a chapter[1] on 'Latin and French Phrases'—ultimatum, uti possidetis and status quo;[2] ad referendum[3] and sub spe rati; casus belli and casus foederis; démarche; prendre acte; a short chapter[4] 'Of Diplomatic Agents in General'; a chapter[5] entitled 'Classification of Diplomatic Agents';[6] one[7] on 'The Diplomatic Body'; two chapters,[8] historical in character, on 'Congresses' and 'Conferences'; parts of five chapters[9] on 'Treaties and other International Compacts'—e.g. Treaty, Convention, Additional Articles, Acte Finale, Declaration, Protocol, Procès-verbal, Exchange of Notes,
- ↑ i, ch. x, pp. 146–67.
- ↑ These two phrases are often used to denote the same thing, but, 'while uti possidetis relates to the possession of territory, the status guo may be ,the previously existing situation in regard to other matters', i, p. 156. 'In stipulating for uti possidetis or for statu quo, it is … of the utmost importance to fix the date to which either expression is to relate', p. 157.
- ↑ 'In these days, when telegraphic communication is possible between capitals even the most distant from each other, a prudent diplomatist will take care not to commit his Government by a provisional acceptance of what is not warranted by his previous instructions. The utmost he will do will be to receive the proposal ad referendum.'—i, pp. 158–9.
- ↑ i, ch. xi, pp. 168–74.
- ↑ i, ch. xvi, pp. 229–39.
- ↑ 'Le mot ambaxador était apparu au milieu du xiiie siècle', Nys, Origines du droit international, p. 317, quoted i. 230.
- ↑ i, ch. xxiii, pp. 339–64.
- ↑ ii, ch. xxv, pp. 1–93, and ch. xxvi, pp. 94–171.
- ↑ ii, ch. xxvii–xxxi, pp. 172–288.
his post for the first time with detailed instructions has in some countries fallen into disuse.'—i, p. 142. 'The moral qualities—prudence, foresight, intelligence, penetration, wisdom—of statesmen and nations have not kept pace with the development of the means of action at their disposal: armies, ships, guns, explosives, land transport, but, more than all, that of rapidity of communication by telegraph and telephone. These latter leave no time for reflection or consultation, and demand an immediate and often a hasty decision on matters of vital importance.'—i, p. 145.
