3.6.2 Disposition by joint decision 3.6.3 Continuity and contiguity 4 Boundaries : Following both World Wars, the victorious states assumed powers of disposition with regard to the territory of the defeated states. More often that not, such dispositions were subsequently confirmed by the provisions of a peace treaty and thus may be thought to come within the concept of cession. However, it is believed that such dispositions remain valid irrespective of any Disputes over territory may often arise in the context of boundary disputes, and a number of principles exist which may be of assistance in the determination of borders between states. Sometimes a boundary will be evidenced by some physical barrier, but more often than not the border is an invisible line, and where relations between neighbouring states are friendly, agreement will be

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3.6.2 Disposition by joint decision 3.6.3 Continuity and contiguity 4 Boundaries

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Following both World Wars, the victorious states assumed powers of disposition with regard to the territory of the defeated states. More often that not, such dispositions were subsequently confirmed by the provisions of a peace treaty and thus may be thought to come within the concept of cession. However, it is believed that such dispositions remain valid irrespective of any Disputes over territory may often arise in the context of boundary disputes, and a number of principles exist which may be of assistance in the determination of borders between states. Sometimes a boundary will be evidenced by some physical barrier, but more often than not the border is an invisible line, and where relations between neighbouring states are friendly, agreement will be

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7.3.6.2 Disposition by joint decision Following both World Wars, the victorious states assumed powers of disposition with regard to the territory of the defeated states. More often that not, such dispositions were subsequently confirmed by the provisions of a peace treaty and thus may be thought to come within the concept of cession. However, it is believed that such dispositions remain valid irrespective of any subsequent treaty, and are today justified on the basis of the entitlement of the international community to impose collective sanctions on aggressor states.