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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: . such intentional outlawry; on the contrary, it abhors such an outrage. The sternest retaliation should follow the murder committed in consequence of such a proclamation, made by whatever authority. Civilized nations look with horror upon offers of rewards for the assassination of This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: . such intentional outlawry; on the contrary, it abhors such an outrage. The sternest retaliation should follow the murder committed in consequence of such a proclamation, made by whatever authority. Civilized nations look with horror upon offers of rewards for the assassination of enemies as relapses into barbarism. At the first Hague conference in 1899 M. de Martens, chairman of the subcommittee which formulated the rules governing the conduct of armies in the field, stated in a speech to that committee that the idea of codifying the laws of war originated with Lieber. "This code," said M. de Martens, "has remained the basis of all subsequent efforts in the direction of the humanization of war." 39 'Holls, F. W, The Peace Conference at the Hague, p. 150. Lieber's Influence on American Thought 47 The development of international law has been in the past and is still following in a striking manner the order of evolution of national laws, and progress is undoubtedly marked by the endeavors, increasingly successful, to regularize the methods to be adopted when peaceful methods of solving international disputes have failed, and states that acknowledge no superior on earth appeal to the justice of God in deciding their controversies. Civil law is far ahead of international law in the methods used to settle disputes. Individuals are ready to acknowledge courts of law and are ready to abide by the decisions handed down. It would be very unusual in civilized states for an individual to resort to force in order to settle a controversy. We are content to place our interests in the hands of a competent lawyer. It is not so in disputes arising between nations. The present war shows clearly that nations are not always ready to have their disputes se. Books, History~~General, Francis-Liebers-Influence-on-American-Thought-and-Some-of-His-Unpublished-Letters~~Chester-Squire-Phinney, , , , , , , , , , Nabu Press<