1. The rights and duties of neutrals. G. B. Davis, Elements of International Law, pp. 376-395 (Rights of Neutrals); pp. 396-445 (Duties of Neutrals).
2. The privileges of diplomats. J. W. Foster, The Practice of Diplomacy, pp. 159-174.
3. How treaties are made. G. B. Davis, Elements of International Law, pp. 223-249.
4. The power of the Senate in relation to treaties. Ralston Hayden, The Senate and Treaties, especially pp. 169-195; J. W. Foster, The Practice of Diplomacy, pp. 262-283.
5. The Venezuelan controversy. Grover Cleveland, Presidential Problems, pp. 173-281.
6. Arbitration as a method of settling International disputes. R. L. Jones, International Arbitration as a Substitute for War between Nations, pp. 218-269; J. W. Foster, Arbitration and The Hague Court, pp. 39-57; J. B. Moore, American Diplomacy, pp. 200-222.
7. The Hague Conferences. G. B. Davis, Elements of International Law, pp. 258-263; 519-524; 525.
8. The proposed codification of international law. A. H. Snow, The American Philosophy of Government, pp. 395-418.
Questions
1. What is international law? Is it properly a system of law? Explain the sense in which you use the term law in the following expressions: law of gravitation; law of the land; law of supply and demand; law of fashion.