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... establishing a legal presumption that the neutral is or is not responsible . It is a question of fact which can be determined ... established that they were in fact aware of the existence of a state of war . This text was accepted by the ...
... establishing a legal presumption that the neutral is or is not responsible . It is a question of fact which can be determined ... established that they were in fact aware of the existence of a state of war . This text was accepted by the ...
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... established that they were in fact aware of the existence of a state of war . ANNEX 2 . Questionnaire prepared by ... establish an international understanding relative to the opening of hostilities ? ( On the supposition of an ...
... established that they were in fact aware of the existence of a state of war . ANNEX 2 . Questionnaire prepared by ... establish an international understanding relative to the opening of hostilities ? ( On the supposition of an ...
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... established beyond doubt that they were in fact aware of the condition of war . The second form which the unequivocal warning , stipulated by article 1 of Convention III . as necessary before the commence- ment of hostilities , may take ...
... established beyond doubt that they were in fact aware of the condition of war . The second form which the unequivocal warning , stipulated by article 1 of Convention III . as necessary before the commence- ment of hostilities , may take ...
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... established that they were in fact aware of the existence of a state of war . " The Convention has been signed by all the powers represented at the Conference with the exception of China and Nicaragua . What it asserts may therefore be ...
... established that they were in fact aware of the existence of a state of war . " The Convention has been signed by all the powers represented at the Conference with the exception of China and Nicaragua . What it asserts may therefore be ...
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... the absence of notification in a case where it is established beyond question that they were in fact aware of the state of war ( Art . 2 ) . The former provision applies 42 SELECTED TOPICS CONNECTED WITH LAWS OF WARFARE .
... the absence of notification in a case where it is established beyond question that they were in fact aware of the state of war ( Art . 2 ) . The former provision applies 42 SELECTED TOPICS CONNECTED WITH LAWS OF WARFARE .
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Page 233 - It is agreed that the people of the United States shall continue to enjoy unmolested the right to take fish of every kind on the Grand Bank, and on all the other banks of Newfoundland ; also, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and at all other places in the sea, where the inhabitants of both countries used at any time heretofore to fish...
Page 720 - Upon the conclusion and signing of this protocol, hostilities between the two countries shall be suspended, and notice to that effect shall be given as soon as possible by each Government to the commanders of its military and naval forces.
Page 786 - The inhabitants of the territories which his catholic majesty cedes to the United States, by this treaty, shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States as soon as may be consistent with the principles of the federal constitution, and admitted to the enjoyment of all the privileges, rights and immunities of the citizens of the United States.
Page 63 - ... shall have resided for two years in the foreign state from which he came, or for five years in any other foreign state it shall be presumed that he has ceased to be an American citizen, and the place of his general abode shall be deemed his place of residence during said years: Provided, however, That such presumption may be overcome on the presentation of satisfactory evidence to a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States, under such rules and regulations as the Department of State...
Page 123 - ... all women and children scholars of every faculty, cultivators of the earth, artisans, manufacturers, and fishermen, unarmed and inhabiting unfortified towns, villages, or places, and in general all others whose occupations are for the common subsistence and benefit of mankind...
Page 220 - And it is declared, that neither the pretence that war dissolves all treaties, nor any other whatever, shall be considered as annulling or suspending this and the next preceding article; but, on the contrary, that the state of war is precisely that for which they are provided, and during which they are to be as sacredly observed as the most acknowledged articles in the law of nature or nations.
Page 787 - Florida continues to be a Territory of the United States; governed by virtue of that clause in the Constitution which empowers Congress "to make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States.
Page 698 - That the treaty power of the United States extends to all proper subjects of negotiation between our government and the governments of other nations is clear. * * * The treaty power, as expressed in the constitution, is in terms unlimited except by those restraints which are found in that instrument against the action of the government or of its departments, and those arising from the nature of the government itself and of that of the states.
Page 440 - The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in case of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.
Page 481 - Any person who in time of war shall be found lurking or acting as a spy in or about any of the fortifications, posts, quarters, or encampments of any of the armies of the United States, or elsewhere, shall be tried by a general court-martial or by a military commission, and shall, on conviction thereof, suffer death.