Law of Contraband of War: With the Reported Cases to the Present Time, and a Selection of Unreported Cases from the Papers of the Right Hon. Sir Geo. Lee LL. D, Formerly Dean of the Arches, Etc., EtcV. & R. Stevens and Sons, 1861 - 342 pages |
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... neutral power , had been seized by English privateers , and brought in as prize , on the ground of their being engaged in con- veying contraband goods to the enemy . For these seizures satisfaction was demanded by the King of Prus- sia ...
... neutral power , had been seized by English privateers , and brought in as prize , on the ground of their being engaged in con- veying contraband goods to the enemy . For these seizures satisfaction was demanded by the King of Prus- sia ...
Page ix
... neutral property brought in as prize , and that more than one attempt was made to obtain from him an opinion more con- sonant to the wishes of his client than he felt justified by the cir- cumstances of the case in forming . His final ...
... neutral property brought in as prize , and that more than one attempt was made to obtain from him an opinion more con- sonant to the wishes of his client than he felt justified by the cir- cumstances of the case in forming . His final ...
Page xvii
... neutrals to abstain from all interposition in the war between two belligerents . This duty , which excludes all active personal interference , extends also to the prohibition of material assistance . Upon this principle is founded the ...
... neutrals to abstain from all interposition in the war between two belligerents . This duty , which excludes all active personal interference , extends also to the prohibition of material assistance . Upon this principle is founded the ...
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... neutrals within their own territories , the con- veyance of the goods to their destination being left to the enemy himself . The illegality of the former transaction , at least where the articles in question are of direct immediate use ...
... neutrals within their own territories , the con- veyance of the goods to their destination being left to the enemy himself . The illegality of the former transaction , at least where the articles in question are of direct immediate use ...
Page xix
... neutral port cannot fall under that denomination , the conveyance of any goods to such a de- stination being lawful . ' Where , however , two ports of Ports in same different character are situated in the same bay , not sepa- rated by a ...
... neutral port cannot fall under that denomination , the conveyance of any goods to such a de- stination being lawful . ' Where , however , two ports of Ports in same different character are situated in the same bay , not sepa- rated by a ...
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affidavit aforesaid Amsterdam ANNA GALLEY annexed appear Article barrels belonging bills of lading BOA VENTURA bound Bourdeaux Britain captain captors carried casks cause of seizure certificates charter-party claim claimant claimers colourable commander Commission condemned confederate confiscation contraband Court of Admiralty CURIAM Dantzick declared decree delivered deponent Doctor of Laws dominions Dover duly Dumont Dunkirk enemy England Esquire France freight GUDS HIELPE Havre de Grace High Court Jenner Jonge Judge July June June 29 King laden laders lawful prize Lisbon Lord Majesty March March 26 mariners master merchant neutral oath officers owners party pass passports person or persons pitch planks port prince privateer prohibited province provisions Prussian quæ restored sailed salt saltpetre seized ship and cargo ship or vessel ship's papers sole property Stephen Lushington subjects Sweden Swedish Swedish ship taken thereof timber traband trade treaty United Kingdom Vide antè voyage warlike
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Page 310 - Court in which such offender shall be convicted, and every such ship or vessel, with the tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with all the materials, arms, ammunition, and stores which may belong to, or be on board of, any such ship or vessel, shall be forfeited...
Page xxxi - Contra, if the great predominant character of a port be that of a port of naval military equipment, it shall be intended that the articles were going for military use, although merchant ships resort to the same place, and although it is possible that the articles might have been applied to civil consumption...
Page 310 - ... fine and imprisonment, or either of them, at the discretion of the Court in which such offender shall be convicted...
Page 310 - ... arms, military stores, or materials, or any article or articles considered and deemed to be contraband of war according to the law or modern usage of nations, for the use or service of either of...
Page 246 - ... masts, planks, boards and beams of what trees soever; and all other things proper either for building or repairing ships, and all other goods whatever which have not been worked into the form of any instrument...
Page 310 - Prince, State, or Potentate, Colony, Province, or Part of any Province or People, or of any Person or Persons exercising or assuming to exercise the Powers of Government in or over any Foreign Colony, Province, or Part of any Province or People, either as an Officer, Soldier, Sailor, or Marine, contrary to the Provisions of this Act, it shall be lawful for any of the principal Officers of His Majesty's Customs where any such...
Page 238 - ... and any other kind of corn and pulse, tobacco, and likewise all manner of spices, salted and smoked flesh, salted fish, cheese and butter, beer, oils...
Page lxvii - The seat of judicial authority is, indeed, locally here, in the belligerent country, according to the known law and practice of nations ; but the law itself has no locality. It is the duty of the person who sits here to determine this question exactly as he would determine the same question if sitting at Stockholm ; to assert no pretensions on the part of Great Britain which he would not allow to Sweden in the same circumstances, and to impose no duties on Sweden, as a neutral country, which he would...
Page 310 - Vessel as aforesaid, although no enlisting money or pay or reward shall have been or shall be in any or either of the cases aforesaid actually paid to or received by him, or by any Person to or for his use or benefit...
Page 310 - Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that from and after the passing of this act, an act passed in the ninth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Second, intituled " An Act to prevent the listing His Majesty's Subjects to serve as Soldiers without His Majesty's Licence...