Leading Cases and Opinions on International Law: Collected and Digested from English and Foreign Reports, Official Documents, Parliamentary Papers, and Other Sources. With Notes and Excursus, Containing the Views of the Text Writers on the Topics Referred To, Together with Supplementary Cases, Treaties, and StatutesStevens and Haynes, 1885 - 280 pages |
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adjudication ambassador American American Civil War appeared arbitrators authorities Barrister-at-Law belligerent belonging blockade booty Britain British Government British subjects captured character claim cloth colonies commission confiscation Consul contraband contract convoy crew Crimean War Crown cruiser declaration decree demnation destination domicile Edition Elector of Hesse enemy enemy's engaged English entitled fact France Franco-Prussian War French giving judgment ground held Holland hostile illegal INNER TEMPLE International Law Journal jurisdiction Kirwee laid Law of Nations liable to condemnation loan Lord matter merchant MIDDLE TEMPLE municipal law neutral port neutral ship neutral territory neutral vessel opinion owner Parliamentary Papers peace persons piracy plaintiff practice present principle privateer prize courts proceedings Prussian public vessel question reference regard restitution restored rule sailed salvage seizure ship and cargo Sir William Scott sovereign Spanish statute subsequently taken Temp tion Treaty of Washington United visit and search voyage whilst
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Page 202 - A neutral government is bound — First, to use due diligence to prevent the fitting out, arming, or equipping, within its jurisdiction, of any vessel which it has reasonable ground to believe is intended to cruise or to carry on war against a power with which it is at peace ; and also to use like diligence to prevent the departure from its jurisdiction of any vessel intended to cruise or carry on war as above, such vessel having been specially adapted, in whole or in part, within such jurisdiction,...
Page 35 - We look upon this volume as one of the most important and valuable of the unique reprints of Messrs. Stevens and Haynes. Little do we know of the mines of legal wealth that lie buried in the old law books. But a careful examination, either of the reports or of the treatise embodied in the volume now before us, will give the reader some idea of the good service rendered by Messrs.
Page 29 - May's) work as an addition to the, we regret to say, brief catalogue of law books conscientiously executed. We can corroborate his own description of his labours, ' that no pains have been spared to make the book as concise and practical as possible, without doing so at the expense of perspicuity, or by the omission of any important points.
Page 202 - Secondly, not to permit or suffer either belligerent to make use of its ports or waters as the base of naval operations against the other, or for the purpose of renewal or augmentation of military supplies or arms, or the recruitment of men. Thirdly, to exercise due diligence in its own ports and waters, and, as to all persons within its jurisdiction, to prevent any violation of the foregoing obligations and duties.
Page 10 - Viet. c. 51 ; with an Introduction, Copious Notes, and References to all the Decided Cases in England, Scotland, and Ireland. An Appendix of Statutes, Tables, and a full Index. By ALFRED HANSON, of the Middle Temple, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, Comptroller of Legacy and Succession Duties.
Page 39 - ... law relating to joint-stock companies . . . Law students may well read it ; for Mr. Smith has very wisely been at the pains of giving his authority for all his statements of the law or of practice, as applied to joint-stock company business usually transacted in solicitors
Page 38 - BUCHANAN (J.), Reports of Cases decided in the Supreme Court of the CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 1868, 1869, 1870-73, and 74. Bound in Three Vols. Royal Svo. 1875, 1876, 1879, etc. MENZIES' (W.), Reports of Cases decided in the Supreme Court of the CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Page 29 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus...
Page 44 - This work, considered either as to its matter or manner of execution, is no ordinary work. It is a complete and exhaustive treatise both as to the law and the practice of granting injunctions. It must supersede all other works on the subject. The terse statement of the practice will be found of incalculable value.
Page 204 - And whereas the privilege of exterritoriality accorded to vessels of war has been admitted into the law of nations, not as an absolute right, but solely as a proceeding founded on the principle of courtesy and mutual deference between different nations, and therefore can never be appealed to for the protection of acts done in violation of neutrality...