letters of safe conduct. Hist. Formal written permission from the English sovereign to a citizen of a nation at war with England, permitting that person to travel and ship goods, to England or on the high seas, without risk of seizure. • Passports or licenses from foreign ambassadors now may serve the same purpose. See […]
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territorial law. The law that applies to all persons within a given territory regardless of their citizenship or nationality. Cf. PERSONAL LAW. “[T]he expression ‘territorial law’ … is not confined to the positive rules that regulate acts and events occurring within the jurisdiction, but includes also rules for the choice of law. English rules for
drift of the forest. Hist. A periodic examination of forest cattle by officers who drive them to an enclosed place to determine their ownership or common status. “Drift of the forest is nothing else but an exact view or examination taken once, twice, or oftener in a year as occasion shall require, what beasts there
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Inter-American Foundation. An independent federal foundation that supports social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean by making grants to private, indigenous organizations that carry out self-help projects benefiting poor people. • The agency is governed by a nine-member board — six from the private sector and three from the government. It was
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concession, n. 1. A government grant for specific privileges. 2. The voluntary yielding to a demand for the sake of a settlement. 3. A rebate or abatement. 4. Int’l law. A contract in which a country transfers some rights to a foreign enterprise, which then engages in an activity (such as mining) contingent on state
Ker–Frisbie rule. The principle that the government’s power to try a criminal defendant is not impaired by the defendant’s having been brought back illegally to the United States from a foreign country. Ker v. Illinois, 119 U.S. 436, 7 S.Ct. 225 (1886); Frisbie v. Collins, 342 U.S. 519, 72 S.Ct. 509 (1952).
consular jurisdiction. The exercise of a judicial function by a consul in a foreign territory, as by performing a wedding ceremony between nationals of the country represented by the consul. [Cases: Ambassadors and Consuls 5. C.J.S. Ambassadors and Consuls §§ 26–30.]
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Int’l law. The minor diplomatic offense of interference in domestic affairs by a foreign representative, esp. by making a public statement about an issue currently being debated in the legislature.
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apostille ([schwa]-pos-til). [French “postscript, footnote”] Int’l law. A marginal note or observation; esp., a standard certification provided under the Hague Convention for authenticating documents used in foreign countries. — Also spelled apostil. See CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY(1).
Electronic Surveillance Courts 〈美〉电子监视法院 1978年10月国会批准成立的一种专门的联邦法院，负责批准是否允许外国反间谍情报组织〔foreign counter intelligence〕在美国使用电子监视手段。
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