Boris , However, in general, he seems to be believe that the whole system is based on military law. His theory focuses on elements of the Lieber Code, admirality, the 1907 Hague Convention, etc. he uses a number of words that are largely unfamiliar to me such as “usufruct” and “usufructuary”—which I, for now, suppose to be roughly synonymous with “res” and “beneficiary” in trust law—but which he seems to think are far more powerful.