International Law: The Rights of Ships1895 - 56 páginas |
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Acapulco Albert Gallatin Alicante American ship arrest authorities of Nicaragua Barrun Barrundia board an American Bustamente Captain Pitts capture a passenger Central America Chargé d'Affaires claimed conceded consent crew crime dealing decided decision declared demand despatch diplo diplomacy diplomatic disturbed doubt duty of surrender exemption expatriation fact flag foreign port Franklin French fugitive full liberty Gomez Grotius Harvard College Hautefeuille held honest and magnanimous honor immunity International Law jurisdiction jus gentium justice language Law of Nations Law of Nature master ment merchant vessel Mexico Minister Misner Naval War College neutral port offender Pacific Mail Steamship passenger by force peace political refugee port of Guatemala practice precedents President principle prisoner question reason resistance respect Right of Asylum RIGHTS OF SHIPS rule Salvador Secretary Bayard Secretary Blaine Secretary Gresham steamer Supreme Court tion to-day tranquility treaty stipulations turb United Unwritten Law Vattel Vergennes violated violence Webster Wildenhus
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Página 12 - I dwell on this prospect with every satisfaction which an ardent love for my country can inspire, since there is no truth more thoroughly established than that there exists in the economy and course of nature an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity...
Página 35 - ... of the said territories, respectively; also to hire and occupy houses and warehouses for the purposes of their commerce; and, generally, the merchants and traders of each nation, respectively, shall enjoy the most complete protection and security for their commerce, but subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries, respectively.
Página 50 - Whereas the right of expatriation is a natural and inherent right of all people, indispensable to the enjoyment of the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Página 51 - Any British subject who has at any time before, or may at any time after the passing of this Act, when in any foreign state and not under any disability voluntarily become naturalized in such state, shall, from and after the time of his so having become naturalized in such foreign state, be deemed to have ceased to be a British subject and be regarded as an alien...
Página 50 - That any declaration, instruction, opinion, order, or decision of any officers of this government which denies, restricts, impairs, or questions the right of expatriation, is hereby declared inconsistent with the fundamental principles of this government.
Página 47 - And so by comity it came to be generally understood among civilized nations that all matters of discipline and all things done on board which affected only the vessel or those belonging to her, and did not involve the peace or dignity of the country, or the tranquillity of the port, should be left by the local government to be dealt with by the authorities of the nation to which the vessel belonged as the laws of that nation or the interests of its commerce should require.
Página 32 - Any exemption or immunity from local jurisdiction must be derived from the consent of that country. No such exemption is made in the treaty of commerce and navigation concluded between this country and Nicaragua on the 21st day of June, 1867.
Página 34 - There shall be between all the territories of the United States and the territories of the Republic of Nicaragua a reciprocal freedom of commerce. The subjects and citizens of the two countries, respectively, shall have full liberty freely and securely to come with their ships and cargoes to all places, ports, and rivers in the territories aforesaid to which other foreigners are or may be permitted to come, to enter into the same, and to remain and reside in any part thereof, respectively; also to...
Página 17 - International Law, as understood among civilized nations, may be defined as consisting of those rules of conduct which reason deduces, as consonant to justice, from the nature of the society existing among independent nations ; with such definitions and modifications as may be established by general consent.
Página 47 - It is part of the law of civilized nations that when a merchant vessel of one country enters the ports of another for the purposes of trade, it subjects itself to the law of the place to which it goes, unless by treaty or otherwise the two countries have come to some different understanding or agreement...