It did not actually matter if he was in fact an Iragian, it was what "inter; he would be regarded by the British court that did matter. connection, Mr. Potler said he would draw certain elementary principles of. international law to Judge P. Grant Jones" attention. Natives oF subjects by "conquest or ceded country who were not resident in the country at the time of conquest or cession did not become subjects of the conqueror. Tragian law. therefore. could not make Mr. Hardoon as Iragian, og he was in China when the kingdom of Iraq came into being. and the Iraqian Nationality Law was assed.
Mere conquest did not operate as a transfer of allegiance. case of residents in such a country, the fact of their remaining in -the country was evidence of their election to become subjects of the new state.
Non-residents could only Become subjects if they elected. to do s0 and received the consent of the new state.
He would now deal with the construction of the Iragian law itself. which only applied 1f the Court held that It" could be applied to Mr. Hardoon, The plaintiff. relied on courts 10. Section 8 (b) of that law. which stated th rany person torn in ese? Iraq," had attained his majority. and whose father was born in Iraq and was a resident of Iraq at the time of his son's birth, could become Iraqian nationals (evidence had been given earlier that both the deceased and his father. were born in Iraq. and the latter was resident there at the time of his son's birth).
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