First of all, in the Corfu Channel case, in 1949 the International Court of Justice issued a ruling in which it affirmed that among independent States, respect for territorial sovereignty is one of the essential bases of international relations.
首先，在1949年的科孚海峡案中，国际法院作出裁决，申明在独立国家之间，尊重领土主权是国际关系的根本基础之一。