Judge John Holland and the Vice-Admiralty Court of the Cape of Good Hope, 1797-1803: Some introductory and biographical notes (Part 2)
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1 janvier 2018
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Vice-Admiralty Court Cape of Good Hope First British Occupation of the Cape jurisdiction Piracy Court naval courts martial Judge John Holland other officials practitioners and support staff of the Vice-Admiralty CourtSujets proches
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JP van Niekerk, « Judge John Holland and the Vice-Admiralty Court of the Cape of Good Hope, 1797-1803: Some introductory and biographical notes (Part 2) », Fundamina, ID : 10670/1.lgt5kx
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A British Vice-Admiralty Court operated at the Cape of Good Hope from 1797 until 1803. It determined both Prize causes and (a few) Instance causes. This Court, headed by a single judge, should be distinguished from the ad hoc Piracy Court -comprised of seven members of which the Admiralty judge was one, and which sat twice during this period - and also from the occasional naval courts martial which were called at the Cape. The Vice-Admiralty Court's Judge, John Holland, and its main officials and practitioners were sent out from Britain.