CO129-110 - Others - 1865 — Page 483

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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& Levere

Summary

Zentenus

of the Chenin Courts

Law; Sie & Molinen proposed that piralis

who had not committed

An

offence British Water

within

Pritish Subjects

be handed

spanishment

ax

up on

Should

Jortrial

f

Chenen Authontics.

The

The Foreign office concurred

and the Ordnance M913

psts to give Effect

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that proposal was framed

The Law Offriam

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objected to it &

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allowed

it was dis allo

pothe following reasons. Piracy wherever & by

Whomsoean committed

(unles within

She

proper brritorial

Jurisdiction opsonce

Jonyn Country)

An

is

Offene Justiciable

" by British Law & before

British Courts: and

it is by virtue alone of their general authority

belonging to all nations

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