American and British Claims ArbitrationU.S. Government Printing Office, 1913 - Great Britain |
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Page 49
... persons and property of both white and coloured , but the adoption of this principle does not , and should not , involve equal civil rights , such as the exercise of the franchise by savages or their becoming members of a legis- lative ...
... persons and property of both white and coloured , but the adoption of this principle does not , and should not , involve equal civil rights , such as the exercise of the franchise by savages or their becoming members of a legis- lative ...
Page 51
... persons who were Her Majesty's subjects were " to promote peace , free trade , and friendly intercourse with and among the inhabitants of the Transvaal , in the hope and belief that the territory which a few years after- wards , namely ...
... persons who were Her Majesty's subjects were " to promote peace , free trade , and friendly intercourse with and among the inhabitants of the Transvaal , in the hope and belief that the territory which a few years after- wards , namely ...
Page 55
... persons who in the Transvaal shall venture opposition , armed or otherwise , to Her Majesty's authority hereby proclaimed , or who shall by seditious and inflammatory language or exhortations or otherwise incite or encourage others to ...
... persons who in the Transvaal shall venture opposition , armed or otherwise , to Her Majesty's authority hereby proclaimed , or who shall by seditious and inflammatory language or exhortations or otherwise incite or encourage others to ...
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... persons have taken great pains to spread false reports of the intentions of Her Majesty's Government with the object of provoking resistance to its authority . Among other things it has been industriously circulated that it is intended ...
... persons have taken great pains to spread false reports of the intentions of Her Majesty's Government with the object of provoking resistance to its authority . Among other things it has been industriously circulated that it is intended ...
Page 64
... person , if required . I received these papers , but as they contained nothing to induce me to change the view I had taken of my duty , I said that while I recognised the propriety of their dis- charging what they conceived to be ...
... person , if required . I received these papers , but as they contained nothing to induce me to change the view I had taken of my duty , I said that while I recognised the propriety of their dis- charging what they conceived to be ...
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according action amount Annex Attorney authority behalf Bonvillain British Brown's claim Burgers Burmese Government Chief Commissioner Chief Justice Kotze Colony Commission compensation conquered Constitution contract damages dated debts decision declared denial of justice Dieperink Doornkop Duchy of Nassau Electorate of Hesse entitled Esselen Executive Council existing farm Witfontein force of law foreign Gold Law Grondwet ground High Court Honour international law issued Italian Johannesburg Judges judgment Krugersdorp late Government legislative legislature letter Leyds liability licences Lord Lord Milner main reef Majesty's Government March matter McCorkindale Memorial memorialist ment Messrs Mining Commissioner obligations obtain opinion owners paid passed pegged persons plaintiff possession President Kruger Pretoria proclamation question R. E. Brown Raad reason regard Registrar of Mining Responsible Clerk Secretary Sikukuni South African Republic sovereign submitted summons supreme telegram territory Theophilus Shepstone tion Transvaal Tribunal United vergunning claims vergunningen Volksraad Resolution Wetten Witfontein
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Page 156 - It may not be unworthy of remark, that 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...
Page 349 - The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolution of the Senate...
Page 165 - But any doctrine so invoked must be one really accepted as binding between nations, and the international law sought to be applied must, like anything else, be proved by satisfactory evidence, which must...
Page 165 - where the King of England conquers a country it is a different consideration, for there the conqueror by saving the lives of the people conquered gains a right and property in such people, in consequence of which he may impose upon them what laws he pleases.
Page 245 - It is the province of the statesman, and not the lawyer, to discuss, and of the Legislature to determine, what is the best for the public good, and to provide for it by proper enactments.
Page 153 - Souls, in this same term ; and for our said lord the king gives the court here to understand and be informed that Sir F.
Page 164 - It is left by the constitution to the King's authority to grant or refuse a capitulation : if he refuses, and puts the inhabitants to the sword or exterminates them, all the lands belong to him. If he receives the inhabitants under his protection and grants them their property, he has a power to fix such terms and conditions as he thinks proper.
Page 348 - Read; referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. To the Senate and House of Representatives: I transmit...
Page 179 - The burgher forces in the field will forthwith lay down their arms, handing over all guns, rifles, and munitions of war in their possession or under their control, and desist from any further resistance to the authority of his Majesty King Edward VII., whom they recognize as their lawful Sovereign.
Page 165 - The mere opinions of jurists, however eminent or learned, that it ought to be so recognized, are not in themselves sufficient. They must have received the express sanction of international agreement, or gradually have grown to be part of international law by their frequent practical recognition in dealings between various nations.