States as international persons — State succession — Continuity of the law — Statute applied to Nyasaland Protectorat — Independence of the Protectorate under the name of Malawi — Whether statute in force in Malawi — Fugitive Offenders Act 1881 — The law of Malawi

States as international persons — Composite and dependent States and territories — Protectorates — British protectorate — Whether part of Her Majesty's dominions — Statute applicable in the dominions — Whether applies to protectorates — Sovereignty over protectorates — Power to legislate in respect of protectorates — The law of Malawi