-459

of bombardment, 194

of contraband, 484, 488

of outbreak of war, 125, 374

Novara, case of the, 233

Novik, case of the, 423

O

Occupation of enemy territory. See Enemy territory

Oki, Captain Teisuki, 199, 315

Oldhamia, case of the, 548

Oleg, case of the, 423

Open Sea:

angary, right of, on, 447

belligerents in neutral ports leaving for, 401, 402, 421

capture on the, 526

contraband on, 495

despatch carriers on, 526, 528, 531

enemy property found on, by belligerents, 547

goods on neutral vessels on, 495-514

jurisdiction over foreign subjects on, 364

mechanical mines in, 227

neutral merchantmen on, 128

neutralisation of parts of, 88-90

order on the, in thirteenth century, 239

region of war, 85

telegraph cables in, 271, 272

visitation on, 534

Orange Free State, annexation of, 327

effective occupation of, 209

Ordinances by France on neutral ships and goods, 219

Orinoco Steamship Company, case of, 19

Orozembo, case of the, 518

Outbreak of war:

after declaration, 123

after initiative hostile acts, 126

after ultimatum, 125

effects of. See Effects of outbreak of war

in general, 121

notification of, 125

P

Pacific blockade:

admissibility of, 50, 52

development of, 48

disposal of vessels seized during, 52

instances of, 48, 49, 51, 52

mode of, 52

third States and, 51

value of, 53

variations of practice in, 51

war not necessarily caused by, 53

Pacifico, Don, case of, 41, 49

Palme, case of the, 233

Panama Canal, neutralisation of the, 89

Papal States, 327

Paris:

Act of November (1815), 392

Declaration of (1856). See Declaration of Paris

Peace treaty of. See Peace treaty

Parma, subjugation of, 327

Parole, release on, 170, 172

Pascal, case of the, 424

Passage through neutral territory:

of individuals intending to enlist, 399

of prisoners of war and wounded, 412

of troops, 372, 382, 391

of wounded, 392

Passports, 276

Paul, Emperor, armed neutrality in reign of, 355, 356

Paxo, neutralisation of, 88, 369

Peace:

negotiations for, 328

preliminaries of, 329

restoration of condition of, 332

Peace Conferences. See Hague Peace Conferences

Peace Societies, so-called, 22

Peace treaty of:

Amiens (1802), 332

Berlin (1878), 330

Bukarest (1886), 92

Frankfort (1871), 329, 338, 343

Frederikshamm (1809), 205

London (1863), 88; (1864), 88

Nimeguen (1678), 61

Paris (1856), 11

Portsmouth (1905), 15, 329, 331, 555

Prague (1866), 329

Pyrenees (1659), 537

San Stefano (1878), 330, 335

Westminster (1654), 535

Zürich (1859), 329

Perfidy, instances of, 202, 263, 281, 285

Permanent Court of Arbitration, 13, 22, 23, 26, 157, 561

Administrative Council of the, 565, 569

International Bureau of the, 8, 27, 562, 569, 573, 579

procedure of the, 27-31

Persia, emblem of medical service, 161, 259

Persona standi in judicio of alien enemies, 133

Peterburg, case of the, 102

Peterhoff, case of the, 454, 470, 500, 501

Phillimore on:

blockade, 462

continuous voyage, 500

reprisals, 42

violations of neutrality, 371

Pillage, 181

Pilotage by neutrals, 432

Poison in warfare, 85, 148, 193, 249

Port Arthur, battle of, 423

blockade of, 227, 436

surrender of, 285

Portalis, declaration by, 64

Portsmouth, Peace treaty of (1905), 15, 329, 331, 555

Portugal, treaty affecting neutrality of, 372

Postal Convention:

between Great Britain and Holland (1843), 237

between Great Britain and France (1860), 236

Postal correspondence during war 236, 385, 524

Postilion, case of the, 112, 115

Postliminium:

conception of, 339

effects of, 340

illegitimate acts and, 343

interregnum debars, 343

legitimate acts unaffected by, 342

revival of former state of things, 341

Prague, Treaty of (1866), 329

Preliminaries of peace, 329

Prévost, General, reprisal by, 307

Princesse Marie, case of the, 548

Prisoners of war, 134, 151, 152, 153, 165-173, 250, 306, 308, 316, 335, 411, 419, 420

Private enemy property:

appropriation of, 174, 179-182

at sea, 218, 221-224

booty on battlefield, 163, 177, 181

conveyed into belligerents' territory, 182

destruction of, 187-191

during bombardment, 194, 195

immovable, 179

on enemy territory, 139-143

personal, 180

transport, means of, 180

utilisation of, 179

war material, 180

works of art and science, 180, 195

Private individuals:

during siege and bombardment, 193, 194

hostility in arms of, 97, 152, 312

intercourse and trade with enemy subjects, 135, 405, 427-432, 434-437

of neutral States, treatment of, 363-365

persona standi in judicio, 133

position at outbreak of war, 131

position in general as regards war, 63-67

property of, on enemy territory, 139

requisitions in kind and service from, 152, 184-187, 211-213

violence against, 151, 251

Privateering, 103, 219, 353

Privateers, 99, 357, 372, 534

Prize Courts:

adjudication by, 231, 240

appeal against judgment of, 241, 529, 530, 555, 557

blockade runners, adjudication of, 476

captured neutral vessel to be tried by, 510-514, 529, 530, 544, 547-552

claims after judgment of, 557

conduct of neutral vessels to, 547

continuous voyage and, 499

discretion of, as to confiscation, 544

origin of, 238

practice of, 553

purpose of, 239

reform projects for, 559

territory on which instituted, 240, 395

Prizes:

abandonment of, 246

cargo of, 242

conduct of, to Prize Court, 241, 546

crew of, 105, 231, 242, 547

destruction of, 242, 547

distribution of prize money, 248

fate of, 231, 247

hostage for ransom, 246

loss of, 246

neutral goods on, 242, 244, 530

ransom of, 245

recapture of, 246, 551

safe keeping on neutral territory, 395

sale of, 396

effect of, 248

Property. See Private enemy property; Public enemy property

Prussian Regulations regarding Naval Prizes, 505

Public enemy property:

appropriation of, 174-178, 183

at sea, 218

booty on battlefield, 163, 177

destruction of. See Destruction of enemy property

during bombardment, 195

immoveable, 174-175

moveable, 176-177

on enemy territory, 139

utilisation of, 175, 176

Pufendorf, 295

Pursuit, right of. See Right of pursuit

Pyrenees, Peace treaty of (1659), 537