Uti possidetis
Uti possidetis
[Latin, as you possess.]
1.
(Internat. Law) The basis or principle of a treaty which leaves belligerents mutually in possession of what they have acquired by their arms during the war. — Brande & C
2.
(Roman Law) A species of interdict granted to one who was in possession of an immovable thing, in order that he might be declared the legal possessor. — Burrill