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Home Dictionary Name: neutral Page: 2Declaration of Paris
Declaration of Paris, a state paper agreed upon at the conclusion of the Crimean War, by the representatives of Great Britain, France, Austria, Russia, Sardinia, and Turkey (February 26, 1856), in which the following agreements on maritime law were come to:--Privateering is abolished.The neutral flag covers enemy's goods save contraband of war.Neutral goods save contraband of war are not liable to capture under enemy's flag. Blockades to be binding must be real. (See also LETTERS OF MARQUE and PAPER BLOCKADES.)...
Ion
an atom or goup of atoms radical carrying an electrical charge It is contrasted with neutral atoms or molecules and free radicals Certain compounds such as sodium chloride are composed of complementary ions in the solid crystalline as well as in solution Others notably acids such as hydrogen chloride may occur as neutral molecules in the pure liquid or gas forms and ionize almost completely in dilute aqueous solutions In solutions as in water ions are frequently bound non covalently with the molecules of solvent and in that case are said to be solvated According to the electrolytic dissociation theory the molecules of electrolytes are divided into ions by water and other solvents An ion consists of one or more atoms and carries one unit charges of electricity 34 x 10 10 electrostatic units or a multiple of this Those which are positively electrified hydrogen and the metals are called cations negative ions hydroxyl and acidic atoms or groups are called anions...
Maritime law
Maritime law, the law relating to harbours, ships, and seamen. An important branch of the commercial law of maritime nations; divided into a variety of departments, such as those about harbours, property of ships, duties and rights of masters and seamen, contracts of affreightment, average salvage, etc. No system or code of maritime law has ever been issued by authority in Great Britain. The laws and practices that now obtain amongst us have been founded on the practice of merchants, the principles of the Civil Law, the laws of Oleron and Wisby the works of juris-consults, the judicial decisions of our own and foreign countries, etc. though still susceptible of amendment, our system corresponds more nearly than any other system of maritime law with those universally recognised principles of justice and general convenience on which merchants and navigators should act.The decisions of Lord Mansfield did much to fix the principles and to improve and perfect the maritime law of England. It...
Free ships
Free ships, neutral ships....
Sea pass
A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war to show their nationality a sea letter or passport See Passport...
Arbitration
Arbitration, the determination of a matter in dispute by the judgment of one or more persons, called arbitrators, who in case of difference usually call in an 'umpire' to decide between them.Means a method of dispute resolution involving one or more neutral third parties who are usually agreed to by the disputing parties and whose decision is binding, Black Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 100.Means any arbitration whether or not administered by permanent arbitral institution. [The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, s. 2(a)]An arbitrator is a disinterested person, to whose judgment and decision matters in dispute are referred, Termes de la Ley.The civilians make a difference between arbiter and arbitrator, though both found their power in the compromise of the parties; the former being obliged to judge according to the customs of the law: whereas the latter is at liberty to use his own discretion, and accommodate the difference in that manner which appears most just and equitable.An ar...
Arbitrator
Arbitrator, includes an umpire. [Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), s. 2 (aa)]Arbitrator is a neutral person who resolves disputes between parties, esp. by means of formal arbitration, Black Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 100....
Cannabis (hemp)
Cannabis (hemp), means--(a) charas, that is, the separated resin, in whatever form whether crude or purified, obtained from the cannabis plant and also includes concentrated preparation and resin known as hashish oil or liquid hashish.(b) ganja, that is, the flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis plant (excluding the seeds and leaves when not accompanied by the tops),(c) any mixture, with or without any neutral material, of any of the above forms of cannabis or any drink prepared therefrom. [Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985), s. 2 (iii)]...
Coca leaf
Coca leaf, means--(i) the leaf and young twigs of any coca plant, that is, of the Erythroxylon coca (Lamk.) and the Erythroxylon nivo-gratense (Hiern.) and their varieties, and of any other species of this genus which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be coca plants for the purposes of this Act.(ii) any mixture thereof, with or without natural materials. [Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955 (16 of 1955), s. 2 (ab)](2) means--(a) the leaf of the coca plant except of a leaf from which all ecgonine, cocaine and any other ecgonine alkaloids have been removed;(b) any mixture thereof with or without any neutral material.but does not include any preparation containing not more than 0.1 per cent. of cocaine. [Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985), s. 2 (vi)]...
Confession
Confession, a statement in order to amount to a 'confession' must either admit in terms the offence, or at any rate substantially all the facts which constitute the offence. An admission of an incriminating fact, howsoever grave, is not byitself a confession. A statement which contains an exculpatory assertion of some fact, which if true, would negative the offence alleged cannot amount to a confession, Veera Ibrahim v. State of Maharashtra, (1976) 2 SCC 302: AIR 1976 SC 1167 (1171): (1967) 3 SCR 672. [Evidence Act (1 of 1987), s. 24]'Confession' in common acceptation means and implies acknowledgment of guilt--its evidentiary value and its acceptability however shall have to be assessed by the Court having due regard to the credibility of the witnesses. In the event, however, the Court is otherwise in a position having due regard to the attending circumstances believes the witness before whom the confession is made and is otherwise satisfied that the confession is in fact voluntary and...
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