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1 James Brown Scott, The Recommendations of Habana concerning International Organization [i] (1917)

handle is hein.hoil/rehabai0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF HABANA CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION ADOPTED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AT HABANA, JANUARY 23, 1917 ADDRESS AND COMMENTARY BY JAMES BROWN SCOTT President of the American Institute of International Law The first and greatest interest of the public is always justice. All want equal conditions for all and justice is this equality. The citizen only de- sires law and the observance of law. Everybody among us knows that if there are exceptions they will not be in his favor. Thus, all fear exceptions and he who fears exceptions loves the law. JEAN JACQuEs RoussEAu. NEW YORK OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS AMERICAN BRANCH: 35 WEST 32ND STREET LONDON. TORONTO, MELBOURNE, AND BOMBAY HUMPHREY MILFORD 1917