Emer de Vattel, The Law of Nations -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Copyright Details -- Table of Contents, p. vii -- Introduction, p. ix -- A Note on the Texts, p. xxi -- Acknowledgments, p. xxv -- The Law of Nations -- Preface, p. 5 -- Contents, p. 21 -- Preliminaries, p. 67 -- Book I. Of Nations considered in themselves, p. 81 -- Chapter I. Of Nations or Sovereign States, p. 81 -- Chapter II. General Principles of the Duties of a Nation towards herself, p. 85 -- Chapter III. Of the Constitution of a STate, and the Duties and Rights of the Nation in this respect, p. 91 -- Chapter IV. Of the Sovereign, his Obligations, and his Rights, p. 96 -- Chapter V. Of States Elective, Successive or Hereditary, and of those called Patrimonial, p. 113 -- Chapter VI. Principal Objects of a good Government -- and first to provide for the Necessities of the Nation, p. 126 -- Chapter VII. Of the Cultivation of the Soil, p. 128 -- Chapter VIII. Of Commerce, p. 131 -- Chapter IX. Of the Care of the Public Ways of Communication, and the Right of Toll, p. 139 -- Chapter X. Of Money and Exchange, p. 141 -- Chapter XI. Second object of a good Government, - to procure the true Happiness of the Nation, p. 145 -- Chapter XII. Of Piety and Religion, p. 155 -- Chapter XIII. Of Justice and Polity, p. 185 -- Chapter XIV. The third Object of a good Government - to fortify itself against external Attacks, p. 198 -- Chapter XV. Of the Glory of a Nation, p. 203 -- Chapter XVI. Of the Protection sought by a Nation, and its voluntary Submission to a foreign Power, p. 207 -- Chapter XVII. How a Nation may separate itself from the State of which it is a Member, or renounce its Allegiance to its Sovereign when it is not protected, p. 210 -- Chapter XVIII. Of th eEstablishment of a nation in a Country, p. 213.

Chapter XIX. Of our Native Country, and several Things that relate to it, p. 217 -- Chapter XX. Of public, common, and private Property, p. 228 -- Chapter XXI. Of the Alienation of the public Property, or the Domain, and that or a Part of the State, p. 237 -- Chapter XXII. Of Rivers, Streams, and Lakes, p. 242 -- Chapter XXIII. Of the Sea, p. 249 -- Book II: Of a Nation considered in its Relations to others -- Chapter I. Of the Common Duties of a Nation towards others, or of the Offices of Humanity between Nations, p. 259 -- Chapter II. Of the Mutual Commerce between Nations, p. 273 -- Chapter III. Of the Dignity and Equality of Nations, - of Titles, - and other Marks of Honour, p. 281 -- Chapter IV. Of the Right to Security, and the Effects of the Sovereignty and Independence of nations, p. 288 -- Chapter V. Of the Observance of Justice between Nations, p. 296 -- Chapter VI. Of the Concern a Nation may have in the Actions of her Citizens, p. 298 -- Chapter VII. Effects of the Domain, between Nations, p. 301 -- Chapter VIII. Rules with respect to Foreigners, p. 311 -- Chapter IX. Of the Rights retained by all nations after the Introduction of Domain and Property, p. 319 -- Chapter X. How a Nation is to use her Right of Domain, in order to discharge her Duties towards other Nations, with respect to the Innocent Use of Things, p. 326 -- Chapter XI. Of Usucaption and Prescription among Nations, p. 331 -- Chapter XII. Of Treaties of Alliance, and other Public Treaties, p. 338 -- Chapter XIII. Of the Dissolution and Renewal of Treaties, p. 366 -- Chapter XIV. Of other public Conventions, - of those that are made by subordinate Powers, - particularly of th eAgreement called in Latin Sponsio, - and of Conventions of Sovereigns with private Persons, p. 372 -- Chapter XV. Of the Faith of Treaties, p. 386.

Chapter XVI. Of Securities given for the Observance of Treaties, p. 395 -- Chapter XVII. Of the Interpretation of Treaties, p. 407 -- Chapter XVIII. Of the Mode of terminating Disputes between Nations, p. 448 -- Book III. Of War -- Chapter I. Of War, - its different Kinds - and the Right of making War, p. 469 -- Chapter II. Of the Instruments of War, - the raising of Troops, &c - their Commanders, or the Subordinate Powers in War, p. 472 -- Chapter III. Of the just Causes of War, p. 482 -- Chapter IV. Of the Declaration of War - and of War in due form, p. 500 -- Chapter V. Of the Enemy, and of Things belonging to the Enemy, p. 509 -- Chapter VI. Of the Enemy's Allies - of warlike Associations - of Auxiliaries and Subsides, p. 512 -- Chapter VII. Of Neutrality - and the Passage of Troops through a Neutral Country, p. 523 -- Chapter VIII. Of the Rights of Nations in War, - and first, of what we have a right to do, and what we are allowed to do, to the Enemy's Person in a just War, p. 541 -- Chapter IX. Of the Right of War, with regard to Things belonging to the Enemy, p. 566 -- Chapter X. Of Faith between Enemies - of Strattagems, Artifices in War, Spies, and some other Practices, p. 575 -- Chapter XI. Of the Sovereign who wages an unjust War, p. 586 -- Chapter XII. Of the Voluntary Law of Nations, as it regards the Effects of Regular Warfare, independently of the Justice of the Cause, p. 589 -- Chapter XIII. Of Acquisitions by War, and particularly of Conquests, p. 593 -- Chapter XIV. Of the Right of Postliminium, p. 603 -- Chapter XV. Of the Right of private Persons in War, p. 612 -- Chapter XVI. Of various Conventions made during the Course of the War, p. 618 -- Chapter XVII. Of Safe-conducts and Passports - with Questions on the Ransom of Prisoners of War, p. 633 -- Chapter XVIIII. Of Civil War, p. 641 -- Book IV. Of the Restoration of Peace.

and of Embassies -- Chapter I. Of Peace, and the Obligations to cultivate it, p. 651 -- Chapter II. Treatise of Peace, p. 655 -- Chapter III. Of the Execution of the Treaty of Peace, p. 665 -- Chapter IV. Of the Observance and Breach of the Treaty of Peace, p. 671 -- Chapter V. Of the Right of Embassy, or the Right of sending and receiving public Ministers, p. 682 -- Chapter VI. Of the several Orders of public Ministers, - of the representative Character, - and of the Honours due to Ministers, p. 690 -- Chapter VII. Of the Rights, Privileges, and Immunities of Embassadors, and other Public Ministers, p. 696 -- Chapter VIII. Of the Judge of Embassadors in Civil Cases, p. 729 -- Chapter IX. Of the Embassador's House and Domestics, p. 737 -- Essay on the Foundation of Natural Law and on the First Principle of the Obligation Men Find Themselves Under to Observe Laws, p. 747 -- Dissertation on This Question: "Can natural law Bring Society to Perfection Without the Assistance of Political Laws?, p. 773 -- Dialogue Between the Prince of **** and His Confidant, on Certain Essential Elements of Public Administration, p. 783 -- Biographical Sketches of Authors Referred to by Vattel, p. 797 -- Bibliography, p. 813 -- Index, p. 831.