Treaty of Washington (1871)

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arbitration agreement bilateral treaty international treaty

The Treaty of Washington (1871) was a landmark agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully resolved the Alabama Claims and set important precedents for international arbitration.

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Surface form	Occurrences
The Treaty of Washington and its Results	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arbitration agreement ⓘ bilateral treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Anglo-American Treaty of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
arbitrationAwardAmount	15000000 US dollars ⓘ
arbitrationAwardPayer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
arbitrationAwardRecipient	United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
arbitrationVenue	Geneva, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ
BritishPlenipotentiary	Earl de Grey and Ripon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Edward Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Stafford Northcote NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	1871 in international relations ⓘ Treaties of the United Kingdom ⓘ Treaties of the United States ⓘ
concernsShip	CSS Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS Shenandoah NERFINISHED ⓘ
countrySignatory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateSigned	1871-05-08 ⓘ
definedPrinciple	due diligence obligations of neutrals ⓘ responsibility of neutral states for violations by private actors ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1872-06-17 ⓘ
established	Geneva arbitration tribunal NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Victorian era ⓘ post–American Civil War era ⓘ
includesProvisionOn	Alabama Claims arbitration NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic fisheries NERFINISHED ⓘ US-Canada boundary issues ⓘ navigation of the Great Lakes ⓘ navigation of the St. Lawrence River ⓘ
influenced	Permanent Court of Arbitration practices ⓘ development of public international law ⓘ
legalStatus	ratified treaty ⓘ
locationSigned	Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Joint High Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
ratifiedBy	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedToConflict	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
resolvedDispute	Alabama Claims NERFINISHED ⓘ
setPrecedentFor	modern international arbitration ⓘ peaceful settlement of international disputes ⓘ use of mixed international tribunals ⓘ
subject	Civil War maritime claims ⓘ international arbitration procedures ⓘ neutrality obligations in wartime ⓘ
USPlenipotentiary	Hamilton Fish NERFINISHED ⓘ
USPlenipotentiary	Robert C. Schenck NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Ulysses S. Grant administration → significantEvent → Treaty of Washington (1871) ⓘ

Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims → about → Treaty of Washington (1871) ⓘ

Arguments before the Geneva Tribunal on the Alabama Claims → relatedWork → Treaty of Washington (1871) ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Treaty of Washington and its Results