International Responsibility for Hostile Acts of Private Persons against Foreign States

Mankind's preoccupation with survival in this age has given renewed impetus to the idea of a world community deeply concerned with the prevention of friction between nations. The achievement to date has been largely in terms of efforts to control acts of aggression committed by governments. Most people have assumed that the military rivalry between the great powers is the only threat confronting the world today. While readily conceding that this threat has placed mankind in a highly precarious situation, this book, on the other hand, reflects my conviction that any program designed to attain world peace will be significantly incomplete without the control of hostile actions which private persons have been known to commit against foreign nations. Experience shows that these actions not only endanger the good re­ lations between states, but are also likely to plunge the world com­ munity into wars, thus spreading destruction and human suffering everywhere. Front Matter....Pages I-XVII The Individual and World Order....Pages 1-12 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 The Traditional Law Concerning the Responsibility of The State for Actions of Private Persons....Pages 15-35 The Emerging Concept of Individual Liability....Pages 36-46 Front Matter....Pages 47-47 Organization of Hostile Military Expeditions....Pages 49-66 Recruitment and Departure of Volunteers....Pages 67-79 Revolutionary Activities and Hostile Propaganda....Pages 80-108 Invasion of Foreign Territory by Armed Bands....Pages 109-130 Counterfeiting of Foreign Currency....Pages 131-150 Front Matter....Pages 151-151 So-Called Protective Jurisdiction of the Threatened Community....Pages 153-177 International Criminal Jurisdiction as an Alternative....Pages 178-193 Summary and Conclusions....Pages 195-201 Back Matter....Pages 202-212