Non-Combatants and the War (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Inhaltsangabe

Excerpt from Non-Combatants and the War

The object of these Regulations was strikingly put bv the distinguished Russian Plenipotentiary and Publicist, M. De Martens. Thev are, he said, to provide Statutes for a Mutual Insurance Society against the abuse of force in time of war, with the object of safeguarding the interests of populations against the greatest disasters that could happen to the ordinary populations in time of war. The emphasis laid on their importance in regard to the civilian population is noteworthy. The Powers who are parties to the Convention agree to issue to their armed forces instructions which shall be in con formity with the Regulations (art. I), and any bel ligerent party which violates their provisions is liable to make compensation, and is responsible for all acts committed by persons forming part of its armed forces (art.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.