Session V. Territory and Self-determination

Territory gives the concept of sovereignty physical expression.

• True

• False

The territorial claims of a State are restricted to the landmass it occupies.

• True

• False

The requirements of a territorial claim depend on whether the territory in question is inhabited or not.

• True

• False

Cession is a derivative mode of territorial acquisition.

• True

• False

The concept of uti possidetis juris is used in relation to boundary disputes involving new States.

• True

• False

Self-determination is a political principle rather than a legal right.

• True

• False

Secession is unlawful as a matter of international law.

• True

• False

A State is able to claim a portion of the Moon.

• True

• False

A State can still acquire territory through the use of force in international law.

• True

• False

Which of the following cases is the leading case in relation to the acquisition of title to the territory in international law?

• The Nicaraguan Case (1986)

• The Island of Palmas Case (1928)

• The North Sea Continental Shelf Cases (1969)

• The Pinochet Cases (2000)