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uti possidetis: a standalone construct

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utipossidetis1 CONSTRUCTUti possidetisRATNER · INTERNATIONAL LAW

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International law

the principle that newly independent states inherit the administrative boundaries that existed before independence.

In international law, uti possidetis refers to the principle that newly independent states inherit the administrative boundaries that existed before independence. This meaning comes from Ratner (1996) in American Journal of International Law.[1]

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  1. Ratner, S. R. (1996). Drawing a Better Line: UTI Possidetis and the Borders of New States. American Journal of International Law, 90(4), 590-624. https://doi.org/10.2307/2203988

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