NABTEB Government 2023 Objective — Question 43

Question 43 of 50 from the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) Government 2023 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The principle in international law which states that colonial powers could only acquire rights over colonial lands if they possessed or had effective control over them is called the principle of (a) self-determination (b) sovereign equality (c) effective occupation (d) non-interference

A. self-determination
B. sovereign equality
C. effective occupationCorrect
D. non-interference

Explanation

The principle of effective occupation stated that colonial powers could only acquire rights over colonial lands if they possessed them or had effective occupation over them.

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