War Arbitration and Peace

Authors

William Perry Rogers, Cincinnati Law School

Abstract

In examining any question which pertains to the welfare of humanity there are two prominent view points from which to start. One is that of the individual being; the isolated man; the unit of society. The other is that of the mass of mankind; the people as a whole; the corporate organization of states and nations. There are those who believe in a God of nations. They believe He guides their destinies in perils of battle, and in great and dangerous emergencies; but they insist that He has little or nothing to do with the affairs of the individual. Conversely, with practically no law to govern the conduct of nations, they demand stringent and specific laws applying to the citizen,-laws which control his conduct and govern his relations throughout his course of life. He may not trespass upon the personal or property rights of another. Even the use of his own property must be within such limits as not to injure that of his neighbor.

Recommended Citation

William P. Rogers, War Arbitration and Peace, 4 Mich. L. Rev. 92 (1905).
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