Neutrality Treaty

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The Neutrality Treaty is a 1977 agreement between the United States and Panama that guarantees the permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal and ensures its open access to ships of all nations in both peace and war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty ⓘ
Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal ⓘ
appliesTo Panama Canal ⓘ
category 1977 treaties ⓘ
Panama–United States relations ⓘ
Treaties of Panama ⓘ
Treaties of the United States ⓘ
componentOf Torrijos–Carter Treaties ⓘ
countrySignatory Panama ⓘ
United States ⓘ
dateSigned 1977 ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1979 ⓘ
field international law ⓘ
geographicalScope Panama Canal and its waters ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal
guarantees non-discriminatory access to the Panama Canal ⓘ
open access to ships of all nations in time of peace ⓘ
open access to ships of all nations in time of war ⓘ
permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal ⓘ
hasCounterpartTreaty Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 ⓘ
hasProvision right of the United States and Panama to guarantee canal neutrality ⓘ
historicalContext post–World War II decolonization and canal sovereignty negotiations ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
nonDiscriminationPrinciple equal treatment for ships of all nations ⓘ
obligates Panama to maintain the permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal ⓘ
United States to respect the permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal ⓘ
placeSigned Washington, D.C. ⓘ
predecessor Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty ⓘ
purpose to ensure open access to the Panama Canal for ships of all nations ⓘ
to guarantee the permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal ⓘ
regulates conditions of use of the Panama Canal ⓘ
relatedTo Torrijos–Carter Treaties ⓘ
signatoryLeader General Omar Torrijos ⓘ
linked to: Omar Torrijos

President Jimmy Carter ⓘ
linked to: Jimmy Carter
signedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
Omar Torrijos ⓘ
subject operation of the Panama Canal ⓘ
permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal ⓘ
yearSigned 1977 ⓘ

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