The American Journal of International Law, Volume 1, Part 2American Society of International Law, 1907 Vols. for 1970- include: American Society of International Law. Proceedings, no. 64- |
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Page 570
... England and Norway declined to adhere to it . The idea , however , had now become so familiar that when Italy , after eight years , re- vived the project , there was so general an inclination manifested to try the experiment that she ...
... England and Norway declined to adhere to it . The idea , however , had now become so familiar that when Italy , after eight years , re- vived the project , there was so general an inclination manifested to try the experiment that she ...
Page 594
... England and France in 1864. Other nations from time to time joined in accepting this code , which was given a thorough revision in 1899. At the present time forty states have adopted it . Through the use of flags of various sizes ...
... England and France in 1864. Other nations from time to time joined in accepting this code , which was given a thorough revision in 1899. At the present time forty states have adopted it . Through the use of flags of various sizes ...
Page 624
... England off as the enemy of France and Spain . That America was rich seemed to Drake a reason for plundering it ; that his colonies were plundered led Philip II . to fit out the Invincible Armada of 1588 ; that the Armada was defeated ...
... England off as the enemy of France and Spain . That America was rich seemed to Drake a reason for plundering it ; that his colonies were plundered led Philip II . to fit out the Invincible Armada of 1588 ; that the Armada was defeated ...
Page 625
... England and of the colonists alike was devoted to justifying by dispatches or by double - shotted guns the successive takings of territory claimed by Spain . First Virginia , in 1607 ; then various West India Islands , culminating with ...
... England and of the colonists alike was devoted to justifying by dispatches or by double - shotted guns the successive takings of territory claimed by Spain . First Virginia , in 1607 ; then various West India Islands , culminating with ...
Page 627
... England , thus helping to break up the European balance of powers , which then consisted of England , France , Prussia , and Austria . The commercial ideal of the time was that of a country without manufactures and exporting raw ...
... England , thus helping to break up the European balance of powers , which then consisted of England , France , Prussia , and Austria . The commercial ideal of the time was that of a country without manufactures and exporting raw ...
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Page 635 - To-day the United States is practically sovereign on this continent, and its fiat is law upon the subjects to which it confines its interposition.
Page 961 - The Governments of Great Britain and Japan, actuated solely by a desire to maintain the status quo and general peace in the extreme East, being moreover specially interested in maintaining the independence and territorial integrity of the Empire of China and the Empire of Korea, and in securing equal opportunities in those countries for the commerce and industry of all nations, hereby agree as follows : ARTICLE I.
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Page 778 - International law is part of our law, and must be ascertained and administered by the courts of justice of appropriate jurisdiction, as often as questions of right depending upon it are duly presented for their determination.
Page 718 - 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...
Page 642 - Our Constitution declares a treaty to be the law of the land. It is, consequently, to be regarded in courts of justice as equivalent to an act of the legislature, whenever it operates of itself without the aid of any legislative provision.