discovery and occupation

discovery and occupation
A method of acquiring territory on behalf of a nation. 30 Am J Rev ed Internat L § 42; 54 Am J1st US § 77. By the law of nations, dominion of new territory may be acquired by discovery and occupation, as well as by cession or by conquest; and when citizens or subjects of one nation, in its name and by its authority or with its assent, take and hold actual, continuous, and useful possession (although only for the purpose of carrying on a particular business, such as catching and curing fish or working mines) of territory unoccupied by any other government or its citizens, the nation to which they belong may exercise such jurisdiction and for such period as it sees fit over territory so acquired. Downes v Bidwell, 182 US 244, 45 L Ed 1088, 21 S Ct 770.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • acquisition by discovery and occupation — See discovery and occupation …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Discovery and development of dual serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors — Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are a class of antidepressant drugs used in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). SNRIs are potent inhibitors of serotonin (5 Hydroxytryptamine, 5 HT) and norepinephrine (NE,… …   Wikipedia

  • title by discovery and occupation — The title acquired by a nation when its citizens or subjects, in its name and by its authority or with its assent, take and hold actual, continuous and useful possession of territory unoccupied by any other government or its citizens. 30 Am J Rev …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Discovery and development of renin inhibitors — Renin inhibitors are antihypertensive drugs that inhibit the first and rate limiting step of the renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS). Since the 1970s scientists have been trying to develop potent inhibitors with acceptable oral… …   Wikipedia

  • discovery — The finding of something, perchance a cure for a disease, a new land, a new planet, or a mechanical principle which may be adapted to produce an article which has the requisite of patentability. 40 Am J1st Pat § 39. A finding of mineral, the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • History of discovery and distribution of the remains of Aegean civilization — Mycenae and Tiryns are the two principal sites on which evidence of a prehistoric civilization was remarked long ago by the classical Greeks. The curtain wall and towers of the Mycenaean citadel, its gate with heraldic lions, and the great… …   Wikipedia

  • Occupation of the Baltic states — Part of a series of articles on the Occupation and annexation of the Baltic states …   Wikipedia

  • Occupation of the Channel Islands — As part of the Atlantic Wall, between 1940 and 1945 the occupying German forces and the Organisation Todt constructed fortifications round the coasts of the Channel Islands such as this observation tower at Les Landes, Jersey The Channel Islands… …   Wikipedia

  • Occupation of Alcatraz — A lingering sign of the 1969 71 Native American Alcatraz Occupation in 2006. The AN is what remains of an alteration made to the sign, to make it read United Indian Property . The Occupation of Alcatraz was an occupation of Alcatraz Island by the …   Wikipedia

  • Rape during the occupation of Germany — Territorial changes and occupational zones of Nazi Germany after its defeat. Includes the front line along the Elbe from which U.S. troops withdrew in July 1945 As Allied troops entered and occupied German territory during the later stages of… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”