The Law of Nations: Or, Principles of the Law of Nature, Applied to the Conduct and Affairs of Nations and Sovereigns (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Law of Nations: Or, Principles of the Law of Nature, Applied to the Conduct and Affairs of Nations and SovereignsMany years have elapsed since the original work was pub lished, lon g before the invaluable decisions of Sir William Scott, Sir C. Robinson, and Sir J ohn N ichol, and other emi nent J udges in the Courts of Admiralty, and Prize and other Courts; and the last edition, upon which any care was be stowed, was published in A. D. 1797; since which time, and especially during the last general war, many most important rules respecting the Law of Nations were established. The object of the present Editor has, therefore, been to collect and condense, in numerous notes, the modem rules and decisions, and to fortify the positions in the text by references to other au thors of eminence, and by which he hopes that this edition will be found of more practical utility, without interfering with the text, or materially increasing its size.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.