Excerpt from The Law of Nations, or Principles of the Law of Nature, Applied to the Conduct and Affairs of Nations and Sovereigns Monfieur Wolf determines (jus Gent. 878) that it is naturally lawful to make ufe of poifoned weapons in war. I am [hocked at fnch a decifion, and forry to find it in the work of (0 great a man. Happily for the human race, it is' not difficult to prove the contrary, even fi'om Monfieur Wolf's own principles. What I have (aid on this fubjeet may be feen in Book III. 5 156. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.