Manual of the Law of Maritime Warfare: Embodying the Decisions of Lord Stowell and Other English Judges, and of the American Courts, and the Opinions of the Most Eminent Jurists: with an Appendix of the Official Documents and Correspondence in Relation to the Present War, Volume 431 |
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... considered as the effects of war , and those that each nation may set down as injuries of which she means to demand reparation . " A sovereign , " says Vattel ( ub . sup . 64 ) , " is not only to make the declaration of war public ...
... considered as the effects of war , and those that each nation may set down as injuries of which she means to demand reparation . " A sovereign , " says Vattel ( ub . sup . 64 ) , " is not only to make the declaration of war public ...
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... considered as the property of the enemy , by reason that the proprietor has incorporated himself with the permanent interests of the nation , as a holder of the soil , and is to be taken as a part of that country in that particular ...
... considered as the property of the enemy , by reason that the proprietor has incorporated himself with the permanent interests of the nation , as a holder of the soil , and is to be taken as a part of that country in that particular ...
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... considered as bearing a hostile character ; and , certainly , if any property ought to be considered as bearing such a character at all , for pur- poses of seizure , nothing can be more reasonable than that the tracts of the enemy's ...
... considered as bearing a hostile character ; and , certainly , if any property ought to be considered as bearing such a character at all , for pur- poses of seizure , nothing can be more reasonable than that the tracts of the enemy's ...
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... considered as an enemy at the commencement of this transaction , Holland being , at that period of time , the enemy of this country . " In the case of The Indian Chief ( 3 Rob . 12 ) , Lord Stowell said , " No position is more ...
... considered as an enemy at the commencement of this transaction , Holland being , at that period of time , the enemy of this country . " In the case of The Indian Chief ( 3 Rob . 12 ) , Lord Stowell said , " No position is more ...
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... considered as a member of that country . " In the case of M'Connel v . Hector ( 3 Bos . & Pul . 113 ) , Lord Alvanley said , " While an Englishman resides in a hostile country , he is a subject of the coun- try . " So , in De Laneville ...
... considered as a member of that country . " In the case of M'Connel v . Hector ( 3 Bos . & Pul . 113 ) , Lord Alvanley said , " While an Englishman resides in a hostile country , he is a subject of the coun- try . " So , in De Laneville ...
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Page 109 - ... with the advice of our privy council, to issue this our royal proclamation, hereby...
Page 151 - And whereas it frequently happens that vessels sail for a port or place belonging to an enemy, without knowing that the same is besieged, blockaded, or invested...
Page 6 - Lord Stowell (1 Dodson, 247) observes: "It is not the less a war on that account, for war may exist without a declaration on either side. It is so laid down by the best writers on the law of nations. A declaration of war by one country only, is not a mere challenge to be accepted or refused at pleasure by the other.
Page 106 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begin or set on foot, or provide or prepare the means for, any military expedition or enterprise, to be carried on from thence against the territory or dominions of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are [at] peace, every person, so offending, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not exceeding three thousand dollars, and imprisoned...
Page 427 - Authorities whom it may concern, are to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respectively appertain.
Page 404 - To preserve the commerce of neutrals from all unnecessary obstruction, Her Majesty is willing, for the present, to waive a part of the belligerent rights appertaining to Her by the law of nations.
Page 13 - ... that their cargoes were taken on board before the expiration of the above term ; provided, that nothing herein contained shall...
Page 107 - That if any person, within any part of the United Kingdom, or in any part of His Majesty's dominions beyond the seas, shall, without the leave and...
Page 413 - I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 31st ultimo, enclosing a copy of a letter from Mr.
Page 404 - It is impossible for her Majesty to forego the exercise of her right of seizing articles contraband of war, and of preventing neutrals from bearing the enemy's...