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Definition of Possidetis

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Uti possidetis
Uti possidetis U`ti pos`si*de"tis [L., as you possess.] 1. (Internat. Law) The basis or principle of a treaty which leaves belligerents mutually in possession of what they have acquired by their arms during the war. --Brande & C. 2. (Roman Law) A species of interdict granted to one who was in possession of an immovable thing, in order that he might be declared the legal possessor. --Burrill.

Meaning of Possidetis from wikipedia

- be doubtful. This usage is sometimes called uti possidetis de facto. In recent times, uti possidetis refers to a doctrine for drawing international boundaries...
- Uti possidetis juris or uti possidetis iuris (Latin for "as [you] possess under law") is a principle of international law which provides that newly formed...
- any territorial, economic, or political rights. This contrasts with uti possidetis, where each side retains whatever territory and other property it holds...
- establishing a precise border between the two countries based on the uti possidetis juris principle. Despite dividing largely unexplored lands, the treaty...
- countries' borders who had initially accepted the 1810 borders on the uti possidetis iuris principle had by 1848 either been altered by war or were contested...
- South American colonies were over, Simón Bolívar established the uti possidetis juris principle as the basis for the territorial demarcation of the new...
- Border Dispute: the interplay of titles and 'effectivités' under the uti possidetis juris principle, Leiden Journal of International Law Archived 29 September...
- the "critical date" in that specific case. Under the principle of uti possidetis juris, the boundaries of former colonies must be respected by all states...
- of Magellan Dispute. In blue and green are the boundaries claimed by Argentine and Chilean historians respectably as uti possidetis iuris in Patagonia....
- property Adverse possession ("possession is nine-tenths of the law") Uti possidetis Usucapio/Usucaption Theft by finding Parker v British Airways Board (1982)...