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Contraband
a particular state or by special treaties; also a term applied to designate that class of commodities which neutrals are not allowed to carry during war to a belligerent power. It is a recognized general principle of
Visus
Visit and search. A right, claimed and exercised by belligerents, to stop, visit and search neutral merchant vessels on the high seas and territorial waters, and confiscate contraband (see that title and The Pellworm,
Opium
to any manipulation other than those necessary for packing and transport; and (3) any mixture, with or without neutral materials, of any o the above forms of opium. [Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Act, 1955 (16
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Declaration of Paris
(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
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
Maritime law
also under gret obligations to Lord Stowell. The decisions of the latter chiefly have reference to questions of neutrality, and of the conflicting pretensions of belligerents and neutrals; but the principles and doctrines whichhe unfolds throw a
Jus belli
nations as applied during wartime, defining in particular the right and duties of the belligerent powers and of neutral nations. Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 863.
Confession
State of Delhi, (2003) 8 SCC 461. Includes a statement intended by the maker to be exculpatory or neutral and which appears to be so on its face, but which becomes damaging to him at the trial
Declaration of London, 1909
1909. A suggested International agreement to settle doubts concerning inter alia the application of the doctrines of contraband, neutral destination and continuous voyage. A list of three classes of goods was made: (1) absolute contraband or munitions
Impasse
Impasse, means a point in labour negotiations at which agreement cannot be reached. A neutral third party (Such as a mediator) is often called in to help resolve an impasse, Black's Law Dictionary,
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