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Extraterritorial jurisdiction plays a significant role in regulation of transnational anti-competitive practices. In the U.S., extraterritorial impacts in this field first arose from Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, [7] where Imperial Oil in Canada was ordered to be divested from Standard Oil.
The two main courts judging extraterritorial cases were the Shanghai Mixed Court and the British Supreme Court for China. [32] Similar courts were established for treaty countries, e.g. the United States Court for China. [33] These had jurisdiction over the concession areas, which formally remained under Qing sovereignty. [34]
In countries outside of its borders, a foreign power often has extraterritorial rights over its official representation (such as a consulate).If such concessions are obtained, they are often justified as protection of the foreign religion (especially in the case of Christians in a Muslim state) such as the ahdname or capitulations granted by the Ottoman Sultan to commercial Diasporas residing ...
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The United States Court for China was a United States district court that had extraterritorial jurisdiction over U.S. citizens in China.It existed from 1906 to 1943 and had jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters, with appeals taken to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco.
As a result, the United States Court for China and the U.S. Consular Courts in China, which exercised extraterritorial jurisdiction in China, were abolished. Article II: The U.S. and China terminated the Boxer Protocol.
Jurisdiction: China (1865–1943) Japan (1865–1899) Korea (1884–1910) Location: No. 33, The Bund Shanghai International Settlement: Authorised by: British extraterritorial jurisdiction: Appeals to: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (to 1925) Full court (from 1925) Number of positions: Two: Chief Judge and Assistant Judge
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