Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims
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Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims is a collection of influential legal arguments presented by American lawyer William M. Evarts in the international arbitration case between the United States and Great Britain over Civil War-era maritime claims.
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Target entity: Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims Context triple: [William M. Evarts, notableWork, Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims]
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The Prize Cases
The Prize Cases were a landmark 1863 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld President Abraham Lincoln’s authority to blockade Confederate ports without a formal declaration of war, expanding the scope of executive war powers.
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British arbitration in the Beagle conflict
British arbitration in the Beagle conflict was an international legal process in which the United Kingdom acted as neutral arbiter to resolve a territorial dispute between Argentina and Chile over islands and maritime boundaries in the Beagle Channel.
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Dissent in the Prize Cases (1863)
Dissent in the Prize Cases (1863) is a notable Supreme Court opinion in which Justice Samuel Nelson argued against the majority’s validation of President Lincoln’s Civil War blockade powers.
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Uniform Rules for the Court of Claims
The Uniform Rules for the Court of Claims are a codified set of procedural regulations governing how civil cases against the State of New York and certain public authorities are conducted in the New York Court of Claims.
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United States v. Kagama
United States v. Kagama is an 1886 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal authority over crimes committed by Native Americans on reservations, reinforcing congressional power in Indian affairs.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims Target entity description: Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims is a collection of influential legal arguments presented by American lawyer William M. Evarts in the international arbitration case between the United States and Great Britain over Civil War-era maritime claims.
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A.
The Prize Cases
The Prize Cases were a landmark 1863 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld President Abraham Lincoln’s authority to blockade Confederate ports without a formal declaration of war, expanding the scope of executive war powers.
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B.
British arbitration in the Beagle conflict
British arbitration in the Beagle conflict was an international legal process in which the United Kingdom acted as neutral arbiter to resolve a territorial dispute between Argentina and Chile over islands and maritime boundaries in the Beagle Channel.
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C.
Dissent in the Prize Cases (1863)
Dissent in the Prize Cases (1863) is a notable Supreme Court opinion in which Justice Samuel Nelson argued against the majority’s validation of President Lincoln’s Civil War blockade powers.
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D.
Uniform Rules for the Court of Claims
The Uniform Rules for the Court of Claims are a codified set of procedural regulations governing how civil cases against the State of New York and certain public authorities are conducted in the New York Court of Claims.
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E.
United States v. Kagama
United States v. Kagama is an 1886 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal authority over crimes committed by Native Americans on reservations, reinforcing congressional power in Indian affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
collection of legal arguments
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historical legal document ⓘ legal treatise ⓘ |
| about |
CSS Alabama
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Civil War naval operations ⓘ Confederate commerce raiders ⓘ Geneva Tribunal of Arbitration ⓘ Treaty of Washington (1871) ⓘ United States claims against Great Britain ⓘ damages for violations of neutrality ⓘ responsibility of neutral states in wartime ⓘ rules of neutrality ⓘ state liability for acts of private vessels ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Geneva arbitration on the Alabama Claims
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| associatedWithOrganization |
United States government
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surface form:
Government of the United States
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| associatedWithPerson | William M. Evarts ⓘ |
| author | William M. Evarts ⓘ |
| context | settlement of disputes arising from British-built Confederate cruisers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| documentType | printed legal argument ⓘ |
| genre |
diplomatic history
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international law ⓘ legal argument ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important example of 19th-century international legal advocacy
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key source on the U.S. legal position in the Alabama Claims arbitration ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of international arbitration practice
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doctrine of neutral obligations in international law ⓘ later international claims tribunals ⓘ |
| jurisdictionDiscussed |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalField |
law of neutrality
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public international law ⓘ state responsibility ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Alabama Claims arbitration
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surface form:
Alabama Claims
Civil War-era maritime claims ⓘ Geneva arbitration ⓘ Anglo-American relations ⓘ
surface form:
United States–Great Britain disputes
international arbitration ⓘ |
| purpose | to present and justify the United States claims for damages against Great Britain ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Proceedings of the Geneva Tribunal of Arbitration
Treaty of Washington (1871) ⓘ
surface form:
The Treaty of Washington and its Results
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| roleInEvent | presentation of the United States legal case ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| tribunal | Geneva Tribunal of Arbitration ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference in studies of the Alabama Claims
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source in histories of international arbitration ⓘ |
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