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(Pr. passer, to pass, port, harbor or gate). In Maritime Law. A paper containing a permission from the neutral state to the captain or master of a ship or vessel to proceed on the voyage proposed. It usually contains his name and residence, the name, property, description, tonnage, and destination of the ship, the nature and quantity of the cargo, the place from whence it comes, and its destination, with such other matters as the practice of the place requires. It is also called a “sea brief,” or “sea letter.” But Marshall distinguishes sea letter from passport, which latter, he says, is intended to protect the ship, while the former relates to the cargo, destination, etc. See Jacobsen, Sea Laws, 66, note. This document is indispensably necessary in time of war for the safety of every neutral vessel. Marsh. Ins. bk. 1, c. 9, § 6, 317, 406b. A Mediterranean pass or protection against the Barbary powers. Jacobsen, Sea Laws, 66, note; Act Cong. 1796. In International Law. A document granted in time of war to protect persons or property from the general operation ot hostilities, Wheaton, Int. Law, 475: 1 Kent Comm. 161; 6 Wheat. (U. S.) 8. An official letter of identification, given to travelers in most countries of continental Europe. These are intended to protect them on their journey from all molestation while they are obedient to tiie laws. Passports are also granted by the secretary of state to persons traveling abroad, certifying that they are citizens of the United States. 9 Pet. (U. S.) 692. See 1 Kent, Comm. 162, 182; Merlin, Repert.
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| Passport | Passport in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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(Pr. passer, to pass, port, harbor or gate). In Maritime Law. A paper containing a permission from the neutral state to the captain or master of a ship or vessel to proceed on the voyage proposed. It usually contains his name and residence, the name, property, description, tonnage, and destination of the ship, the nature and quantity of the cargo, the place from whence it comes, and its destination, with such other matters as the practice of the place requires. It is also called a “sea brief,” or “sea letter.” But Marshall distinguishes sea letter from passport, which latter, he says, is intended to protect the ship, while the former relates to the cargo, destination, etc. See Jacobsen, Sea Laws, 66, note. This document is indispensably necessary in time of war for the safety of every neutral vessel. Marsh. Ins. bk. 1, c. 9, § 6, 317, 406b. A Mediterranean pass or protection against the Barbary powers. Jacobsen, Sea Laws, 66, note; Act Cong. 1796. In International Law. A document granted in time of war to protect persons or property from the general operation ot hostilities, Wheaton, Int. Law, 475: 1 Kent Comm. 161; 6 Wheat. (U. S.) 8. An official letter of identification, given to travelers in most countries of continental Europe. These are intended to protect them on their journey from all molestation while they are obedient to tiie laws. Passports are also granted by the secretary of state to persons traveling abroad, certifying that they are citizens of the United States. 9 Pet. (U. S.) 692. See 1 Kent, Comm. 162, 182; Merlin, Repert.
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Concept of Passport
A definition of Passport is provided here: the official document issued to a person by his/her government certifying citizenship and requesting foreign governments to grant the individual safe passage, lawful aid and protection while under that government’s jurisdiction
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Further Reading (Books)
Borchard, Edwin Montefiore. The Diplomatic Protection of Citizens Abroad. New York: Banks Law Publishing, 1928.
Freedom to Travel: Report of the Special Committee to Study Passport Procedures of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York New York: Dodd, Mead, 1958.
Stuart, Graham H. American Diplomatic and Consular Practice. 2d ed. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1952.
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Further Reading (Articles)
PASSPORTS, The Washington Post; February 1, 2009; Andrea Sachs – Washington Post Staff Writer
Passports, American Law Yearbook 2007; January 1, 2008
Passports and Visas, Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law; January 1, 2006
Passports, please, The Record (Bergen County, NJ); January 28, 2007; JILL SCHENSUL
PASSPORT BACKLOG CAUSING HEADACHES FOR TRAVELERS.(FRONT), The Capital Times; June 7, 2007; Czubkowski, Kristin
Interpol: Passports Must Be Checked, The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV); March 10, 2014; Keaten, Jamey
PASSPORT PROCESSING DELAYS AFFECTING SUMMER TOURISTS, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; June 25, 2007
Passport application process to go online in 2004, The Irish Times; August 23, 2002; JAMIE SMYTH
Passport, please: You basically can’t leave home without it., The Washington Post; May 16, 2010; Andrea Sachs
Passport Predicament, The Kathmandu Post; May 21, 2013
Passports, cards travel essentials, Bangor Daily News (
Bangor, ME); April 27, 2009; RUSS VAN ARSDALE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NORTHEAST C
Passport required, Post-Tribune (IN); January 22, 2007; Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune correspondent
Passport primer: What you need to do to obtain one, and when., Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; November 2, 1998; Carden, Lisa
How our passports reflect face of terror., Sunday Tribune (South Africa); June 19, 2011
Passport requirement worries Canada, The Record (Bergen County, NJ); January 14, 2007; DOUG STRUCK, THE WASHINGTON POST
Passport Fiasco; a Backlog in Dealing with Passport Applications Has Led to Long Queues and Cancellation Worries, Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); July 1, 1999; Dale, Paul
Passport to nowhere–the megaservice turns megaflop.(single sign-in Passport program from Microsoft), ePostal News; January 17, 2005
Your passport: Don’t leave home without it., Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); April 24, 2006
Passport delays are derailing spring-break dreams; A Coon Rapids woman’s trip to Spain is on, but it took intervention by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s office to allow her to pull it off. Other would-be foreign travelers haven’t been as fortunate.(NEWS), Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); March 17, 2007; Harlow, Tim
Passports made easy.(NWTraveler), The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA); November 29, 2009
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