| Henry Wheaton - International law - 1836 - 420 pages
...enemies of all mankind, and all nations having an equal interest in their apprehension and punishment, they may be lawfully captured on the high seas by the armed vessels of any particular state, and brought within its territorial jurisdiction for trial in its tribunals.37 **... | |
| William Whewell - Ethics - 1845 - 438 pages
...1183. Hence, when a State declares an offence Piracy, it declares that persons committing this offence may be lawfully captured on the high seas by the armed vessels of any State, and carried within the territorial jurisdiction of the captors for trial. And if the nations of Europe... | |
| Great Britain. Court for Crown Cases Reserved - Criminal law - 1850 - 674 pages
...enemies of all mankind, and all nations having an equal interest in their apprehension and punishment, they may be lawfully captured on the high seas by the armed vessels of any particular state, and brought within its territorial jurisdiction for trial in its tribunals. This... | |
| United States. Attorney-General - Attorneys general's opinions - 1852 - 836 pages
...mankind, and all nations having an equal interest in their apprehension and pun ishment, they maybe lawfully captured on the high seas by the armed vessels of any particular State, and brought within its territorial jurisdiction for trial by its tribunals." (Wheaton's... | |
| William Whewell - Ethics - 1872 - 436 pages
...1183. Hence, when -a State declares an offence Piracy, it declares that persons committing this offence may be lawfully captured on the high seas by the armed vessels of any State, and carried within the territorial jurisdiction of the captors for trial. And if the nations of Europe... | |
| David Nasmith - Constitutional history - 1873 - 552 pages
...from different Sovereigns at war with each other.'2 Pirates are the common enemies of all mankind, and may be lawfully captured on the high seas by the armed vessels of any State, and taken within its territorial jurisdiction 1 Phillimore, Intemat. Law, vol. ip 342. 2 International... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1891 - 864 pages
...enemies of all mankind, and all nations having an equal interest in their apprehension and punishment, they may be lawfully captured on the high seas by the armed vessels of any particular state, and brought within its territorial jurisdiction for trial in its tribunals ; but... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1891 - 844 pages
...mankind, and all nations having an equal interest in their apprehension and punishment, they may l>e lawfully captured on the high seas by the armed ^vessels of any particular state, and brought within its territorial jurisdiction for trial in its tribunals ; but... | |
| Great Britain. State Trials Committee - Trials - 1894 - 608 pages
...enemy of all mankind, and all nations having an equal interest in their »pprehension and punishment, they may be lawfully captured on the high seas, by the armed vessels of any particular state, and brought within its territorial jurisdiction for trial in its tribunals. This... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1897 - 898 pages
...enemies of all mankind, and all nations ha vine an eaual interest in tbete apprehension and punishment, they may be lawfully captured on the high seas by the armed vessels of any particular state, and broug?ft within its territorial jurisdiction for trial in its tribunals. The... | |
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