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Question: Has the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the Seal fisheries in Behring Sea...
...According to International Law the United States has exclusive jurisdiction over Behring Sea. It is not contrary to custom for nations to hold unlimited sway over large bodies of water; e. g., Long Island Sound, Bay of Cheleurs, Fortune Bay, Irish Channel; Hall's International Law, p. 140; Halleck 1, 140; Phillimore 1, 216; Wheaton...
...United States has an historical right to exclusive jurisdiction over the seal fisheries in Behring Sea. a. The purchase of Alaska included all rights possessed by Russia at the time of its sale; Convention of 1824 and treaty of 1867, Articles 1 and 2 (in U. S. Treaties, p. 937-943). b. Russia's rights had been acquired by; 1, Discovery; Occupation; Unintercepted possession; Annual Register for 1822; Bancroft's History of the Pacific States XXVIII, p. 62 and passim...
...United States cannot claim control of the seal fishery in Behring Sea on ground of having exclusive jurisdiction over the whole sea since the United States has no claim to such jurisdiction. a. On natural grounds, because sea cannot be defended from the shore; Wharton's Digest of Int. Law of U. S., Vol. III, ch. 2, sec. 26, 33; Schuyler's American Diplomacy, p. 404; Queen vs. Keyn, L. R., 2 Exch., Div. 63; Ortolan, Diplomatie de la Mer, Lib. 2, Ch. 7; Hautefeuilie Droits et Devoirs des Nations Neutres, Tom 1, tit. 1, ch. 3, sec. 1; Kluber...
Question: "Resolved, That the United States have a right to the exclusive control of the seal fisheries in Behring's Sea...