That principle is that, contrary to the prevailing rule and practice in large transfers of sovereignty, debts do not necessarily follow the territory if incurred by the mother country distinctly in efforts to enslave it.
Reid articulates a principle regarding the non-transferability of debts incurred by a mother country during efforts to enslave a territory.
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