equal footing doctrineglossary / EQUAL-FOOTING DOCTRINE equal-footing doctrine. The principle that a state admitted to the Union after 1789 enters with the same rights, sovereignty, and jurisdiction within its borders as did the original 13 states. 词条贡献者 资深译员陈鹏,毕业于国内顶尖的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各类与全球贸易及投资相关的法律文件。
equal footing doctrine EQUAL-FOOTING DOCTRINE, 同等地位原则 equal footing doctrine 〈美〉同等地位原则 该原则规定美国新增加的州和原先的州一样,对其辖区范围内的可航行水域的底部拥有所有权。但亦有例外。