The Panama Canal Conflict between Great Britain and the United States of America / A Study

The study offers a legal and diplomatic analysis of the dispute between Britain and the United States over the interpretation of the treaty clause guaranteeing the canal's free and equal use, examining whether US canal legislation and toll exemptions for domestic coasting trade violate that clause. It assesses arguments about most-favoured-nation treatment versus permanent neutralization, compares treaty analogies such as the Suez arrangements, explores municipal versus international law, reviews political and judicial positions, and concludes arbitration is the likely means of settlement while tracing legal doctrines and practical consequences for tolls, neutrality, and transit rights.