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... Commenentaries Upon International Law - Page 384by Robert Phillimore - 1857Full view - About this book
| John Debritt - Europe - 1801 - 528 pages
...exactly as he would deteimine the fame queftion if fitting at Stockholm ; to affert no pretenfions on the part of Great Britain which he would not allow to Sweden in the fame circumftances ; and to impofe no duties on Sweden, as a neutral cdun try, which he would' not... | |
| Johan Friderich Wilhelm Schlegel - Naval convoys - 1801 - 194 pages
...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...Stockholm ; - to assert no pretensions on the part ot Great Britain, which he would not allow to Sweden in the same circumstances, and to impose no duties... | |
| Great Britain - 1807 - 542 pages
...according to the ' known law and practice of nations. " " But the Jaw itself has no locality. It " " is the duty of the person who sits here, " " to determine...to assert no " " pretensions on the part of Great Bri" " tain which he could not allow to Swe" " den in the same circumstances, and to " " impose HO... | |
| William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1807 - 544 pages
...nations. " But the law itself lias no locality. It " is the duty of the person who sits here, fftO determine this question exactly as " he would -determine...; to assert no " pretensions on the part of Great Bri" triii which he could not allow to Swe*' den in the same circumstances, and to " impose no duties... | |
| Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Great Britain - 1808 - 104 pages
..." cording to the known law and practice of all " nations; but the LAW ITSELF has no locality^ " it is the duty of the person who sits here to " determine...determine the same question if sitting at " Stockholm" Now is it possible that any Judge, but, above all, such a Judge as Sir W. Scott, could hold this language,... | |
| 1811 - 546 pages
...country, according to the known law and practice of nations ; but the la1® itself HAS no locality. It is the duty of the person who sits here, to determine...sitting at Stockholm ; — to assert no pretensions on tlvc part of Great Britain which he would not allow to Sweden In the same circumstances ; — and to... | |
| English literature - 1811 - 600 pages
...but according to a law which ' has no locality, ' and by one whose ' duty it is to deter' mine the question exactly as he would determine the same question^ * if sitting at Stockholm, ' — ' asserting no pretensions, on the part *• of Great Britain, •which he would not alloio to... | |
| Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1812 - 556 pages
...country, according to the known law and practice of nations ; but the law it?elfH\B no locality. It is the duty of the person who sits here, to determine...question if sitting at Stockholm ;. — to assert no pretentiona on the part of Great Britain which he would not allow to Sweden in the same circumstances... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1812 - 728 pages
...according to the known ' law and practice of all nations ; but the ' law itself has no locality, it is the duty of ' the person who sits here to determine this ' question exactly as they would determine ' the same question if sitting at Stockholm/ Now, is it possible that any judge,... | |
| John Elihu Hall - Law - 1813 - 658 pages
...and practice of nations ; but the law itself has no locality. It is the duty of the person who sit> here, to determine this question exactly as he would...same question if sitting at Stockholm : to assert no pretension on the part of Great Britain, which he . would not allow to Sweden in the name circumstances... | |
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