Far different would be the effect of the decision of an international Court, in which, though it might run directly counter to British theory and practice, Great Britain would have bound herself beforehand to acquiesce.
Holland warns of the potential negative consequences of decisions made by an international court that contradict British practices.
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We see a general legal persuasion ever in process of more and more distinct formation uniting all civilised peoples.
In it the noblest virtues of mankind are developed; courage and the abnegation of self, faithfulness to duty, and the spirit of sacrifice: the soldier gives his life.
Since compulsory service has turned standing armies into national armies, war has also become national.
Objections might, of course, be made to them as unlikely to produce their hoped-for effect, or as repugnant to our feelings of humanity or honour.
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