Alabama Claims arbitration

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The Alabama Claims arbitration was an 1872 international tribunal in Geneva that resolved U.S. demands for damages from Britain over Confederate commerce raiders built in British shipyards during the American Civil War, becoming a landmark in the peaceful settlement of international disputes.

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instanceOf historical event
international arbitration tribunal
international legal case
alsoKnownAs Alabama Claims Tribunal
Geneva Arbitration of the Alabama Claims
appliesToEvent American Civil War
awardAmount 15000000 US dollars
cause U.S. demands for damages for losses to its merchant marine
construction and fitting out of Confederate cruisers in British shipyards
chronology took place after the American Civil War and before the First Hague Peace Conference
compensationPaidBy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
compensationPaidTo United States of America
concernedWith British neutrality during the American Civil War
CSS Alabama
CSS Florida
CSS Shenandoah
Confederate commerce raiders
neutrality law
countryInvolved United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United States of America
dateOfDecision 1872-09-14
describedAs landmark in the peaceful settlement of international disputes
endTime 1872
followedBy increased use of arbitration in international law
hasArbitrator Alexander Cockburn
Charles Francis Adams Sr.
Count Federico Sclopis
Friedrich von Scherer
Jacques Staempfli
hasLanguage English
hasParticipant British government
United States government
implementedRule due diligence standard for neutral states
legalBasis Treaty of Washington (1871)
location Geneva
Switzerland
mainSubject Alabama Claims
organizedBy international tribunal constituted under the Treaty of Washington
partOf history of United Kingdom foreign relations
history of United States foreign relations
history of international law
result Britain found liable for indirect damages caused by Confederate cruisers built in British shipyards
United States received monetary compensation instead of territorial concessions
significantFor Anglo-American relations
development of international arbitration
evolution of the law of neutrality
peaceful settlement of international disputes
startTime 1872

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Anglo-American wars notableEvent Alabama Claims arbitration
Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims mainSubject Alabama Claims
linked to: Alabama Claims arbitration
Grant administration hasEvent Alabama Claims settlement with Great Britain
linked to: Alabama Claims arbitration
CSS Shenandoah relatedTo Alabama Claims
linked to: Alabama Claims arbitration
Treaty of Washington (1871) resolvedDispute Alabama Claims
linked to: Alabama Claims arbitration
Treaty of Washington (1871) includesProvisionOn Alabama Claims arbitration
Alabama Claims arbitration alsoKnownAs Alabama Claims Tribunal
linked to: Alabama Claims arbitration
Alabama Claims arbitration mainSubject Alabama Claims
linked to: Alabama Claims arbitration