The Suez Canal and Impracticability – A Video Clip for Class

Given the current political turmoil in Egypt, a discussion of the Suez Crisis and impracticability may actually meet with fewer yawning students this year.  In preparing to present a hypothetical based on the cases (e.g., American Trading and Production v. Shell Int’l Marine Ltd, 453 F.2d 939 (2d Cir. 1972), I discovered some newsreel footage from 1956, which may help tell the story:

There are many other clips, but this one seemed like just the right length for class.  Coincidentally, today, Reuters reports that Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announced that it will leave transit fees unchanged until the end of 2011.

[Meredith R. Miller]