231. Character and Kinds of Armistices 290 232. Suspensions of Arms 291 233. General Armistices 291 234. Partial Armistices 293 235. Competence to conclude Armistices 293 236. Form of Armistices 294 237. Contents of Armistices 294 238. Commencement of Armistices 296 239. Violation of Armistices 297 240. End of Armistices 299 CHAPTER VI--MEANS OF SECURING LEGITIMATE WARFARE I. _On Means in General of securing Legitimate Warfare_ 241. Legitimate and Illegitimate Warfare 300 242. How Legitimate Warfare is on the whole secured 301 II. _Complaints, Good Offices and Mediation, Intervention_ 243. Complaints lodged with the Enemy 302 244. Complaints lodged with Neutrals 303 245. Good Offices and Mediation 303 246. Intervention on the part of Neutrals 304 III. _Reprisals_ 247. Reprisals between Belligerents in contradistinction to Reprisals in time of Peace 305 248. Reprisals admissible for every Illegitimate Act of Warfare 305 249. Danger of Arbitrariness in Reprisals 306 250. Proposed Restriction of Reprisals 308 IV. _Punishment of War Crimes_ 251. Conception of War Crimes 309 252. Different kinds of War Crimes 310 253. Violations of Rules regarding Warfare 310 254. Hostilities in Arms by Private Individuals 312 255. Espionage and War Treason 313 256. Marauding 316 257. Mode of Punishment of War Crimes 316 V. _Taking of Hostages_ 258. Former Practice of taking Hostages 317 259. Modern Practice of taking Hostages 317 VI. _Compensation_ 259_a_. How the Principle of Compensation for Violations of the Laws of War arose 319 259_b_. Compensation for Violations of the Hague Regulations 320 CHAPTER VII--END OF WAR, AND POSTLIMINIUM I. _On Termination of War in General_ 260. War a Temporary Condition 322 261. Three Modes of Termination of War 322