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CONTENTS.
PART I.
OF THE LAW OF NATIONS.
LECTURE I. Of the Foundation and History of the Law of Nations..........
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LECTURE II. — Of the Rights and Duties of Nations in a State of Peace.
1. Right of interference with other states.
2. Jurisdiction over adjoining seas.
3. Rights of commerce.
4. Right of passage over land
5. Right of navigable rivers..
6. Surrender of fugitives..
7. Ambassadors
8. Consuls
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LECTURE IV. Of the various Kinds of Property liable to Capture....
1. Domicil in the enemy's country.
2. Residence in it.....
3. Colonial trade···
4. Property in transitu.
LECTURE V. — Of the Rights of Belligerents ·
1. Moderation a duty..
2. Law of retaliation··
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3. Privateering...
4. Prizes.....
5. Ransom bills.
6. Right of Postliminium.
LECTURE VI. Of the Rights and Duties of Neutrals
LECTURE VII.— Of Restrictions upon Neutral Trade.
1. Contraband of war.
LECTURE VIII. — Of Truces, Passports, and Treaties of Peace.
1. Of truces.
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Id.
PART II.
OF THE GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUTIONAL JURISPRUDENCE OF THE
UNITED STATES.
LECTURE X.- Of the History of the American Union.
LECTURE XI. - Of Congress.
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LECTURE XII. — Of Judicial Constructions of the Powers of Congress... 262
1. Of priority of payment claimed by the United States.. Id.
LECTURE XIV. Of the Judiciary Department ・ ・ ・ ・
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1. Of the appointment, tenure, and support of the judges 316
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LECTURE XV. — Of the Original and Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court
1. Its original jurisdiction
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... 350
2. Its appellate jurisdiction in cases pending in State Courts 352
3. Its powers in cases of mandamus.
4. Its original jurisdiction where a state is a party.
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5. Its appellate jurisdiction regulated by Congress...... 360
6. Its appellate jurisdiction confined to cases under the
constitution, treaties, and laws.....
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7. Its appellate jurisdiction to matter appearing on record Id.
8. Its appellate jurisdiction exists, though a state be a party 363
LECTURE XVI. Of the Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts in Respect to
the Common Law, and in Respect to Parties · ·
1. Common-law jurisdiction in criminal cases.
2. Common-law jurisdiction in civil cases
3. Jurisdiction when an alien is a party· ·
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4. Jurisdiction between citizens of different states.
5. Jurisdiction when a state is interested...
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LECTURE XVII. — Of the District and Territorial Courts of the United States 391
4. Jurisdiction as an Instance Court of Admiralty· ·
Of the Concurrent Jurisdiction of the State Governments 434
1. Of concurrent powers of legislation. •
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2. Of concurrent judicial power.
LECTURE XIX. Of Constitutional Restrictions on the Powers of the States 455
1. Of bills of credit.
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2. Ex post facto laws.
458
3. The states cannot control the exercise of federal power 459
PART III.
OF THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF THE MUNICIPAL LAW OF THE
SEVERAL STATES.
LECTURE XX. — Of Statute Law....
1. Laws repugnant to the constitution void.
2. Power of the judiciary to declare them void.
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LECTURE XXI. — Of Reports of Judicial Decisions ·
1. Source of the common law..
2. Force of adjudged cases
3. Notice of the principal reports at law.
4. Notice of the principal reports in equity.
5. Interesting character of reports
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LECTURE XXII.— Of the Principal Publications of the Common Law... 561