SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NEW FRANCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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No-one’s land
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empty land
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land that we can take
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Terra nullius is a term that refers to a “territory without a master.” It is a term used in public international law to describe a space that can be inhabited but that does not belong to a state, meaning the land is not owned by anyone.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Terra nullius is a Latin expression meaning “nobody’s land". It was a principle sometimes used in international law to justify claims that territory may be acquired by a state’s occupation of it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Terra nullius means belonging to no body. The govt, of Australia always termed the land of Australia terra nullius. The rights of the natives were also undermined.
Detailed explanation-4: -Current claims of terra nullius Currently, there are three territories claimed to be terra nullius, Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica, Bir Tawil in the border between Egypt and the Sudan, and several small areas along the Croatia–Serbia border.