...admitted by Lord Ashburton, that to justify a hostile entrance upon neutral territory, there must exist a necessity of self-defence, instant, overwhelming,...no choice of means, and no moment for deliberation. (a) Dumont, Corps Dipl., VI. ip 129, and vi. ii. p. 76. (A) The ships taken at Genoa, 4 Rob., p. 403....

...admitted by Lord Ashburton, that to justify a hostile entrance upon neutral territory, there must exist a necessity of self-defence, instant, overwhelming,...no choice of means, and no moment for deliberation. (d) 5 Rob. Rep. 385 d. ershoek to this extent ; that if a vessel-refused to submit to visitation and...

...imposed by that necessity." He, however, contended that there was " that necessity of self-defense, instant, overwhelming, leaving no choice of means, and no moment for deliberation," which preceded the destruction of the Caroline while moored to the shore of the United States, that...

...British. Five years after, Mr. Webster, writing to Lord Ashburton, says : " It will be for the English government to show a necessity of self-defence, instant,...choice of means and no moment for deliberation."* Lord Ashburton, maintaining, in. reply, that respect for the inviolable character of the territory...

...admitted by Lord Ashburton, that, to justify a hostile entrance upon neutral territory, there mast exist a necessity of self-defence, instant, overwhelming,...no choice of means, and no moment for deliberation. (d) 5 Rob. Adm. 385, d. which were uninhabited, like the little mud islands before the * mouth of the...

...attack upon the Caroline went beyond the limits of the law that allows an act of this kind, under the necessity of self-defence, instant, overwhelming,...no choice of means, and no moment for deliberation; that it was an attack upon a passenger ship, and on unarmed passengers and crew, and at night; that...

...show upon what state of facts and what rules of national law the destruction of the Caroline is to be defended. It will be for that government to show a...choice of means, and no moment for deliberation." And after having referred to some of the circumstances of the transaction as he then viewed them, he...

...neutral power ; but that it was required of the English Government, as the aggressor in this case, ' to show a necessity of self-defence, instant, overwhelming, leaving- no choice of means, and no moment for deliberat1on. It will be for it to show, also, that the local authorities of Canada, even supposing...

...Webster défendit l'inviolabilité absolue des eaux territoriales, excepté dans le cas d'une nécessité ,,of self-defence instant, overwhelming, leaving no choice of means and no moment for deliberation", v. § 147 N. 3 G. Perels p. 236] 4) [G. De semblables secours sont en général inconciliables avec...

...neutral 1'ower; but that it was required of the English Government, ns the aggressor in this case, to show a necessity of self-defence, instant, overwhelming, leaving no choice of means and no moment of deliberation. It will be for it to show. also, that the local authorities of Canada, even supposing...