 | Alexander Pearce Higgins - International law - 1928 - 358 pages
...to apply to us, the Government will manifest that will by passing an act for the purpose. Till such an act be passed, the Court is bound by the law of nations, which is part of the law of the land. The Privy Council in its judgments in The ^amoraz, The Stigstad3... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1964 - 948 pages
...to apply to us, the government will manifest that will by passing an act for the purpose. Till such an act be passed, the Court is bound by the law of nations which is a part of the law of the land." 9 Cranch 388, at 423. As to the effect such an Act of Congress... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1964 - 954 pages
...to apply to us, the government will manifest that will by passing an act for the purpose. .Till such an act be passed, the Court is bound by the law of nations which is a part of the law of the land." 9 Cranch 388, at 423. As to the effect such an Act of Congress... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations - Treaties - 1979 - 450 pages
...Royal Family (1717) Fort. 401, 420. »C/. The Nerelde (1815) 13 US (9 Cranch) 388, 422 ("Unit such act be passed, the court Is bound by the law of nations.") ; The Marlanna Flora (1826) 24 US (11 Wheat.) 1, 39, 40; The Over the Top (D. Conn. 1925) 5 F. (2d)... | |
 | Michael J. Glennon - Law - 1990 - 382 pages
...Nereide, Marshall asserted that while an act of Congress could violate international law, "till such an act be passed the Court is bound by the law of nations, which is part of the law of the land."181 The Supreme Court did not referto federal common law in either... | |
 | Alexander Pearce Higgins - 332 pages
...to apply to us, the Government will manifest that will by passing an act for the purpose. Till such an act be passed, the Court is bound by the law of nations, which is part of the law of the land. The Privy Council in its judgments in The £amora2, The Stigstad3... | |
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If it be the will of the government to apply to Spain any rule respecting captures which Spain is supposed to apply to us, the government will manifest that will by passing an act for the purpose. Till such an act be passed, the court is bound by the... 
