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Affaire du Canal de Suez (Compagnie du Canal de Suez - Égypte)

Year (case):
1864
Time period:
1850-1918
Jurisdiction/region:
North Africa
State/territory:
Egypt
Document language:
French
Dispute resolution method:
Arbitration
Classification:
Commercial
Topics:
State responsibilityReparationsForms of reparation Compensation
Contracts
General principles of law Legitimate expectations
General principles of law Pacta sunt servanda
Human rights law Slavery, forced labour and equivalent regimes
Sovereignty
Country of colonial power:
France
United Kingdom
Legal instrument:
Special agreement
Presiding or sole arbitrator:
Napoleon III (President of France)
Nationality of arbitrator:
France
Citation:
Affaire du Canal de Suez (Compagnie du Canal de Suez - Égypte) in Albert Geouffre de Lapradelle & Nicolas Politis, Recueil des arbitrages internationaux, vol 2 (Pedone 1905) 344
Link to source:
https://archive.org/details/recueildesarbitr02lapruoft/page/34
Description:
Arbitration between the Suez Canal Company and Egypt. The case originated from a series of disputes after the abolition of forced labour in Egypt led to a deficit in the workforce used for the construction of the Suez Canal.

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