Commenentaries Upon International Law, Volume 3T. & J. W. Johnson, 1857 - International law |
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... Spain ( presented to Parliament , 1847 ) . 66 Protocol of Warsaw , and Correspondence relative to the Danish Succes- sion ; Return to an Address of the House of Commons , dated 18th February , 1856 . Paponius , Recueil d'Arrêts notables ...
... Spain ( presented to Parliament , 1847 ) . 66 Protocol of Warsaw , and Correspondence relative to the Danish Succes- sion ; Return to an Address of the House of Commons , dated 18th February , 1856 . Paponius , Recueil d'Arrêts notables ...
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... Spain was in the occupation of France , and at war with Great Britain , the Spanish insurrection broke out , and the British Govern- ment issued a proclamation that all hostilities against Spain should im- mediately cease . Great part of ...
... Spain was in the occupation of France , and at war with Great Britain , the Spanish insurrection broke out , and the British Govern- ment issued a proclamation that all hostilities against Spain should im- mediately cease . Great part of ...
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... Spain which are at the present moment under French control , except under circumstances which would justify the confiscation of neutral property . " The same principle has been acted upon in the Courts of Common Law . In the case of ...
... Spain which are at the present moment under French control , except under circumstances which would justify the confiscation of neutral property . " The same principle has been acted upon in the Courts of Common Law . In the case of ...
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... Spain adhere to this public faith , that , even during the war , they suffered no inquiry to be made whether any part of the public debts was due to subjects of the enemy , though it is certain many English had money in the French funds ...
... Spain adhere to this public faith , that , even during the war , they suffered no inquiry to be made whether any part of the public debts was due to subjects of the enemy , though it is certain many English had money in the French funds ...
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... Spain . The Secretary for Foreign Affairs ( Lord Palmerston ) resisted the motion solely on the grounds of expediency and public policy , but ad- [ * 29 ] mitted that it was justified by the principles of International * Law , and gave ...
... Spain . The Secretary for Foreign Affairs ( Lord Palmerston ) resisted the motion solely on the grounds of expediency and public policy , but ad- [ * 29 ] mitted that it was justified by the principles of International * Law , and gave ...
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Page 560 - Washington within six months from the date hereof, or earlier if possible. In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Paris, the tenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.
Page 599 - That the uncertainty of the law, and of the duties in such a matter, gives rise to differences of opinion between neutrals and belligerents, which may occasion serious difficulties, and even conflicts...
Page 255 - 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 exposes the persons engaged in it to the penalty of confiscation.
Page 562 - The Commissioners so named shall meet in the city of Halifax, in the Province of Nova Scotia, at the earliest convenient period after they have been respectively named, and shall, before proceeding to any business, make and subscribe a solemn declaration that they will impartially and carefully examine and decide the matters referred to them to the best of their judgment, and according to justice and equity ; and such declaration shall be entered on the record of their proceedings.
Page 599 - Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective; that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 384 - The seat of judicial authority is, indeed, locally here, in the belligerent country, according to the known law and practice of nations ; but the law itself has no locality. It is the duty of the person who sits here to determine this question exactly as he would determine the same question if sitting at Stockholm...
Page 505 - ... it is very unusual, even in cases of conquest, for the conqueror to do more than to displace the sovereign, and assume dominion over the country. The modern usage of nations, which has become law, would be violated, that sense of justice and of right which is acknowledged and felt by the whole civilized world would be outraged, if private property should be generally confiscated, and private rights annulled. The people change their allegiance, their relation to their ancient sovereign is dissolved,...
Page 558 - It is agreed by the High Contracting Parties that British subjects shall have, in common with the citizens of the United States, the liberty, for the term of years mentioned in Article XXXIII. of this Treaty, to take fish of every kind...
Page 562 - The High Contracting Parties hereby solemnly engage to consider the decision of the Commissioners conjointly, or of the Arbitrator or Umpire, as the case may be, as absolutely final and conclusive in each case decided upon by them or him, respectively.
Page iv - His imperial majesty the Sultan having, in his constant solicitude for the welfare of his subjects, issued a firman which, while ameliorating their condition without distinction of religion or of race, records his generous intentions towards the Christian population of his empire, and wishing to give a further proof of his sentiments in that respect, has resolved to communicate to the contracting parties the said firman, emanating spontaneously from his sovereign will.