...Convention concerning the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers in Maritime War, the rule that: ART. 12. In the absence of special provisions to the contrary in the legislation of the neutral power, belligerent ships of war are forbidden to remain in the ports, roadsteads, or territorial...

...ARTICLE n A neutral power may allow belligerent war-ships to employ its licensed pilots. ARTICLE 12 In the absence of special provisions to the contrary...in the legislation of a neutral power, belligerent war- ships are not permitted to remain in the ports, roadsteads, or territorial waters of the said...

...apply to war-ships devoted exclusively to religious, scientific or philanthropic purposes. ARTICLE 15 In the absence of special provisions to the contrary in the legislation of a neutral power, the maximum number of war-ships belonging to a belligerent which may be in one of the ports or roadsteads...

...apply to war-ships devoted exclusively to religious, scientific, or philanthropic purposes. ARTICLE XV In the absence of special provisions to the contrary in the legislation of a neutral Power, the maximum number of warships belonging to a belligerent which may be in one of the ports or roadsteads...

...sojourn for purposes of repair should be considered in connection with article 17. Article 15 declares: In the absence of special provisions to the contrary in the legislation of a neutral power, the maximum number of war ships belonging to a 28 Naval War College, Inter. Law Situations, 1905, 154,'...

...of twenty-four hours and no more is indeed prescribed as a rule; but it is to come into force only " in the absence of special provisions to the contrary in the legislation of a neutral power," and even with this loophole it is so distasteful to Germany that she has made a reservation against...

...belligerents. "Art. XI. A neutral Power may allow belligerent warships to employ Its licensed pilots. "Art XII. In the absence of special provisions to the contrary In the legislation of a noutral Power, belligerent warships are not permitted to remain In the ports, roadsteads, or territorial...

...neutres qui ont adopté ce mode de détermination du combustible à fournir. ARTICLE 15. In default of special provisions to the contrary in the legislation of a neutral Power, the maximum number of war-ships belonging to a belligerent which may be in one of the ports or roadsteads...

...belligerents. "Art. XI. A neutral Power may allow belligerent warships to employ its licensed pilots. "Art XII. In the absence of special provisions to the contrary...except In the cases covered by the present Convention. "Art. XIII. If a Power which has been informed of the outbreak of hostilities learns that a belligerent...

...Convention No. z. of that year, which deals with this subject, merely lays down, in Art. 12, that " In the absence of special provisions to the contrary...twenty-four hours, except in the cases covered by this Convention." Art. 27 obliges the contracting Powers to " communicate to each other in due course...