 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...  The Rights and Duties of Neutrals - Page 64by William Edward Hall - 1874 - 210 pagesFull view - About this book
 | History, Modern - 1870 - 974 pages
...laws, or in the laws of nations , that forbids our citizens from sending armed vessels, äs well aa munitions of war, to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial venture, which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only exposes the persons engaged in it to... | |
 | Sir Robert Phillimore - International law - 1871 - 800 pages
...neutrality. " There is nothing" (says the high authority of Mr. Justice Story), " in our laws, or in the laws of " nations, that forbids our citizens from sending...war, to " foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial advcn" ture wliich no nation is bound to prohibit, and " which only exposes the persons engaged in... | |
 | Law - 1871 - 522 pages
...neutrality. " There is nothing," jays the high authority of Mr. Justice Story, " in >ur laws, or in the laws of nations, that forbids our citizens from sending...as munitions of war to foreign ports for sale. It sa commercial adventure which no nation is >ound to prohibit, and which only exposes the 'enalty of... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1871 - 1086 pages
...held to apply to that vessel, in which that learned Judge said — " There ¡3 nothing in our laws or in the law of nations that forbids our citizens from sending armed тевясЬ as well as munitions of war to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial venture which... | |
 | Law - 1899 - 710 pages
...completely armed and in every respect fitted, the moment it receives its crew to act as a man-of-war is a proper subject of commerce. There is nothing...commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit' If the neutral may sell his vessel when built, he may build it to order. ... It would appear, therefore,... | |
 | Henry Ottley - Alabama claims - 1872 - 210 pages
...States, in the case of the ' Santisima Trinidad/ spoke as follows : — " There is nothing in our law, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from...commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only exposes the persons engaged in it to the penalty of confiscation." In England there... | |
 | 1872 - 356 pages
...for being engaged in a traffic prohibited by the law of nations. But there is nothing in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from...commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only exposes the person engaged in it to the penalty ol confiscation. Supposing, therefore,... | |
 | Henry Ottley - 1872 - 212 pages
...States, in the case of the ' Santisima Trinidad/ spoke as follows : — " There is nothing in our law, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from...commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only exposes the persons engaged in it to the penalty of confiscation." In England there... | |
 | United States. Department of State - Alabama claims - 1872 - 604 pages
...for being engaged in a traffic prohibited by the law of nations. But there is nothing in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from...commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only exposes the person engaged in it to the penalty of confiscation. Supposing, therefore,... | |
 | United States. Department of State - Alabama claims - 1872 - 598 pages
...being engaged in a traffic prohibited by the law of nation«. J!nt there is nothing in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from...commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which ouly exposes the person engaged in it to the penalty of confiscation. Supposing, therefore,... | |
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