但这些充满道德感的自由主义精英也有自己的小算盘：倘若英国政府违反了法案的话，那就得由英国自己的法庭来审判，不用飘洋过海去劳烦那些国际法官了。
But the high-minded liberalism of the then-elite had a practical point as well: should the government have any soiled linen, it should be laundered in British courts rather than be aired before a panel of international judges.