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Piracy [fr. pirata, Lat.], the commission of those acts of robbery and violence upon the sea, which if committed upon land wold amount to felony. Pirates hold no commission or delegated authority from any sovereign or State, empowering them to attack others. They can, therefore, be only regarded in the light of robbers. They are, as Cicero has truly stated, the common enemies of all (communes hostes omnium); and the law of nations gives to every one the right to pursue and exterminate them without any previous declaration of war (see Piracy Jure Gentium, 1934, AC 586, where a frustrated attempt was held to be piracy by that law); but it is not allowed to kill them without trial, except in battle. Those who surrender or are taken prisoners must be brought before the proper magistrates, and dealt with according to law. By the ancient Common Law of England, piracy, if committed by a subject, was held to be a species of treason, being contrary to his natural allegiance; if by an alien, to ...
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, 1918, AC 292). As to the effect of convoy under neutral men-of-war, see Lawrence, Int. Law, referring to Dupuis, La Guerre Maritime et les Doctrines Anglaises, pars. 244-248....
Contraband
Contraband [fr. Contra, Lat., against; and bando, Ital., edict], such goods as are prohibited to be imported or exported, bought or sold, either by the laws of 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 the law of nations, that ships may sail to and trade with all kingdoms, countries, and states in peace with the princes or authorities whose flags they bear; and that they are not to be molested by the ships of any other power at war with the country with which they are trading, unless they engage in the conveyance of contraband goods. But great difficulty has arisen in deciding as to the goods comprised in this term.In order to obviate all disputes as to what commodities should be deemed contraband, they have sometimes been specified in treaties or conventions. But this classification is not always respected during ...
Visit and search
Vishesagya, literally the expression 'Vishesagya' in Hindi means a person having special knowledge ('Vishes' means special and 'Agya' means person having knowledge), A. Tripathi v. J.P. Gupta, (1993) 1 SCC 426 (432)....
Metals, dealers in old
Metals, dealers in old, defined as any person dealing in, buying, and selling old metal, scrap metal, broken metal, or partly manufactured metal goods, or defaced or old metal goods, and whether such person deals in such Articles only, or together with second-hand goods or marine stores, and the term 'old metals' means the said Articles. See (English) Old Metal Dealers Act, 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c.110), relating to their trade requiring registration, and giving powers of visitation and search to the police; s. 13 of the (English) Prevention of Crimes Act, 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 112), by which any dealer in old metals who purchases any lead, copper, brass, tin, pewter, or German-silver in any quantity at one time less than 112 lb. in the case of lead, or than 56 lb. in the case of the other metals above mentioned, is guilty of an offence against the Act, and liable to a penalty not exceeding 5l. See also (English) Public Stores Act, 1875, ss. 9, 10, and 11 and Public Health Amendment Act,...
Domicilary visits
Domicilary visits, according to the plain meaning of the words 'domiciliary visits' the police authorities are authorised to enter the premises of the suspect, knock at the door and have it opened and search it for the purpose of ascertaining his presence in the house, Kharak Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1963 SC 1295 (1300). [Uttar Pradesh Police Regulations Regn. 236, cl. (b)]...
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