uti possidetis

uti possidetis
uti pos·si·de·tis /'yü-tī-ˌpä-sə-'dē-təs, 'ü-tē-ˌpȯ-sē-'dā-tēs/ n [Late Latin, as you (now) possess (it); from the wording of an interdict in Roman law enjoining both parties in a suit to maintain the status quo until the decision]: a principle in international law that recognizes a peace treaty between parties as vesting each with the territory and property under its control unless otherwise stipulated

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

uti possidetis
A term used in international law to indicate that the parties to a particular treaty are to retain possession of that which they forcibly seized during a war.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


uti possidetis
A term used in international law to indicate that the parties to a particular treaty are to retain possession of that which they forcibly seized during a war.

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