[§4.] What is said of the independence of nations? How, then, is redress for injuries obtained?
[§5.] What right has a nation in respect to its government? To this rule, what exception do some make?
[§6.] In what cases may one nation assist another in changing its government?
[§7.] In what respect are nations mutually dependent?
[§8.] By what law ought all nations to be governed? What does this law require?
[§9.] By what names is this law when applied to nations or states called? Why is it so called?
[§10.] For what reasons do some writers divide it into the natural and positive laws of nations?
[§11.] Define the positive law of nations. How is it divided? Define the customary law of nations.
[§12.] What is a conventional law of nations? Define convention.
[§13.] What is the advantage of conventional law?