International Law Studies—Volume 35
International Law Situations
With Solutions and Notes
U.S. Naval War College (Editor)
The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily of the U.S.
INDEX
?age Anland I~ands_________________________________________ 4 Aireraft:
Armed priYate --- 95 Belligerent_________________________________________ 90 B(nnhardment frmn_________________________________ 102
Bombing, rn·or1osed limitation of_____________________ 105 Internntent of ___________________________________ 89,93,96
111 distre~~--- 89 :\Iilitar~· --- 90, 9-3, 95
~eutraL _______________ :_ __________________________ _
On hoard warship __
---Propo~al:-;• of Limitation of Arnum1~nt Couferenc·P.
1932, a~ to ______________________________________ _ Propo~ed control of, hy Lengue of Nations _______ ..,.._ TTSC'
o-:
---Aircraft IWr~omwl, internment of---Argentine. snppl~·ing ve~~els of war from ports of ________ _ Anned merchant yessels _________ ----British instructions as to _________________________ _ A~ylum:
g.g
10) 105
SG
9628 32
In ease of insurgelll'Y---~---- 67 In neutral ports ___________________________________ 42:, 49 United States-Peru treaty as to______________________ 43 Auxiliarr Ye~sels ___________________________ 21, 25, 37, 39, 52, 53 Con Yersion of ________________ --- 33 Base ot' naval overations______________________ 7, 11. 17, 38, 4-4 Belligerent right~---·--- 5. 10 Bloc·kade:
AeriaL_________________________________________ 87, 88, 94 Breach of, by airc:raft______________________________ 9'4 Effective________________________________________ Sf>, SH. 94 Paper______________________________________________ 88 Submarine --- _________________ 88 Bluefield~ iuciclent______________________________________ 58 Bombardment, aeriaL _________________________ 102 .. 103. 106, 106 Boundary. pursuit across internationaL ____ --·___________ 60
128
IN"DEXllrazil : Page
lleJligerent war!"hivs in vort~ of____________________ S, 10
He11airs in ports of________________________________ 8, 40 Cargoes:
Belligerent, clearance of_____________________________ 17 Xeutral, detention of_______________________________ 14
Central American court of justice________________________ G7 Central American states. general treaty of peace of______ 57
( 'harter, liability under ___________________________ =--- 78 Chile, n ttitude of, toward rPconYersion ________ :___________ 32
China, attitude of, to"·ard British action in Xanking____ 70
G.iYil strife:
Action (luring--- 55, G:! Convention concerning rights and dutie~ of stntes in
the eyent of, Ilabana, 1928 ______________ 62, G3, GO, 71, SO
(Text) --- 123 Clay, Secretary of Stnte _____________ -:--- 30
Clearance, fro1n neutral ports __________________________ 17,28 Closed ports ___________________________________________ 47.53
Closure of ports________________________________________ G Coaling:
From neutral vorts _____________________________ 37, 3!), -1:-i
In tin1e of peace___________________________________ 75 Code of Private Internationnl Law, 1028________________ 78
Commerce, between neutral states _______________________ 17, 20
Commission of Inquiry--- ~
Conunission of Jurists, 1923, as to aircraft ____ 87, !)0, 93, 9:J, 103
ConYention concerning rights and duties of states in the eYent of civil strife. (Sec Civil strife.)
ConYention on ~Iaritnne Xeutrality. (Sec ::\Iarithne neu-trality.)
ConYersion _____________________________________________ 21,33
In neutral ports---~--- 27 On high seas______________________________________ 2-1
(Sec also ReconYersion.)
Cuba__________________________________________________ 65 Protection of alien pro11erty ilL_____________________ GS Treaty of, with lJnited States_______________________ (in
Declaration of London, 1!)0!)____________________________ JS
Declaration of Paris, 185() _____________________________ 85, SS
Denmark:
As to repairs in neutral ports_______________________ 7, 10 As to use of belligerent flags______________________ 77
Destination --- 17, 41 Detention of neutral cargoes____________________________ 14
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Page Bmcrald. The__________________________________________
70
Enemy forces, internment of______________________ _____ Dl Ethiopia, Unitea States recognizes state of war between,and Italy--- 1:-i Export of arms and munitions __________________________ 1-!, 20
Farn~ The (KD-3) --- 00
Flag:
Display of, in neutral waters_______________________ 7~
JTalse---
72, 73, 78
,
81
Foreign ____________________________________________71
,
77
La~ of the________________________________________ 70
Xntional, t1se of flag similar to_____________________ 7:) Protection of______________________________________ 73 Use of __________________________________________ 2fl, 7:3~
78
Fieet auxiliary. (Sec Auxiliary vessels.)F~rce m a jcure ______________ _:______________________ _____ !J2 Ji..,ueling _____________________________________________ 6, 37, 3S
( Seo also Coaling.)
Gas warfare, prohibition of___________________________ DU Gases, use of _______________________________________
08
,
00, 10G
Geneva Convention,1864 _____________________
__
_____
_
_ 107,113
Geneva protocol,1925________________
_
____________
__
_
__
100
Great Britain:Defines "~arship" --- -Instructions,
as
to armed nlerchantnwn _____________ _ Pt·otection of citizens by _________________________ _I1abana Convention concerning the rights and duties of States in the event of civil strife. (See Ch·ii strife.) IIahnna Convention on ~Iarithnc Xeutrality. ( Sre
l\lnri-tilne neutrality.) Hague Conyention:
I.
1800 __________________________
_
_____
__
__
__ _
III. 1809~---~---
---2;)
70
' )
• )
107
,.II.
1907 _______________________
_
______
__
___
____
___
21,~0 ~.1007 ____________________
_
________________
_
_
__
_ 108,110
XIII.
1007---
-
--- 5, 12,
:=m
,
40, 45,
ri(lIIonlluras______________________________________________ !37 Detention of American Yessel by____________________ 7:2 Hospital ships ___________________________________ !33,
80, ct seq.
llagne Convention X as to__________________________ lOS130
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As to repairs in neutral ports_______________________ H As to unarmed belligerent puhlic vessels_____________ 35 Hydroplane:-:. (See Seaplanes.)
Inuocent passagfl_______________________________________ 12
Institute of International Law:
As to coHver~ion___________________________________ 25
As to as~·Ium______________________________________ 4~
lti~urgency_____________________________________________ 62
Insurgents--- 66 Liahility of________________________________________
71
Seizure of foreign merehantmpn 1>~·--- 8:.! Yessels of ____________________________________ 66. 71, 7~~ 81
I nsurreC'tiou___ _____ _________ ______ ____ _ ________ __ ____ _ _ 80 l.Jnite<l States attitude toward.
1891_________________
()6
Internment_____________________________________________ 3!)
Briti~h memorandum as to_________________________ BO
De<·ree of Argentine on ________ _:____________________
37
Xiea raguan regulation as to________________________ 37 Of aircraft ______________________________________ 8~93, 96
Of helligPreiH warships____________________________ 10 Of Sflaplanes_______________________________________
rn>
Repairs on ves:-:els <luring___________________________:-n
Rules for__________________________________________ 91 Interposition___________________________________________ 64 InterYention ________________________________________ 62et
.~eq.Italy. United States recognizes ~tate of war between EtlliOJli:t an<l_________________________________________ 15
Juncal, the_____________________________________________
30
.Jurisdiction, ovpr }H'ivate ve~sel:-: in foreign ports________ 74
KD-3. (Ser Farn, The.)
J( NJ11 p r i 11 z 1l" i l h e 1111 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ :~ 1 Lansing, Heeretar.r of ~tate, as to C'OUYPrsion____________ :29 League of Xations, }H'OIWSed control of aireraft h~·--- 105
Limitation of Armament Conference:
1921~22____________________________________________ 99
193:!_______________________________________________
104
)lagdalPna Bay, coaling
ilL_____________________________
76 )laritime juri:-:<lictiou___________________________________ 9.7-!
)l<lritinw twutrality, Convention on. HalJana. lf)~8_________ 7.
19.33,3-!.40
(Text) --- 115
~Ierehant vessels:
Arming of--- 22 .Jurisdiction over foreign___________________________ 74
INDEX
:\Iexico:
Disturbed <.:onditions ilL ___________________________ _
De facto recognition of ____________________________ _
Reciproeal arrange1nent with United States as to
coal-131
Page 60 60
ing______________________________________________ 76 l\Iontevideo Conference, 1933____________________________ 6~. 64
Xanking incident_______________________________________ 70 Naval officers, powers of, in foreign ports________________
SO
~ etberlands :Admission of warships to ports of_________________ GO
Internment:
Of belligerent aircraft_________________________
SO
Of Briti~h seaplane____________________________ 90Xeutral jurisdiction:
Belligerent aircraft in ______________________________ 89~ 92 l\Iilitary aircraft in_________________________________ 95 Neutral persons, sale of war material by_________________ 13
Neutral ports __________________________________________ 36,38 Asylu1n in _________________________________________ 4~,49
Conversion ilL--- 21, 27 Entrance of converted ships to______________________ 3-1 Repairs in ________________________________ 4,7,S,29,31,43 Refuge in _______________________________________ 42.4~50
Supplying of warships at sea from ___________________ 41, 45 Use of_____________________________________________ 30 'Tessels and________________________________________ 1-5-1 Xeutral rights _________________________________________ 5,10
Habana Convention, 19'28___________________________ 41 Xeutral territory:
Crossing of________________________________________ 91 Sup!)lying warships at sea frmn _____________________ 41, 4-1
~eutral waters:
Passage through____________________________________ 12 Refuge ilL_____________________________________ 50
Xeutrality, maritime. (See l\Iaritilne neutrality.) Xicnragua:
Internment of n1erchant vessels by__________________ 37 Unite(} States attitude toward. 19'09_________________ G8 Norway:
As to re!)airs in neutral ports ____________________ _ Belligerent submarines in waters of _______________ _ Regulations as to use of flag in waters of ___________ _ Rules as to entrance of warships ___________________ _
Olinde Rodrigues, The _________________________________ _
Ophelia, The __________________________________________ _
7 11
78
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IXDEXPage Orcl, The______________________________________________ 107
Oxford :\Ianual of XaYal \Var, 1913______________________ 26
Pnnama, 'Treaty of, with United States as to neutral
obli-g-n ti ODS
-Panama Canal .7.:one, belligerent warships in _____________ _
]Jcrl as, 'l'he ___________ --- ____ _
Phillips, \Yilliam. on interYention ______________________ _
I 'i rae;..· ___
---Pirates _______________________________________________ _
51
52
72
65
66,71
68
Pisa. The______________________________________________ 44
Political refugees, asylum to____________________________ 68
Prinz Eitel Fr-iedrich __________________________________ 20, 31
Privateers ---~--- 68
Projectiles, use of _____________________________________ 8~105
Property:
Alien______________________________________________ 68
Public, on 1nerchant vessels ____ ·____________________ 18
Protection :
Of alien property--- 68
Of American interests in Nicaragua_________________ 59
Of citizens_________________________________________
66
Of lives and 11roperty in :Kanking____________________ 70
Pursuit:
Across international boundary______________________
60
Into foreign jurisdiction____________________________ 81
Heay, Lord, as to conYersion____________________________ 22
Heconversion ____________________________________ 22, ~·-±, 31, 32
Hed Cross protest, as to attacking of hospital ships____ 111
Reefs, submerged_______________________________________ 9
Ilefuge in neutral ports ______________________________
42,49,50
Repairs in neutral ports ________________________ 4, 7, 29, 31, 43
Brazilian rules as to_______________________________ S
On interned ship___________________________________ 31
Hetalia tim1 --- 97
Sale of war material by neutral persons________________ 13
Seacoast. state without_________________________________ 41
~paplanes:
Internment of______________________________________ !JO
~Parcl1 of__________________________________________ 89
(Sec also Aircraft.)
~elf-presPITa tion --- SO
Sojourn:
In neutral ports___________________________________ 5, 13
Xorwrginn rules as to______________________________ 47
INDEX
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Page
Spaight, .J. ~I., as to air hlocl{acle_______________________ KT
State, without access to the sea__________________________ -II
Sub1narine blockade. (Sec Blockade.)
Submarines, in Norwegian waters ______________________ 11, 7K
~ubsidized vessels______________________________________ :.!1 Sweden, as to repairs in port____________________________ 7 Territorial acquisitions originating in violence,
nonrecog-nition of_____________________________________________ 0~ Territorial waters ______ ·---~--- 38, ~:3
Con£1uct of n:1val forces in foreign__________________ SU
Jurisdiction of foreign merchant vessels in__________ 7::i Xor~·egian rules as to ___________________________ 11,47. 7S Submarines in ______________________________________ 11, 78 Unlawful use of--- 81
(See also Keutral ports.)
Tbree-n1ile lin1i L--- ___ --- :-3, U
Trade, between neutral states ___________________________ 17,
:::o
Traffic in auns aud munitions ________ :_ _______________ 15, 62, GH Transit:Through neutra I state ______________________________ :.W, 41 Transit of goods_______________________________________ 41 Treaty of Paris, 1903___________________________________ 69 Treaty of Yersailles, as to use of gases in war ________ 100, 102. Treaty of 'Vashington, 1871____________________________ 5, SO Twenty-four hour rule ___________________________ 4, 8, 29, 38, GO U. S. S. R_____________________________________________ 18 United States:
Act as to use of its ports, 1915 _____________________ 17, 38 Acts as to export of arms, 19-35, 1936 ________________ 14, 15 Agree1nent with l\Iexico as to coaling in time of peace_ 75 As to belligerent submarines in Norwegian wate1·s___ 11 As to jurisdiction over foreign n1erchantmen_________ 70 Circular us to sale of war material by neutral persons_ 13 Conversion in ports of______________________________ 27 Protection of flag by--- 7R
Reciprocal agreement 'vith 1\Iexico as to pursuit across boundaries________________________________________ 60 United States Xavy Hegulntions________________________ 80
Unneutral service ____________________________________ 18,19,42 Yessels:
Charter of, h~· neutral to belligerent_________________ 18 Conversion of ________________________________ 21, 24, 27. 33
Enen1y, liability of, to attack________________________ 35
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I~DEXYessels-Contiuued. Page
Xeutral, seizure of_________________________________ 19
Of iu~urgent:..: ________________________________ 66,71,7:2,81
Xeutral ports and__________________________________ 1-:1-1
Public, unarmetL___________________________________ 3:;
Yessels of war:
Aircraft on board__________________________________ D6
.And :-:hips a~similated thereto_______________________ 51
A~ylum in ueutra l port of__________________________ 50
Brazilian rules as to sojourn of _____ ,________________ 8
Definition of term __________________________________ 25. i12
Entrante of, in time of peace_______________________ 47
In neutral ports ___________________________________ 4.50
Jurisdiction over___________________________________ 10
ReconYer~iou of____________________________________ 31
Interment of _______________________________________ 31, 91
Supplying at sea of ____________________ 37, 38, 41, 44, et seq.
Supplying of, in foreign waters_:...____________________ 75
Yisit and search________________________________________ 35
Of seaplane________________________________________ 89
'Yar material, supplying of, by neutral persons___________ 13
'\'arfare, asphyxiating gases ilL ______________________ 98
et
seq.
Bacteriological ---______ 101, 103