Lotus principle

English

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.

Proper noun

the Lotus principle

  1. (law) 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.
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