<P> Terra nullius ( / ˈtɛrə. nʌˈlaɪəs / , plural terrae nullius ) is a Latin expression meaning `` nobody 's land '' , and is a principle sometimes used in international law to describe territory that may be acquired by a state 's occupation of it . </P>
<P> Terra nullius ( / ˈtɛrə. nʌˈlaɪəs / , plural terrae nullius ) is a Latin expression meaning `` nobody 's land '' , and is a principle sometimes used in international law to describe territory that may be acquired by a state 's occupation of it . </P>
explain what the british understood by the term terra nullius
explain what the british understood by the term terra nullius
nobody 's land
nobody 's land