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Schiffahrt-Treuhand and Others v. Her Majesty’s Procurator-General.

British Commonwealth judicial Committee of the Privy Council.  12 January 1953 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

War — Armistice — Unconditional Surrender — Effect on Belligerent Rights — Effect on Seizures in Prize — Unconditional Surrender of Germany, 1945.

War on Land — Enemy Property — Seizure of Unfinished Hulls in Shipyard — Whether Liable to Capture in Prize or Private Property on Land.

Prize Law — Prize Courts — Jurisdiction of — Whether Postponement of Seizure in Prize Postpones Jurisdiction of Prize Court — Meaning of Seizure or Capture — Distinction between Seizure and Seizure in Prize — Capture of Enemy Port — Whether Includes Capture of Vessels Therein — Whether Shipbuilding Yard a Port — Unfinished Hulls — Whether Subjects of Capture in Prize or to be Regarded as Private Property on Land — Meaning of Unconditional Surrender — Effect on Continuance of Belligerent Rights — German Surrender of May 8, 1945

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1957

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