okupasjon
Okupasjon is the control and administration of a territory by a foreign power, typically established through military force and maintained for a period of time. It involves exercising authority over the territory and its population without transferring sovereignty to the occupying power. The occupation may be temporary or prolonged and differs from annexation, which would formally transfer jurisdiction.
International humanitarian law provides frameworks for occupiers, including the Hague Regulations and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Historically, the term is most closely associated with military occupations in World War II, such as those
End of an occupation occurs through liberation, withdrawal of forces, or diplomatic settlement, after which sovereignty