ある韓国プロパガンダのサイトに領土編入時に通知義務があった証拠として、HALLの著作が以下のように紹介されていました。
William E. Hall also argues that the
Act of Berlin is not only valid for the contracting parties but should
be considered as having a general binding power under international law
.He says ...an
agreement, made between all the states which are likely to endeavour to
occupy territory, and covering much the largest spaces of coast, which,
at the date of the declaration, remained unoccupied in the world,
cannot but have great influence upon the development of a generally
binding rule
ベルリン議定書（Act of Berlin）とは、アフリカ海岸を先占する場合の通知義務を定めたものです。HALLは、「多数の列強がこの議定書に同意しているので、慣習法化への発展に大きな影響を与えた（通知の慣習法化を示唆）」と言っているように思えます。そこで、HALLの著作の原本を調べてみました。
「A TREATISE ON INTERNATIONAL LAW」 William Edward Hall 1924
P139
The declaration it, it is true, affects only the coasts of the
Continent of Africa; and the representatives of France and Russia were
careful to make formal reservations directing attention to this fact;
the former, especially, placing it on record that island of Madagascal
was excluded. Nevertheless an agreement, made between all these states
which are likely to endeavour to occupy territory, and covering much
the largest spaces of coast which, at the date of declaration, remained
unoccupied in the world, cannot but have great influence upon the
development of generally binding rule.*
*France, on taking possession of Comino Islands, and
England with regard to Bechuana Land, have already made notification
which were not obligatory under the Berlin Declaration. These
notifications were, however, evidently made form motives of convenience
and not with a view of establishing a principle; France having placed
upon record the reservations mentioned above, and England not having
notified, at a later date, her assumption of a protectorate over the
Island of Socotra.
文意に大きな影響を与える「Nevertheless」が削除されていました。
実際は、通知を適用外とした事実によって、「多数の列強がこの議定書に同意しているにも関わらず、慣習法化への発展に大きな影響を与えた（通知が慣習法化されなかったことを示唆）」と主張してました。
私は確認してませんが、恐らくこの韓国捏造サイトは、「独島と国際法 金明基 1991年」を底本にしていると思います。
どうして、韓国人ってこういう姑息な捏造をするのでしょうか。
