... the appropriation of the property in, and of the sovereignty over, a part or the whole of the territory of a state, and when definitively accomplished, vests the whole rights of property and sovereignty ... 58 Lawrence, The Principles of International Law, p 84 On this occasion, by the Treaty of Paris of 1856, Turkey was ‘admitted to participate in the advantages of the public law and system of ... such a way as to change the inherent 135 136 137 138 139 Lawrence, The Principles of International Law, p 52 Lawrence then characterizes Grotius as being engaged in the task of solving this problem...