Landmark case · Public International Law · Semester 4

Island of Palmas (Netherlands v. United States of America)

(1928) 2 RIAA 829 · Permanent Court of Arbitration

Territorial sovereignty requires continuous and peaceful display of State authority; discovery alone does not suffice.

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Related sections:

Charter of the United Nations, 1945, 2(4) — Prohibition of threat or use of force against territorial integrity
Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, 1933, 3 — Political existence of the State is independent of recognition