Uti possidetis

	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.
	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.

UTI POSSIDETIS. This phrase, which means as you possess, is used in international law to signify that the parties to a treaty are to retain possession of what they have acquired by force during the war.