Lord Mansfield's Judgment in Campbell v. Hall, 1774

Lord Mansfield was judging a dispute between two merchants regarding goods from the island of Grenada. This trial took place in Britain.

Document Summary:
This document discusses the general position of a conquered country in relation to the law.

• It states that "The laws of a conquered country continue in force until they are altered by the conqueror."
  
  
• It states that the Royal Proclamation, 1763, was the constitution of the province of Québec "by proclamation."
  
  
• It also indicates that the articles of capitulation for Montreal were effectively an international treaty.