LAW OF NATIONS

OR

PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF NATURE APPLIED TO THE CONDUCT AND AFFAIRS OF
NATIONS AND SOVEREIGNS

FROM THE FRENCH OF
MONSIEUR DE VATTEL.

"Nihil est enim illi principi Deo qui omnem hunc mundum regit, quod quidem in terris fiat, acceptium, quam concilia coestusque hominum jure sociati, quæ civitates appellantur." Cicero, Som Scip. ^[1]

FROM THE NEW EDITION, BY

JOSEPH CHITTY, Esq. Barrister At Law

WITH ADDITIONAL NOTES AND REFERENCES,
By EDWARD D. INGRAHAM, Esq.

PHILADELPHIA:
T. & J.W. JOHNSON & CO., LAW BOOKSELLERS,
No. 535 CHESTNUT STREET.
1883.

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*Section*	*Title*
Prefaces to the several editions
Detailed Table of Contents
Preliminaries
Book I	OF NATIONS CONSIDERED IN THEMSELVES
Book II	OF A NATION CONSIDERED IN HER RELATION TO OTHER STATES
Book III	OF WAR
Book IV	OF THE RESTORATION OF PEACE: AND OF EMBASSIES
Index
Commentaries by Chitty and others

[1] Should be: Nihil est enim illi principi deo, qui omnem mundum regit, quod quidem in terris fiat, acceptius quam concilia coetusque hominum iure sociati, quae civitates appellantur.

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Why is this document VERY important, you might ask? For the following reasons:

The Founding fathers relied upon this document in drafting the U.S. Constitution.
The U.S. Supreme Court has frequently referred to this text as an authority on how nations and states should relate to each other in its rulings.
We mention in section 5.2.11 of our Great IRS Hoax book and elsewhere in Chapter 5 that the states of the Union are considered "foreign countries" and "foreign states" with respect to the federal government and are also considered foreign sovereigns with respect to each other according to the courts. Because this is true, we must understand how these sovereignties are required to behave and how they must relate to each other according to the principles of Natural Law.

The U.S. Government publishes two contemporary manuals of its own that cover most of the subjects in this book. These manuals are:

The Dept. of State Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), which you can view at: http://foia.state.gov/REGS/Search.asp. This manual covers foreign affairs.
The U.S. Government Manual, which you can view at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html. This manual covers internal affairs.

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THE

LAW OF NATIONS

OR

PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF NATURE APPLIED TO THE CONDUCT AND AFFAIRS OF NATIONS AND SOVEREIGNS

FROM THE FRENCH OF MONSIEUR DE VATTEL.

"Nihil est enim illi principi Deo qui omnem hunc mundum regit, quod quidem in terris fiat, acceptium, quam concilia coestusque hominum jure sociati, quæ civitates appellantur." Cicero, Som Scip. [1]