Torrijos–Carter Treaties

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bilateral treaty international agreement treaty between states

The Torrijos–Carter Treaties are a pair of 1977 agreements between the United States and Panama that set the terms for the gradual transfer of control of the Panama Canal from the U.S. to Panama by the end of 1999.

Aliases (4)

Panama Canal treaties ×2
Carter–Torrijos Treaties ×1
Panama Canal Treaties implementing legislation ×1
Panama Canal Treaty ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty → international agreement → treaty between states →
alsoKnownAs	Carter–Torrijos Treaties → Panama Canal Treaties →
appliesToJurisdiction	Panama → Panama Canal → United States →
country	Panama → United States →
dateSigned	1977-09-07 →
effect	Panama gains full control of the Panama Canal → dissolution of the Panama Canal Zone →
effectiveDate	1979-10-01 →
endDate	1999-12-31 →
enteredIntoForce	1979-10-01 →
follows	Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty →
genre	treaty on territorial and administrative arrangements →
hasPart	Panama Canal Treaty → Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal →
language	English → Spanish →
legalStatus	binding international treaty →
legislativeBody	United States Senate →
location	Panama Canal Zone →
namedAfter	Jimmy Carter → Omar Torrijos →
placeSigned	Washington, D.C. →
providesFor	end of U.S. control of the Panama Canal by 1999-12-31 → gradual transfer of control of the Panama Canal from the United States to Panama →
ratifiedBy	National Assembly of Panama → United States Senate →
replaces	U.S. perpetual control over the Panama Canal Zone →
signatory	Panama → United States →
signatoryLeader	Jimmy Carter → Omar Torrijos →
signedBy	Jimmy Carter → Omar Torrijos →
statedInDocument	Panama Canal Treaty → Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal →
subject	neutrality of the Panama Canal → operation of the Panama Canal → transfer of control of the Panama Canal →
timePeriod	Cold War →
topic	Panama–United States relations → canal sovereignty → decolonization →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Torrijos–Carter Treaties ("Carter–Torrijos Treaties") →	alsoKnownAs
Panama Canal →	governedByTreaty
Torrijos–Carter Treaties ("Panama Canal Treaty") →	hasPart
Jimmy Carter ("Panama Canal treaties") →	knownFor
Panama Canal Zone →	legalBasis
Jimmy Carter ("Panama Canal treaties") →	notableWork
95th United States Congress ("Panama Canal Treaties implementing legislation") →	passedLegislation