Alabama Claims

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What does Alabama Claims mean in American Law?

The definition of Alabama Claims in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

The Alabama was a warship built in England during the American Civil War for use by the Confederate States. After the war, the U.S. claimed damages from the English for the Alabama’s injuries to U.S. shipping. The governments agreed to international arbitration, and in 1872 the arbitrators found against the English and awarded the U.S. over three million pounds. As part of the settlement, the two countries agreed to rules covering their behavior as neutrals during each other’s wars, which have

since become absorbed into general international law.