Question

The law which the Prize Court is to administer is not the national law or as it is sometimes called the municipal laws, but the law of nations in other words, international law it was held in _____.

• A. Zamora Case
• B. Birma Vs State
• C. Franconica case
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Zamora Case

In Zamora case, it was held that, all those matters upon which the Court is authorised to proceed are, or arise out of, acts done by the Sovereign power in right of war. It follows that the King must directly or indirectly be a party to all proceedings in a Court of Prize. This Judgement was delivered by Lord Parker for the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, April 7, 1916, in the appeal from the prize court's decision in the case of the "Zamora", printed in "Lloyd's List," April 10.