22 U.S.C. § 3601
Congressional statement of purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter to provide legislation necessary or desirable for the implementation of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 between the United States of America and the Republic of Panama and of the related agreements accompanying that Treaty.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1981–2006 · leading case: Asociacion De Empleados Del Area Canalera v. Panama Canal Comm'n, 453 F.3d 1309 (11th Cir. 2006).
Asociacion De Empleados Del Area Canalera v. Panama Canal Comm'n, 453 F.3d 1309 (11th Cir. 2006). “Indeed, since Congress clearly transferred “any outstanding liabilities” of the PCC to the GSA, it makes sense that if Congress had already waived sovereign immunity for the PCC for these types of claims there did not need to be a further waiver of sovereign immunity.”
Donna McClain Mother & Pers. Rep. of the Deceased Minor, Ramon John Rasimowicz v. Panama Canal Comm'n, a U.S. Exec. Agency, 834 F.2d 452 (5th Cir. 1988). “Under the Panama Canal Act of 1979, 22 U.S.C. §§ 3601 to 3871, the Commission, an executive branch agency, is authorized to settle personal injury or death claims against it.”
Am. Hull Ins. Syndicate v. United States Lines, Inc. (In Re United States Lines, Inc.), 79 B.R. 542 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1987). “By amendment to the Panama Canal Act 22 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. (1982, S.Supp. Ill 1986) that became law on December 25, 1985, the Commission was granted unlimited authority to adjust and settle maritime claims.”
Asociacion De Empleados Del Area Canalera v. Panama Canal Comm'n, 329 F.3d 1235 (11th Cir. 2003). “ASEDAC claims that the PCC and OTA violated the Panama Canal Treaty and various United States laws, including the Panama Canal Act, 22 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.”
Aurich v. United States, 9 Cl. Ct. 1126 (Fed. Cir. 1986). “) 452 (codified at 22 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq. (1982)). . 20 U.”
Husted v. United States, 667 F. Supp. 831 (S.D. Fla. 1985). “Third, the Panama Canal Act of 1979, 22 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq, provides for general immunity regarding actions against the United States or its Panama Canal Commission for actions arising in the Canal Zone.”
Application of the Fed. Water Pollution Control Act to the Former Panama Canal Zone (OLC 1981). “” 6 This interpretation of the Treaty is consistent with the Panama Canal A ct of 1979 (Canal Act), 22 U.S.C. § 3601 , legislation passed to imple ment the T reaty.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.