Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Ashburton, Suggested by the Questions of International Law, Raised in the Message of the American President
Introduction - Sanctity of the Law of N ations - Questions at issue between Great Britain and the United States - Self-preservation and inviolability of territory principles of public law - Prefer ence given to the former in case of con?ict - Authorities - A State may virtually as well as literally declare its inability to control its subjects - Authorities and illustrations on this point - 1. De struction of the Caroline justified; 2. Macleod's case; 3. Ameri can ?ag abused to cover the Slave Trade; 4. Boundary ques tion - Conclusion.
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