Chapter LXVI

§1. How is war usually announced? By what authority?

§2. Is a declaration communicated to the enemy? What is deemed sufficient?

§3. When war is declared, who are involved in it?

§4. How does war in a state affect the persons and property of the enemy's subjects found within such state?

§5. How is trade between the two countries affected by the war?

§6. What is necessary to make offensive hostilities lawful? In what case would such permission be beneficial?

§7. How far does a just war give the right to take the life of the enemy?

§8. How are prisoners of war to be treated? What is said about the exchange and ransom of prisoners?

§9. What kinds of property may not, and what may, be destroyed?

§10. What is said of stratagems?

§11. Of spies?

§12. In what kind of war is the destruction of private property lawful? On what ground?

§13. What are privateers? What are their owners authorized to do? How is privateering encouraged?

§14. How is the abuse of this right prevented?

§15. State the proceedings of the captors and the court, in cases of capture?

§16. Who has the primary right to all prizes? How do the citizens get any interest in them?