The Neutral Merchant

About this eBook

Author

Piggott, Francis Taylor, 1852-1925

Title

The neutral merchant in relation to the law of contraband of war and blockade under the order in Council of 11th March, 1915

Original Publication

United Kingdom: University of London Press,1915.

Credits

deaurider, Franciszek Skawiński and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

KZ: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: Law of nations

Subject

Blockade

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 69710

Release Date

January 5, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE NEUTRAL MERCHANT
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.THE NEUTRAL MERCHANT
5. 5.I THE NEUTRAL MERCHANT: THREE AMERICAN NOTES AND THE ANSWERS — The Use of Neutral Flags by Merchantmen — The First American Note to Great Britain — The First American Note to Germany — THE EVOLUTION OF THE DOCTRINES OF CONTRABAND OF WAR AND BLOCKADE — The Meaning of Neutrality — Contraband of War — The Right and the Duty of Search — The Doctrine of Continuous Voyages — Embargo — Blockade
6. 6.II THE NEUTRAL MERCHANT AND THE ‘FREEDOM OF THE SEA’ — Mr. Norman Angell’s Plan for the Neutralization of the Sea — General View of the Main Provision of the Order in Council — Application of the Law of Vendor and Purchaser — The Declaration of Paris—Free Ships make Free Goods — The Effect of the Order in Council — The Relation between Contraband of War and Blockade — The Sovereignty over Neutral Ships — The Doctrine of ‘Continuous Voyages’ and the Order in Council — Reprisals — The American Caveat
7. 7.III COTTON AS CONTRABAND OF WAR — Public Demand for Cotton to be made Contraband of War — The Answer to the Critics of the Government — FOOTNOTES: — Transcriber’s Notes

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