...The neutral flag covers enemies' goods, with the exception of contraband of war. 3. Nentral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable...to prevent access to the coast of the enemy." The Government of the United States also accepted the resolutions, with the exception of the first, relating...

...war. 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under the enemy's flag. 4. Blockades, in order to be binding,...really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy. ( Vide STATUTES, NBUTRALITY ACT, 1870). It is also held that the fitting out of a hostile vessel in...

...code of international law the following which is now universally recognized as binding: "Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective, that is to...really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy." port, the original idea of a blockade, has been developed, notably in 1861-1865 and in 1914-1919, into...

...declares that ' ' blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective, that is to say, maintained by force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy." The effectiveness of a blockade is manifestly a question of fact. It is common knowledge that the German...

...principalities. The substantive portion of the declaration was very short, containing but four statements : 1. Privateering is and remains abolished. 2. The neutral...really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy. The United States never acceded to the Declaration of Paris, although it accepted the last three statements...

...the Declaration of London of 1909." Fundamental among the criteria is the rule that, "Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective; that is to...really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy."'* According to the United States Navy, effectiveness is contingent upon the presence of force sufficient...

...with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective, that is to...really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy'. 2. Reference is to the Convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded in armies in...

...blockade] Under the Declaration of Paris, signed by France and Great Britain in 1856, a blockade had to be "maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy" in order to be considered legitimate by neutral powers; otherwise, the blockading power had no right...

...establish a uniform doctrine" on "Maritime Law in time of War." With this, the signatories declared that 1. Privateering is, and remains abolished; 2. The...sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.8 The agreement provided that states not attending the Congress of Paris be invited to accede...

..."privateering is, and remains, abolished" and laid down the important principle that "blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective, that is to...to prevent access to the coast of the enemy." The first detailed, comprehensive codification of the laws of war was issued by President Lincoln in 1863,...