 | James Kent - 1832 - Liczba stron: 590
...to the general usages of Europe."' By this law we are to understand that code of public instruction, which defines the rights and prescribes the duties of nations, in their intercourse with each other. The faithful observance of this Jaw is essential to national character, and to the happiness of mankind.... | |
 | Roswell Park - 1847 - Liczba stron: 632
...authorities of the places where they reside, at least, in criminal cases. It is usually a part of their duly, to watch over the fulfilment of commercial treaties,...between the government and the citizens of the same stale ; and hence those laws are here referred to the subsequent branches of Nomology. But it does... | |
 | Roswell Park - 1847 - Liczba stron: 626
...one appointed for several places, or over several other consuls. CHAPTER II. INTERNATIONAL LAW. THK branch of International Law, frequently, though less...the rights, and prescribes the duties of nations, in ilicir intercourse with each other. It does not properly include what have been termed the internal... | |
 | Alexander Mansfield Burrill - 1851 - Liczba stron: 570
...their mutual intercourse ; otherwise called international law, (qv) — A code of public instruction which defines the rights and prescribes the duties of nations in their intercourse with each other. 1 Kent's Com. 1. It is founded for the most part on usage, consent and agreement, but in an important... | |
 | James Kent - 1851 - Liczba stron: 706
...to the general usages of Europe."* By this law we are to understand that code of public instruction, which defines the rights and prescribes the duties of nations, in their intercourse with each other. The faithful observance of this law is essential to national character, and to the happiness of mankind.... | |
 | Henry Wheaton - 1866 - Liczba stron: 914
...moral and intellectual convictions of mankind." Kent describes it as " that code of public instruction which defines the rights and prescribes the duties of nations in their intercourse with each other," and as existing "according to the general usages of nations." Kent's Comm. i. 1. " Self-protection... | |
 | Henry Wheaton - 1866 - Liczba stron: 820
...intellectual convictions of mankind." Kent describes it as " that code of public instruction wliich defines the rights and prescribes the duties of nations in their intercourse with each other," and as existing " according to the general usages of nations." Kent's Comm. i. 1. " Self-protection... | |
 | Henry Wheaton - 1866 - Liczba stron: 804
...moral and intellectual convictions of mankind." Kent describes it as " that code of public instruction which defines the rights and prescribes the duties of nations in their intercourse with eacli other," and as existing " according to the general usages of nations." Kent's Comm. i. 1. " Self-protection... | |
 | John C. Devereux - 1868 - Liczba stron: 444
...Europe."0 2. "WJiat are we to understand by the law of nations f — 1. That code of public instruction, which defines the rights and prescribes the duties of nations, in their intercourse with eacl, other. 3. Upon what, according to Montesquieu, is the law of naticns founded f — 1. It is founded... | |
 | Alexander Mansfield Burrill - 1870 - Liczba stron: 674
...their mutual intercourse ; otherwise called international law, (qv) — A code of public instruction, which defines the rights and prescribes the duties of nations in their intercourse with each other. 1 Ken(» Com. 1. It is founded for the most part on usage, consent and agreement, but in an important... | |
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Montesquieu, it is founded on the principle, that different nations ought to do each other as much good in peace, and as little... 
