Commentaries Upon International Law, Volume 3T. & J. W. Johnson, 1857 - Conflict of laws |
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... justice that the crews should be kept prisoners , and the ship and cargo detained , without the least authority , at Constantinople ; that the cap- tain should take no steps whatever for more than twelve months to proceed to ...
... justice that the crews should be kept prisoners , and the ship and cargo detained , without the least authority , at Constantinople ; that the cap- tain should take no steps whatever for more than twelve months to proceed to ...
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... justice of the principle con- tended for ; on the contrary , I am clearly of opinion , that if a delay in bringing to adjudication , and the non - examination of witnesses , arose , though it may be almost impossible for the government ...
... justice of the principle con- tended for ; on the contrary , I am clearly of opinion , that if a delay in bringing to adjudication , and the non - examination of witnesses , arose , though it may be almost impossible for the government ...
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... justice . His words are remarkable : - " His injuriis prætexitur studium conservandæ pacis , quod et ipsum prætexitur injuriis longè adhuc majoribus , quæ potissimùm ab aliquot retrò annis invaluerunt , quum nempe Principes mutuis ...
... justice . His words are remarkable : - " His injuriis prætexitur studium conservandæ pacis , quod et ipsum prætexitur injuriis longè adhuc majoribus , quæ potissimùm ab aliquot retrò annis invaluerunt , quum nempe Principes mutuis ...
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... justice has been plainly denied , or unreasonably delayed , ( o ) warrants a Sovereign in issuing Letters of Marque or Reprisal , which may either constitute the commission of a privateer , ( p ) or the Reprisals may be committed to a ...
... justice has been plainly denied , or unreasonably delayed , ( o ) warrants a Sovereign in issuing Letters of Marque or Reprisal , which may either constitute the commission of a privateer , ( p ) or the Reprisals may be committed to a ...
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... justice has been denied ; and it must have been absolutely denied by all the tribunals of the country before which the cause could be brought , and also by the Sovereign in the last resort . An erroneous sentence conscientiously given ...
... justice has been denied ; and it must have been absolutely denied by all the tribunals of the country before which the cause could be brought , and also by the Sovereign in the last resort . An erroneous sentence conscientiously given ...
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Page 560 - Washington within six months from the date hereof, or earlier if possible. In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Paris, the tenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.
Page 255 - But there is nothing in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from sending armed vessels, as well as munitions of war, to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only exposes the persons engaged in it to the penalty of confiscation.
Page 562 - The Commissioners so named shall meet in the city of Halifax, in the Province of Nova Scotia, at the earliest convenient period after they 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 the matters referred to them to the best of their judgment, and according to justice and equity ; and such declaration shall be entered on the record of their proceedings.
Page 588 - His Majesty the Emperor of the French, His Majesty the King of Prussia, His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias...
Page 567 - Sa Majesté Impériale le Sultan, dans sa constante sollicitude pour le bien-être de ses sujets, ayant octroyé un Firman qui, en améliorant leur sort, sans distinction de religion ni de race, consacre ses généreuses intentions envers les populations chrétiennes de son Empire , et voulant donner un nouveau témoignage de ses sentiments à cet égard , a résolu de communiquer aux Puissances contractantes ledit Firman , spontanément émané de sa volonté souveraine.
Page 562 - The High Contracting Parties hereby solemnly engage to consider the decision of the Commissioners conjointly, or of the Arbitrator or Umpire, as the case may be, as absolutely final and conclusive in each case decided upon by them or him, respectively.
Page 574 - Juillet mil huit cent quarante et un , et Sa Majesté le roi de Sardaigne, voulant constater, en commun, leur détermination unanime de se conformer à l'ancienne règle de l'empire ottoman, d'après laquelle les détroits des Dardanelles et du Bosphore sont fermés aux bâtiments de guerre étrangers tant que la Porte se trouve en paix...
Page 576 - La présente Convention , annexée au Traité général signé à Paris en ce jour, sera ratifiée, et les ratifications en seront échangées dans l'espace de quatre semaines, ou plus tôt, si faire se peut. En foi de quoi, les Plénipotentiaires respectifs l'ont signée et y ont apposé le sceau de leurs armes.
Page 384 - 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...
Page 567 - La mer Noire est neutralisée; ouverts à la marine marchande de toutes les nations, ses eaux et ses ports sont, formellement et à perpétuité, interdits au pavillon de guerre soit des puissances riveraines, soit de toute autre puissance, sauf les exceptions mentionnées aux articles 14 et 19 du présent traité.