International LawSilver, Burdett and Company, 1901 - 459 pages |
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Page 119
... crimes of serious nature the commander may turn the offenders over to the local authorities , but must assure them a fair trial . The commander of a vessel is , of course , always responsible to his home government , and his action may ...
... crimes of serious nature the commander may turn the offenders over to the local authorities , but must assure them a fair trial . The commander of a vessel is , of course , always responsible to his home government , and his action may ...
Page 131
... crimes committed in a foreign state . The English law takes this position in certain crimes , as treason , bigamy , and premeditated murder . Usually a crime committed upon a vessel in a foreign harbor is held as within the jurisdiction ...
... crimes committed in a foreign state . The English law takes this position in certain crimes , as treason , bigamy , and premeditated murder . Usually a crime committed upon a vessel in a foreign harbor is held as within the jurisdiction ...
Page 132
... crimes committed within territorial limits , and many states maintain , also , for such crimes as plotting against the state , counter- feiting state money , or crimes directly imperiling the state's well - being even when committed out ...
... crimes committed within territorial limits , and many states maintain , also , for such crimes as plotting against the state , counter- feiting state money , or crimes directly imperiling the state's well - being even when committed out ...
Page 140
... crime against a foreigner , he is generally tried in the local court . If a foreigner commits a crime against a native , he is generally tried in the consular court of his state . If a foreigner commits a crime against a for- eigner of ...
... crime against a foreigner , he is generally tried in the local court . If a foreigner commits a crime against a native , he is generally tried in the consular court of his state . If a foreigner commits a crime against a for- eigner of ...
Page 142
... crime committed beyond its borders to another state for trial and punishment . Many of the Continental states maintain that extradi- tion is a duty binding upon all civilized states , on the ground that the prevention of crime which ...
... crime committed beyond its borders to another state for trial and punishment . Many of the Continental states maintain that extradi- tion is a duty binding upon all civilized states , on the ground that the prevention of crime which ...
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Page 436 - Government, in order to evince its desire of strengthening the friendly relations between the two countries and of making satisfactory provision for the future, agrees that in deciding the questions between the two countries arising out of those claims, the Arbitrators should assume that Her Majesty's Government had undertaken to act upon the principles set forth in these rules.
Page 117 - The Suez Maritime Canal shall always be free and open, in time of war as in time of peace, to every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag.
Page 435 - 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 435 - First to use due diligence to prevent the fitting out, arming, or equipping, within its jurisdiction, of any vessel which it has reasonable ground to believe is intended to cruise or to carry on war against a Power with which it is at peace...
Page 35 - Nothing contained in this Convention shall be so construed as to require the United States of America to depart from its traditional policy of not intruding upon, interfering with, or entangling itself in the political questions or policy or internal administration of any foreign State; nor shall anything contained in the said Convention be construed to imply a relinquishment by the United States of America of its traditional attitude toward purely American questions.
Page 295 - States from which a vessel of the other belligerent (whether the same shall be a ship of war, a privateer, or a merchant ship) shall have previously departed until after the expiration of at least twenty-four hours from the departure of such last-mentioned vessel beyond the jurisdiction of the United States.
Page 448 - Powers as the most effective, and, at the same time, the most equitable means of settling disputes which diplomacy has failed to settle.
Page 465 - The laws, rights, and duties of war apply not only to armies, but also to militia and volunteer corps fulfilling the following conditions: 1 . To be commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates; 2. To have a fixed distinctive emblem recognizable at a distance; 3. To carry arms openly; and 4. To conduct their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war. In countries where militia or volunteer corps constitute the army, or form part of it, they are included under the denomination...
Page 306 - Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under the enemy's flag.
Page 60 - Whereas we are happily at peace with all sovereign powers and states : " And whereas hostilities have unhappily commenced between the Government of the United States of America and certain states styling themselves the Confederate States of America...