| 释义 |
annexation
n. (in international law) The acquisition of legal sovereignty by one state over the territory of another, usually by occupation or conquest. Annexation is now generally considered illegal in international law, even when it results from a legitimate use of force (for example, in self-defence). An example can be found in UN Security Council Resolution 242 (1967) dealing with Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights from Syria, the Gaza Strip from Egypt, and the West Bank from Jordan as a consequence of their action in self-defence in the June (Six Day) War of 1967. The resolution emphasized “the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war…”. UN General Assembly Resolution 2949 (1972) also reaffirms “that the territory of a State shall not be the object of occupation or acquisition by another State resulting from the threat or use of force…”. The annexing state is not bound by pre-existing obligations of the state annexed. |