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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... contracts , and contracts arising out of the events of the war , the ransom could not be put in suit on the part of the ... contract upon which suit is brought - upon wages for example , arises out of a trade licensed by the government ...
... contracts , and contracts arising out of the events of the war , the ransom could not be put in suit on the part of the ... contract upon which suit is brought - upon wages for example , arises out of a trade licensed by the government ...
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... contract had been made with a hostile goverment ; a contract which , from the peculiar privileges annexed to it , not only placed the contractors , being neutrals , upon the footing of Spanish subjects , but perhaps might be considered ...
... contract had been made with a hostile goverment ; a contract which , from the peculiar privileges annexed to it , not only placed the contractors , being neutrals , upon the footing of Spanish subjects , but perhaps might be considered ...
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... contract between the Spanish Government , then at war with this country , and certain persons claiming to be considered as neu- trals . But the Court held , that as the contract was of so privileged a nature , that none but Spanish mer ...
... contract between the Spanish Government , then at war with this country , and certain persons claiming to be considered as neu- trals . But the Court held , that as the contract was of so privileged a nature , that none but Spanish mer ...
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... contract , not only in the hands of the party with whom it was originally made , but when in the hands of those whom he had subsequently ad- mitted to share it . " It is by nothing peculiar in his own character , " said Lord Stowell ...
... contract , not only in the hands of the party with whom it was originally made , but when in the hands of those whom he had subsequently ad- mitted to share it . " It is by nothing peculiar in his own character , " said Lord Stowell ...
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... contract , that the party to whom the licence is given should , for that voyage , withdraw himself from the war , and enjoy the repose and bless- ings of peace . The illegality of such an intercourse was strongly condemned ; and it was ...
... contract , that the party to whom the licence is given should , for that voyage , withdraw himself from the war , and enjoy the repose and bless- ings of peace . The illegality of such an intercourse was strongly condemned ; and it was ...
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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...