In re Goering and Others.

Abstract

States — Independence and Self-preservation — Self-defence — Right of.Territory — Annexation — Annexation of Occupied Territory during War.Jurisdiction — Extra-territorial Jurisdiction — Jurisdiction of the International Military Tribunal for the Trial of German Major War Criminals.Individuals — Position in International Law — Rights of Individuals Independent of the Law of the State — Crimes against Humanity.Laws of War — Binding Force of — Principle of Nullum Crimen Sine Lege — Hague Regulations and Geneva (Prisoners of War) Convention, 1929 — Whether Declaratory of International Law.War Crimes — Punishment of — Pleas of Superior Orders and of Act of State.Prisoners of War — Treatment of — Employment of Prisoners of War in Prohibited Work — Geneva (Prisoners of War) Convention, 1929.Belligerent Occupation — Civilian Inhabitants — Treatment of — Offences against Civilian Inhabitants and Property in Occupied Territory.Warfare at Sea — Unrestricted Submarine Warfare — Operational Zones — London Naval Agreement of 1930 — Naval Protocol of 1936.War — In General — The Right of War1 — War in Violation of Treaties — Aggressive War — Right of Self-defence — General Treaty for the Renunciation of War of 1928 — War Crimes — Punishment of — International Military Tribunal — Constitution and Jurisdiction of — Offences against Civilian Inhabitants and Property in Occupied Territory — Offences against Prisoners of War — Killing of Hostages — Unrestricted Submarine Warfare — Hague Regulations and Geneva (Prisoners of War) Convention, 1929 — Whether Declaratory of International Law — Annexation of Territory during War — Principle of Nullum Crimen Sine Lege — Pleas of Act of State and of Superior Orders.