According to the latter, it is inviolable, subject only to certain well-defined exceptions, among which reasonable requisitions of supplies would be recognised, while demands of money contributions, as such, would not be recognised.
Holland outlines the modern view of private property in warfare, emphasizing its inviolability with specific exceptions.
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