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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The continuing exercise and enjoyment of a right.  3, record 1, English, - possession%20of%20a%20right

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The possession of a right is acquired by use, as where an owner, being present and cognizant of the matter, by acquiescence permits a neighbour, who has no right to do so, to use some servitude in his unencumbered estate (as that of pasturing cattle, a right of passage, a right to drive beasts or of conducting water or the like) for a long time, peacefully and without interruption, so that the user cannot be ejected without writ and judgment.  4, record 1, English, - possession%20of%20a%20right

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Néanmoins, la possession d'un droit, au sens technique, ne concerne que les droits réels principaux, susceptibles de prescription acquisitive.  1, record 1, French, - possession%20d%27un%20droit

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The possession of a right means that the right-holder's interest cannot be sacrified in this way. Basing rights on an appeal to individual attributes explains why. Rights are not a means for bringing about good consequences.  2, record 2, English, - possession%20of%20a%20right

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Expression empruntée à la technique du droit privé et qui, transposée en droit international public, désigne, dans l'idée des auteurs qui l'emploient, le fait, pour un État, d'être titulaire d'un droit, qu'il ait ou non la possibilité de le mettre en œuvre.  1, record 2, French, - jouissance%20d%27un%20droit

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish