Cases and Opinions on International Law: With Notes and a Syllabus |
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... punish such infractions of public faith as are committed by one . independent people against another : neither state having any superior jurisdiction to resort to upon earth for justice . But where the individuals of any state violate ...
... punish such infractions of public faith as are committed by one . independent people against another : neither state having any superior jurisdiction to resort to upon earth for justice . But where the individuals of any state violate ...
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... punished certain offenses committed upon the high seas or in any river , haven , basin or bay ' out of the jurisdiction of any particular state . ' The test applied in Commonwealth v . Peters , which was decided in the year 1847 , was ...
... punished certain offenses committed upon the high seas or in any river , haven , basin or bay ' out of the jurisdiction of any particular state . ' The test applied in Commonwealth v . Peters , which was decided in the year 1847 , was ...
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... punish but few offenses on the high seas , and , unless other offenses when committed in the sea near the coast can be punished by the states , there is a large immunity from punishment for acts which ought to be punishable as criminal ...
... punish but few offenses on the high seas , and , unless other offenses when committed in the sea near the coast can be punished by the states , there is a large immunity from punishment for acts which ought to be punishable as criminal ...
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... punished by the law of England . " The facts on which this defense is based are not capable of being disputed ; but a twofold answer is given on the part of the prosecution : -1st . That , although the occurrence on which the charge is ...
... punished by the law of England . " The facts on which this defense is based are not capable of being disputed ; but a twofold answer is given on the part of the prosecution : -1st . That , although the occurrence on which the charge is ...
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... punishment of offenses , would not be considered as infringing the rights of other nations . But I apprehend that as the ability so to deal with these waters would result , not from any original or inherent right , but , from the ...
... punishment of offenses , would not be considered as infringing the rights of other nations . But I apprehend that as the ability so to deal with these waters would result , not from any original or inherent right , but , from the ...
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Page 447 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begin or set on foot, or provide or prepare the means for, any military expedition or enterprise, to be carried on from thence...
Page 41 - The navigation of the river St. Lawrence, ascending and descending, from the forty -fifth parallel of north latitude, where it ceases to form the boundary between the two countries, from, to, and into the sea, shall forever remain free and open for the purposes of commerce to the citizens of the United States, subject to any laws and regulations of Great Britain, or of the Dominion of Canada, not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation.
Page 167 - A fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered if the offence in respect of which his surrender is demanded is one of a political character...
Page 479 - 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 107 - ... susceptible of no limitation not imposed by itself. Any restriction upon it, deriving validity from an external source, would imply a diminution of its sovereignty to the extent of the restriction, and an investment of that sovereignty to the same extent in that power which could impose such restriction. All exceptions, therefore, to the full and complete power of a nation within its own territories, must be traced up to the consent of the nation itself. They can flow from no other legitimate...
Page 404 - ... or property of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district or people, with whom the United States are at peace, or shall issue or deliver a commission within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States...
Page 374 - The Constitution confers absolutely on the Government of the Union the powers of making war and of making treaties; consequently that Government possesses the power of acquiring territory, either by conquest or by treaty.
Page 458 - Ship, or with Intent to cruise or commit Hostilities against any Prince, State, or Potentate, or against the Subjects or Citizens of any Prince, State, or Potentate, or against the Persons exercising or assuming to exercise the Powers of Government in any Colony, Province, or Part of any Province or Country...
Page 406 - Vessel, with the Tackle, Apparel, and Furniture, together with all the Materials, Arms, Ammunition, and Stores which may belong to or be on board of...
Page 234 - That hereafter no Indian nation or tribe within the territory of the United States shall be acknowledged or recognized as an independent nation, tribe, or power with whom the United States may contract by treaty...