The Law of Nations Affecting Commerce During War: With a Review of the Jurisdiction, Practice and Proceedings of Prize Courts

J. S. Voorhies, 1861 - Capture at sea - 304 pages

OF THE RIGHTS OF BELLIGERENTS TO INTERFERE WITH THE COMMERCE AND TO CAPTURE	6

Question considered in connection with the civil war in the United States	16

Contracts suspended between belligerents	25

Rigorous enforcement of the rule within its just limits	34

F THE RIGHTS OF BELLIGERENTS TO INTERFERE WITH EACH OTHERS COMMERCE	38

The commerce of the enemy the legitimate prize of	83

Warlike and civil	89

Its oppressive effects on the commerce of the nation	93

Penalty for violation 201	186

The armed neutrality	188

Blockade of the Southern ports of the United States	202

CONTRABAND OF WAR	213

And cargo if owned by the owner of the ship	219

The right as applicable to merchant vessels sailing under convoy	225

The right in aid of the suppression of the slavetrade	231

Jurisdiction may be exercised while the prize is in a neutral port	237

Right acknowledged by all nations	99

Revocation of commissions of privateers	109

Liability for mistakes in engagements with friendly vessels	118

Vindictive damages never given but in extraordinary cases	124

Doctrine of constructive assistance as between public and private armed vessels	133

16	135

No jointcapture when in sight only from the masthead	143

Whether army forces can be entitled as jointcaptors with naval forces	149

17	164

Salvage in cases of rescue as well as in cases of recapture	166

Not prohibited in the United States	172

Rule of exclusion does not operate if it would deprive the neutral of his accustomed	181

The embargo of the United States of 1807	185

Rules as to first duty of captors on securing possession of prize	245

PRIZE COMMISSIONERS Their appointment powers and duties	248

Service and monition	254

The national character of prize property generally the principal issue	260

20	263

Distributive proportions	266

MILITARY SALVAGE Its amount in the United States fixed by statute	272

FARTHER PROOF Order forwhen made	278

How sale effected on order	282

Prize rules	290

21	292

36	299

Statute provisions of the United States for the distribution of proceeds of prizes when	300

Title	The Law of Nations Affecting Commerce During War: With a Review of the Jurisdiction, Practice and Proceedings of Prize Courts The Law of Nations Affecting Commerce During War: With a Review of the Jurisdiction, Practice and Proceeding of Prize Courts, Francis Henry Upton
Author	Francis Henry Upton
Publisher	J. S. Voorhies, 1861
Original from	the New York Public Library
Digitized	10 Apr 2009
Length	304 pages

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