Suez Canal should not be subject to the exercise of the right of war

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legal principle treaty principle

The Suez Canal should not be subject to the exercise of the right of war is a principle established by the 1888 Constantinople Convention that guarantees the canal’s neutrality and free passage for ships even during armed conflict.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Suez Canal should not be subject to acts of hostility	1

Statements (25)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal principle ⓘ treaty principle ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure continuous international maritime traffic ⓘ prevent closure of the Suez Canal due to hostilities ⓘ
appliesDuring	armed conflict ⓘ peace ⓘ
appliesTo	Suez Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ merchant vessels of all nations ⓘ warships of all nations ⓘ
basedOn	principle of neutrality of international waterways ⓘ
establishedBy	Convention of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedOn	1888 ⓘ
geographicalContext	Isthmus of Suez NERFINISHED ⓘ
guarantees	free passage for ships ⓘ neutrality of the Suez Canal ⓘ
legalStatus	binding treaty obligation for its parties ⓘ
linkedTo	freedom of navigation ⓘ
partOf	international law of the sea ⓘ regime of international canals ⓘ
prohibits	blockade of the Suez Canal based on belligerent status of ships ⓘ use of the Suez Canal as an object of war ⓘ
relatedTo	Constantinople Convention of 1888 NERFINISHED ⓘ neutralization of the Suez Canal ⓘ
requires	non-discriminatory treatment of ships ⓘ
territorialContext	Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Constantinople Convention of 1888 → stated → Suez Canal should not be subject to the exercise of the right of war ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suez Canal should not be subject to acts of hostility