Outlines of International Law
Outlines of International Law
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The result was to make the lot of an alien a particularly hard one in early times. So soon as he passed the frontiers, and entered the territory of an- other state, he was regarded as being without rights. Such privileges of residence and occupation as he en- joyed were held upon sufferance only, and could be withdrawn or cancelled at the pleasure of the sovereign in whose territory he was resident. If he died in a foreign country his property, both real and personal, was forfeited to the sover...eign in accordance with the droit d?aubaine; or, at a later period, when more hu- mane usages had begun to prevail, was heavily taxed NATIONAL CHARACTER. HI when withdrawn from the territory, in accordance with the droit de detraction.
As civilization increased, and as commerce and inter- state intercourse became general, these harsh provisions were gradually relaxed, though they did not finally disappear until the beginning of the present century. Other restrictions remained, however, notably a disa- bility in the matter of holding land, and " it is only of late years that the right of holding lands on the same conditions as subjects has been conceded to foreigners by most countries.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The result was to make the lot of an alien a particularly hard one in early times. So soon as he passed the frontiers, and entered the territory of an- other state, he was regarded as being without rights. Such privileges of residence and occupation as he en- joyed were held upon sufferance only, and could be withdrawn or cancelled at the pleasure of the sovereign in whose territory he was resident. If he died in a foreign country his property, both real and personal, was forfeited to the sover...eign in accordance with the droit d?aubaine; or, at a later period, when more hu- mane usages had begun to prevail, was heavily taxed NATIONAL CHARACTER. HI when withdrawn from the territory, in accordance with the droit de detraction.
As civilization increased, and as commerce and inter- state intercourse became general, these harsh provisions were gradually relaxed, though they did not finally disappear until the beginning of the present century. Other restrictions remained, however, notably a disa- bility in the matter of holding land, and " it is only of late years that the right of holding lands on the same conditions as subjects has been conceded to foreigners by most countries.
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