S.S. Wimbledon case

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The S.S. Wimbledon case was a landmark 1923 decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice that clarified the limits of state sovereignty under international treaty obligations, particularly regarding freedom of navigation through the Kiel Canal.

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instanceOf international court case ⓘ
judgment of the Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ
landmark case in international law ⓘ
applicantStates France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom ⓘ
areaOfLaw international responsibility ⓘ
law of treaties ⓘ
public international law ⓘ
citationStyleName S.S. Wimbledon (France, Italy, Japan and United Kingdom v. Germany) ⓘ
linked to: S.S. Wimbledon case
concernsWaterway Kiel Canal ⓘ
courtSeat The Hague ⓘ
decidingCourt Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ
decisionDate 1923-08-17 ⓘ
disputeOrigin refusal by Germany to allow passage of the S.S. Wimbledon through the Kiel Canal ⓘ
findingOnNeutrality Germany’s neutrality regulations could not override its treaty obligations regarding the Kiel Canal ⓘ
findingOnSovereignty a state may voluntarily limit its sovereignty by entering into international treaties ⓘ
historicalSignificance early and influential decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice ⓘ
holding Germany was not entitled to refuse passage to the S.S. Wimbledon through the Kiel Canal ⓘ
treaty obligations limited Germany’s freedom to invoke neutrality to close the Kiel Canal ⓘ
influenced later international law doctrine on international waterways and canals ⓘ
subsequent jurisprudence on treaty-based limitations of sovereignty ⓘ
involvesState France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalIssue interpretation of the Treaty of Versailles provisions on the Kiel Canal ⓘ
whether Germany could rely on its neutrality laws to deny passage through the Kiel Canal ⓘ
officialName Case of the S.S. Wimbledon ⓘ
linked to: S.S. Wimbledon case
principleAffirmed freedom of navigation in international canals subject to treaty regimes ⓘ
limitations on state sovereignty accepted by treaty are legally binding ⓘ
pacta sunt servanda ⓘ
primacy of international treaty obligations over conflicting domestic law ⓘ
reparationIssue Germany was held responsible for wrongful denial of passage ⓘ
respondentState Germany ⓘ
subjectMatter freedom of navigation ⓘ
international treaty interpretation ⓘ
international waterways ⓘ
law of the sea ⓘ
limits of state sovereignty ⓘ
treatyInterpreted Treaty of Versailles ⓘ
treatyProvisionConcerned Articles on freedom of passage through the Kiel Canal ⓘ
vesselFlag French ⓘ
vesselName S.S. Wimbledon ⓘ
vesselType steamship ⓘ
yearDecided 1923 ⓘ

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S.S. Wimbledon case → officialName → Case of the S.S. Wimbledon ⓘ
linked to: S.S. Wimbledon case
S.S. Wimbledon case → citationStyleName → S.S. Wimbledon (France, Italy, Japan and United Kingdom v. Germany) ⓘ
linked to: S.S. Wimbledon case
S.S. Wimbledon → involvedIn → S.S. Wimbledon (case) ⓘ
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Allied Powers in S.S. Wimbledon case → roleIn → S.S. Wimbledon case ⓘ
Allied Powers in S.S. Wimbledon case → caseCitation → S.S. Wimbledon (United Kingdom, France, Italy and Japan v. Germany), PCIJ Series A No. 1 ⓘ
linked to: S.S. Wimbledon case