434. Trial of Captured Vessels a Municipal Matter 553 435. Result of Trial 555 436. Trial after Conclusion of Peace 555 437. Protests and Claims of Neutrals after Trial 557 CHAPTER VII--THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE COURT I. _Proposals for International Prize Courts_ 438. Early Projects 559 439. German Project of 1907 561 440. British Project of 1907 562 441. Convention XII. of the Second Peace Conference 563 II. _Constitution and Competence of the International Prize Court_ 442. Personnel 565 443. Deciding Tribunal 566 444. Administrative Council and International Bureau 569 445. Agents, Counsel, Advocates, and Attorneys 569 446. Competence 569 447. What Law to be applied 571 III. _Procedure in the International Prize Court_ 448. Entering of Appeal 572 449. Pleadings and Discussion 574 450. Judgment 575 451. Expenses and Costs 576 IV. _Action in Damages instead of Appeal_ 452. Reason for Action in Damages instead of Appeal 577 453. Procedure if Action for Damages is brought 578 APPENDICES I. Declaration of Paris of 1856 583 II. Declaration of St. Petersburg of 1868 584 III. Declaration concerning Expanding Bullets of 1899 585 IV. Declaration concerning the Diffusion of Asphyxiating Gases of 1899 586 V. Geneva Convention of 1906 587 VI. Final Act of the Second Hague Peace Conference of 1907 591