The King v. Maung Hmin et al.

Abstract

International Law — Relation to Municipal Law — Hague Regulations, Article 43 — Whether Part of Law of Burma — Japanese Occupation of Burma — Law of Burma.

Belligerent Occupation — Rights and Duties of Occupant — Power to Vary Legal Procedure — Japanese Occupation of Burma — Article 43, Hague Regulations.

Belligerent Occupation — Nature and Effects of — Jurisdiction of Ordinary Local Courts — Judgments of — Whether Valid after Liberation of Occupied Territory — Defence of Autrefois Convict or Autrefois Acquit — Japanese Occupation of Burma — International Law and Municipal Law — Hague Regulations, Article 43 — Whether Part of the Law of Burma.