Commission Under the Convention Between the United States & Paraguay: Statements and Arguments for Claimants and for the Republic, and Opinion and Award of CommissionersH. Polkinhorn, Printer, 1860 - Počet stran: 163 |
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Strana 15
... character as may have been presented within a given time . In such cases , the treaty assumes only certain general facts , such as the previous exist- ence of a war , the appropriation of a sum of money , or some general principle of ...
... character as may have been presented within a given time . In such cases , the treaty assumes only certain general facts , such as the previous exist- ence of a war , the appropriation of a sum of money , or some general principle of ...
Strana 16
... character and amount of indem- nity to which the company is entitled , [ not as to the liability , be it observed , but as to the indemnity , ] Mr. Fitzpatrick will be instructed to investigate the transaction , and report thereon to ...
... character and amount of indem- nity to which the company is entitled , [ not as to the liability , be it observed , but as to the indemnity , ] Mr. Fitzpatrick will be instructed to investigate the transaction , and report thereon to ...
Strana 22
... character and effect of these measures , it is essential to keep in view the peculiar relation which President Lopez bears to the Paraguayan people . He is not only the chief magistrate of the country , but he is practically , also ...
... character and effect of these measures , it is essential to keep in view the peculiar relation which President Lopez bears to the Paraguayan people . He is not only the chief magistrate of the country , but he is practically , also ...
Strana 23
... character . It was through his influence , in some measure , that the expe- dition had been formed ; and besides the assurances contained in the public decree of 1845 , he felt that he had a right to rely , in behalf of the company ...
... character . It was through his influence , in some measure , that the expe- dition had been formed ; and besides the assurances contained in the public decree of 1845 , he felt that he had a right to rely , in behalf of the company ...
Strana 29
... character , nor official representation with an arbitrary government and a hostile population ; no wonder that the Americans felt seriously anxious at their hazardous situation . Yet , strange as it appears , they seem to have found it ...
... character , nor official representation with an arbitrary government and a hostile population ; no wonder that the Americans felt seriously anxious at their hazardous situation . Yet , strange as it appears , they seem to have found it ...
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Strana 32 - But we think the real answer to the objection is, that no wrongdoer can be allowed to apportion or qualify his own wrong ; and that as a loss has actually happened whilst his wrongful act was in operation and force, and which is attributable to his wrongful act, he cannot set up as an answer to the action the bare possibility of a loss, if his wrongful act had never been done.
Strana 111 - I The Government of the Republic of Paraguay binds itself for the responsibility in favor of the "United States and Paraguay Navigation Company," which may result from the decree of commissioners, who, it is agreed, shall be appointed as follows.
Strana 101 - The probable or possible benefits of a voyage, as yet in fieri, can never afford a safe rule by which to estimate damages in cases of marine trespass. There is so much uncertainty in the rule itself, so many contingencies which may vary or extinguish its application, and so many difficulties in sustaining its legal correctness, that the court can not believe it proper to entertain it.
Strana 37 - States believe it to be their duty, and they mean to execute it, to watch over the persons and property of their citizens visiting foreign countries, and to intervene for their protection when such action is justified by existing circumstances and by the law of nations. Wherever their citizens may go through the habitable globe, when they encounter injustice they may appeal to the government of their country, and the appeal will be examined into with a view to such action in their behalf as it may...