Outlines Of An International Code - Softcover

David Dudley Field

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461700166 ISBN 13: 9780461700169

Publisher: HardPress, 1871

Synopsis

Outlines Of An International Code by David Dudley Field. This historic draft presents an ambitious project to systematize international law through a unified code intended to regulate the relations of nations in both peace and war. Field argues that a codified regime could reduce the causes of war, curb excessive armaments, and establish tribunals of arbitration to render warfare unnecessary in ordinary differences. The work is organized into Books and Divisions, with Book I treating the relations of nations in peace and Book II detailing modifications caused by war. Book II contains sections on the commencement of war, the conduct of hostilities, treatment of neutrals and prisoners, and rules governing belligerents, property, contraband, prize courts, blockades, and the termination of war. Drawing on Grotius, Vattel, Wheaton, and other authorities, it presents a large array of articles, definitions, and procedural provisions. The tone is aspirational and practical, reflecting 19th?century liberal internationalism and the belief that law can restrain political violence.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1871
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461700166
• ISBN 13: 9780461700169
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 234