Discovery, Symbolic Annexation and Virtual Effectiveness in International Law

There are some problems of international law which at times are felt to be in the air. Today without doubt one of these questions is that of original acquisition of territorial sovereignty. Arbitration cases such as those concerning the Island of Palmas and Greenland started a heated discussion of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:American Journal of International Law
Main Author: Heydte, Friedrich August Freiherr Von Der
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1935
Subjects:
Law
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2190420
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0002930000168496
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Summary:There are some problems of international law which at times are felt to be in the air. Today without doubt one of these questions is that of original acquisition of territorial sovereignty. Arbitration cases such as those concerning the Island of Palmas and Greenland started a heated discussion of the principles involved in the field of scientific research.