ДЕЛОТО „УИМБЪЛДЪН“ И ЗНАЧЕНИЕТО МУ ЗА ПРАВНИЯ РЕЖИМ НА КОРАБОПЛАВАНЕТО ПРЕЗ МЕЖДУНАРОДНИТЕ МОРСКИ КАНАЛИ

Abstract

The „Wimbledon“ case from 1923 is the first case of the historically first international court of justice - Permanent Court of International Justice, which means that by this case starts international justice as a whole. In the case the Court analyses the legal regime of the Kiel canal as international maritime canal. For this purpose the Court considers the legal regime of the other two international maritime canals in the world - Suez and Panama canals,on the one side, and on the other - makes the conclusion that, based on the canals’ use, a customary law rule regarding the legal status of international canals has emerged. This is why the judgment of the „Wimbledon“ case postulates the legal regime of navigation through any international maritime canal, which is the importance, and even the contribution of the „Wimbledon“ case to international justice.