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Chapters

1. GENERAL PREFACE2,639 words
2. The Work and Influence of Hugo Grotius.171 words
3. I. The Reign of War.480 words
4. II. The Predecessors of Grotius.395 words
5. III. The Life and Personality of Grotius.1,794 words
6. IV. The Work of Grotius.1,244 words
7. V. The Influence of Grotius’s Work.1,871 words
8. CHAPTER I.5,275 words
9. CHAPTER II.: Inquiry Into the Lawfulness of War.10,111 words
10. CHAPTER III.: The Division of War Into Public and Private and the Nature of Sovereign Power.7,145 words
11. CHAPTER I.: Defence of Person and Property.4,918 words
12. CHAPTER II.: The General Rights of Things.6,693 words
13. CHAPTER III.: On the Original Acquistion of Things, and the Right of Property in Seas and Rivers.2,241 words
14. CHAPTER IV.: Title to Desert Lands by Occupancy, Possession, and Precription.3,036 words
15. CHAPTER IX.*: In What Cases Jurisdiction and Property Cease.1,987 words
16. CHAPTER X.: The Obligation Arising From Property.3,005 words
17. CHAPTER XI.: On Promises.5,155 words
18. CHAPTER XII.: On Contracts.5,495 words
19. CHAPTER XIII.: On Oaths.2,258 words
20. CHAPTER XV.*: On Treaties and on Engagements made by Delegates, Exceeding their Power.3,270 words
21. CHAPTER XVI.: The Interpretation of Treaties.7,151 words
22. CHAPTER XVII.: On Damages Occasioned by Injury and the Obligation to Repair Them.2,887 words
23. CHAPTER XVIII.: On the Right of Embassies.4,258 words
24. CHAPTER XIX.: On the Right of Burial.2,728 words
25. CHAPTER XX.: On Punishments.14,422 words
26. CHAPTER XXI.: On the Communication of Punishment.4,496 words
27. CHAPTER XXII.: On the Unjust Causes of War.2,639 words
28. CHAPTER XXIII.: On Doubtful Causes.2,094 words
29. CHAPTER XXIV.: Precautions Against Rashly Engaging in War, Even Upon Just Grounds.1,755 words
30. CHAPTER XXV.: The Causes of Undertaking War for Others.1,851 words
31. CHAPTER I.: What is Lawful in War.6,638 words
32. CHAPTER II.: In What Manner the Law of Nations Renders the Property of Subjects Answerable for the Debts of Sovereigns. The Nature of Reprisals.2,720 words
33. CHAPTER III.: On Just or, Solemn War According to the Law of Nations on Declarations of War.3,510 words
34. CHAPTER IV.: On the Right of Killing an Enemy in Lawful War, and Committing Other Acts of Hostility.3,439 words
35. CHAPTER V.: On the Right to Lay Waste an Enemy’s Country, and Carry Off His Effects.762 words
36. CHAPTER VI.: On the Acquisition of Territory and Property by Right of Conquest.4,287 words
37. CHAPTER VII.: On the Right Over Prisoners of War.801 words
38. CHAPTER VIII.: On Empire Over the Conquered.818 words
39. CHAPTER IX.: Of the Right of Postliminium.2,841 words
40. CHAPTER XI.*: The Right of Killing Enemies, in Just War, to be Tempered with Moderation and Humanity.2,182 words
41. CHAPTER XII.: On Moderation in Despoiling An Enemy’s Country.1,209 words
42. CHAPTER XIII.: On Moderation in Making Captures in War.924 words
43. CHAPTER XV.*: On Moderation in Acquiring Dominion.971 words
44. CHAPTER XVI.: On Moderation with Respect to Things Excluded from the Right of Postliminium by the Law of Nations.583 words
45. CHAPTER XVII.: Respecting Those Who are Neutral in War.389 words
46. CHAPTER XIX.*: On Good Faith Between Enemies.2,253 words
47. CHAPTER XX.: On the Public Faith, by which War is Concluded; Comprising Treaties of Peace, and the Nature of Arbitration, Surrender Hostages, Pledges.6,666 words
48. CHAPTER XXI.: On Faith During the Continuance of War, on Truces, Safe-Conducts, and the Redemption of Prisoners.3,004 words
49. CHAPTER XXII.: On the Faith on Those Invested with Subordinate Powers in War.1,418 words
50. CHAPTER XXIV.*: On Tacit Faith.409 words
51. CHAPTER XXV.: Conclusion.702 words
52. INDEX8,505 words
53. About Liberty Fund328 words
54. The Online Library of Liberty235 words
55. Copyright Information531 words