piracy on the high seas
61Anthony Cornero — Anthony Admiral Cornero (August 18, 1899 July 31, 1955) was an organized crime figure in Southern California from the 1920s through the 1950s. During his varied criminal career, he bootlegged liquor into Los Angeles, ran gambling ships in… …
62Jennifer Government: NationStates — NationStates redirects here. For the concept, see nation state. Jennifer Government: NationStates URL nationstates.net Commercial? Yes …
63Capital punishment in Ecuador — According to the Código Penal de la Republica del Ecuador, the only crime for which Capital Punishment is currently the sentence is piracy on the high seas.All other criminal offences, including murder, are punishable by lengthy terms of… …
64international law — the body of rules that nations generally recognize as binding in their conduct toward one another. Also called law of nations. Cf. private international law, public international law. [1830 40] * * * Body of legal rules, norms, and standards that …
65Vice Admiralty Court (New South Wales) — The Vice Admiralty Court was a prerogative court established in the early eighteenth century in the colony of New South Wales, which was to become a state of Australia. A vice admiralty court is in effect an admiralty court. The word “vice” in… …
66List of pirate films — The following is a chronological list of films dealing with piracy, especially Golden Age piracy from the 17th through 18th centuries. 1900s* The Pirate s Gold (1908) 1910s* Treasure Island (1912) * Pirate Gold (1913) * Pirate Haunts (1915) *… …
67Confederate privateer — The Confederate privateers were privately owned ships that were authorized by the government of the Confederate States of America to attack the shipping of the United States. Although the appeal was to profit by capturing merchant vessels and… …
68Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law — The Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law of 16 April 1856 was issued to abolish privateering. It regulated the relationship between neutral and belligerent and shipping on the high seas introducing new prize rules.[1] Contents 1 Major points …
69Doctor Syn — The Reverend Doctor Christopher Syn[1][2][3] is the smuggler hero of a series of novels by Russell Thorndike.[4] The first book, Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh[5] was published in 1915. The story idea came from smuggling in the 18th… …
70List of Berserk characters — The Berserk manga and anime series features a cast of characters designed by Kentaro Miura. The series takes place in a fictional version of medieval Europe. It centers around the life of Guts, an orphaned mercenary warrior, and Griffith, the… …
