...conventional law. IB cases where the principal jurists agree, the presumption will be very great in favour of the solidity of their maxims ; and no civilized...sense of the established writers on international law. England and the United States have been equally disposed to acknowledge the authority of the works...

...referred to as authorities on the science under consideration, and of whom Chancellor Kent remarks, that " no civilized nation, that does not arrogantly set...of the established writers on international law." (1) I might easily have made my catalogue much longer, and many other works will be mentioned in the...

...observation made by his distinguished countryman, Mr. Chancellor Kent, "no civilized nation, which does not arrogantly set all ordinary law and justice...defiance, will venture to disregard the uniform sense of established writers on international law." Farther, our Author here continues to designate the rule,...

...own Chancellor, contained in his celebrated "Commentaries on American Law," viz. that " no civilised nation, that does not arrogantly set all ordinary law and justice at defiance, will ever venture to disregard the uniform sense of the established writers on International Law" To collect,...

...conventional law. In cases where the principal jurists agree, the presumption will be very great in favour of the solidity of their *maxims ; and no civilized nation, that does not arro- *19 gantly set all ordinary law and justice at defiance, will venture to disregard the uniform...

...testifies, (e) "In cases where the principal jurists agree, the presumption will be very great in favour of the solidity of their maxims: and no civilized...not arrogantly set all ordinary law and justice at defiralty and Ecclesiastical Courts, these works had been always referred to as authorities. It is...

...search. (/) "In cases where the principal jurists agree, the presumption will be very great in favour of the solidity of their maxims : and no civilized...not arrogantly set all ordinary law and justice at défiralty and Ecclesiastical Courts, these works had been always referred to as authorities. It is...

...conventional law. In cases where the principal jurists agree, the presumption will be very great in favour of the solidity of their *maxims ; and no civilized nation, that does not arro- *19 gantly set all ordinary law and justice at defiance, will venture to disregard the uniform...

...of these leading authorities we add the language of Chancellor Kent : "In cases where the principal jurists agree, the presumption will be very great...defiance, will venture to disregard the uniform sense of established writers on international law." — (Kent's Com., pp. 18, 19.) 7. The rule of damages adopted...

...cannot refrain from quoting the following language of Chancellor Kent: "In cases where the principal jurists agree, the presumption will be very great...defiance, will venture to disregard the uniform sense of established writers on international law." — (1 Kent's Com., pages 18 and 19.) I next turn to the...