ABSTRACT
Many wars have been due to genuine disputes or controversies between two or more states as to their respective rights or duties under rules generally recognized as obligatory or in accordance with the provisions of a particular treaty. Most wars of the past, by reason of their causes and the objects of the belligerents, have borne no real analogy to litigation. International Law is a system of rules which purports to govern the relations of states. The collective affairs of human beings are managed by the governments of the states to which they belong. The government of a state is the organ by which its citizens collectively communicate with the citizens of another state through the government of the latter. In all regions of the world where settled government exists, every inhabitant, speaking generally, is both a member of a nation and a citizen of a state.
