The Paquete Habana
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The Paquete Habana is a landmark 1900 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that customary international law is part of U.S. law, holding that small coastal fishing vessels are exempt from capture as prizes of war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Paquete Habana canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1821989 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Paquete Habana Context triple: [Henry Billings Brown, notableCase, The Paquete Habana]
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A.
Three Weeks in Havana
"Three Weeks in Havana" is a song featured on the album "Heigh Ho."
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B.
The Spoils of War
The Spoils of War is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Anfal, an eighth chapter of the Qur’an that addresses issues of warfare, distribution of war gains, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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C.
To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not is a 1937 novel by Ernest Hemingway that portrays a Depression-era fishing boat captain drawn into smuggling and moral conflict in Key West and Cuba.
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D.
The Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang is an indie rock project led by American musician Emmett Kelly, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced sound and collaborations with artists like Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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E.
La Corregidora
La Corregidora is the popular nickname of Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, a key heroine and conspirator in Mexico’s War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Paquete Habana Target entity description: The Paquete Habana is a landmark 1900 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that customary international law is part of U.S. law, holding that small coastal fishing vessels are exempt from capture as prizes of war.
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A.
Three Weeks in Havana
"Three Weeks in Havana" is a song featured on the album "Heigh Ho."
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B.
The Spoils of War
The Spoils of War is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Anfal, an eighth chapter of the Qur’an that addresses issues of warfare, distribution of war gains, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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C.
To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not is a 1937 novel by Ernest Hemingway that portrays a Depression-era fishing boat captain drawn into smuggling and moral conflict in Key West and Cuba.
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D.
The Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang is an indie rock project led by American musician Emmett Kelly, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced sound and collaborations with artists like Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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E.
La Corregidora
La Corregidora is the popular nickname of Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, a key heroine and conspirator in Mexico’s War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark case ⓘ |
| appliesTo | customary international humanitarian law practices regarding noncombatant property ⓘ |
| hasAreaOfLaw |
U.S. constitutional law
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admiralty law ⓘ international law ⓘ law of war ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
United States Supreme Court cases in admiralty
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linked to:
United States Supreme Court cases
United States Supreme Court cases of the Fuller Court ⓘ United States Supreme Court cases on international law ⓘ
linked to:
United States Supreme Court cases
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| hasCitation | 175 U.S. 677 ⓘ |
| hasContext | capture of Cuban fishing vessels by U.S. naval forces ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1900 ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine |
exemption of coastal fishing vessels from wartime capture
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incorporation of customary international law ⓘ |
| hasEra | 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hasGeographicContext | Cuban coastal waters ⓘ |
| hasHolding |
customary international law is part of U.S. law
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small coastal fishing vessels are exempt from capture as prizes of war ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| hasKeyIssue |
whether customary international law is part of U.S. law
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whether small coastal fishing vessels may be captured as prizes of war ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalPrinciple | customary international law is incorporated into U.S. law absent contrary statute or treaty ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | seizure of the fishing vessels was unlawful ⓘ |
| hasParties |
The Paquete Habana
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| hasPrecedentType | binding precedent in U.S. federal courts ⓘ |
| hasRemedy | owners of the vessels were entitled to compensation ⓘ |
| hasRule | in absence of treaty or controlling executive or legislative act, U.S. courts must resort to customs and usages of civilized nations ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
frequently cited in international law scholarship and U.S. case law
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leading U.S. precedent on the domestic status of customary international law ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
seizure of fishing vessels during wartime
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status of customary international law in U.S. courts ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | Spanish–American War era ⓘ |
| hasWarContext | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| isCitedBy |
U.S. federal courts
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international law scholars ⓘ |
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Subject: The Paquete Habana Description of subject: The Paquete Habana is a landmark 1900 U.S. Supreme Court case that established that customary international law is part of U.S. law, holding that small coastal fishing vessels are exempt from capture as prizes of war.
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