The Rights of War and Peace, Book II

Grotius, The Rights of War and Peace, Book II (2005)
Front Matter
Title Page
Table of Contents, p. vii
Book II
Chapter I. Of the Causes of War; and first, of the Defence of Persons and Goods. p. 389
of the Defence of Persons and Goods.
Chapter II. Of Things which belong in common
to all Men.p. 420
Chapter III. Of the original Acquisition of Things; where also is treated of the Sea and Rivers. p. 454
Chapter IV. Of a Thing presumed to be quitted, and of the Right of Possession that follows; and how such a Possession differs from Usucaption and Prescription. p. 483
Chapter V. Of the Original Acquisition of a Right over Persons; where also is treated of the Right of Parents: Of Marriages: Of Societies: Of the Right over Subjects: Over Slaves. p. 508
Chapter VI. Of an Acquisition (Possession or Purchase) derived from a Man’s own Deed; where also of the Alienation of a Government, and of the Things and Revenues that belong to that Government. p. 566
Chapter VII. Of an Acquisition derived to one by Vertue of some Law; where also of succeeding to the Effects and Estate of a Man who dies without a Will. p. 579
Chapter VIII. Of Such Properties as are commonly called Acquisitions by the Right of Nations. p. 634
Chapter IX. When Jurisdiction and Property Cease. p. 664
Chapter X. Of the Obligation that arises from Property. p. 685
Chapter XI. Of Promises. p. 699
Chapter XII. Of Contracts. p. 729
Chapter XIII. Of an Oath. p. 768
Chapter XIV. Of the Promises, Contracts, and Oaths of those who have the Sovereign Power. p. 802
Chapter XV. Of publick Treaties, as well those that are made by the Sovereign himself, as those that are concluded without his Order. p. 817
Chapter XVI. Of Interpretation, or the Way of explaining the Sense of a Promise or Convention. p. 848
Chapter XVII. Of the Damage done by an Injury, and of the Obligation thence arising. p. 884
Chapter XVIII. Of the Rights of Embassies. p. 898
Chapter XIX. Of the Right of Burial. p. 925
Chapter XX. Of Punishments. p. 949
Chapter XXI. Of the Communication of Punishments. p. 1053
Chapter XXII. Of the unjust Causes of War. p. 1096
Chapter XXIII. Of the dubious Causes of War. p. 1115
Chapter XXIV. Exhortations not to engage in a War rashly, tho’ for just Reasons. p. 1133
Chapter XXV. Of the Causes for which War is to be undertaken on the Account of others. p. 1151
Chapter XXVI. Of the Reasons that justify those who under another’s Command engage in War. p. 1167
The End of the Second Book. p. 1183