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... rules , and customs which are binding upon the members of the International Community of States in their relations ... rules of conduct regulating the intercourse of States . " This definition has the great merit of simplicity , but is ...
... rules , and customs which are binding upon the members of the International Community of States in their relations ... rules of conduct regulating the intercourse of States . " This definition has the great merit of simplicity , but is ...
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... rules of conduct does not coincide with that of moral rules , and is not included in it ; and the purposes for which they exist are distinct . " ciples ( as , e.g. the right of conquest ) 2 ESSENTIALS OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LAW.
... rules of conduct does not coincide with that of moral rules , and is not included in it ; and the purposes for which they exist are distinct . " ciples ( as , e.g. the right of conquest ) 2 ESSENTIALS OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LAW.
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... rules which originated in interest and convenience rather than in morality . " --- 5. The Comity of Nations . International Comity relates to those rules of courtesy , etiquette , or good will which are or should be observed by ...
... rules which originated in interest and convenience rather than in morality . " --- 5. The Comity of Nations . International Comity relates to those rules of courtesy , etiquette , or good will which are or should be observed by ...
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... rules and principles . At any rate , statesmen exercise a wider discretion and feel less bound by legal checks and moral stand- ards in the realm of International Policy or Diplomacy than within the narrower field bounded by definite rules ...
... rules and principles . At any rate , statesmen exercise a wider discretion and feel less bound by legal checks and moral stand- ards in the realm of International Policy or Diplomacy than within the narrower field bounded by definite rules ...
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... rule , faithfully executed , and arbitral decisions are nearly always carried out . The rules of warfare have been generally observed during recent wars between civilized States . Even in violating the Law of Nations , modern ...
... rule , faithfully executed , and arbitral decisions are nearly always carried out . The rules of warfare have been generally observed during recent wars between civilized States . Even in violating the Law of Nations , modern ...
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Page 106 - States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba.
Page 72 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4.
Page 72 - Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag ; 4. 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 208 - The navigation of the river Mississippi from its source to the ocean, shall forever remain free and open to the subjects of Great Britain and the citizens of the United States.
Page 150 - The Contracting Powers agree not to have recourse to armed force for the recovery of contract debts claimed from the Government of one country by the Government of another country as being due to its nationals. This undertaking is, however, not applicable when the debtor State refuses or neglects to reply to an offer of arbitration, or, after accepting the offer, prevents any "Compromis" from being agreed on, or, after the arbitration, fails to submit to the award.
Page 250 - That any American woman who marries a foreigner shall take the nationality of her husband. At the termination of the marital relation she may resume her American citizenship, if abroad, by registering as an American citizen within one year with a consul of the United States, or by returning to reside in the United States, or, if residing in the United States at the termination of the marital relation, bv continuing to reside therein.
Page 107 - That hereafter no Indian nation or tribe within the territory of the United States shall be acknowledged or recognized as an independent nation, tribe, or power with whom the United States may contract by treaty...
Page 248 - States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and, particularly, by name, to the prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of which the alien may be at the time a citizen or subject.
Page 246 - An alien to whom a certificate of naturalization is granted shall in the United Kingdom be entitled to all political and other rights, powers and privileges, and be subject to all obligations, to which a natural-born British subject...
Page 209 - The navigation of the river St. Lawrence, ascending and descending, from the forty-fifth parallel of north latitude, where it ceases to form the boundary between the two countries, from, to, and into the sea, shall forever remain free and open for the purposes of commerce to the citizens of the United States, subject to any laws and regulations of Great Britain, or of the Dominion of Canada, not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation.