COMPAGNIE D'ASSURANCES MARITIMES, AERIENNES ET TERRESTRES (CAMAT) v COMPAGNIE NATIONALE ALGERIENNE DE NAVIGATION (CNAN)

Procedural record

1. 30 November 1972France

   30 November 1972France

   Judgment of the Douai Court of Appeal dated 30 November 1972

   Douai Court of Appeal

   Decision summary

   The Douai Court of Appeal upheld the objection that the French courts lacked jurisdiction under the bill-of-lading clause assigning disputes to the Algiers Commercial Court.

   Participants

   COMPAGNIE D'ASSURANCES MARITIMES, AERIENNES ET TERRESTRES (CAMAT)

   COMPAGNIE NATIONALE ALGERIENNE DE NAVIGATION (CNAN)

   Douai Court of Appeal

   1 year, 11 months and 21 days later · 720 days

2. 20 November 1974France

   20 November 1974France

   Decision of the French Court of Cassation in the case CAMAT v CNAN

   French Court of Cassation

   Decision summary

   The French Court of Cassation rejected CAMAT's appeal against the Douai Court of Appeal's jurisdiction ruling. It upheld the bill-of-lading clause assigning disputes to the Algiers Commercial Court, holding that the alleged practical obstacle to enforcement in Algeria did not prevent an Algerian judgment from being recognized and declared enforceable in France under the France-Algeria Convention of 27 August 1964.

   Participants

   COMPAGNIE D'ASSURANCES MARITIMES, AERIENNES ET TERRESTRES (CAMAT)

   COMPAGNIE NATIONALE ALGERIENNE DE NAVIGATION (CNAN)

   French Court of Cassation

   Authorities cited

   3

   • Brussels Convention dated 25 August 1924
     treaty
   • France-Algeria Convention of 27 August 1964
     treaty
   • French Decree of 20 July 1972
     statute