Debates in the British Parliament 1911-1912 on the Declaration of London and the Naval Prize Bill |
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... ships which could not serve as a base for our armed forces , or which , as a ... neutral vessels carrying them would be liable to be sunk . They would be ... neutral vessels could convey foodstuffs and the other articles of conditional ...
... ships which could not serve as a base for our armed forces , or which , as a ... neutral vessels carrying them would be liable to be sunk . They would be ... neutral vessels could convey foodstuffs and the other articles of conditional ...
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... neutral vessels in time of war being seized and even destroyed , article 35 ... ships . There are no facilities for storing and transshipping large ... neutral ships . It is impossible for the captain of a neutral vessel carrying ...
... neutral vessels in time of war being seized and even destroyed , article 35 ... ships . There are no facilities for storing and transshipping large ... neutral ships . It is impossible for the captain of a neutral vessel carrying ...
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... neutral prizes which is contained in article 49. This is also one of the points submitted by the German representatives and agreed to in the Declaration . Article 48 says : A neutral vessel which has been captured may not be destroyed ...
... neutral prizes which is contained in article 49. This is also one of the points submitted by the German representatives and agreed to in the Declaration . Article 48 says : A neutral vessel which has been captured may not be destroyed ...
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... vessels into ships of war on the high seas . One is the facility which such a right would give to the captain of a merchant vessel qualified to act as a warship to seize enemy or neutral ships without warning . The other is that enemy ...
... vessels into ships of war on the high seas . One is the facility which such a right would give to the captain of a merchant vessel qualified to act as a warship to seize enemy or neutral ships without warning . The other is that enemy ...
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... vessels into commerce destroyers with- out notice on the high seas , by the sanction of the destruction of neu- tral prizes , and by articles 33 and 34 which imperil our food supplies in neutral ships , we are exposing ourselves to new ...
... vessels into commerce destroyers with- out notice on the high seas , by the sanction of the destruction of neu- tral prizes , and by articles 33 and 34 which imperil our food supplies in neutral ships , we are exposing ourselves to new ...
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Page 693 - Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, His Majesty the King of Italy, His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, the President of the...
Page 706 - The transfer of an enemy vessel to a neutral flag, effected after the outbreak of hostilities, is void unless it is proved that such transfer was not made in order to evade the consequences to which an enemy vessel, as such, is exposed.
Page 700 - Oil seeds and nuts; copra. (3) Rubber,, resins, gums, and lacs; hops. (4) Raw hides and horns, bones, and ivory. (5) Natural and artificial manures, including nitrates and phosphates for agricultural purposes. (6) Metallic ores.
Page 695 - ARTICLE 7. In circumstances of distress, acknowledged by an officer of the blockading force, a neutral vessel may enter a place under blockade and subsequently leave it, provided that she has neither discharged nor shipped any cargo there.
Page 696 - If the operations of the blockading Power, or of the naval authorities acting in its name, do not tally with the particulars, -which, in accordance with Article 9 (1) and (2), must be inserted in the declaration of blockade, the declaration is void and a new declaration is necessary in order to make the blockade operative.
Page 694 - His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, etc., and Apostolic King of Hungary...
Page 413 - A neutral Government is bound to employ the means at its disposal to prevent the fitting out or arming of any vessel within its jurisdiction which it has reason to believe is intended to cruise, or engage in hostile operations, against a Power with which that Government is at peace.
Page 702 - The vessel is deemed to be aware of the existence of a state of war if she left an enemy port subsequently to the outbreak of hostilities...
Page 413 - ... carry on war against a power with which it is at peace ; and also to use like diligence to prevent the departure from its jurisdiction of any vessel intended to cruise or carry on war as above, such vessel having been specially adapted, in whole or in part, within such jurisdiction, to warlike use.
Page 713 - Act any action, prosecution, or other proceeding is commenced in the United Kingdom against any person for any act done in pursuance, or execution, or intended execution of any Act of Parliament, or of any public duty or authority, or in respect of any alleged neglect or default in the execution of any such Act, duty, or authority...