American-British Commission established by Article XII of the Treaty of Washington of 8 May 1871 to deal with claims arising out of acts committed against persons or property during the American Civil War
State liability—no liability of the parent State for the payment of debts contracted by a rebel authority that failed to establish a new State—belligerent right to crush the rebel movement and seize all its assets and property—persons having voluntarily contracted with rebels assume the risk of their possible failure.
