uti possidetis
uti possidetis 〈拉〉 (1)(罗马法)不动产占有保持禁令 在对物的占有发生争议时，该禁令将占有权授予当时对不动产实际占有的人，为使该人可被宣告为合法占有人。 (→utrubi) (2)(国际法)边界占有保持原则 指当原有的政治分支获得独立时，原来的行政疆界即成为国家的边界。
UTI POSSIDETIS
uti possidetis
uti possidetis (yoo-tI pah-si-dee-tis). [Latin] 1. Int’l law. The doctrine that colonial administrative boundaries will become international boundaries when a political subdivision or colony achieves independence. 2. Roman law. An interdict ordering the parties to a lawsuit to maintain the possession of real property as it stands pending a decision on who owns it. Cf.