Note 48 — Chapter II · THE MEANS OF CONDUCTING WAR

Napoleon was, in the year 1815, declared an outlaw by the Allies. Such a proceeding is not permissible by the International Law of to-day since it involves an indirect invitation to assassination. Also the offer of a reward for the capture of a hostile prince or commander as occurred in August, 1813, on the part of the Crown Prince of Sweden in regard to Napoleon, is no longer in harmony with the views of to-day and the usages of war. [But to hire a third person to assassinate one’s opponent is claimed by the German General Staff (see II, b, below) as quite legitimate.—J. H. M.]