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'''Terra nullius''' is a term that refers to a territory without a master. It is a term used in law to describe a space that can be inhabited but that does not belong to a state, meaning the land is not owned by anyone. In fact, when a State or an entity describes a land as a ''terra nullius'', the land is open to occupation and colonization. In international public law, when the definition terra nullius is given to a land, it can legally legitimize its occupation and acquisition of sovereignty by any state, under the doctrine of discovery, which the ICJ has approved as a legal method of acquisition of territory. | '''Terra nullius''' is a term that refers to a territory without a master. It is a term used in law (stemming from [[Roman Law]]) to describe a space that can be inhabited but that does not belong to a [[state]], meaning the land is not owned by anyone. In fact, when a State or an entity describes a land as a ''terra nullius'', the land is open to occupation and colonization. In international public law, when the definition terra nullius is given to a land, it can legally legitimize its occupation and acquisition of sovereignty by any [[state]], under the doctrine of discovery, which the ICJ has approved as a legal method of acquisition of territory. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 30 November 2022
Terra nullius is a term that refers to a territory without a master. It is a term used in law (stemming from Roman Law) to describe a space that can be inhabited but that does not belong to a state, meaning the land is not owned by anyone. In fact, when a State or an entity describes a land as a terra nullius, the land is open to occupation and colonization. In international public law, when the definition terra nullius is given to a land, it can legally legitimize its occupation and acquisition of sovereignty by any state, under the doctrine of discovery, which the ICJ has approved as a legal method of acquisition of territory.