On the record
The high seas are in the joint possession of all the nations, and yet every nation punishes its own subjects for crimes committed there.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Jacobs discusses the concept of jurisdiction on the high seas and its implications for national law enforcement.
Share
More from Orange Jacobs
He spoke in eloquent terms of the sacred walls within which poets, philosophers, statesmen, lawyers, great divines and warriors, if not born, received their inspiration and were qualified for their grand missions.
A Delegate has not even the unit of political power--a vote on any measure; he can therefore form no combination to further friendly legislation in the interest of his Territory.
Thus, while I was a hard man to beat, I was always beaten, fairly, or unfairly.
But let me be understood that when he is pressed by hunger and famished for want of food, I do consider the cougar a dangerous animal.
Other voices in this conversation
