Grant-Smith Claim (The Gin and Angostura).

Abstract

State Responsibility — Claims — Distinction between Right of Owner of Property to Claim and that of State from whose Territory Property Taken.

State Responsibility — Claims — Burden of Proof as to Circumstances in which Property Subject of Claim was Lost.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Principles and Rules of — Literal Interpretation.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Miscellaneous — Peace Treaty — Restitution and Reparation Provisions.

War — Effects of Outbreak of — On Enemy Subjects with regard to Their Property — Seizure of Yacht by Enemy Navy — Measures of Control.

Peace Treaties — Performance of — Restitution and Reparation — Property Lost during War — Whether Property must have been in Enemy Territory at Date Specified in Treaty — Circumstances in which Property Lost — Burden of Proof — Claims under Treaty — Distinction between Right of Owner of Property to Claim and that of State from whose Territory Property Taken — Interpretation of Treaties — Principles and Rules of — Literal Interpretation.