Chapter VII: End of War, and Postliminium

I. _On Termination of War in General_

260. War a Temporary Condition 322
261. Three Modes of Termination of War 322

II. _Simple Cessation of Hostilities_

262. Exceptional Occurrence of simple Cessation of
Hostilities 323
263. Effect of Termination of War through simple Cessation of
Hostilities 324

III. _Subjugation_

264. Subjugation in contradistinction to Conquest 325
265. Subjugation a formal End of War 326

IV. _Treaty of Peace_

266. Treaty of Peace the most frequent End of War 327
267. Peace Negotiations 328
268. Preliminaries of Peace 329
269. Form and Parts of Peace Treaties 330
270. Competence to conclude Peace 330
271. Date of Peace 331

V. _Effects of Treaty of Peace_

272. Restoration of Condition of Peace 332
273. Principle of _Uti Possidetis_ 334
274. Amnesty 334
275. Release of Prisoners of War 335
276. Revival of Treaties 336

VI. _Performance of Treaty of Peace_

277. Treaty of Peace, how to be carried out 337
278. Breach of Treaty of Peace 338

VII. _Postliminium_

279. Conception of Postliminium 339
280. Postliminium according to International Law, in
contradistinction to Postliminium according to
Municipal Law 340
281. Revival of the Former Condition of Things 341
282. Validity of Legitimate Acts 342
283. Invalidity of Illegitimate Acts 343
284. No Postliminium after Interregnum 343

PART III--_NEUTRALITY_