...namely, that in order to found a suit in England for a wrong committed abroad, two conditions must bo fulfilled: first, the wrong must be of such a character...justifiable " by the law of the place where it was done. It was not neces.siiry to consider the precise meaning of "justifiable" in that rule; at all events...

...respect to those not falling within that description our Courts do not affect universal jurisdiction. As a general rule, in order to found a suit in England...character that it would have been actionable if committed («) 4 TS 503. [1870 ] i" England. Therefore, in The Halley (a), the Judicial PHILLIPS Committee pronounced...

...compelled to employ, and for whom therefore, as not being his agent, he was not responsible by English law. Secondly, the act must not have been justifiable by the law of the place where it was done. Therefore, in Blad's Case (b\ Blad v. Bamfield (c), Lord Nottingham held that a seizure in Iceland,...

...Law Times Rep. NS 607 ; 1 Hurl. & Colt. 219; 32 Law Jour. Ex. 61; DeWitt v. Buchanan, 54 Barb. 31. "As a general rule, in order to found a suit in England...to have been committed abroad, two conditions must have been fulfilled. first, the wrong must be of such a character that it would have been actionable...

...were clearly laid down in the case of Phillips v. Eyre (7) — Firstly, that the act complained of must be of such a character that it would have been actionable if committed in England ; secondly, that the act must not be such as would have been justifiable by the law of the place where it was committed....

...said Willes, J., delivering the judgment of the Court of Exchequer Chamber in Phillips v. Eyre (5), " in order to found a suit in England for a wrong alleged...would have been actionable if committed in England ; therefore, in The Halley (c), the Judicial Committee pronounced against a suit in the Admiralty founded...

...an English court " : us, p. 239. And Willes, delivering the judgment of the appeal court, said ; " the act must not have been justifiable by the law of the place where it was done " : us, p. 29. .In Hart v. -Pon Gumpach, 1873, LR, 4 PC 439, Montague Smith, an action for damages...

...following British subjects conditions : First, the wrong must be of su^ha character that it abroadwould have been actionable if committed in England. Secondly,...justifiable by the law of the place where it was done (e). An English Court will not entertain an action in respect of an act which by the English law imposes...

...respect to those not falling within that description our courts do not undertake universal jurisdiction. As a general rule, in order to found a | suit in England...committed abroad, two conditions must be fulfilled. Eirst^the wroogjnust be of such_a character that it_would have been actionable if_ committed in England...

...Law Times Rep. N. S- 607: i Hurl. & Colt. 219; 32 Law Jour. Ex. 61 ; DeWitt v. Buchanan, 54 Barb. 31. "As a general rule, in order to found a suit in England...to have been committed abroad, two conditions must have been fulfilled. First, the wrong must be of such a character that it would have been actionable...