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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
- uti possidetis
1, record 1, English, uti%20possidetis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - uti%20possidetis
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 ... 3, record 1, English, - uti%20possidetis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit international public
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- uti possidetis
1, record 1, French, uti%20possidetis
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - uti%20possidetis
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - uti%20possidetis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Public Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- relevant conduct of the Parties
1, record 2, English, relevant%20conduct%20of%20the%20Parties
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Chamber did just that, without ignoring, either, the relevant conduct of the Parties since their independence and its legal effects under principles of international law other than that of utipossidetis juris, which principles Article 5 of the Special Agreement allows it also to apply. 2, record 2, English, - relevant%20conduct%20of%20the%20Parties
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit international public
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- conduite pertinente des Parties
1, record 2, French, conduite%20pertinente%20des%20Parties
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C’est précisément ce que la Chambre a fait, sans par ailleurs ignorer la conduite pertinente des Parties depuis leur accession à l’indépendance et les effets juridiques de cette conduite en vertu des principes du droit international autres que ceux de I’uti possidetis juris, principes que l’article 5 du compromis l’autorise aussi à appliquer. 2, record 2, French, - conduite%20pertinente%20des%20Parties
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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