 | United States. Supreme Court - 1882 - 758 Seiten
...Congress ought never to be construed lo violate tinlaw of nations if any other possible const ruction remains, and, consequently, can never be construed...the law of nations as understood in this country. These principles are believed to be correct, and they ought to be kept in view in construing the act... | |
 | Henry Sumner Maine - 1888 - 282 Seiten
...contrary be expressly prescribed. An Act of the Federal Congress ought never to be construed so as to violate the Law of Nations if any other possible construction remains, nor should it be construed to violate neutral rights or to affect neutral commerce, further than is... | |
 | 1903 - 658 Seiten
...Charming Betsy, 1804, (2 Cr. 64, 118) the great Chief Justice again said: "It has also been observed that an Act of Congress ought never to be construed to...the law of nations as understood in this country.'' And in The Nereide, 1815, (9 Cr. 388, 423) (the same eminent authority said: "Till such an act [of... | |
 | Hawaii. Supreme Court - 1890 - 844 Seiten
...from having opium stowed away upon it, by passengers or by the crew. " An Act of the United States ought never to be construed to violate the law of...nations, if any other possible construction remains, and not to affect neutral commerce further than is warranted by the law of nations, as understood in the... | |
 | Freeman Snow - 1893 - 636 Seiten
...case of the Charming Bet.fij, 2 Cranch, 64, 118, MARSHALL, CJ, said: " It has also been observed that an act of Congress ought never to be construed to...the law of nations as understood in this country." In the case of the Nereid, 9 Cranch, 388, 423, the same judge said: " Till such an act [of Congress]... | |
 | Brinton Coxe - 1893 - 446 Seiten
...from the opinion of the US Supreme Court in Murray v. the Charming Betsey, delivered by CJ Marshall : "An act of Congress " ought never to be construed to violate the law of nations il "any other possible construction remains :" 2 Cranch, 118.] This conclusion was not reached without... | |
 | James Bradley Thayer - 1894 - 470 Seiten
...sufficient to qnote from Chief Justice Marshall the following "principles in the exposition of statutes:" "An Act of Congress ought never to be construed to...and consequently can never be construed to violate nentral rights, or to affect nentral commerce, further than is warranted by the Law of Nations as understood... | |
 | Henry Sumner Maine - 1894 - 290 Seiten
...other possible construction remains, nor should it be construed to violate neutral rights or to aifect neutral commerce, further than is warranted by the Law of Nations as understood in this country.' Again : ' The Law of Nations is part of the Municipal Law of separate states. The intercourse of the... | |
 | James Bradley Thayer - 1895 - 1214 Seiten
...Marshall the following "principles in the exposition of statutes:" "An Act of Congress ought never to he uthority to appoint a committee, to sit in the recess...Congress, to be denominated, li A Committee of the St he construed to violate neutral rights, or to affect neutral commerce, further than is warranted hv... | |
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It has also been observed that an act of Congress ought never to be construed to violate the law of nations, if any other possible construction remains, and consequently can never be construed to violate neutral rights, or to affect neutral commerce,... 
