Encyclopedia of Latin America: Dealing with the Life, Achievement, and National Development of the Countries of South and Central America, Mexico and Panama, the West Indies, and Giving Special Information on Commerce, Industry, Banking, Finance, Railways, Shipping, Transportation, Communications, Trade, Tariff, Customs, and All Matters of Commercial ImportanceEncyclopedia Americana Corporation, 1917 - 887 pages |
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... authority is , however , carefully limited . Its principal functions are to care for the material equipment ... authorities do not provide an adequate system . In some countries , especially in Mexico , the municipalities establish and ...
... authority is , however , carefully limited . Its principal functions are to care for the material equipment ... authorities do not provide an adequate system . In some countries , especially in Mexico , the municipalities establish and ...
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... authority to cover any civil liability shall not be deemed a confiscation of property . Private papers and correspondence are inviolable and may not be seized , inter- cepted or searched , except in the cases determined by law and upon ...
... authority to cover any civil liability shall not be deemed a confiscation of property . Private papers and correspondence are inviolable and may not be seized , inter- cepted or searched , except in the cases determined by law and upon ...
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... authorities , it has never admitted that the failure to register could deprive American citi- zens of their rights as such citizens . Denial of Justice It is a general rule of international law , that the foreigner is bound by the local ...
... authorities , it has never admitted that the failure to register could deprive American citi- zens of their rights as such citizens . Denial of Justice It is a general rule of international law , that the foreigner is bound by the local ...
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... authorities in preventing the injury or in suppressing the revolution . This doctrine is predicated on the ... authority of Calvo , these states assert that inasmuch as states do not recognize any right of indemnity in favor of ...
... authorities in preventing the injury or in suppressing the revolution . This doctrine is predicated on the ... authority of Calvo , these states assert that inasmuch as states do not recognize any right of indemnity in favor of ...
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... authorities of the government in times of nominal peace . The readiness with which such claims have often been supported , justly and unjustly , by European governments has led several of the Latin American countries , in their ...
... authorities of the government in times of nominal peace . The readiness with which such claims have often been supported , justly and unjustly , by European governments has led several of the Latin American countries , in their ...
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Page 632 - States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba.
Page 631 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination when that is accomplished to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 595 - The Republic of Panama grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation, and control of a zone of land and land under water for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation, and protection...
Page 333 - April, 1850, commonly called the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, to the construction of such canal under the auspices of the Government of the United States...
Page 630 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 630 - In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization, in behalf of endangered American interests which give us the right and the duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop.
Page 632 - That the Government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain by colonization or for military or naval purposes or otherwise lodgment in or control over any portion of said island.
Page 595 - The Republic of Panama further grants in like manner to the United States in perpetuity all islands within the limits of the zone above described and in addition thereto the group of small islands in the Bay of Panama, named Perico, Naos, Culebra and Flamenco.
Page 70 - The Contracting Powers agree not to have recourse to armed force for the recovery of contract debts claimed from the Government of one country by the Government of another country as being due to its nationals. This undertaking is, however, not applicable when the debtor State refuses or neglects to reply to an offer of arbitration, or, after accepting the offer, prevents any "Compromis" from being agreed on, or, after the arbitration, fails to submit to the award.
Page 633 - VII That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points, to be agreed upon with the President of the United States.