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Delay defeats equity

1. Introduction:
Equity helps those who are vigilant toward their rights. reasonable diligence is the first requisite for an equitable relief. if a person has negligently slept over his rights for a length of time disproportionately long, equity will not allow him the litigate in respect of them. the person who is guilty of laches or undue delay, is not entitled for the relief by the court of equity.
2. Meaning:
It means equity aids the vigilant and not the indolent.
4. Purpose:

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Nationality

1. Introduction:
Nationality is status of a person who is attached to a state by the tie of allegiance. it is a relationship between a state and individual. the fundamental basis of a nationality of a person is membership of an independent political community. the question of determination of nationality comes within the doctrine of municipal law. the Hague conference (1930) while adopting convention of the conflict of nationality laws left to each state to determine as to "who are its...

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Asylum

1. Introduction:
Asylum is the protection which a state gives on its territory on in some other place under the control of certain of its organs to a person who comes to seek it. it is the right to every state to refuse to extradite any refugee in certain circumstances.
2. Meaning:
The word Asylum is Latin and derived from the Greek word "Asylia" which means invoidable place.
3. Definition:
Asylum is shelter and active protection extended to a political refugee from another state by a state which...

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Public inter and private

1. Introduction:
Public international law and private international law are two branches of international law. generally, there is no distinction between public international law and private international law but it is very necessary that one should not confuse public international law and private international law.
2. Definitions of international law:
Oppenhiem
International law is body of customary and convential rules, which are considered binding on civilized states in their...

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Intervention

1. Introduction:
Intervention is right of every state. when one state intervenes in the affairs of another state through force then as a reaction against this violation, international law, permits intervention. it is forcible and without the consent of the state where in the intervention is done. general assembly of the unite 1 nation has made non- intervention a duty of all the states. intervention may effect internal or external affairs of another state.
2. Meaning of intervention:
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Source of international law
1. Introduction:
International law is body of rules which regulates relations among states. it comprises mainly of the rules recognized by states in their relation with each other and mostly arises out of international customs and treaties. at present article 38 of the statute of international court of justice is an authoritative text of the source and evidence of international law.
2. Definitions of international law:
Oppenheim
International law is body of customary
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STATE
It is very difficult to provide any suitable and scientific definition of the state for states, for states in different ages of human history exhibit attributes defying synthesis.

Cicero
State is a numerous society united by a common sense of right and mutual participation in advantages.

Bluntschli
The state is the politically organized people of a definite territory.

W Wilson

State is the people organized for law within a definite territory.

Independent of States

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Nottebohm case

Facts

Nottebohm was born a German national in 1881. He received citizenship through naturalization from Liechtenstein (plaintiff) in 1939. Prior to this date, in 1905, Nottebohm lived and performed substantial business dealings in Guatemala (defendant), and returned frequently to Germany to visit family. Once Nottebohm received his citizenship from Liechtenstein, he returned to Guatemala and Guatemalan authorities updated his nationality in the Register of Aliens. On July 17, 1941,

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Name of the Case: Lotus Case
Party of the Case: (France vs. Turkey, PCIJ, 192)
Fact of the Case:

In this Case a French ship named Lotus and a Turkey ship Boz Kourt had a clash with at clash, each other in the open sea. For that clash, Boz Kourt Sank and some crews died. After that when Lotus reached in Istanbul, Turkey arrested Demos, a crew of that ship and also captured the ship Lotus and also ask to pay compensation.
Then France told Turkey to free the ship Lotus but Turkey refused to make the ship
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