A Treatise on International Law and a Short Explanation of the Jurisdiction and Duty of the Government of the Republic of the United StatesGardner, Daniel. A Treatise on International Law, and a Short Explanation of the Jurisdiction and Duty of the Republic of the United States. Troy: From the Press of N. Tuttle, 1844. xii, [13]-315 pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 1-58477-455-X. Cloth. $95. * Gardner [1799-1863] was an attorney who practiced in Troy, New York, and a local politician who held several minor municipal offices in that city. The first part of this remarkable work argues that international law needs to return to its roots in natural law revealed in Scripture. Two major prejudices are embedded in this argument: the United States has done this, and Great Britain will not, choosing instead to dominate the oceans through force. The brief second part addresses the "internal jurisdiction of our national government over the states, the people of the United States and the Indian tribes possessing a portion of our territory" (269). It dispenses with the theological model of the first section to offer an outline of Federal powers as defined by constitutional law. His analysis of slavery is interesting. Though he clearly despises it, Gardner concludes that it cannot be abolished by Congress. He hopes, however, that the "chivalry of the south" will eventually imitate "Alexander of Russia and nobly set their vassals free" (286). |
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... Congress of Nations , .. 115 , 157 120 132 135 139 141 , 233 , 235 144 , 213 148 , 224 160 167 , 254 168 171 177 Section 20. Of Ethical Axioms , .. 178 Section 21. National Sovereignty ,. Section 22. Of Peace , ...... .. Section 23. Of ...
... Congress of Nations , .. 115 , 157 120 132 135 139 141 , 233 , 235 144 , 213 148 , 224 160 167 , 254 168 171 177 Section 20. Of Ethical Axioms , .. 178 Section 21. National Sovereignty ,. Section 22. Of Peace , ...... .. Section 23. Of ...
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... Congress , .. 189 Section 27. Of Neutrality , 191 Section 28. Of Justice , .. 191 Section 29. Of Hospitality ,. 195 Section 30. Of Slavery and the Slave Trade ,. 197 Section 31. Of Foreign Debts and Property , .. 202 Section 32. Of ...
... Congress , .. 189 Section 27. Of Neutrality , 191 Section 28. Of Justice , .. 191 Section 29. Of Hospitality ,. 195 Section 30. Of Slavery and the Slave Trade ,. 197 Section 31. Of Foreign Debts and Property , .. 202 Section 32. Of ...
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... Congress from Boston , and other members and distinguished civilians and divines . We are happy to find from such a source , a sanction of our efforts to establish pacific principles by a treatise upon the Moral Law of Nations . Our ...
... Congress from Boston , and other members and distinguished civilians and divines . We are happy to find from such a source , a sanction of our efforts to establish pacific principles by a treatise upon the Moral Law of Nations . Our ...
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