 | 1863 - 856 strani
...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>*>... | |
 | Maryland State Bar Association - 1910 - 312 strani
...be forbidden by the law of nations. In passing, it is of interest to observe that in the same case Marshall said, "No principle of general law is more...acknowledged than the perfect equality of nations," thus stating the doctrine which was slowly gathering strength in Grotius' time, but which might have... | |
 | John Bassett Moore - 1906 - 1144 strani
...human race. The act of trading in slaves, however detestable, was not, he said, . . . piracy. . . . No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged, than the perfect equality of nations. . . . Each legislates for itself, but its legislation can operate on itself alone. . . . As no nation... | |
 | John Bassett Moore - 1906 - 1144 strani
...human race. The act of trading in slaves, however detestable, was not, he said, . . . piracy. . . . No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged, than the perfect equaJity of nations. . . . Each legislates for itself, but its legislation can operate on itself alone.... | |
 | 1916 - 992 strani
...court composed of a single representative from each independent and sovereign nation would be unwieldy. Forty-five judges, sitting together, might compose...court, not to call into existence a judicial assembly. * * * * * * However desirable a permanent court may be, it cannot be imposed upon any nation. The court... | |
 | William Isaac Hull - 1912 - 240 strani
...second quarter of the nineteenth century, when Chief Justice Marshall emphasized it in the words, " No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged than the perfect equality of nations." 3 In this first quarter of the twentieth century there is not only a disposition to deny the reality... | |
 | William Mark McKinney - 1917 - 1204 strani
...so vested. The sovereign power is with the people. 11. Rights, Powers and Duties of Sovereignty. — No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged than the perfect equality of nations. The largest and the smallest have equal rights, whatever may be their relative power. It results from... | |
 | 1916 - 1068 strani
...court composed of a single representative from each independent and sovereign nation would be unwieldy. Forty-five judges, sitting together, might compose...court, not to call into existence a judicial assembly. * * * * * * However desirable a permanent court may be, it cannot be imposed upon any nation. The court... | |
 | United States. President (1913-1921 : Wilson), Woodrow Wilson - 1918 - 518 strani
...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, than the perfect equality of nations. Eussia and Geneva have equal rights. It results from this equality, that no one can rightfully impose... | |
 | 1921 - 1188 strani
...court composed of a single representative from each independent and sovereign nation would be unwieldy. Forty-five judges, sitting together, might compose...judicial assembly ; they would not constitute a court. In international law all States are equal. As our great Chief Justice MARSHALL said: No principle of... | |
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No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged than the perfect equality of nations. ... It results from this equality that no one can rightfully impose a rule upon another. 
