The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-24

LA III AANANANR
OF nations prepared By Secretary Ian
sing and Or. James Brown scott and
adopted I'm executive session hy the
American Institute OF International Law
At It's recent convention held her. under
the auspices Of the Pan-Amcrican Sci.
entifie Congress. Was made public to-
sututs.
Although the declaration lacks the
formal ratification Of the twenty -0ne
an official document. its trainers be-
hsye that II correctly sets forth the
ofncisl views Of all the American com
called upon 10 consider n. the declare
ton was submitted 20 and approved by
law In the South American republics, in
Guiding Ambassador SusreE and Dr. Ale
Jandro Alvarez OF Chile. II was unan-
nousiy adopted January q b. the in
stitute. whose membership 81 1O5 is
made up 81 five experts on internn lionsl
law from each OF the tventy-one Ameri-
can republics.
The declaration. IL IL said. embodies
the institutes conception OF only ole
mental national rights and viii be fur
ther considered AT thu next meeting OF
the institute in Havana next year. IL
contains five primary sections which
we're fashioned with tho United States
declaration OF Independence In mind as
q model and which road as follows.
L. Every nation has the right 20
exist. 20 protect and to conserve its
existence: but this right neither implies
N1' AtaN htA sAFAAAA1r nv 80 ~ NV
state TO protect itself or TO conserve its
existence by the commission OF unlawful
acts against innocent and unoffending
2 Every nation has the right 70 in
dependence In the sense that % has a
right 10 the pursuit % happiness and
ference or control from other states.
provided that in so doing II does not
OF other states
3 Every nation Is In la, ana be
fore Law the equal OF every other state
composing The society or nations. and
according TO the declaration or indie
pendence OF the United states. TO as
sumo, among the powers OF the earth.
the separate and equal station 20 which
the laws OF nature and or natures God
entitle them.
Z. Every nation has the right TO ter
ritory within defined boundaries and
20 exercise exclusive Jurisdiction over
this territory. and all persons whether
native or foreign found therein.
5. Every nation entitled TO a right
nv the law OF nations In entitled TO
have that right respected and protected
by all other nations Tor right and duty
are correlative. and the right OF one
IL the duty Of all 10 Observe
The preamble 20 tho resolution en-
bodying the declaration reads as fol-
lows;
Whereas the municipal law Of civil
tied nations recognizes and protects the
risht 20 life. the riEht TO liberty. to
which the declaration OF Independence
Of the United states adds the right To-
tho pursuit Of happiness. tho right 20
legal equality. the right TO property. and
the right 10 the enjoyment OF tho aforo-
said rights. treating "a duty on the part
Of the citizens or subjects Of each ma
ton 70 observe them: and
Whereas these fundamental rights.
thus universally recognized. are famil-
iar Co IN" peoples OF all civilized coun-
tries. and
Whereas these fundamental rights
can be stated In terms OF international
law and can Doe applied 10 tho relations
or the members Of The society OF ma
uous. one with another. just as they
have been applied Co tho relations Of
the citizens or subjects 81 the states
tho society OF nations. and
Whereas these fundamental lights Of
national Jurisprudence. namely. the
right To- NE. the rirht 90 liberty. the
right 20 the pursuit ~ happiness. the
right to equality before the law. the
right Co property and tho right 20 the
Observance thereof are. stated in terms
OF tn-t,ruatiuunl law. the right - the
nation Co exist and protect and 20 cone
serve ifs existence. the right of iude.
p.ndenc. and thc freedom rp develop it,
SER without Interference or control from
other nations. the right Of equality boz
law and before law. tho right tp ferrI-
tory within defined boundaries ana 20
exclusive jurisdiction therein. and tho
right 90 the oh~s'ryarre of those fIrI1-
mental rierfs.
Therefore. tho American Institute u.
InteruatlouaI Law unanimously adopts
at its first session. held ln the city
~ Washington. in the United States
of America. on the sixth DAY ~ Janu-
AIRY. 1916. lu connection with and ur-
der the auspices 0f th" second Pane