Kent's Commentary on International Law |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 43
Page
... Contract at Law and in Equity ; being a treatise on the General Principles relating to the Validity of Agree . ments , with a special view to the comparison of Law and Equity ; and with references to the Indian Contract Act , and ...
... Contract at Law and in Equity ; being a treatise on the General Principles relating to the Validity of Agree . ments , with a special view to the comparison of Law and Equity ; and with references to the Indian Contract Act , and ...
Page 6
... contracts of nations . His opinion however , in addition to the defect of want of pre- cision , is open to another objection - that of want of com- pleteness . Accordingly , Mr Wheaton extends the list and enumerates the following , as ...
... contracts of nations . His opinion however , in addition to the defect of want of pre- cision , is open to another objection - that of want of com- pleteness . Accordingly , Mr Wheaton extends the list and enumerates the following , as ...
Page 16
... contracts of the citizens were protected . Wars took place , kingdoms were established , nations grew up into life , property was held by various individuals ; in short , all those insti- tutions existed which the Roman lawyers in after ...
... contracts of the citizens were protected . Wars took place , kingdoms were established , nations grew up into life , property was held by various individuals ; in short , all those insti- tutions existed which the Roman lawyers in after ...
Page 95
... contract alliances with particular nations , and grant or withhold particular privileges , in their discretion . By positive engagements of this kind , a new class of rights and duties is created , which forms the conventional law of ...
... contract alliances with particular nations , and grant or withhold particular privileges , in their discretion . By positive engagements of this kind , a new class of rights and duties is created , which forms the conventional law of ...
Page 158
... contract is valid ' . But to set up a pretext of this kind in order to avoid a positive engagement is extremely hazardous , and it cannot be done , except in a very clear case , without exposing the nation to the imputation of a breach ...
... contract is valid ' . But to set up a pretext of this kind in order to avoid a positive engagement is extremely hazardous , and it cannot be done , except in a very clear case , without exposing the nation to the imputation of a breach ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Admiralty ambassadors American Arbitrators armed Article authority Barrister-at-Law belligerent Black Sea blockade Britain Britannic Majesty British capture cargo carried character civil claim commerce commission condemnation confiscation Congress consuls contraband contract Court of Admiralty cruiser declared despatches doctrine dominions duties Edition enemy enemy's England English Europe force Foreign Enlistment Foreign State Papers France French Grotius High Court hostilities illegal Inner Temple International Law intervention jurisdiction justice law of nations liable Lincoln's Inn Lord Majesty's maritime Martens ment military minister naval neutral neutral country offence officers opinion owner parties persons piracy pirates port practice principles Prize Court Prize Law provisions punishable question referred respect Roman Roman law Royal 8vo rule Russia ship slave sovereign Spain Statutes territory tion trade Treaty of Paris treaty of peace United Vattel vessel Vict violation voyage Wheaton's Elements whilst
Popular passages
Page 458 - Majesty shall be continued westward along the said forty-ninth parallel of north latitude to the middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island, and thence southerly through the middle of the said channel, and of Fuca's Straits, to the Pacific Ocean...
Page 454 - 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 452 - States fishermen by the Convention between the United States and Great Britain, signed at London on the 20th day of October, 181 B, 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 X'XXIII.
Page 444 - Paris, and having exchanged their full powers, which were found to be in due and proper form, have, after discussion of the matters before them, agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I.
Page 454 - If, in the case submitted to the arbitrators, either party shall have specified or alluded to any report or document in its own exclusive possession, without annexing a copy, such party shall be bound, if the other party thinks proper to apply for it, to furnish that party with a copy thereof...
Page 446 - ... 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 the 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 482 - Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : Preliminary. 1. This Act may be cited for all purposes as "The Foreign Enlistment Act, 1870." 2. This Act shall extend to all the dominions of Her Majesty, including the adjacent territorial waters.
Page 458 - Straits, and the Government of the United States claims that it should be run through the Canal de Haro, it is agreed that the respective claims of the Government of the United States...
Page 446 - In deciding the matters submitted to the Arbitrators, they shall be governed by the following three rules, which are agreed upon by the High Contracting Parties as rules to be taken as applicable to the case...
Page 484 - ... (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...
References to this book
Cornelius Van Bynkershoek: His Role in the History of International Law Kinji Akashi Limited preview - 1998 |