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Excerpt from The Case of the Private Armed Brig. Of War, Gen. Armstrong: Containing Letters and Documents Referring to the History of the Claim; Brief of Facts, and Authorities Cited; Arguments of Charles O'connor, Esq., Hon. P. Phillips, and Sam C. Reid, Jr.; And Brief of the U. S. Solicitor
The history of the prosecution of this Claim by the United States Government against Portugal, for a period of over thirty-eight years - involving a correspondence with some of the most distinguished men of the United States, Portugal, England, and France - as unfolded in the able arguments of the distinguished counsel, will be found as interesting as it is remarkable.
This celebrated cause treats of, and the opinion of the court decides upon, some of the most interesting and import ant points of International Law relating to the rights and duties of Neutral Powers, and their obligations towards belli gerents; of the obligations and duties of the Government towards its citizens, and its liabilities; of arbitration and submission; of the duties of the arbitrator, of the award, and its validity, etc., which will render this work invaluable as a reference and authority for the diplomate, the statesman, the jurist, and the lawyer.
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