CHAPTER VI--MEANS OF SECURING LEGITIMATE WARFARE

I. _On Means in General of securing Legitimate Warfare_

241. Legitimate and Illegitimate Warfare 300 242. How Legitimate Warfare is on the whole secured 301

II. _Complaints, Good Offices and Mediation, Intervention_

243. Complaints lodged with the Enemy 302 244. Complaints lodged with Neutrals 303 245. Good Offices and Mediation 303 246. Intervention on the part of Neutrals 304

III. _Reprisals_

247. Reprisals between Belligerents in contradistinction to Reprisals in time of Peace 305 248. Reprisals admissible for every Illegitimate Act of Warfare 305 249. Danger of Arbitrariness in Reprisals 306 250. Proposed Restriction of Reprisals 308

IV. _Punishment of War Crimes_

251. Conception of War Crimes 309 252. Different kinds of War Crimes 310 253. Violations of Rules regarding Warfare 310 254. Hostilities in Arms by Private Individuals 312 255. Espionage and War Treason 313 256. Marauding 316 257. Mode of Punishment of War Crimes 316

V. _Taking of Hostages_

258. Former Practice of taking Hostages 317 259. Modern Practice of taking Hostages 317

VI. _Compensation_

259_a_. How the Principle of Compensation for Violations of the Laws of War arose 319 259_b_. Compensation for Violations of the Hague Regulations 320