ARTICLE 954. Attempt to involve a neutral.. 955. “Breach of neutrality” defined. 956. "Violation of neutrality" defined.. 969. Time when duties of neutrality take effect.. 981. Redress for injuries in violation of neutrality. 982. Neutral and belligerent rights and obligations not OUTLINES OF AN INTERNATIONAL CODE. PRELIMINARY ARTICLES. ARTICLE 1. Adopting Clause. 2. "Nation" defined. 3. Use of the term "Nation" in this Code. 5. "Member" defined. 6. "Subject" and Citizen" defined. 7-11. Divisions of the Code. Adopting clause. Article 1. The following rules are established and declared, by the nations assenting hereto, as an International Code, by which these nations, and their members, respectively, shall be governed in their relations with each other. As to the extent to which existing special treaties may be abrogated, see repealing clause. By another article any two nations may, by special treaty, modify the application of any of the provisions of the Code, as between themselves and persons and things subject to their exclusive jurisdiction. A question may arise, how far the rules of this Code should be applied by the nations uniting in it to other nations and their members. There is a large class of subjects, chiefly those known under the generic title of PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW, in which the advantage of a uniform rule depends partly upon its being a rule resting not so much upon convention, binding only the nations which accede to it, as upon principles of jurisprudence, applicable in all courts, and proper to |
