A Digest of International LawU.S. Government Printing Office, 1906 |
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... given in certain cases by our consular authorities , is in no wise founded on objections properly religious . Indeed , if it was at all the fact of belonging to the Jewish religion which was an obstacle for certain foreigners to be ...
... given in certain cases by our consular authorities , is in no wise founded on objections properly religious . Indeed , if it was at all the fact of belonging to the Jewish religion which was an obstacle for certain foreigners to be ...
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... given elsewhere in the present work . By the treaty between the United States and Nicaragua , signed June 21 , 1867 , Nicaragua grants by Article XIV . " to the United States , and to their citizens and property , the right of transit ...
... given elsewhere in the present work . By the treaty between the United States and Nicaragua , signed June 21 , 1867 , Nicaragua grants by Article XIV . " to the United States , and to their citizens and property , the right of transit ...
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... given by a British court to a British municipal statute being reversed by the British executive . I feel bound to say at the outset that this Gov- ernment cannot so interfere . The point in dispute does not arise under a treaty , nor ...
... given by a British court to a British municipal statute being reversed by the British executive . I feel bound to say at the outset that this Gov- ernment cannot so interfere . The point in dispute does not arise under a treaty , nor ...
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... given by the government of any foreign nation that " no discriminat- ing duties of tonnage or impost " were levied in the ports of such nation on vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States , or on the produce ...
... given by the government of any foreign nation that " no discriminat- ing duties of tonnage or impost " were levied in the ports of such nation on vessels wholly belonging to citizens of the United States , or on the produce ...
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... given by the government of any foreign nation that no discriminating duties of tonnage or import are there levied upon United States vessels , or upon merchandise carried thither in American bottoms , to issue a proclamation suspend ...
... given by the government of any foreign nation that no discriminating duties of tonnage or import are there levied upon United States vessels , or upon merchandise carried thither in American bottoms , to issue a proclamation suspend ...
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Page 4 - The jurisdiction of the nation within its own territory is necessarily exclusive and absolute. It is susceptible of no limitation not imposed by itself. Any restriction upon it, deriving validity from an external source, would imply a diminution of its sovereignty to the extent of the restriction, and an investment of that sovereignty to the same extent in that power which could impose such restriction.
Page 53 - States at the time of the first publication of his work ; or (b) When the foreign state or nation of which such author or proprietor is a citizen or subject grants, either by treaty, convention, agreement, or law, to citizens of the United States the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as to its own citizens...
Page 21 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain, having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America...
Page 31 - Every sovereign State is bound to respect the independence of every other sovereign State, and the courts of one country will not sit in judgment on the acts of the government of another done within its own territory.
Page 21 - It is agreed that the canal may be constructed under the auspices of the Government of the United States, either directly at its own cost, or by gift or loan of money to individuals or Corporations, or through subscription to or purchase of stock or shares, and that, subject to the provisions of the present Treaty, the said Government shall have and enjoy all the rights incident to such construction, as well as the exclusive right of providing for the regulation and management of the canal.
Page 75 - States shall suspend the collection of so much of the duty herein imposed on vessels entered from any foreign port as may be in excess of the tonnage and lighthouse dues, or other equivalent tax or taxes imposed in said port on American vessels by the Government of the foreign country in which such port is situated...
Page 565 - States are at peace. SEC. 5288. It shall be lawful for the President, or such person as he shall empower for that purpose, to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States, or of the militia thereof, as shall be necessary to compel any foreign vessel to depart the United States in all cases in which, by the laws of nations or the treaties of the United States, she ought not to remain within the United States.
Page 265 - ... the right of a citizen to apply, himself or his agent, to any foreign government or the agents thereof for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects.
Page 317 - The Consuls, Vice-Consuls, and Commercial Agents shall have the right, as such, to sit as judges and arbitrators in such differences as may arise between the captains and crews of the vessels belonging to the nation whose interests are committed to their charge, without the interference of the local authorities...
Page 591 - The principle to be deduced from all these cases is that, as a consequence of the absolute independence of every sovereign authority, and of the international comity which induces every sovereign State to respect the independence and dignity of every other sovereign State, each and every one declines to exercise by means of its courts any of its territorial jurisdiction over the person of any sovereign or ambassador of any other State, or over the public property of any State which is destined to...