confiscate private debts--the declaration of Mr. Justice Story, that
the slave trade was against the law of nations--are a few amongst many
remarkable examples of the fundamental principle being allowed to
alter and overrule the authoritative precept.




THE LAWS OF WAR.



PART I.



THE LAWS OF WAR AFFECTING COMMERCE AND SHIPPING.



CHAPTER I. COMMENCEMENT OF WAR.



SECTION I.



_The Immediate Effects of War_.