Author : American Society Of International Law
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528131933
Total Pages : 954 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (319 download)
Book Synopsis The American Journal of International Law, 1917, Vol. 11 (Classic Reprint) by : American Society Of International Law
Download or read book The American Journal of International Law, 1917, Vol. 11 (Classic Reprint) written by American Society Of International Law and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Journal of International Law, 1917, Vol. 11 In this court we have nothing to do with the question of whether the legislature has or has not done what foreign Powers may con sider an usurpation in a question with them. Neither are we a tribunal sitting to decide whether an act of the legislature is ultra vires as in contravention of generally acknowledged principles of inter national law. For, as an Act of Parliament, duly passed by Lords and Commons and assented to by the King, it is supreme, and we are bound to give effect to its terms. The same rule applies in prize courts. Thus, in the case of the Zamora,17 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, while hold ing that an Order in Council contrary to international law was not binding, said. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.