BOOK 3, CHAPTER 2How by the Law of Nations the Goods of Subjects May Be Held for the Debt of Their Rulers; and Therein, on ReprisalsI. By natural law no one except an heir is bound by the act of anotherII. Nevertheless it has been established by the law of nations that both the possessions and the acts of subjects are liable for the debt of a rulerIII. An example in the seizure of personsIV. An example in the seizure of goodsV. Seizure is warranted after a right has been denied, and when it may properly be considered as settled that this has been done; wherein it is shown that a judicial decision does not properly give or take away a rightVI. Such seizure does not warrant the taking of human lifeVII. The distinction between what there is relating to this matter in municipal law and in the law of nations
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