But there is nothing in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from sending armed vessels, as well as munitions of war, to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only... Annual Register - Page 221edited by - 1870Full view - About this book
| 1887 - 606 pages
...the high seas or within his enemy's waters. " There is nothing," says Mr. Justice Story, " in the law of " nations that forbids our citizens from sending...war to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial " adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit." If the neutral may sell his vessel when built, he... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1816 - 694 pages
...engaged in a traffick prohibited by the law of nations. But there is nothing in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from sending...war, to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit ; and which only exposes the persons engaged in it to... | |
| England - 1864 - 814 pages
...the sale of armed vessels. ' There is nothing,' says that high court, ' in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from sending...war to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only exposes the person engaged in it to... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1822 - 666 pages
...engaged in a traffick prohibited by the law of nations. But there is nothing in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from sending...war, to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit; and which only exposes the persons engaged in it to... | |
| English literature - 1915 - 632 pages
...latter, ' nothing in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from sending . . . munitions of war to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only exposes the persons engaged in it to... | |
| 1864 - 998 pages
...us " ' (Storey) ; and 'there is nothing in our own laws or in the law of nations that forbids their citizens from sending armed vessels as well as munitions of war to foreign ports for sale ' (8ггpreme Court of the United States) — cannot, without a complete perversion of their meaning,... | |
| Economics - 1881 - 886 pages
...der Justice Story im Fall der Sautissima Trinidad 1*22 : There is nothing in our laws or in the law of nations , that forbids our citizens from sending armed vessels, as well as munitious of war to foreign ports for sale. It is a commereial adventure which uo nation is bound to... | |
| Robert Phillimore - International law - 1854 - 930 pages
...engaged in a traffic prohibited by the law of nations. But there is nothing in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from sending...war, to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only exposes the persons engaged in it to... | |
| Sir Robert Phillimore - Conflict of laws - 1855 - 544 pages
...engaged in a traffic prohibited by the law of nations. But there is nothing in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from sending...war, to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only exposes the persons engaged in it to... | |
| Daniel Gardner - International and municipal law - 1860 - 740 pages
...engaged in a traffic prohibited by the law of nations. But there is nothing in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from sending...war, to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only exposes the persons engaged in it to... | |
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