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UTI POSSIDETIS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-04-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- International Public Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- status quo
1, record 1, English, status%20quo
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Uti possidetis" and "status quo". These two phrases often amount to the same thing, and are used to denote actual possession by right of conquest, occupation or otherwise, at some particular moment, which has to be defined with as much exactness as possible in the proposals for a treaty of peace, or in the treaty itself. But while "uti possidetis" relates to the possession of territory, the "status quo" may be the previously existing situation in regard to other matters... 1, record 1, English, - status%20quo
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit international public
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- statu quo
1, record 1, French, statu%20quo
correct, Latin, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expression latine abrégée de l'expression : «in statu quo», en l'état où (sous entendu : se trouvent les choses), employée pour désigner l'état actuel des choses ou l'état des choses à l'époque à laquelle on entend se référer. 1, record 1, French, - statu%20quo
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-04-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- International Public Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- uti possidetis
1, record 2, English, uti%20possidetis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A phrase used to signify that the parties to a treaty are to retain possession of what they have acquired by force during the war. 2, record 2, English, - uti%20possidetis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Uti possidetis" and "status quo. "These two phrases often amount to the same thing, and are used to denote actual possession by right of conquest, occupation or otherwise, at some particular moment, which has to be defined with as much exactness as possible in the proposals for a treaty of peace, or in the treaty itself. But while "uti possidetis" relates to the possession of territory, the "status quo" may be the previously existing situation in regard to other matters... 3, record 2, English, - uti%20possidetis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit international public
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- uti possidetis
1, record 2, French, uti%20possidetis
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Expression de la procédure romaine («selon que vous possédez») utilisée pour caractériser le principe proclamé en 1810 par les républiques hispano-américaines, suivant lequel les limites des États nouvellement constitués seraient les frontières des colonies espagnoles auxquelles se substituaient ces États (sans qu'il en soit fait mention expressément dans leur Charte, le même principe a été repris par les États membres de l'OUA). 1, record 2, French, - uti%20possidetis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Reproduit de la Liste provisoire de termes juridiques se rapportant aux travaux de la Commission du droit international avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 2, record 2, French, - uti%20possidetis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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