Elements of International LawLittle, Brown, 1855 - 728 pages |
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... - ration which it enjoys , not only among diplomatists , but in legis- lative assemblies and in the tribunals administering the common b jurisprudence of nations , seem to render it proper , INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY THE EDITOR,
... - ration which it enjoys , not only among diplomatists , but in legis- lative assemblies and in the tribunals administering the common b jurisprudence of nations , seem to render it proper , INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY THE EDITOR,
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... tribunals and study the civil law . Indeed , in this branch of jurisprudence , Mr. Wheaton might almost be deemed a pioneer among his countrymen . Even Pothier , whose works contributed so largely to the Napoleon Code , had not then ...
... tribunals and study the civil law . Indeed , in this branch of jurisprudence , Mr. Wheaton might almost be deemed a pioneer among his countrymen . Even Pothier , whose works contributed so largely to the Napoleon Code , had not then ...
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... tribunals he had just quitted . But it was not merely by the study of the constitutional and municipal jurisprudence of what were then the two greatest nations of Europe , that his foreign residence was beneficial to the future ...
... tribunals he had just quitted . But it was not merely by the study of the constitutional and municipal jurisprudence of what were then the two greatest nations of Europe , that his foreign residence was beneficial to the future ...
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... tribunals professedly acting as the exponents of the law of nations . And if any important additions have since been made to the authorities , on which reposes the law , deduced from the decisions of Admiralty Courts , as it was ...
... tribunals professedly acting as the exponents of the law of nations . And if any important additions have since been made to the authorities , on which reposes the law , deduced from the decisions of Admiralty Courts , as it was ...
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... tribunals , nowhere else can so clear and accurate a view of the English and French edicts against neutral commerce be found ; and in no other publica- tion are they so ably brought to the test of the universal law of nations . Mr ...
... tribunals , nowhere else can so clear and accurate a view of the English and French edicts against neutral commerce be found ; and in no other publica- tion are they so ably brought to the test of the universal law of nations . Mr ...
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Page 180 - ... upon complaint made under oath, to issue a warrant for the apprehension of the fugitive or person so charged, that he may be brought before such judges or other magistrates, respectively, to the end that the evidence of criminality may be heard and considered; and if, on such hearing, the evidence be deemed sufficient to sustain the charge, it shall be the duty of the examining judge or magistrate to certify the same to the proper Executive authority, that a warrant may issue for the surrender...
Page 239 - Belleisle and thence Northwardly indefinitely along the Coast, without prejudice however, to any of the exclusive Rights of the Hudson Bay Company...
Page 174 - Agents shall have the right, as such, to sit as judges and arbitrators in such differences as may arise between the Captains and crews of the vessels belonging to the nation whose interests are committed to their charge, without the interference of the local authorities...
Page 100 - It is impossible that the Allied Powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happiness; nor can any one believe that our southern brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord. It is equally impossible, therefore, that we should behold such interposition in any form with indifference.
Page 238 - Islands, on the western and northern coast of Newfoundland, from the said Cape Ray to the Quirpon Islands...
Page 239 - And the United States hereby renounce forever, any liberty heretofore enjoyed or claimed by the inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, or cure fish on, or within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbours of His Britannic Majesty's dominions in America not included within the above-mentioned limits...
Page 231 - Line; and, in like manner, His Catholic Majesty cedes to the said United States, all his rights, claims, and pretensions to any Territories, East and North of the said Line, and, for himself, his heirs and successors, renounces all claim to the said Territories forever.
Page 197 - No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged than the. perfect equality of nations. Russia and Geneva have equal rights. It results from this equality, that no one can rightfully impose a rule on another. Each legislates for itself, but its legislation can operate on itself alone.
Page 189 - ... less than eighty guns, to enforce, separately and respectively, the laws, rights, and obligations, of each of the two countries, for the suppression of the slave trade; the said squadrons to be independent of each other; but the two Governments stipulating, nevertheless, to give such orders to the officers commanding their respective forces as shall enable them most effectually to act in concert and co-operation, upon mutual consultation, as exigencies may arise, for the attainment of the true...
Page 100 - ... principle satisfactory to themselves, to have interposed, by force, in the internal concerns of Spain. To what extent such interposition may be carried on the same principle, is a question in which all independent powers whose governments differ from theirs are interested, even those most remote, and surely none more so than the United States.