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Affaire de Casablanca (Allemagne, France)

Year (case):
1909
Year (treaty):
1908
Time period:
1850-1918
Jurisdiction/region:
North Africa
State/territory:
Morocco
Document language:
French
Dispute resolution method:
Arbitration
Classification:
Inter-State
Topics:
SovereigntySovereign jurisdiction Capitulation (treaty)
TerritoryOccupation Effective occupation
SovereigntySovereign jurisdiction Extraterritorial jurisdiction
Sovereignty Sovereign jurisdiction
Country of colonial power:
France
Germany
Legal instrument:
Special agreement
Presiding or sole arbitrator:
K. Hj. L. Hammarskjöld (Sweden)
Other members of tribunal/commission:
Guido Fusinato (Germany), J. Kriege (Germany), Louis Renault (France), Edward Fry (United Kingdom)
Nationality of arbitrator:
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Sweden
Citation:
Affaire de Casablanca (Allemagne, France) (22 May 1909) XI RIAA 119
Link to source:
https://legal.un.org/docs/?path=../riaa/cases/vol_XI/119-131.pdf&l=
Description:
Dispute between France and Germany regarding extraterritorial rights in Morocco. France claimed exclusive jurisdiction in occupied territories in Morocco, while Germany asserted extraterritorial rights over its nationals.

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