Malta by itself had ceded and taken authority for themselves in the Napoleonic wars.
Held: The action was possible and lawful.
Citations:
[1938] AC 678
Cited by:
Cited – Christian and others v The Queen PC 30-Oct-2006
(The Pitcairn Islands) The defendants appealed convictions for assorted sexual offences against underage girls. They denied that the laws under which they were convicted had applied to the Pitcairn Islands.
Held: The appeals against conviction . .
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Constitutional
Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.245766
