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Affaire de Portendick (France/Great Britain)

Year (case):
1843
Year (treaty):
1785
1814
Time period:
Pre 1850
Jurisdiction/region:
West Africa
State/territory:
Mauritania
Senegal
Document language:
French
Dispute resolution method:
Arbitration
Classification:
Inter-State
Topics:
Law of armed conflict Aggression
State responsibilityReparationsForms of reparation Compensation
Customary international law
Law of the sea Freedom of navigation
General principles of law Legitimate expectations
Law of the seaFreedom of navigation Naval blockade
Law of armed conflict Neutrality
State responsibility
Country of colonial power:
France
United Kingdom
Legal instrument:
Treaty Treaty of Paris (1814)
Treaty Treaty of Versailles (1785)
Presiding or sole arbitrator:
Frederick William (King of Prussia)
Nationality of arbitrator:
Germany
Citation:
Affaire de Portendick (France/Great Britain) in Albert Geouffre de Lapradelle & Nicolas Politis, Recueil des arbitrages internationaux, vol 1 (Pedone 1905) 513
Link to source:
https://archive.org/details/recueildesarbit01lapr/page/512/mode/2up
Description:
Arbitration between France and Great Britain over France’s alleged blockade of the Portendick coast, located in modern-day Senegal.

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