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For example, many countries have laws which give their criminal courts jurisdiction to try prosecutions for piracy, sexual offences against children, computer crimes and/or terrorism committed outside their national boundaries. Sometimes such laws only apply to nationals of that country, and sometimes they may apply to anyone.
Historically, this primarily applied to individuals, as jurisdiction was usually claimed on peoples rather than on lands. [1] Extraterritoriality can also be partly applied to physical places. For example, such is the immunity granted to diplomatic missions, military bases of foreign countries, or offices of the United Nations.
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 ...
Pages in category "Extraterritorial jurisdiction" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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.
Extraterritorial jurisdictions, or ETJs, do not pay property taxes but receive some city services and comply with certain city regulations. Some South Austin residents could soon vote to leave ...
The hotels were among the most squalid buildings in the city, racking up hundreds of code violations. Slattery’s company managed a particularly notorious example, the Brooklyn Arms, a once-lavish hotel across from the Brooklyn Academy of Music that had deteriorated into a ramshackle blight on the neighborhood.
Extraterritorial jurisdiction; Extraterritorial operation; Allied administration of Libya; Free City of Danzig; Free Territory of Trieste; International city; International waters; International zone; Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) League of Nations mandate; Outer Space Treaty; Territory of the Saar Basin; United Nations list of non-self ...