[Norway.]
By the Norwegian military law of 1857 “foreigners who have acquired a fast domicilium in the country” are rendered liable to military duty.3
A case occurred in 1861 in which Mr. Walter Foreman claimed British protection against the conscription, and he was advised to try the question before the Supreme Court as provided by the law of 1857.
If a convention existed British subjects would be exempt by the express terms of the law; but in the absence of such a convention they could only appeal to the principles of equity, and ask for exemption on the ground that Norwegians were not subjected to any such military service in England.
- Mr. Crowe, Nos. 48 and 49; November 2, 1861. Mr. Crowe, No. 2: March 15, 1862.↩