Chapter VI: Means of Securing Legitimate Warfare

I. _On Means in General of securing Legitimate Warfare_

241. Legitimate and Illegitimate Warfare 300
242. How Legitimate Warfare is on the whole secured 301

II. _Complaints, Good Offices and Mediation, Intervention_

243. Complaints lodged with the Enemy 302
244. Complaints lodged with Neutrals 303
245. Good Offices and Mediation 303
246. Intervention on the part of Neutrals 304

III. _Reprisals_

247. Reprisals between Belligerents in contradistinction to
Reprisals in time of Peace 305
248. Reprisals admissible for every Illegitimate Act of
Warfare 305
249. Danger of Arbitrariness in Reprisals 306
250. Proposed Restriction of Reprisals 308

IV. _Punishment of War Crimes_

251. Conception of War Crimes 309
252. Different kinds of War Crimes 310
253. Violations of Rules regarding Warfare 310
254. Hostilities in Arms by Private Individuals 312
255. Espionage and War Treason 313
256. Marauding 316
257. Mode of Punishment of War Crimes 316

V. _Taking of Hostages_

258. Former Practice of taking Hostages 317
259. Modern Practice of taking Hostages 317

VI. _Compensation_

259_a_. How the Principle of Compensation for Violations of
the Laws of War arose 319
259_b_. Compensation for Violations of the Hague Regulations 320