Uti Possidetis
UTI POSSIDETIS
A term used ininternational lawto indicate that the parties to a particular treaty are to retain possession of that which they forcibly seized during a war.
A treaty ending a war may adopt the principle of uti possidetis, the principle of status quo ante bellum (Latin for "the state of things before the war"), or a combination of the two. Upon a default of any treaty stipulation, the doctrine of uti possidetis prevails.
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