Author: Theodore D. Woolsey

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Published: 2015-07-01

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13: 9781330539590

Excerpt from Introduction to the Study of International Law: Designed as an Aid in Teaching, and in Historical Studies The first edition of this work appeared in 1860, and the second, with much new matter and some changes of order, in 1864. A third in 1871, besides other additions, was enlarged by an important supplement to the second Appendix, bringing the list of treaties down as nearly as possible to the time of publication, and by a third Appendix containing notes on topics either briefly spoken of in the body of the work or newly brought into prominence during the war of the rebellion. The fourth edition now follows, in which quite a number of corrections, more or lass important, are introduced into the main text; an addition is made to the list of writers on international law, and of collectors of diplomatic documents; the treaties are brought down to the present time; and the third Appendix is closed by a note discussing the case of the Virginius. In regard to corrections, the reader is referred to 55, 58, 122, 152, and 163 as containing the principal ones; and he is requested also to consult the notes in the third Appendix in connection with the text to which they relate. It would have suited both writer and reader better to have had these notes inserted in the text, but stereotype plates put books into a strait-jacket which it is hard to throw off. The title-page describes this work so aptly that a few words only need to be used in regard to its plan and object. The author had been engaged for a number of years in teaching international law and in giving lectures on history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."