Questions tagged [extraterritorial-jurisdiction]
Extraterritorial jurisdiction is when the laws of a particular nation are applied outside that nation's territory.
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Extent of English courts' jurisdiction for perversion of the course of justice?
What is the territorial extent of the English courts' jurisdiction for the (common law) offence of the perversion of the course of justice?
The English Crown Prosecution Service's guidance on this ...
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Does Spain have extraterritorial jurisdiction?
Does Spain have extraterritorial jurisdiction for any crimes?
The extraterritorial jurisdiction in Spain could be for:
Crimes committed by a Spanish national abroad.
Crimes committed by a guest ...
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How do I keep my web site out of Europe?
Say I want to publish a web page that includes URLs for for Google-hosted font files in its stylesheet. If your user agent deigns to, it can download those font files and display the page with them.
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Do any other consumer rights laws have extraterritorial applicability to international organisations that cater to British or European customers?
The GDPR purports to bind any organisation, wheresoever it may be based, that serves individuals based in the EU, or (as the case may be) the UK.
The GDPR governs the obligations of organisations and ...
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Does any country apply universal jurisdiction to coups d'état?
Several countries apply universal jurisdiction when suspects are prosecuted for major crimes such as genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. Among other examples, this ...
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Are US employees able to work remotely while abroad?
There has been an increase in employees working remotely while abroad, especially during/after COVID. Sometimes without telling their bosses. Is it legal for US employees to work (for a US company) ...
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What is it about the SDNY that results in the phenomenon captured by the slang name "Sovereign District of New York"?
The SDNY seems to hear a lot of high-profile civil and criminal cases that many might argue verge on jurisdictional overreach or extraterritorial jurisdiction. In any case they certainly see a lot of &...
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Limits of navy jurisdiction/authority in international waters
Once and then I read news about US navy stopping, searching and even sinking commercial vessels flowing non-US ensign (most recently Iranian). Sometimes news regard navy vessels not conforming to ...
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By what mechanism does GDPR jurisdiction bind data controllers that operate outside the EU?
If you process the data of data subjects resident in the EU then you are supposed to be bound by the GDPR no matter where you are located.
Why care what the GDPR says if you don't have a presence in ...
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Can Tunisia prosecute for crimes committed outside its territory?
I was doing some research into extradition recently, having been inspired by The Great Train Robbery. Since the story involved extradition of British nationals, that committed a crime within the UK, I ...
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What are the limits to extraterritorial jurisdiction of US states?
For the sake of argument, let's say a US state tries to criminalise a medical procedure that is completely legal in many other states. Has the Supreme Court ruled on the specific limits of that state'...
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When does US state law apply on the high seas?
Closely related: What is the furthest point from land at sea where individual U.S. state laws apply? , but in reference to US territorial waters.
It is pretty clear that at least some US federal laws ...
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Could a country be formed in Antarctica if the new country didn't sign the Antarctic act?
If somebody left their country with a few hundred or even thousand others, took supplies and all materials needed to start there, could somebody form a country in Antarctica?
The first answer is ...
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Why can the UK's Competition and Markets Authority tell Facebook to sell Giphy?
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) tells Facebook owner to sell GIF library Giphy.
But since Facebook (now Meta) is an American company, what authority does the UK have to tell Facebook ...
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Does Germany excercise extraterritorial jurisdiction over its citizens?
Let me describe you a hypothetical that motivates the subject question; a German citizen has been sent on an official government business overseas (let's say an ambassador outside of the EU). On this ...
