The Collected Papers of John Westlake on Public International Law

Abstract

Editor's introduction Part I. Chapters on International Law: 1. International law in relation to law in general 2. Theory bearing on international law down to the Renaissance 3. Ayala: Gentilis: Grotius 4. The peace of Westphalia and Pufendorff 5. Bynkershoek: Wolff: Vattel 6. The principles of international law 7. The equality and independence of states 8. International rights of self-preservation 9. Territorial sovereignty, especially with relation to uncivilised regions 10. The empire of India 11. War Part II. Miscellaneous Papers: 1. Relations between public and private international law 2. Commercial blockade 3. Is it desirable to prohibit the export of contraband of war? 4. Introductory lecture on international law 5. The Transvaal war 6. Continuous voyage in relation to contraband of war 7. The nature and extent of the title by conquest 8. The South African railways case and international law 9. Is international law a part of the law of England? 10. Contraband of war 11. The Muscat Dhows 12. The Hague conferences 13. Holland and Venezuela 14. Pacific blockade 15. Reprisals and war 16. Trade domicile in war 17. Belligerent rights at sea 18. The native states of India 19. The declaration of London 20. The declaration of London 21. The Aegean islands Appendix. A list of the writings of John Westlake Index.