Suez Canal Convention of 1888

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The Suez Canal Convention of 1888 was an international treaty that guaranteed the neutrality of the Suez Canal and secured free passage for all ships in times of peace and war.

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Suez Canal Convention of 1888 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty ⓘ
multilateral convention ⓘ
aimedTo prevent unilateral control of the Suez Canal by any single power ⓘ
secure international navigation through the Suez Canal ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Constantinople Convention of 1888 ⓘ
Convention of Constantinople ⓘ
appliesTo merchant vessels ⓘ
warships ⓘ
category History of the Suez Canal ⓘ
Treaties concluded in 1888 ⓘ
Treaties entered into force in 1888 ⓘ
Treaties of France ⓘ
Treaties of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Treaties of the United Kingdom ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn 1888-12-22 ⓘ
guaranteed free passage through the Suez Canal in time of peace ⓘ
free passage through the Suez Canal in time of war ⓘ
neutrality of the Suez Canal ⓘ
historicalContext British occupation of Egypt ⓘ
European imperial rivalry in the late 19th century ⓘ
influenced later international law on straits and canals ⓘ
language French ⓘ
Turkish ⓘ
legalStatus still formally in force in modified form ⓘ
limited belligerent rights in the Suez Canal ⓘ
prohibited acts of hostility in the Suez Canal ⓘ
blockade of the Suez Canal ⓘ
providedFor non-discriminatory treatment of ships of all nations ⓘ
recognized Suez Canal as a neutral passage under international law ⓘ
relatedTo Egypt ⓘ
restricted fortification of the Suez Canal ⓘ
hostilities in the Suez Canal and its ports ⓘ
signatoryState Austria-Hungary ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Persia ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
signedAt Constantinople ⓘ
signedInPresentDayCountry Turkey ⓘ
signedOn 1888-10-29 ⓘ
subject Suez Canal ⓘ

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Constantinople Convention of 1888 → alsoKnownAs → Suez Canal Convention of 1888 ⓘ