First World War CentennialFirst World War Centennial

Contents: Rights and duties of neutrals; a discussion of principles and practices

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.Some General Observa­tions . . . . 1
II.Neutral Influence and Freedom of the Seas . 7
III.The Doctrine of Search . 15
IV.The "Lusitania" Matter—Non-Combatants on Mer­chantmen . . . 23
V.Incidental Rules Affect­ing Rights of Neutrals on the Sea . . . 31
VI.Convoy . . . . 39
VII.Avoidance of False Issues—Expert Service for the Press . . . 48
VIII.Belligerent Use of Neu­tral Flags . . . 56
IX.Touching Neutral Attitude toward Certain Belliger­ent Innovations . . 66
X.A Further Word as to Justi­fiable Dominion . . 75
XI.Blockade . . . . 83
XII.Effectiveness as a Requisite of Blockade . . . 92
XIII.Some Preliminary Remarks Regarding Recent Inter­ference with Neutral Trade . . . . 100
XIV.The Order in Council of March, 1915 . . . 109
XV.Defense of British Policy . 117
XVI.Preliminary Comments on the Law of Contraband . 127
XVII.The Unsatisfactoriness of the Doctrine of Contra­band . . . . 136
XVIII.General Rules—Absolute Contraband . . . 144
XIX.Contraband as Further De­fined by Recent Procla­mations . . . . 151
XX.Carriage of Contraband—Continuous Voyage . 159
XXI.Unneutral Service . . 166
XXII.Cardinal Rights. . . 176
XXIII.Expression of Opinion . 185
XXIV.Belligerent Agents in Neu­tral States . . . 195
XXV.A New Problem: Aliens and Hyphenated Citizens in Neutral States . . 210
XXVI.Embargo . . . . 220
XXVII.Duties as Defined by Pro­clamation . . . 230
XXVIII.Some Concluding Obser­vations . . . . 240
Index . . . . .249