Part 53 (1/2)

--1. What rights have nations on the seas? By what laws are persons at sea governed?

--2. Over what waters flowing through its territory has a nation jurisdiction? To what distance on the sea?

--3. What right have other nations to a pa.s.sage over its lands and waters? Why is this an imperfect right?

--4. What are the mutual rights and duties of a state and foreign immigrants?

--5. What is its duty in respect to foreign criminals?

--6. What is said of the responsibility of emba.s.sadors? For bad conduct, how are they punishable? Why are they not amenable to the laws of the foreign state?

--7. What rights have they in countries through which they pa.s.s? What is a pa.s.sport?

--8. How are emba.s.sadors dealt with for disrespectful conduct at a foreign court?

--9. What do ministers do when they are ill-treated?

--10. If a government, for good cause, refuses to receive a minister, what is its duty?

--11. What power has a minister in making treaties?

--12. To what laws are consuls subject? What is their business?

Chapter LXV.

--1. Define offensive and defensive war. What are the contending parties called? Who are neutrals?

--2. What are the proper characteristics of a war?

--3. What are objects of a lawful war?

--4. When is a personal injury to the citizens of one state by those of another deemed just cause of war?

--5. What ought a government to do before resorting to war to redress injuries?

--6. How is satisfaction sometimes sought without making war? How are reprisals made? Define confiscate.

--7. To justify reprisals, what is necessary?

--8. How far is a nation bound by a treaty of alliance to a.s.sist another in war?

--9. In what cases is it not bound to render the aid?

--10. What if the alliance is defensive? Is the government that first applies force always the aggressor?

Chapter LXVI.