CHAPTER VII--END OF WAR, AND POSTLIMINIUM

I. _On Termination of War in General_

260. War a Temporary Condition 322 261. Three Modes of Termination of War 322

II. _Simple Cessation of Hostilities_

262. Exceptional Occurrence of simple Cessation of Hostilities 323 263. Effect of Termination of War through simple Cessation of Hostilities 324

III. _Subjugation_

264. Subjugation in contradistinction to Conquest 325 265. Subjugation a formal End of War 326

IV. _Treaty of Peace_

266. Treaty of Peace the most frequent End of War 327 267. Peace Negotiations 328 268. Preliminaries of Peace 329 269. Form and Parts of Peace Treaties 330 270. Competence to conclude Peace 330 271. Date of Peace 331

V. _Effects of Treaty of Peace_

272. Restoration of Condition of Peace 332 273. Principle of _Uti Possidetis_ 334 274. Amnesty 334 275. Release of Prisoners of War 335 276. Revival of Treaties 336

VI. _Performance of Treaty of Peace_

277. Treaty of Peace, how to be carried out 337 278. Breach of Treaty of Peace 338

VII. _Postliminium_

279. Conception of Postliminium 339 280. Postliminium according to International Law, in contradistinction to Postliminium according to Municipal Law 340 281. Revival of the Former Condition of Things 341 282. Validity of Legitimate Acts 342 283. Invalidity of Illegitimate Acts 343 284. No Postliminium after Interregnum 343