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The issue is were they defending the claim. To do that you needed to inhabit it according to the laws at the time
by fiftyacorn 5y ago
The issue is were they defending the claim. To do that you needed to inhabit it according to the laws at the time
- dragonwriter 5y ago> To do that you needed to inhabit it according to the laws at the time Aside from specific agreements between states, there wasn't really international law at the time.
- hef19898 5y agoAnd even if you do you can loose territory. Just look at all the European borders since, say, the mid 19th century.