 | United States. Court of Claims - Law reports, digests, etc - 1929 - 868 pages
...Sovereignty is a political question. In Jones v. United States, 137 US 212, it is said that the question of " who is the sovereign, de jure or de facto, of a territory...officers, citizens, and subjects of that government. This principle has always been upheld by this court, and has been affirmed under a great variety of... | |
 | Law - 1901 - 510 pages
...binding on the president, the secretary of war and all other executive officers, and conclusive upon " the judges, as well as all other officers, citizens and subjects of the government " (137 US 212). The same reasoning applies to naturalization and bankruptcy. Hence none... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1919 - 2026 pages
...States, 137 US 202, on page 212, 11 Sup. Ct. 80, on page 83 (34 L. Ed. 691), the Supreme Court said : "Who is the sovereign, de jure or de facto, of a territory...officers, citizens, and subjects of that government. This principle has always been upheld by this court, and has been affirmed under a great variety of... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 1128 pages
...courts of the United States could take cognizance of a crime committed there. Mr. Justice Gray says : "Who is the sovereign, de jure or de facto, of a territory...officers, citizens and subjects of that government." In other words, the court, inferentially at least, seems to recognize the right of the legislative... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1891 - 1200 pages
...1890.) CONSTITUTIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW — QCANO ISLANDS — JURISDICTION OP FEDERAL COURTS. 1. Who is the sovereign de Jure or de facto of a territory...departments of any government conclusively binds the courts. 2. Dominion of new territory may be acquired by discovery and occupation as well as by cession... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1904 - 1352 pages
...be more clearly expressed than was done In Jones v. US, 137 U. a 212, 11 Sup. Ot. 83, 34 L. Ed. 691: "Who is the sovereign de jure or de facto of a territory is not a judicial one, but a •political question, the determination of which by the Legislature and executive departments... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1890 - 790 pages
...Calvo Droit International (4th ed.) §§ 266, 277, 300 ; Whiton v. Albany Ins. Co., 109 Mass. 24, 31. Who is the sovereign, de jure or de facto, of a territory...officers, citizens and subjects of that government. This prin'ciple has always been upheld by this court, and has been affirmed under a great variety of... | |
 | Charles-Joseph-Félix Brunet, Charles Brunet - France - 1890 - 1204 pages
...VS.1 202), written by Mr. Justice Gray, the law is thus stated: Who is the sovereign de jure or dt facto of a territory is not a judicial, but a political,...officers, citizens, and subjects of that government. This principle has always lieen upheld by this court, and has l>een affirmed under a great variety... | |
 | United States - Aleutian Islands (Alaska) - 1892 - 870 pages
...written by Mr. Justice Gray, the law is thus stated: "Who is the sovereign de jure, or tie fact», of a territory is not a judicial but a political question,...officers, citizens, and subjects of that Government. This principle has always been upheld by this court and has been atnrmed under agréât variety of... | |
 | United States - Bering Sea controversy - 1892 - 900 pages
...States (137 U. &., 202), written by Mr. Justice Gray, the law is thus stated: " Who is the sovereign <le jure or de facto, of a territory is not a judicial...determination of which by the legislative and executive depart mentsof any government conclusively binds the judges as well as all other officers, citizens,... | |
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Who is the sovereign de jure or de facto, of a territory is not a judicial but a political question, the determination of which by the legislative and executive departments of any government conclusively binds the judges as well as all other officers,... 
