Treaties — Effect of municipal legislation — Whether term of treaty can be modified by legislation of one party — Presumption that no breach of international law intended by Legislature — Double taxation agreement between United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland — The law of England.

International law — Relation to municipal law — Interpretation of statutory provision inconsistent with prior treaty — Presumption that no breach of international law intended — Whether term of treaty may be modified by legislation of one Party — Double taxation agreement between United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland — The law of England.

Recognition of acts of foreign States and Governments — Foreign revenue laws — Whether recognised or enforceable in another State — Indirect enforcement — Garnishee order by foreign tax authority against assets of policy-holder — Whether order a good defence to claim on policy — The law of England.

Recognition of acts of foreign States — Legislative acts — Non-enforcement of foreign revenue law — Claim by foreign Government for contributions to State social insurance scheme — Whether cognizable by court of forum — Whether amounting to enforcement of foreign revenue law — The law of Scotland.

Recognition of acts of foreign States — Legislation of foreign State providing for lapse of claims against predecessor Government — Relevance of international law concerning relationship between the two Governments — Relevance of public policy of forum — Allgemeine Kriegsfolgengesetz (Decree on the General Consequences of the War) of Federal Republic of Germany — The law of the Netherlands.

Treaties — Termination of — Unilateral denunciation — Effect of — Whether courts of co-contracting State obliged to apply foreign exchange legislation of Party in breach — Agreements between Netherlands and Indonesia concluded at Round Table Conference, 1949 — The law of the Netherlands.

Recognition of acts of foreign States and Governments — Exchange control legislation — Application limited by earlier inter-governmental agreement — Effect of unilateral abrogation of agreement — Whether courts of co-contracting State obliged to apply foreign exchange legislation — Agreements between Netherlands and Indonesia concluded at Round Table Conference, 1949 — Netherlands.

Jurisdiction — Territorial limits of — Foreign exchange regulations — Application to assignment of balances claimable abroad in foreign currencies — The law of the Netherlands.

Aliens — Position of — Respect for property — Expropriation — Recognition by foreign court of effect of measures placing under control and nationalizing assets of national subsidiaries of foreign company — Relevance of political objectives for such measures — Discriminatory and confiscatory effect of measures — Control Orders and nationalization Decrees of Indonesia against assets of subsidiaries of Netherlands company — The law of the Netherlands.

Treaties — Termination of — Unilateral denunciation — Effect of — Whether courts of co-contracting State obliged to apply foreign exchange legislation of Party in breach — Agreements between Netherlands and Indonesia concluded at Round Table Conference, 1949 — The law of the Netherlands.

Recognition of acts of foreign States and Governments — Non-recognition of acts contrary to international law — Measures placing under control and nationalizing assets of national subsidiaries of foreign company — Relevance of political objectives of such measures — Discriminatory and confiscatory effect of measures — Control Orders and Nationalization Decrees of Indonesia against assets of subsidiaries of Netherlands company — Legality of foreign exchange regulations connected with nationalization measures unlawful by international law — Effect of unilateral breach of financial agreements upon obligation of co-contracting State to recognize foreign exchange regulations of other Party — The law of the Netherlands.

Recognition — Of Governments — Rupture of diplomatic relations — Effect on standing to sue in courts in United States — Suit in own name or by accredited representative — The law of the United States of America.

Recognition — Of Governments — Rupture of diplomatic relations — Effect on standing to sue in courts in United States — Role of the Executive — The law of the United States of America.

Recognition — Of Governments — Non-recognition — Consequences of — Non-recognition by United States of incorporation of Lithuania into U.S.S.R. — Effect of indirect Soviet representation of Lithuanian nationals in United States courts — Whether barred by United States public policy — The law of the United States of America.

International law in general — Sources — General principles of law — Estoppel or preclusion — Scope and meaning in international law — Substantive nature of principle — Distinction between estoppel and acquiescence — Circumstances in which acquiescence operates as estoppel — Requirement of reliance upon statements or conduct by other party — Burden of proof.

Territorial sovereignty — In general — Nature of — Disputes as to sovereignty — Judicial settlement of — Burden of proof.

Territorial sovereignty-In general — Nature of — Disputes as to sovereignty — Relinquishment of territory by treaty — Presumption in javorem ejus qui dat.

Treaties — In general — Form of international agreements — Agreement inferred from conduct — Whether delivery of maps to neighbouring State may be basis for inference as to boundary agreement.

Treaties — Operation of — Requirement of consistency in interpretation and observance.

State territory — Parts of — Boundaries — Land boundaries — Treaty providing for watershed line — Map of area subsequently published by one Party — Evidential value of maps — Effect of material errorLine on map not correct watershed line — Whether circumstances such as to put other Party on notice — Effect of acceptance of map by other Party — Acceptance based on mistaken belief that map correctly drawn — Operation of principle of acquiescence in relation to maps — Map acquiring treaty character — Effect of failure to object to map in subsequent negotiations — Relevance of administrative acts as evidence of acceptance or non — acceptanceof map — Relevance of official visit to area and flying of flag of host State — Relevance of intention to achieve finality in boundary treaty.

Jurisdiction — On the high seas — Conception of high seas — Accident occurring on waters in channel more than one marine league from mainland or closest channel island within provisions of federal Death on the High Seas Act — The law of the United States of America.

State territory — Parts of — Straits — Waters in channel more than one marine league from mainland or closest channel island as high seas or state territorial waters — Within boundary claimed by a state of United States of America — Applicability of federal or state law — Federal Death on the High Seas Act — International law as understood by courts of United States of America.

Jurisdiction — Territorial limits of — Municipal statute giving right of action to seamen suffering personal injuries — Application to alien seaman on foreign flag ship under foreign shipping articles injured outside territorial waters of forum State — Substantial contacts with State of forum — Effect of substantial indirect stock ownership by citizens of State of forum — Where State of forum is base of operations — The law of the United States of America.

Jurisdiction — Territorial limits of — Order requiring production by alien corporation of documents held in foreign country — Extraterritorial reach of Statute — Effect of order of foreign Government of which alien is a national not to comply with production order — The law of the United States of America.

Jurisdiction — Territorial limits of — Scope of criminal statute— Presumption against creation of extraterritorial offences — Statute restricting employment of alien labour — Whether extends to acts committed outside legislating State — The law of Northern Ireland.

Jurisdiction — Territorial limits of — Extraterritorial effect of criminal statute — Colonial statute — The law of Mauritius.

Jurisdiction — Territorial — Jurisdiction over foreigners — Jurisdiction to restrain non-resident foreigner from bringing proceedings in foreign court — Degree of connection required between foreigner and State of forum — Relevance of prior proceedings by foreigner in courts of same State on same subject-matter — The law of England.

Jurisdiction — Territorial — Exemptions from — Property of foreign States — Immunity from execution — Suggestion of immunity by United States after judgment but prior to execution — The law of the United States of America.

States as international persons — Recognition of acts of foreign States and Governments — Nationalization decrees affecting assets of foreign bank held within forum State — Effect of such decrees with respect to ownership of such assets — Policy of state of United States as affected by position of Federal Government with respect to such decrees and by pending negotiations for lump sum settlement with foreign Government — The law of the United States of America.

Jurisdiction — Territorial — Exemptions from and restrictions upon — Property of foreign States — Immunity from attachment and execution — Immunity with respect to assets in forum State of foreign bank nationalized by its Government — Disputed ownership as to such assets — Effect of suggestion of immunity of State Department upon questions of ownership — Effect of policy of a state of the United States against recognizing nationalization decrees affecting property within state — The law of the United States of America.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Principles and rules of — Relevance of use of identical term in two treaties concluded contemporaneously and forming part of group of connected treaties — Meaning of “stationed” in Convention on Rights and Obligations of Foreign Forces and their Members in the Federal Republic of Germany — Whether to be given same meaning as "stationed" in Convention on Relations between the Three Powers and the Federal Republic — The law of the Netherlands.

Jurisdiction — Territorial — Exemptions from and restrictions upon — Foreign armed forces — Application of national law to offence committed by member of force stationed abroad — Convention on Rights and Obligations of Foreign Forces and their Members in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1954, Articles 6 and 17 — Meaning of “stationed” — The law of the Netherlands.