Can you gain land in a defensive war?

Yes, you can’t get any on defensive war.

Is there a right of conquest?

The right of conquest is a right of ownership to land after immediate possession via force of arms.

What does it mean to fight a defensive war?

A defensive war (German: Verteidigungskrieg) is one of the causes that justify war by the criteria of the Just War tradition. It means a war where at least one nation is mainly trying to defend itself from another, as opposed to a war where both sides are trying to invade and conquer each other.

Are countries allowed to annex land?

In the cases of both Texas and Hawaii, the United States was able to pass resolutions in Congress that expanded the nation’s sovereignty over these new lands. So, annexation is still part of the modern world, although the legal authority of a nation to annex another is more strictly regulated than ever before.

Can a country be annexed?

It usually follows military occupation of a territory. Annexation can be legitimized via general recognition by international bodies (i.e. other countries and intergovernmental organisations).

Can you make war illegal?

So, if the United States were to make a treaty that banned war, war would be illegal under the supreme law of the land. The United States has in fact done this, at least twice, in treaties that remain today part of our highest law: the Kellogg-Briand Pact and the United Nations Charter.

Why was World war 1 a defensive war?

During World War I, trench warfare was a defensive military tactic used extensively by both sides, allowing soldiers some protection from enemy fire but also hindering troops from readily advancing and thus prolonging the war. Other diseases caused by the poor conditions were trench mouth and trench foot*.

Did Robert E Lee win the Civil War?

Lee has been widely criticized for his aggressive strategies that led to mass casualties. The war dragged on for two more years until a victory for Lee became impossible. With a dwindling army, Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively ending the Civil War.