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Supreme Court Ruling on Fishing Vessel Seizure by JP DC is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document is a summary of the 1900 U.S. Supreme Court case The Paquete Habana, which involved the capture of two Spanish fishing vessels by U.S. warships during the Spanish-American War. The Court ruled that the captures were unlawful, establishing that under international law, coastal fishing vessels and their crews are generally exempt from capture during wartime if they are unarmed and honestly pursuing their occupation of catching fish. The ruling affirmed that international law is part of U.S. law

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JP DC

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