Commentaries upon Martial Law, with special reference to its regulation and restraint; with an introduction, containing comments upon the charge of the Lord Chief Justice [i.e. the Right Hon. Sir Alexander J. E. Cockburn, Bart., in the case of the Queen against Nelson and Brand]. By the author of the “Treatise upon Martial Law” [i.e. William F. Finlason].Stevens and Sons., 1867 |
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