...such intentional outlawry; on the contrary, it abhors such outrage."7 Civilized nations, it is said, look with horror upon offers of rewards for the assassination of enemies, as relapses into barbarism.8 1 It is not intended to be suggested that the equities of the noncombatant population of...

...assassination of enemies as relapses into barbarism. 's ,_ Lieber, art. 148. Assassination and outlawry. — Civilized nations look with horror upon offers of rewards for the assassination of enemies, and the perpetrator of such an act has no claim to be treated as a combatant, but should be treated...

...Westlake's observations, supra, note 18, would not apply to insurgents who are politically organized. a " Insurrection is the rising of people in arms against...against an officer or officers of the Government." lieber's Code, sec. 149. The revolutionary movements in Colombia, 1885, Chile, 1891, Brazil, 1893,...

...Cross flag is the most conspicuous modern instance) and of flags of truce. And they declare that •" civilized nations look with horror upon offers of...assassination of enemies as relapses into barbarism." The principles underlying these and the other rules are perhaps most succinctly stated by this one...

...outrage. The sternest retaliation should follow the murder committed in consequence of such proclamation, made by whatever authority. Civilized nations look...SECTION X. — Insurrection — Civil war — Rebellion. 150. Civil war is war between two or more portions of a country or state, each contending for the mastery...

...outrage. The sternest retaliation should follow the murder committed in consequence of such proclamation, made by whatever authority. Civilized nations look...barbarism. SECTION X Insurrection - Civil War - Rebellion Art. 149. Insurrection is the rising of people in arms against their government, or a portion of it,...

...combatant, non-combatant or governmental elite) and that "[c]ivilized nations look with horror upon the offers of rewards for the assassination of enemies as relapses into barbarism." 84 Lieber had earlier written that no society can allow assassination to go unpunished "without the...

...outrage. The sternest retaliation should follow the murder committed in consequence of such proclamation, made by whatever authority. Civilized nations look...assassination of enemies as relapses into barbarism. 40 As was perhaps inevitable in the mid-nineteenth century, the Code recognizes a right of retaliation,...

...outrage. The sternest retaliation should follow the murder committed in consequence of such proclamation, made by whatever authority. Civilized nations look...assassination of enemies as relapses into barbarism. SECTION X INSURRECTION-CIVIL WAR-REBELLION Article 149 Insurrection is the rising of people in arms against their...

...outrage. The sternest retaliation should follow the murder committed in consequence of such proclamation, made by whatever authority. Civilized nations look...of enemies as relapses into barbarism. SECTION X. Insurrection—Civil War—Rebellion. 149. Insurrection is the rising of people in arms against their...