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Salem Case (Egypt, United States of America)

Year (case):
1932
Year (treaty):
1830
1931
Time period:
1919-1949
Jurisdiction/region:
North Africa
State/territory:
Egypt
Document language:
English
French
Dispute resolution method:
Arbitration
Classification:
Inter-State
Topics:
SovereigntySovereign jurisdiction Capitulation (treaty)
Diplomatic protection
Nationality Dominant/ effective nationality
TreatiesTreaty interpretation Ordinary meaning
TreatiesTreaty interpretation Preparatory work
State responsibility
Treaties Treaty interpretation
Country of colonial power:
United States of America
Legal instrument:
Treaty Treaty between the United States and Turkey on capitulations (1830)
Presiding or sole arbitrator:
Walter Simons (Germany)
Other members of tribunal/commission:
Abdel Hamid Badawi Pasha(Egypt), Fred K. Nielsen (United States of America)
Nationality of arbitrator:
Egypt
Germany
United States of America
Citation:
Salem Case (Egypt, United States of America) (8 June 1932) II RIAA 1161
Link to source:
http://legal.un.org/docs/?path=../riaa/cases/vol_II/1161-1237.pdf&lang=
Description:
Dispute between the United States of America and Egypt regarding the treatment of a naturalized American citizen of Egyptian origin.

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