This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt: ...each country to determine whether and how far its subjects shall be permitted to throw off their allegiance, and become citizens or subjects of other states. Thus, by the English Law, a natural-born subject owes an allegiance intrinsic and perpetual, which cannot be divested by any act of his own/ And Chancellor Kent, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt: ...each country to determine whether and how far its subjects shall be permitted to throw off their allegiance, and become citizens or subjects of other states. Thus, by the English Law, a natural-born subject owes an allegiance intrinsic and perpetual, which cannot be divested by any act of his own/ And Chancellor Kent, after a full discussion of the subject, holds that the same rule prevails in the United States of America." Thus a natural-born subject of England or America, being incapable of throwing off his allegiance, is always amenable for criminal acts against the law of his own country. It follows, that if any foreign state naturalize him, he receives such naturalization subject to his prior and therefore superior obligation to his own country. Hence arises a conflict of duties, which may, as Lord Hale observes, entangle him in difficulties. "If," says Chancellor Kent, "there should be a war between his parent state and the one to which he ha3 attached himself, he must not arm himself against his parent state; and if he be recalled by his native government, he must return or incur the pains and penalties of a contempt. Under these disabilities, all the civilized nations of Europe adopt (each according to its own laws) the natural-born subjects of other countries."" It follows that neither country can complain, if the other duly enforces its rights over such a person. To prevent these difficulties, it is most convenient not to naturalize strangers, except so far as they can throw off their obligations to their parent state. And as there is nothing in Public Law against the power of a subject to emigrate and throw off his native country altogether," this is a matter regulated by the municipal laws of each state.- ...
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