Nationality — Acquisition of — As consequence of change of sovereignty — Cession of parts of Canada by France to Great Britain by Treaty of Utrecht, 1713 — Status of Indian tribes — The law of Canada.

International law in general — Subjects of international law — Indian tribes in Canada — Whether independent nation or subjects of the Crown — Treaty of Utrecht, 1713 — The law of Canada.

Nationality — In general — Proof of nationality — Deportation order issued in respect of alien claiming to be a national of deporting State — Procedure for establishing national status — Subsequent legislation providing for deportation of named person — Whether his citizenship of deporting State relevant — Whether sovereign Parliament may legislate in denial of citizen’s right to live in country of his nationality — The law of Ghana.

Aliens — Expulsion of — Person claiming not to be alien — Procedure for determining alien or national status when deportation order already issued — The law of Ghana.

International law in general — Relation to municipal law — Power to legislate for “the peace, order and good government of Ghana” — Whether excluding power to legislate in contravention of international law — The law of Ghana.

International law in general — International comity — Recognition of status and powers of foreign corporation — The law of Northern Ireland.

Recognition of acts of foreign States — Legislative acts — Extraterritorial operation of — Foreign bank authorized by foreign statute to do business within or without State of incorporation — Whether powers entitled to recognition in State of forum — Comity — The law of Northern Ireland.

States — In general — Continuity of States — Effect of revolution — Whether State affected as international entity — Abrogation of prior Constitution — Revolution itself a law-creating fact — Validity of new laws to be judged by reference to new and not annulled Constitution — The law of Pakistan.

State succession — Succession with regard to contractual obligations — Merger of States — Breach, after merger, of contract made prior to merger — Whether successor liable for damages — Act of State — The law of India.

State succession — Respect for private rights — Order for payment of compensation for property acquired by State — Whether binding on successor State — Effect of merger of territory — Act of State — The law of India.

Treaties — Operation of — Requirement of incorporation in municipal law — The law of Pakistan.

State succession — Treaties — Effect of creation of new State out of part of territory of another State — India and Pakistan — Protocol and Convention concerning Foreign Arbitral Awards, 1927 — The law of Pakistan.

State territory — Miscellaneous — Ships — Whether assimilated to State territory — The law of England — National Insurance Act, 1946, and National Insurance (Residence and Persons Abroad) Regulations, 1948.

Jurisdiction — Territorial — At the maritime frontier — Status of ships flying national flag — Whether assimilated to territory of State — Whether person on vessel flying British flag is “ within the United Kingdom ” — Reciprocal Agreement on Social Security between United Kingdom and New Zealand, 1955 — National Insurance Act, 1946.

Jurisdiction — On the high seas — Law of the flag — Jurisdiction over national ships on high seas distinguished from territorial sovereignty — Whether British ship on high seas part of “ His Majesty's dominions ”.

State territory — Nature of territorial sovereignty — National ship on high seas — “Floating island” theory — Whether within “His Majesty's dominions” for purposes of National Insurance (Residence and Persons Abroad) Regulations, 1948 — Ordinary meaning of “His Majesty's dominions” — The law of England.

Jurisdiction — Extraterritorial jurisdiction — Leased areas — Kowloon — Assimilation to neighbouring British territory — The law of Hong Kong.

Treaties — Operation of — Exception clauses — “Inconsistency with military requirements for defence of Hong Kong” — Conditions of operation — Unilateral determination — The law of Hong Kong

State territory — International leases — Convention of June 9, 1898, between Great Britain and China — Kowloon — Lease for 99 years, with certain qualifications in respect of walled city of Kowloon — Whether Crown has jurisdiction over offence committed by alien in walled city of Kowloon — Explicit statement by Crown as to extent of territory under its jurisdiction — The law of Hong Kong.

State territory — Sovereignty over the air — Whether part of the land — The law of Pakistan.

State territory — In general — Acquisition of territorial sovereignty — Occupation — Prescription — Acts of sovereignty as basis for claim to sovereignty in derogation of title established by treaty — Effective, notorious and peaceful possession — Possession in good faith and animus domini — Principle of uti possidetis — Plots of frontier land — Boundary Convention between Belgium and the Netherlands, 1843 — Subsequent acts by Netherlands authorities — Relevance of routine and administrative nature of acts — Relevance of absence of protest by Belgium Government.

Treaties — Operation of — Conditions of validity of — Mistake — Effect of — Whether affecting validity of treaty as a whole or only of provision containing error — Burden of proof — Evidence required — Effect of express proviso relating to errors — Comparison of texts of documents relating to same subject — matter — Possibility of error in copying — Relevance of intention of Parties to treaty — Relevance of surrounding circumstances — Effect of failure to challenge relevant treaty provision by Party now seeking to plead mistake — Relevance of length of time treaty in existence and unchallenged — Effect of uncertainty and unresolved discrepancy — Effective and peaceful possession of dispute territory as supplementary evidence of mistake — Boundary Convention, 1843, between Belgium and the Netherlands.

Treaties — Conclusion of — Ratification — Effect of unratified treaty — Treaty ceding land — Whether evidence that title to land is in ceding State — Effect of admission made in course of negotiation.

Treaties — Interpretation of — Rules of — Boundary Convention — Examination of minutes of boundary commission — Belgian — Netherlands Boundary Convention, 1843.

Treaties — Special kinds of — Boundary Convention — Interpretation of — Mixed Boundary Commission set up by Convention — Authority of Commission to delimit territory — Effect of resolution of Commission — Reference in Boundary Convention to earlier Treaty between same Parties — Two Treaties read together — Common intention of Parties — Boundary Convention between Belgium and the Netherlands, 1834 — Treaty of London determining boundaries between Belgium and the Netherlands, 1839.

Arbitration — Evidence — Documentary evidence — Communal Minute in nature of treaty — Effect of non — production of copy by one Party — Authority of only existing copy — Discrepancy between texts of two Minutes — Original text and transcribed text — Which must prevail.

Disputes — Negotiation — Proposals made in course of — No agreement reached — Evidentiary value of proposals in later dispute between same Parties — Admission made during negotiations — Whether Party making admission may later challenge it.

State territory — Parts of — Boundaries — Land boundaries — Determination of — Enclosed areas — Operation of boundary convention — Principle of uti possidetis — Relevance of maps — Examination of work of boundary commission — Belgian-Netherlands Boundary Convention, 1843.

State territory — Territorial waters — Nature of — Importation of goods by sea — Whether importation effected by entry into territorial waters from high seas — The law of Zanzibar.

International law — Relation to municipal law — Municipal statute with extraterritorial effect — Whether contrary to international law — Whether statute may be construed in manner abrogating international law — The law of Pakistan.

Jurisdiction — Territorial — Limits of — State's right to tax foreigners — Legislation with extraterritorial effect — Whether contrary to international law — The law of Pakistan.

Composite and dependent States and Territories — British Commonwealth of Nations — India — Indian Native States — Extent to which “ Foreign States ” in relation to the British Crown — The law of Pakistan.

Jurisdiction — Territorial limits of — Legislation with extraterritorial effect — The law of Pakistan.

Jurisdiction — Exemptions from — Heads of foreign States — Firm with foreign Ruler as partner — Whether decree against firm is a nullity and incapable of execution against other partners — The law of India.

Jurisdiction — Exemptions from — Property of foreign States — Trust created by foreign Sovereign under law of India — Beneficiaries and assets within the Indian jurisdiction — Suit for removal of trustees and appointment of new trustees — Whether Indian courts competent to entertain such suit and to appoint receiver in regard to affairs of the Trust — Acts jure imperii and acts jure gestionis — The law of India.

State territory — Miscellaneous — Aircraft — Whether assimilated to State territory — The law of England — National Insurance Act, 1946, and National Insurance (Residence and Persons Abroad) Regulations, 1948.

Jurisdiction — The air space — National-owned aircraft flying over high seas — Whether aircraft part of territory of national State for purposes of legislation requiring presence of persons within national State — The law of England — National Insurance Act, 1946, and National Insurance (Residence and Persons Abroad) Regulations, 1948.

Arbitration — The law to be applied — Systems of law prescribed in Arbitration Agreement — Exclusion of law of country of seat of tribunal — Residuary application of international law — Application of law of State Party subject to rules of private international law — Concession Agreement as fundamental law of Parties — Rejection by Tribunal of specific foreign legal systems.

Arbitration — The arbitration treaty — Failure of parties to agree on question to be submitted to arbitration — Provision for each party to submit own question to Tribunal.

Arbitration — Death of arbitrator — Procedure on.

Arbitration — Procedure — Competence to determine jurisdiction — Limitation of — Absence of power to act as friendly mediator Limitation of competence to decide questions indicated by parties — Absence of power to suggest measures of reconciliation between conflicting contractual agreements — Extension of competence by agreement between parties — Competence to pass judgment on exercise of sovereign rights.

Arbitration — Procedure — Rules of — Translation of proceedings.

Arbitration — The award — Declaratory nature of — Agreement as to.

Arbitration — The award — Declaratory award — Nature of.

Arbitration — The award — Revision by courts of country where arbitration held.

Arbitration — Arbitral tribunals — Exemption from interference by Government of country where sitting, when a State is a Party.

International Court of Justice — Advisory jurisdiction — Competence to examine question in abstract form.

Permanent Court of International Justice — Contentious jurisdiction — Declaratory Judgments.

State responsibility — For interference with concessionary contracts — Respect for acquired rights — Subsequent contract with another concessionaire containing conflicting provision — “ Right of priority ” for transport of oil as to which first concession gave exclusive right — Supremacy of provisions of first concession — Right of transport as acquired right — Whether capable of being affected by agreement between Government and third party — Whether concessionary contract exempts grantee from regulatory powers of granting Government — Nature of concessions — Oil concession — Right of supervision or intervention of grantor State — Concession agreement and acquired rights — Right of ownership of oil extracted by concessionaire — Absence of express provision — International effects of concession — Principles of interpretation of concession agreement — “ Plain, ordinary and usual sense ” of terms — Reference to dictionary definitions — Principles of restrictive interpretation — Relevance of a State being party to contract — Contra proferentem rule — Distinction between public service concessions and concessions for exploitation of raw materials — Ascertainment of intention of parties by reference to their conduct — Whether concession contract can constitute State legislative enactment.

Nationality — Proof of — Possession of foreign passport — Citizenship rule making such possession conclusive proof of acquisition of foreign nationality — Whether violative of fundamental rights of citizen — Constitution of India, Article 19 (1), Clauses (d) and (e).