Uti possidetis is an expression that originated in Roman private law, where it was the name of a procedure about possession of land. Later, by a misleading...

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...

the South American colonies were over, Simón Bolívar established the uti possidetis juris principle as the basis for the territorial demarcation of the...

any territorial, economic, or political rights. This contrasts with uti possidetis, where each side retains whatever territory and other property it holds...

was 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...

Islamabad and Kabul. Pakistan believes, and international convention under uti possidetis juris supports, the position that it should not require an agreement...

Portuguese exploration in the era, but which Britain claimed on the basis of uti possidetis. It has sometimes been claimed that the British government's objections...

Argentina from Spain upon independence in 1816, a principle known as uti possidetis juris. That the British dropped their claim by acquiescence by not protesting...

weakness of his antagonist's." The principle bears some similarity to uti possidetis ("as you possess, so may you continue to possess"), which currently...

was 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...