No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged, than the perfect equality of nations. Russia and Geneva have equal rights. It results from this equality, that no one can rightfully impose a rule on another. Each legislates for itself, but... The American Political Science Review - Page 293edited by - 1918Full view - About this book
| William Cullen Bryant, Robert Charles Sands, Henry J. Anderson - American periodicals - 1825 - 502 pages
...to be lost ? Each may renounce it foi its own people ; but can this renunciation affect others ? " No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged,...itself, but its legislation can operate on itself alone. A right, then, which is vested in all by the consent of all, can be devested only by consent ; and... | |
| African Americans - 1826 - 582 pages
...right to he lost ? Each may renounce it for its own people; but can this renunciation affect others f No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged,...itself, but its legislation can operate on itself alone. A right, then, which is vested in all by the consent of all, can be divested only by consent ; and... | |
| Henry Wheaton - International law - 1836 - 660 pages
...sanctioned by universal assent, every nation had an equal right to engage. No principle of general law was more universally acknowledged, than the perfect equality...itself, but its legislation can operate on itself alone. A right, then, which was vested in all by the consent of all, could be divested only by consent; and... | |
| Henry Wheaton - Antislavery movements - 1842 - 198 pages
...sanctioned by universal consent, every nation had an equal right to engage. No principle of general law was more universally acknowledged than the perfect equality...itself, but its legislation can operate on itself alone. A right, then, which was vested in all by the consent of all, could be divested only by consent ; and... | |
| Richard Wildman - International law - 1849 - 662 pages
...this renunciation effect others? No principle of public law is (n) 10 Wheaton, 120. more generally acknowledged than the perfect equality of nations....rights. It results from this equality, that no one can rightly impose a rule upon another. Each legislates for itself, but its legislation can affect itself... | |
| Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1862 - 670 pages
...this renunciation affect others? No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged lhan the perfect equality of nations. Russia and Geneva...itself; but its legislation can operate on itself alone. A right, then, which is vested in all, by the consent of all, can be divested only by consent." " As... | |
| 1863 - 856 pages
...with its people and subject*, a* * legitimate trade sanctioned by the law of nations. The court say: No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged than the perfect equality of nations. Bn»sia and Geneva have equal rights.' It results lr»« this equality that no one can rightfully im{X>*>... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1863 - 848 pages
...right to be lost ? Each may renounce it for its own people ; but can this renunciation affect others? No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged...rights. It results from this equality that no one can rightfullv impose a rule on another. Each legislates for itself* but its legislation can operate on... | |
| Henry Wheaton - International law - 1866 - 820 pages
...sanctioned by universal assent, every nation had an equal right to engage. No principle of general law was more universally acknowledged, than the perfect equality...impose a rule on another. Each legislates for itself, hut its legislation can operate on itself alone. A right, then, which was vested in all by the consent... | |
| Frederic Seebohm - Commerce - 1871 - 188 pages
...Supreme Court of the United States adopted the same conclusion :— ' No principle of general law was more universally acknowledged than the perfect equality...that no one can rightfully impose a rule on another. ... A right, then, which was vested in all by the consent of all could be divested only by consent.... | |
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