The Confederacy On Trial

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"Hazards and costs to other persons are of no concern to the lawyer, who must not regard alarm, the torments, the destruction which he may bring others. ... He must go on reckless of the consequences, though it may be his unhappy fate to involve his country in the confusion.--Lord Brougham"--P. [v].

subjects: Trials, litigation,  Trials (Piracy),  Piracy,  International status,  Prize law,  Confiscations and contributions,  Enemy property,  Effectiveness and validity of law,  Cases,  Capture at sea,  History,  Hijacking of ships,  Criminal law