English Explanatory Dictionary

Lotus principle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The principle, in international law, that sovereign states may act in any way they wish as long as they do not contravene an explicit prohibition.

Word forms

Lotus principle the Lotus principle

Etymology

After the Lotus case, a criminal trial resulting from a 1926 collision between between French and Turkish ships, in which the applicable jurisdiction was disputed.

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