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INTERNATIONAL CANAL [1 record]

Record 1 2001-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Law of the Sea
DEF

ship canal, sea canal: An artificial waterway of more or less uniform dimensions, suitable for seagoing vessels. Canal connected with sea and of such size that seagoing vessels can safely navigate it. (BTLUX 79)

CONT

The rules governing international rivers and straits are also applicable to international canals, which are man-made waterways forming an international passageway ...

OBS

There are only three such inter-oceanic or sea-connecting canals which present a distinctly international legal character, namely, those of Suez, Panama and Kiel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Droit de la mer
DEF

Voie navigable artificielle qui met en communication deux mers ou deux océans à travers un territoire.

OBS

Exemples : canal de Suez (Méditerranée - mer Rouge); canal de Corinthe (golfe de Corinthe - mer Égée); canal de Kiel (mer du Nord - Baltique); canal de Panama (Atlantique - Pacifique).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
  • Derecho del mar
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