right to sovereignty over a territory
11Right of asylum — Asylum seekers by country of origin.   40,000 asylum seekers …
12Tibetan sovereignty debate — The Tibetan sovereignty debate refers to two political debates. The first is whether the various territories within the People s Republic of China that are claimed as political Tibet should separate and become a new sovereign state. Many of the… …
13Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute — Timeline of de facto control February 1764 – April 1767  France January 1765 – July 1770 …
14Transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong — The transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People s Republic of China, often referred to as the Handover, occurred on July 1, 1997. The event marked the end of British rule, and the transfer of sovereignty of Hong… …
15British Indian Ocean Territory — BIOT redirects here. For other uses, see Biot. British Indian Ocean Territory …
16Occupied territory — Occupied Territories redirects here. For the Muslimgauze album, see Occupied Territories (album). Occupied territory is territory under military occupation. Occupation is a term of art in international law; in accordance with Article 42 of the… …
17Palestinian right of return — The Palestinian right of return (Arabic: حق العودة Ḥaqq al ʿawda ; Hebrew: זכות השיבה zkhut hashivah ) is a political position or principle asserting that Palestinian refugees, both first generation refugees and their descendants, have a right to …
18United States territory — is any extent of region under the jurisdiction of the federal government of the United States,Hurd, J. C. (1968). The law of freedom and bondage in the United States. New York: Negro Universities Press.Page 438 439.] including all waters… …
19Concession (territory) — In international law, a concession is a territory within a country that is administered by an entity other than the state which holds sovereignty over it. This is usually a colonizing power, or at least mandated by one, as in the case of colonial …
20Yarmirr v Northern Territory — (October 2001) was an application for the determination of native title to seas, sea bed and sub soil, heard in the Federal Court of Australia. The application was made on behalf of a number of clan groups of Aboriginal people to an area of seas… …
