De La Penha v . Her Majesty in Right of Newfoundland
Territory — Acquisition of territory — Treaty of Paris, 1763 — Cession — Acquisition by Britain of sovereignty over Labrador from France — Territory subsequently transferred to Newfoundland — Plaintiff claiming title to land in Labrador — Alleged grant from Prince William of Orange — Whether effecti...
| Published in: | International Law Reports |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1993
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781316152195.047 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S030906710001978X |
| Summary: | Territory — Acquisition of territory — Treaty of Paris, 1763 — Cession — Acquisition by Britain of sovereignty over Labrador from France — Territory subsequently transferred to Newfoundland — Plaintiff claiming title to land in Labrador — Alleged grant from Prince William of Orange — Whether effective occupation includes possession and administration of government — Whether territory acquired by prescription from Holland Treaties — Effect — Treaty of Paris, 1763 — Acquisition by Britain of sovereignty and ownership over Labrador — Whether leading to obliteration of any property rights acquired before the Treaty — 671 Whether exception in case of existing claims brought to the attention of the Crown and acknowledged by it — The law of Canada |
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