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Norwegian Maritime Courts in England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2017

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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1942

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References

1 4 and 5 Geo. 6, Ch. 21.

2 Cf. Drucker, “The Legislation of the Allied Powers in the United Kingdom,” Czechoslovak Yearbook of International Law (1942), p. 45.

3 The record of such a case decided by the Norwegian Maritime Court in London, on Jan. 27, 1942, has been made available to the writer by the courtesy of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice. It is a case typical of those brought before these courts. Up to the middle of March, 1942, the Norwegian Maritime Courts dealt with 117 cases involving 181 persons. Of cases brought to trial, 27 resulted in imposition of fines and 52 in prison terms. The longest prison term was 75 days.

4 See Statutory Rules and Orders, 1941, No. 872 and No. 873/L.14.

5 Statutory Rules and Orders, 1941, No. 800.

6 Record of Conference supplied by courtesy of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice.

7 See I Hyde, International Law, Sec. 484.

8 See the New York Times, Aug. 3 and 5, 1942. Cf. Chalufour, Le Statut juridique des troupes alliées pendant la guerre 1914–1918 (1927); and Schwelb, “The Jurisdiction over the Members of the Allied Forces in Great Britain,” Czechoslovak Yearbook of International Law (1942), p. 147.