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... justice , and humanity in relation to other powers , as they are in the management of their own local concerns . International Law , so far as it is in accordance with principles of justice , truth , and humanity , is equally binding in ...
... justice , and humanity in relation to other powers , as they are in the management of their own local concerns . International Law , so far as it is in accordance with principles of justice , truth , and humanity , is equally binding in ...
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... justice and equity . And however eloquent was the language , however earnest the attempt of philosophers like Plato and Aristotle to main- tain the superiority of equity and faith over lawless force , or to urge the claims of right ...
... justice and equity . And however eloquent was the language , however earnest the attempt of philosophers like Plato and Aristotle to main- tain the superiority of equity and faith over lawless force , or to urge the claims of right ...
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... justice and regard for plighted faith ; to soften the ferocity of war , and to check the violence and settle the contests between Grecian states . The very oath that was imposed upon its members shews how narrow was the circle of ...
... justice and regard for plighted faith ; to soften the ferocity of war , and to check the violence and settle the contests between Grecian states . The very oath that was imposed upon its members shews how narrow was the circle of ...
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... justice and equity , and observant of honour and faith , had no existence ; and the Jus Gentium was nothing more than a synonym for the law of nature , or a fictitious sys- tem which served as a foundation for a new set of equit- able ...
... justice and equity , and observant of honour and faith , had no existence ; and the Jus Gentium was nothing more than a synonym for the law of nature , or a fictitious sys- tem which served as a foundation for a new set of equit- able ...
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... justice and law upon their military operations . We shall examine each of these very briefly , and shew how slight foundation there is for such an assertion . What then was the Jus Feciale , what were the func- tions of the College of ...
... justice and law upon their military operations . We shall examine each of these very briefly , and shew how slight foundation there is for such an assertion . What then was the Jus Feciale , what were the func- tions of the College of ...
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Page 460 - ... after either of the High Contracting Parties shall have given notice to the other of its wish to terminate the same ; each of the High Contracting Parties being at liberty to give such notice to the other at the end of the said period of ten years or at any time afterward.
Page 455 - Treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty in return for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII.
Page 456 - The commissioners so named shall meet at Washington at the earliest convenient period after they shall have been respectively named, and shall, before proceeding to any business, make and subscribe a solemn declaration that they will impartially and carefully examine and decide, to the best of their judgment, and according to justice and equity...
Page 459 - ARTICLE XXXII. It is further agreed that the provisions and stipulations of Articles XVIII to XXV of this treaty, inclusive, shall extend to the colony of Newfoundland, so far as they are applicable. But if the Imperial Parliament, the Legislature of Newfoundland, or the Congress of the United States, shall not embrace the colony of Newfoundland in their laws enacted for carrying the foregoing articles into effect, then this article shall be of no effect...
Page 450 - The commissioners shall then forthwith proceed to the investigation of the claims which shall be presented to them. They shall investigate and decide such claims in such order and in such manner as they may think proper, but upon such evidence or information only as shall be furnished by or on behalf of the respective governments.
Page 488 - He shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of such punishments, at the discretion of the Court before which the offender is convicted; and imprisonment, if awarded, may be either with or without hard labour.
Page 486 - ... (3) Equips any ship with intent or knowledge, or having reasonable cause to believe that the same shall or will be employed in the military or naval service of any foreign state at war with any friendly state...
Page 453 - States fishermen by the Convention between the United States and Great Britain, signed at London on the 20th day of October, 1818, of taking, curing, and drying fish on certain coasts of the British North American Colonies therein defined, the inhabitants of the United States shall have, in common with the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty, the liberty, for the term of years mentioned in Article XXXIII.
Page 324 - Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under the enemy's flag. 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective, that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 477 - Any wounded man entertained and taken care of in a house shall be considered as a protection thereto. Any inhabitant who shall have entertained wounded men in his house shall be exempted from the quartering of troops, as well as from a part of the contributions of war which may be imposed.
References to this book
Cornelius Van Bynkershoek: His Role in the History of International Law Kinji Akashi Limited preview - 1998 |