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uti possidetis
(redirected from Effective occupation)

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uti possidetis [ˈjuːtaɪ ˌpɒsɪˈdiːtɪs]
n
(Law) International law the rule that territory and other property remains in the hands of the belligerent state actually in possession at the end of a war unless otherwise provided for by treaty
[from Latin, literally: as you possess]


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The Government of Israel has a duty to protect its citizens,' Justice Goldstone told the Human Rights Council, 'That in no way justifies a policy of collective punishment of a people under effective occupation, destroying their means to live a dignified life and the trauma caused by the kind of military intervention the Israeli Government called Operation Cast Lead.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] By 1906, Pedro Massano de Amorim, Ernesto Vilhena, and other Portuguese officials conceived of a project that would lead to the total and effective occupation of the region (Amorim 1911: 195-216).
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