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Record 1 1987-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Public Law
CONT

The lease of territory was a nineteenth century device for securing possession of important access ports in the Orient without the necessity of proceeding to annexation. It was a peaceful mode of acquisition. Today, however, the lease is used for the securing of strategic bases by military Powers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international public
DEF

Expression employée à la fin du XIXe siècle et au début de XXe pour désigner l'opération par laquelle un État confère, pour un temps déterminé, à un autre État, le droit d'exercer des pouvoirs souverains sur un territoire faisant partie du premier État en qualifiant cette opération de bail.

Spanish

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