A Commentary on the Declaration of the Rights of Nations Adopted by the American Institute of International Law This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ... The American Institute of International Law, at its first session, held in Washington on January 6, of this year, under the auspices of the Second PanAmerican Scientific Congress, unanimously adopted the five following Articles to be known as The Declaration of the Rights of Nations: Declaration Of The Rights Of Nations "Whereas, the municipal law of civilized nations recognizes and protects the right to life, the right to liberty, to which the Declaration of Independence of the United States adds the right to the pursuit of happiness, the right to legal equality, the right to property and the right to the enjoyment of the aforesaid rights, creating a duty on the part of the citizens or subjects of each nation to observe them; and "Whereas, these fundamental rights, thus universally recognized, are familiar to the peoples of all civilized countries, and "Whereas, these fundamental rights can be stated in terms of international law and can be applied to the relations of the members of the society of nations, one with another, just as they have been applied in the relations of the citizens or subjects of the states forming the Society of Nations; and "Whereas, these fundamental rights of national jurisprudence, namely, the right to life, the right to liberty, the right to the pursuit of happiness, the right to equality before the law, the right of the nation to exist and to protect and to conserve its existence; the right of independence and the freedom to develop itself without interference or control from other nations, the right of equality in law and before the law; the right to territory within defined boundaries and to exclusive jurisdiction therein; and the right to the observance of those fundamental rights; "Therefore, the American... |
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