Case of the Muscat Dhows (Fr. v. Gr. Brit.)
Permanent Court of Arbitration
The Hague Arbitration Cases 64 (1905)
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After Muscat (modern Oman) detained and Great Britain (defendant) recaptured several Muscat subjects holding French papers, France (plaintiff) demanded their release, and the two countries agreed to arbitrate the underlying dispute, including the separate question of certain Muscat-owned vessels' right to fly the French flag; France and Great Britain had both ratified the 1890 Brussels Conference's General Act, which as of 1892 prohibited countries from authorizing non-native vessels to fly their flag as part of an effort to curb the slave trade.
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Whether, as of 1892, international law prohibits a country from authorizing non-native vessels to fly its flag.