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Extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) is the legal ability of a government to exercise authority beyond its normal boundaries. Any authority can claim ETJ over any external territory they wish.
In international law, extraterritoriality or exterritoriality is the state of being exempted from the jurisdiction of local law, usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations. Historically, this primarily applied to individuals, as jurisdiction was usually claimed on peoples rather than on lands. [1]
An extraterritorial operation in international law is a law enforcement or military operation that takes place outside the territory or jurisdiction of the state whose forces are conducting the operation, generally within the territory of another sovereign state.
While states in the past may have contested any extraterritorial obligations on the basis of international law, which implies that a state is not to infringe on the sovereignty of another state, [10] such obligations, in particular for the prevention of genocide and other atrocity crimes, are increasingly being referenced in international legal ...
In this case, Justice Souter gave the opinion that one only considers comity where there is a "true conflict between domestic and foreign law". In the dissent, Justice Scalia argues that extraterritorial jurisdiction must consider international comity to ensure international law is not violated. [30]
International taxation is the study or ... to taxation relating to extraterritorial ... company law of that jurisdiction or other jurisdictions in determining whether ...
In law, the enforcement of foreign judgments is the recognition and enforcement in one jurisdiction of judgments rendered in another ("foreign") jurisdiction. Foreign judgments may be recognized based on bilateral or multilateral treaties or understandings, or unilaterally without an express international agreement.
The Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (Pub. L. 106–523 (text), 18 U.S.C. §§ 3261–3267) (MEJA) is a law intended to place military contractors under U.S. law. [1] [2] The law was used to prosecute former Marine Corps Sgt. Jose Luis Nazario, Jr. for the killing of unarmed Iraqi detainees, though he was ultimately acquitted.