On the Law of War and Peace
De Jure Belli ac Pacis
by Hugo Grotius
Translated by A. C. Campbell
London, 1814
Book I
CHAPTER 1: On War and
Right. CHAPTER 2: Inquiry Into
the Lawfulness of War. CHAPTER 3: The Divison
of War Into Public and Private and the Nature of Sovereign Power.Book II
CHAPTER 1: Defense of
Person and Property. CHAPTER 2: The General
Rights of Things. CHAPTER 3: On Moveable
Property. CHAPTER 4: Title to
Desert Lands by Occupancy, Possession, and Prescription. CHAPTER 9: In What Cases
Jurisdiction and Property Cease. CHAPTER 10: The
Obligation Arising From Property. CHAPTER 11: On
Promises CHAPTER 13: On Oaths
CHAPTER 15: On Treaties
and on Engagements Made by Delegates Exceeding their Power. CHAPTER 16: The
Interpretation of Treaties CHAPTER 17: On Damages
Occasioned by Injury and the Obligation to Repair Them. CHAPTER 18: On the Right
of Embassies. CHAPTER 19: On the Right
of Burial CHAPTER 20: On
Punishments. CHAPTER 21: On the
Communication of Punishment. CHAPTER 22: On the
Unjust Causes of War. CHAPTER 23: On Doubtful
Causes CHAPTER 24: Precautions
Against Rashly Engaging in War, Even Upon Just Grounds. CHAPTER 25: The Causes
of Undertaking War for Others.Book III
CHAPTER 1: What is
Lawful in War. CHAPTER 2: In What
Manner the Law of Nations Renders the Property of Subjects Answerable for the
Debts of Sovereigns. The Nature of Reprisals. CHAPTER 3: On Just or
Solemn War According to the Law of Nations on Declarations of War. CHAPTER 4: On the Right
of Killing an Enemy in Lawful War, and Committing Other Acts of Hostility.
CHAPTER 5: On the Right
to Lay Waste an Enemy's Country, and Carry off his Effects. CHAPTER 6: On the
Acquisition of Territory and Property by Right of Conquest. CHAPTER 7: On the Right
Over Prisoners of War. CHAPTER 8: On Empire
Over the Conquered. CHAPTER 9: Of the Right
of Postliminium. CHAPTER 11: The Right of
Killing Enemies, in Just War, to be Tempered With Moderation and Humanity
CHAPTER 12: On
Moderation in Despoiling an Enemy's Country. CHAPTER 13: On
Moderation in Making Captures in War. CHAPTER 15: On
Moderation in Acquiring Dominion. CHAPTER 16: On
Moderation with Respect to Things Excluded From the Right of Postliminium by
the Law of Nations. CHAPTER 17: Respecting
Those Who are Neutral in War. CHAPTER 19: On Good
Faith Between Enemies. CHAPTER 20: On the
Public Faith, by Which War is Concluded; Comprising Treaties of Peace, and the
Nature of Arbitration, Surrender Hostages, Pledges. CHAPTER 21: On Faith
During the Continuance of War, on Truces, Safe-Conducts, and the Redemption of
Prisoners. CHAPTER 22: On the Faith
on Those Invested With Subordinate Powers in War. CHAPTER 24: On Tacit
Faith. CHAPTER 25:
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