The Paquete Habana

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The Paquete Habana
by Horace Gray

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Paquete Habana.; The Lola, 175 U.S. 677 (1900), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case that reversed an earlier court decision allowing the capture of fishing vessels under prize law. Its importance rests on the fact that it integrated customary international law with American law, perhaps the quintessential position of those who hold a monist perspective of international law. Warning: template has been deprecated.

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Opinion of the Court

Dissenting Opinion: Fuller

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United States Supreme Court

175 U.S. 677

The Paquete Habana

Argued: November 7, 8, 1899. --- Decided: January 8, 1900

Mr J. Parker Kirlin for appellants.

Assistant Attorney General Hoyt, Solicitor General Richards, and Messrs. Joseph K. McCammon, James H. Hayden, George A. King, and William B. King for appellees.

Mr. Justice Gray delivered the opinion of the court:

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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