Trading with the enemy is a legal term of English origin that is used with a number of related meanings. It refers to:
- An offence at common law and under statute
- A ground for condemnation of ships in prize proceedings
- A ground for illegality and nullity in contract[1]
United Kingdom
editThe statutory offence is now created by section 1 of the Trading with the Enemy Act 1939.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ McNair, Sir Arnold Duncan. Legal Effects of War. Second Edition. Cambridge University Press. 1944. Chapter 7.