Talk:Prize (law)
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Substantial Revision and Expansion
That was a lot of bleary eyed footnote making. *whew* But I hope this article is now a better rendering of prize law. I'll take a break for a while and come back to it after looking at a few more sources. Leave a message on this age if you have suggestions for improvements or needed expansions.FrederickFolger (talk) 22:19, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
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- That was the best response to a clarification request I have seen on wikipedia. The history of Prize law is now much clearer. Three cited paragraphs were removed; I place them here on the Talk page in case they are still useful. To the right are two images from Wikimedia Commons related to prize law.
For example, the German commerce raiding during World War I obtained several ships as prizes.[1]
There have been several abortive attempts to form an International Prize Court to hear appeals regarding captures of prizes.[2]
Municipal law
United States
Prize law under United States municipal law is codified at 10 U.S.C. §§ 7651–7681. As noted above, due to changes in the nature of naval warfare, the U.S. courts have not tried any prize cases under these statutes.[3]
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Notes
- Lehmann, Ernst A.; Mingos, Howard. The Zeppelins. The Development of the Airship, with the Story of the Zepplins Air Raids in the World War. Chapter VI THE NORTH SEA PATROL -- THE ZEPPELINS AT JUTLAND (online chapter)
