Copenhagen Convention of 1857
The Copenhagen Convention,[1] which came into force on 14 March 1857,[2] is a maritime treaty governing transit passage through the Danish straits.
Provisions
It has abolished the Sound Dues and all Danish straits have been made international waterways free to all commercial shipping. Its provisions were later reaffirmed by Article 282 of the Treaty of Versailles, becoming binding for its parties. Although the Convention does not cover warships, military vessels have also been free to traverse the straits, regulated by the general international rule of innocent passage through international straits and the Royal Ordinance of 1976.[3]
History
It had been increasingly evident that the Sound Dues had a negative impact on the port and merchants of
A number of canals were built in part due to the trouble to pass the Danish straits.
References
- ^ "British and foreign state papers. V.47 (1856-1857)".
- ^ "Legal provision: maritime law". UNESCO.
- ^ Law of the Sea Institute (1983). The Law of the Sea in the 1980s. University of Virginia: Law of the Sea Institute. pp. 600–619.
- ^ Hvidegaard, Torben (2 May 2005). "Øresundstolden" (in Danish). Dansk-Skånsk Tidsskrift. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.
- ^ ISBN 90-247-2595-X.